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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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.
Trainings & Certifications:
DONA Labor & Birth 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.
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.
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. Trainings & Certifications:
BEST Doula Certification Workshop--View Certificate BEST Childbirth Educator Workshop--View Certificate VBAC Link Doula Training--View Certificate 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 registered nurse. 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 registered nurse in Milton. In 2020, she began her Master's of Nursing in Midwifery degree at Frontier Nursing University. 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. In the birth room, Amber balances a nurturing strength with a sense of humor and deep intuition. She and her husband Luis have four children -- three boys and a girl --and live in Milton, Florida.
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 |
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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Allegra GastAllegra is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, Registered Dietician, and DONA Certified Postpartum Doula. She started her career in Hawaii where she was deeply involved in her local community serving families through nutritional coaching and lactation consulting private practice, and clinics in a pediatrician's office. Now, she finds her niche serving families from Ft. Walton to Destin and north to Crestview. Her passion lies in helping families optimize their health, especially in the postpartum timeframe, through nutrition and self care. She lives with her husband and daughter in Ft. Walton Beach.
Trainings & Certifications:
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant Registered Dietician--View Certification |
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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 |
The Belly to Cradle
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