Erika Velazquez
Erika Velazquez
Erika Velazquez
About me
Hi everyone! I’m Erika from Tending My Garden, with Erika. I support parents, partners, support persons and caregivers in reconnecting with themselves while navigating the journey of parenting, birth, and postpartum care. I work with single, multiracial, and bilingual families, sharing tools rooted in ancestral wisdom, conscious parenting, and community-centered support. Looking forward to connecting and growing together!
Certification and training
Postpartum Doula with WholeBody Pregnancy (2024)
Full Spectrum Lactation Educator with BADT (Birthing Advocacy Doula Training) (2024)
The Ceremony of Birth: Indigenous Child Birth Education (2024)
Full Spectrum Doula with BADT (Birthing Advocacy Doula Training) (2024)
Certified Parent Coach with Jai Institute for Parenting (2024)
Specialties
Languages
English, Spanish
Service introduction
Hi everyone! I’m Erika from Tending My Garden. I support parents, partners, caregivers, and support persons as a Doula in reconnecting with themselves while navigating the journey of parenting, birth, and postpartum care. I work with single, multiracial, and bilingual families, sharing tools rooted in ancestral wisdom, conscious parenting, and community-centered support. I am also a Certified Parent Coach and Collaborator and offer 1:1 services with those working toward reconnecting to themselves and searching for more aligned and conscious parenting work to better serve the kiddos in their lives. Looking forward to connecting and growing together!
Ratings and reviews
Erika was my doula during labor & delivery and my postpartum doula. Truthfully I didn't think I needed a doula during delivery as I was working with two midwives that were always a part of my birth plan. My mind changed immediately after feeling contractions as a first time mom. Erika was necessary for my delivery at home. She stood close by to help with pain management with counter-pressure, kept me hydrated, kept me focused, and kept me and my son safe. My plan was to start services with Erika postpartum but I am so grateful for starting with labor and delivery. Postpartum services commenced a couple of days after delivery and continued for weeks. We navigated chest-feeding, pumping, formula, colics, depression, anxiety, food, SLEEP, everything. As a first time mom, I was very much in survival mode and Erika helped guide me and keep me and my son safe. Some visits she would even stock my fridge with nutrient dense broths/soups and snacks. Always checking on my needs and boosting my confidence in motherhood. I needed her and she followed through reliably in caring for me and my son. We felt loved and cared for during the most vulnerable moments of our lives and I would do it all over again with Erika as my doula.
- Raixa V.
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