Discover the Benefits of
Collaborative Birth Care
As the first (and only!) birth care agency in the Pensacola area, Belly to Cradle provides choices to meet your birth care needs from early pregnancy to long after you give birth! We provide a wide range of services and experience as well as pricing options so that you can match yourself with the perfect package of birth and postpartum services for you.
Our Labor & Birth Doulas
Our doulas provide back-up for one another, so that you can become familiar with them before your birth, and feel assured that there is always a wealth of knowledge and support available to your doula through her teammates. Our doulas have been serving the Pensacola & Gulf Coast area for more than 8 years, and attend all types of births -- from VBACs to scheduled cesareans, to medicated or unmedicated births. We commit to providing unbiased, unconditional support no matter what kind of birth you have! When you choose to explore your doula care options with BTC, contact us and we will set up a free consultation to match you with the perfect services for your needs.
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Caitlin Reyes
Caitlin is a mom of two little boys, originally from northern Arizona and recently moved to Gulf Breeze where her husband's first duty station is located. She fell in love with all things labor and birth after experiencing her own. She believes that there is nothing quite like bringing life into the world! She loves helping mamas and families navigate this experience by supporting them as they advocate for themselves. Most of her free time is spent with her own little ones, advocating for her son who is on the spectrum.
Trainings & Certifications:
DONA Labor & Birth Doula Workshop |
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Nina KowalskiNina is a DONA trained labor and birth Doula. Nina was born and raised in Germany and speaks fluent German. After having her own children she understands firsthand the importance of supporting mothers and families, and found her calling to support them emotionally and physically and to make them feel heard. As a veteran spouse, she has lived the military life for several years and can relate to its struggles and hardships. She loves serving women and families of all walks of life during pregnancy, labor and postpartum. When she is not chasing around her two toddlers, Nina enjoys restoring old furniture, yoga and CrossFit. She lives in Navarre with her husband and children. She serves the Pensacola and Fort Walton Beach areas.
***Nina is available for Two Doulas and On-Call Doula only at this time*** Trainings & Certifications:
DONA Labor & Birth Doula Workshop |
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Gabbie UeberrothGabbie is a DONA trained labor and birth doula, Florida certified EMT, a graduate of the University of Florida and recently received her Masters of Science in Complementary Alternative Medicine from American College of Healthcare Sciences. She is a native of Pensacola and loves the outdoors. Gabbie has a passion for all things wellness, holistic healing and loves uplifting and empowering women. Her love for babies and many years of childcare services have led her to appreciate and admire the powerful, yet vulnerable life changing process of childbirth. She desires to help families experience peace and joy through this transition into parenthood by providing nutritional education, childbirth education and labor, birth and postpartum support
Trainings & Certifications:
DONA Labor & Birth Doula Workshop Emergency Medical Technician Master of Science in Complementary Alternative Medicine |
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Kaylee MitchellKaylee is a trained labor and birth doula though DONA and CPR/first aid certified. She is a native to Florida after growing up in Gulf Breeze. Being a mom of three little boys keeps her on her toes and constantly brings new adventures in her free time. The lack of support she felt during the births of her boys initiated her interest in being a doula when she found herself without support in the operating room for her cesareans, not once, but all three times. Having eclampsia and preeclampsia has given her a different prospective on pregnancy and delivery and how interventions can be helpful tools during birth. She loves helping parents feel confident and capable as their families grow!
Trainings & Certifications:
DONA Labor & Birth Doula Workshop CPR/BLS |
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Mallorie LehmanOriginally from Wisconsin, Mallorie and her husband were stationed in Georgia and then England before their assignment to Florida. Shortly after arriving in Florida they welcomed their first child. The transition into motherhood was challenging and she relied on her doula through the process. This piqued her interest in becoming a doula herself. Since having her second son she has developed a love of all things pregnancy, birth, and postpartum related. Helping families transition into parenthood family has become a passion, and being a military wife without her own extended family in the area has provided her a unique perspective on how to help others in the same position. Mallorie brings a calming and relatable presence both in and out of the labor and birth setting. She lives with her husband and two boys in Navarre.
**Mallorie is available only for Postpartum and Sibling Doula Care at this time*** Trainings & Certifications:
DONA Labor & Birth Doula Workshop--View Certificate DONA Postpartum Doula Workshop |
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Hollie CarlisleHollie is a CAPPA, VBAC Link, and BS/CPR, certified labor and birth doula. Originally from Alamogordo, New Mexico, Hollie spent ten years in England as a military brat, then returned to New Mexico before settling down in Florida. She first learned what a doula was when she was pregnant with her second baby. After having a doula at the births of her second and third babies, Hollie knew that serving women as their families grew was what she wanted to do! After seeing the power of VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) and Hypnobabies births, she decided to pursue further training and become a specialized doula in both these areas. She enjoys helping moms feel excited, confident and prepared during their pregnancies and birth experiences. She is married to her best friend, and together they have a blended family with six kids, and live in Navarre. She enjoys crafting, gardening, going to the gym, shopping at target and drinking coffee.
Hollie now serves as a primary birth assistant in the Belly to Cradle birth center, and is unfortunately no longer available to provide doula care. Trainings & Certifications:
CAPPA Birth Doula Training Workshop--View Certificate Spinning Babies Workshop VBAC Link Doula Training--View Certificate Hypnobabies Doula Training BLS/CPR |
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Heidi HudgensHeidi is a BEST certified birth doula & childbirth educator, and trained postpartum doula. A native to Pace, Florida, she now lives in Milton with her husband and three daughters. She is a former Kindergarten teacher who spends her days homeschooling and babysitting. She also enjoys teaching Bible class, reading books on the beach and staying up too late watching Neflix! Heidi has always viewed birth as a beautiful and life-changing process. During her first vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC), she discovered the positive impact a doula can have before, during, and after birth. Heidi believes at every birth, a baby, a mother, and a new family is born. She will bring love and support during one of the most important days of your life.
