A Little Introduction

Hello! I'm so glad you have stumbled upon Gainesville Doula LLC. My name is Holli Best and I am the doula behind this birth business. I am currently in my twentieth year of supporting growing families. My work has taken many different forms over the years. At times I have only taken a few birth clients as I was nursing my own babies, there have been years crammed with back to back birth classes, I have added additional trainings in trauma, loss, newborn sleep, postpartum healing, nutrition so that I can continue to meet the needs of my families. I have continued to rely on my background in child development and attachment. My work with families has always come from the foundation of building parent and child relationships. Helping families create strong bonds that are lasting and meaningful and lifegiving is my favorite work. This blog is a place for me to connect families to information on my work, family resources, birth stories, newborn sleep ideas, and general family health. In fact the first posts I'm going to add here are posts I wrote for a local pediatrician.

If you are a new parent or expecting your fifth baby, please feel free to reach out if you are looking for information on support. Whether you are looking for custom childbirth education classes or sleep support, you won't know if we are a good fit unless you reach out. If you are new to the doula world and interested in learning more about, reach out! Having an experienced doula mentor you along your journey can be beneficial as you learn your way. Having support is not common and many of us found our way without community and learned the hard way how to build that community support and work relationships. My hops is that growing families and new doulas don't feel like they have to make the journey alone. Please reach out if you are interested in having support along the way.

Be Well,

Gainesville Doula