Amy Lentner, Birth and Postpartum Doula

Amy Lentner

Birth and Postpartum Doula, Educator, Placenta Encapsulator

Amy is a certified birth doula and is certified as a postpartum doula, childbirth educator, hypnodoula, and certified breastfeeding counselor.

All vaccinations are up to date including COVID boosted.

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Amy is a DONA-certified birth doula and is certified as a postpartum doula, childbirth educator, hypnodoula, and certified breastfeeding counselor. She has been a doula for almost a decade and has worked with over 350 families.  She loves working with families as they welcome new baby and adjust to the postpartum period.

She expertly supports both natural and medicated births in and outside of the hospital and believes that all families can benefit from doula support. She has training in Rebozo, Acupressure, and bereavement, and has firsthand experience as a parent with a baby in the NICU as well as pregnancy loss. Amy serves as a calming presence during labor and supports laboring persons and their partners with comfort measures and reassurance.

As a postpartum doula, Amy offers direct support in breast/chestfeeding, infant sleep, organization, meal preparations, and emotional support. Additionally, Amy has experience with PPA/PPD.  Amy offers both daytime and overnight support and guides partners in the best way to support the needs of the growing family.

Amy understands conversational Spanish.

Amy lives with her husband, two daughters, and dog in SE DC and serves families located in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.

Pronouns:  she/her

Certifications

Amy has advanced trainings in TENS for labor, Spinning Babies, Hypnodoula, bereavement, childbirth education, and is a certified lactation counselor. 

Service Area

Amy is located in Washington DC and services home birth and hospital births inside and just outside of the beltway, Including all of DC, Alexandra, Virginia Hospital Center, and Holy Cross silver Spring. 

She does both daytime and nighttime postpartum work inside the beltway, preferring to use metro. 

Availability & Reviews
 

BIRTH DOULAS

Ursula Sukinik

Ursula Sukinik

Owner/CEO, Birth Doula, CMA, Educator

Amira Stokes

Amira Stokes

Birth and Postpartum Doula

Amy Lentner

Amy Lentner

Birth and Postpartum Doula, Educator, Lactation Counselor, Placenta Encapsulation

Brittney Kohl

Brittney Kohl

Birth Doula

Colette Schultz

Colette Schultz

Birth Doula

Giny Acea

Giny Acea

Birth and Postpartum Doula

Jenn Carlson

Jenn Carlson

Birth Doula, Educator, Placenta Encapsulation

Julia Chemotti

Julia Chemotti

Birth Doula

Kaitlyn Wozniak

Kaitlyn Wozniak

Birth Doula

Laila Moore

Laila Moore

Birth and Postpartum Doula

Lynn Converse

Lynn Converse

Birth Doula, CMA

Nobashea House

Nobashea House

Birth and Postpartum Doula

Royan Miller

Royan Miller

Postpartum Doula, Sleep Trainer, Lactation Counselor.

Velesha “Vee” Burke

Velesha “Vee” Burke

Birth and Postpartum Doula, Birth Advocate, Belly Binding Practitioner

Vynessa Pantano

Vynessa Pantano

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POSTPARTUM DOULAS

Amira Stokes

Amira Stokes

Birth and Postpartum Doula

Amy Lentner

Amy Lentner

Birth and Postpartum Doula, Educator, Lactation Counselor, Placenta Encapsulation

Anette Hagen

Anette Hagen

Postpartum Doula

Giny Acea

Giny Acea

Birth and Postpartum Doula

Laila Moore

Laila Moore

Birth and Postpartum Doula

Laura Durbin

Laura Durbin

Postpartum Doula

Margie Lidoff

Margie Lidoff

Postpartum Doula

Miriam Bloch

Miriam Bloch

Postpartum Doula

Nobashea House

Nobashea House

Birth and Postpartum Doula

Portia Harris

Portia Harris

Postpartum Doula

Royan Miller

Royan Miller

Postpartum Doula, Sleep Trainer, Lactation Counselor.

Velesha “Vee” Burke

Velesha “Vee” Burke

Birth and Postpartum Doula, Birth Advocate, Belly Binding Practitioner

NUTRITIONISTS

Carly Wertheim

Carly Wertheim

Holistic nutritionist

Our BYD Doulas Have Advanced Trainings in:

  • Aromatherapy
  • Breastfeeding (CLC)
  • Attachment Style Parenting
  • Domestic Violence
  • Neonatal Resuscitation
  • Optimal Fetal Alignment
  • Perinatal Mental Health
  • Homeopathy for Midwives
  • Rebozo
  • Spinning Babies
  • TENS units
  • VBAC support
  • Multiples
  • LGBTQ
  • Loss and Grief
  • Vaginal Breech Births

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