Hi, I'm Telcia "tel-sha". I am a certified childbirth educator. I earned my certification from Birth Arts International in 2014 and as a student read over 2 dozen books,
made supportive pamphlets for clients, attended births and childbirth
education classes, toured hospitals, located numerous beneficial
local resources for moms, set up a business, and built a resource file to help meet the familial needs.
As a Labor and Postpartum Doula in Erie, PA I serve pregnant and postpartum couples in any way I can. My purpose is to help prepare couples for the physical and emotional challenges of birth; to attend the birthing experience with wisdom, encouragement, confidence, peace, and joy; to visit in the postpartum time and follow up on breastfeeding and provide any further needed resources. I am now wide open for new childbirth classes. However, I am somewhat limited as a doula with our child; contact me and we can see what we can work out.
Services that I can provide include:
- Childbirth education for new moms or a refresher course.
- wisdom of attending several births and assisting in multiple labors
- comfort/relaxation techniques in pregnancy and labor: walking, position changes, massage, dance, water, breathing, aromatherapy, heat/ice, whatever helps!
- nutritional education
- exploring fears and eliminating them for peace, confidence, and satisfaction
- unlimited phone consultations
- at least 2 prenatal visits (at the location of your choice)
- meeting with care practitioner, if desired
If you need help from any of these services, please contact me. I can always point you to the resources that fit you personally.
Please call or e-mail to set up a free consultation:
814.315.4392 | auntelcia@gmail.com
Fertility Awarness
My husband Jonathan and I are trained Fertility Awareness Instructors.This is knowledge for postponing or achieving pregnancy naturally and for gaining insight regarding gynecological health. The knowledge is about the woman's body and her daily fertile signs. The couple makes lovemaking decisions accordingly. This eliminates the need for costly and risky birth control use. It grows the relationship between the husband and wife and their dependence on each other, as opposed to outside means. Fertility awareness also gives insight to fertility problems and can eliminate fear.
Jonathan and I used fertility awareness to postpone childbearing for our first 3½ years of marriage. We then decided we were ready to start growing our family and again used fertility awareness to successfully achieve pregnancy in 2 cycles. The greatest gift from Fertility Awareness that I have personally received is the empowerment to live with my body naturally, instead of being confused about it and feeling hostile towards it.
For good learning on the subject:
- read Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler
- visit us on Facebook
Excitedly, I am now working under the wing of Women's Care Center of Erie, PA to provide education for childbirth, fertility awareness, nutrition, and cloth diapering.