Amy Lentner, Birth and Postpartum Doula

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

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Amira Stokes
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Amy Lentner
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Brittney Kohl
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Colette Schultz
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Julia Chemotti
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POSTPARTUM DOULAS

Amira Stokes
Birth and Postpartum Doula

Amy Lentner
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Anette Hagen
Postpartum Doula

Giny Acea
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Laila Moore
Birth and Postpartum Doula

Laura Durbin
Postpartum Doula

Margie Lidoff
Postpartum Doula

Miriam Bloch
Postpartum Doula

Nobashea House
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Portia Harris
Postpartum Doula

Royan Miller
Postpartum Doula, Sleep Trainer, Lactation Counselor.

Velesha “Vee” Burke
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NUTRITIONISTS

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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