**Heidi is unavailable for all clients until after April 2023. If you are interested in her services for an EDD after that, please contact us directly.*** Trainings & Certifications:
BEST Doula Workshop—View Certificate BEST Childbirth Educator Workshop—View Certificate VBAC Link Doula Training—View Certificate Spinning Babies Workshop |
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Lindsey RoderickLindsey is a Doula certified through BEST Doula Training and The VBAC Link, a childbirth educator and certified birth assistant. She is also a USAF veteran and Georgia transplant to the Pensacola area. She was brought to birthwork by her own birth journeys and a desire to support families in whatever way they choose to give birth. She loves educating families on all of their options and helping them discover what their best births look like! Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) holds a special place in her heart, leading her to train as a VBAC doula through The VBAC Link. Lindsey contributes a sense of non-judgemental calm and understanding through whatever circumstances her clients' births present. As she likes to say, “I don’t hold babies, I hold mothers.”
In 2020, she became co-owner and operator of BTC alongside founder, Amber Roman, and completed her birth assistant certification through the American Association of Birth Centers (AABC). She lives with her husband and their three kids—a boy and two girls—in Milton. In preparation for the opening of the BloomWell birth center, Lindsey will no longer be taking doula clients. Trainings & Certifications:
BEST Doula Certification Workshop--View Certificate BEST Childbirth Educator Workshop--View Certificate VBAC Link Doula Training--View Certificate AAP Neonatal Resuscitation--View Card CPR/BLS--View Card Spinning Babies Workshop American Associations of Birth Centers Birth Assistant Training—View Certificate |
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Amber RomanAmber is the founder of Belly to Cradle, a veteran Doula, and a Certified Nurse-Midwife. She is certified as a doula through BEST Doula Training, a childbirth educator certified through ICEA, and a placenta arts specialist trained through APPA. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of South Alabama in December 2019, and currently works as a labor and delivery nurse in Milton. In 2022, she obtained her Master's of Nursing in Midwifery degree at Frontier Nursing University and became a Certified Nurse-Midwife. Before she realized her calling as a birth educator and doula, Amber graduated with her Bachelor of Science degree in Communications and Marketing and then worked for Regions Bank for seven years--it was during this time that her deep connection to birth rooted itself as she became a full-time working mother. Since then she has supported hundreds of families in the Pensacola area through their births, and served on the boards of multiple birth-related non-profits, most recently as the Treasurer of Project Birth Center Pensacola. These days, you can find her catching babies in the Belly to Cradle affiliate birth center, BloomWell. She has four children -- three boys and a girl --and lives in Milton, Florida.
In preparation for the opening of the BTC birth center in 2022, Amber is no longer available to accept new clients. Trainings & Certifications:
ICEA Labor Doula Workshop DONA Labor Doula Workshop BEST Doula Training Workshop--View Certificate ICEA Childbirth Education Workshop APPA Placenta Encapsulation Course Biologix Blood Borne Pathogen Safety Course Food Handler's Card--View Certificate Farewell/Bereavement Doula Care Spinning Babies Workshop--View Completion Certificate BLS/CPR--View Card AAP Neonatal Resuscitation—View Card Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of South Alabama Master of Science in Nursing, CNEP, Frontier Nursing University American Midwifery Certification Board |
Our Lactation Consultants
Our lactation consultants are Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs), the highest crediential available for lactation specialists, and are members in good standing of the International Lactation Consultant Association with years of both independent and hospital experience. They provide both in-home and in-office consultations with a focus on your long-term breastfeeding goals! They commit to providing you with the most comprehensive, expert newborn-feeding support possible, no matter what your feeding journey might entail. Want to meet with a BTC lactation consultant? Schedule your appointment in three easy steps, here!
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Melissa McCannMelissa is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and registered nurse. She has 9 years experience as a nurse in the NICU, 4 years experience with inpatient lactation in a children’s hospital in Norfolk, Virginia, and experience in telehealth lactation. She recently moved to Pace, Florida with her husband and two children and serves families from Pensacola to Milton. She is a firm believer in supporting families in their respective feeding journeys and has a passion for teaching as well. She has a love of plants, animals, the ocean, movies, and fitness.
Trainings & Certifications:
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant Bachelors of Science in Nursing Registered Nurse |
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Mikayla JensenMikayla is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and a registered nurse. She has previous experience in the NICU and for the past 7 years has worked as inpatient lactation and a postpartum maternal-newborn nurse in Washington state. Being a Florida native, she is happy to be back in the sunshine state and serving our community from Gulf Breeze to Fort Walton and north to Pensacola. She is passionate about promoting ideal infant nutrition, educating on the power and benefits of human milk and supporting families during all phases of their individual feeding journeys.
Mikayla believes wholeheartedly that each individual feeding experience is sacred and special. She promotes family bonding and loves empowering and supporting her clients while they work to reach their personal goals. She currently resides in Gulf Breeze, is a proud Air Force wife and mother of two little ones. She loves all things eco-conscious, enjoys yoga, creating with her hands, as well as being among nature. Trainings & Certifications:
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant Registered Nurse |
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Jennifer KennedyJennifer is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant familiar with both private practice and assisting moms in the hospital setting during her time as a postpartum/mom-baby registered nurse. She began her work as an IBCLC in Tyler, Texas, after her own difficult breastfeeding journey with her first son. After moving to Bossier City, Louisiana, she began her own private practice after her years in the hospital setting. Now, she serves families from Pensacola to Navarre. She lives in Navarre with her husband and two boys.
Trainings & Certifications:
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Registered Nurse |
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