I highly recommend having a labour doula in general, but especially if you plan to give birth in a downtown hospital with an OB. I asked my OB what the chances are that she would be on-call the day my baby arrived and she leveled with me: 1 in 14 (!), apparently not uncommon for a downtown Toronto hospital. Having a labour doula gives you a constant. A familiar, friendly face. Someone who knows you and your partner's hopes and fears. She is there to take care of both you and your partner mentally and physically so you can both concentrate on birthing your baby. Both my hubbie and I "clicked" with both the primary and secondary doulas at our first meeting. This is so, so important. If you don't click, keep looking for your match. From the double-hip squeeze to the TENS machine, my doula really took the edge off my fast, intense labour. From feeding me ice chips at just the right time, to a gentle but firm "Be present" when I needed help focusing at the moment of truth, I felt that my labour doula could read how I was doing from my breathing and my expressions and was able to offer just the assistance I needed. I feel hiring a doula helped me achieve my wish of a natural childbirth. I went into the process trying to have no expectations (so I wouldn't be distracted from the thrill of meeting my little guy by feelings of "disappointment" if I did ask for an epidural). I am so thrilled how it all turned out - gives me the warm fuzzies just thinking about that amazing rollercoaster of a day. The members of the bebomia team that I have had the pleasure of meeting or working with to date (labour, post-partum, prenatal yoga, baby nutrition, baby sleep) are amazing. They are smart and funny, warm and caring. But with my labour doulas in particular, I feel like I've made friends for life. read more

Started Bebo Mia with very little knowledge and 4 months later I feel like a whole world has opened up, each module was carefully explained by a team of professionals who clearly have experience & updated knowledge in various fields. I signed up for a scholarship and although I didn't get it I was offered a lovely discount on tuition. I hoped for a place where I can feel the energy, be supported & be able to understand and absorb valuable information. I got more than that, I got a community, a virtual little haven of driven supportive soul SIStem!! They stand by inclusivity & the unwavering support for BIPOC, LGBTQ & disabled communities is unmatched. If you're considered minority, trans, disabled or scared to start your journey as a doula this is definitely the place for you. #respectful&#judgementfreezone! At BeboMia you feel amazing and perfect just how you are and wherever you might be in your journey (of life or success). They even considered the time zone when hosting live classes although they're recorded and are available to you at your leisure!!! read more

I found Bebo Mia before I had multiple miscarriages. I took the fertility yoga class which I can easily say was the most helpful exercise and discussion classes to get me past some of the hardest experiences I have had (miscarriages) and made me realize that my feelings were normal. I have now successfully made it to my third trimester, and have greatly enjoyed the prenatal yoga class!! I also took several other prep classes with them and for me the breastfeeding and newborn prep class have really helped us get a comfort level with what we have ahead of us because we were both nervous about many aspects of life with a newborn. We feel like we are going to be entering parenthood very well equipped and we are also way more relaxed about childbirth because we have also hired a doula with bebo mia. Every woman from Bebo Mia that I have met has been kind, caring and helpful! read more

Heather was my birth doula from bebo mia and I could not have been happier with the service. I had a drug-free vbac (vaginal birth after c-section) and could not have done it without the encouragement and coaching from my doula. In making 'plans' for the birth, Heather provided many tools that got my head in the game for the event ahead, these tools proved to be very useful in getting me prepared. I loved that there was a back-up doula on-call in the event that my primary doula was unavailable and I also appreciated that I could call Heather anytime to discuss questions or concerns that I was having. I honestly don't think i could have had the amazing birth that I did without the help of a birth doula. read more

I had bebo mia assist with the birth of my first child and with their help was able to have a completely natural childbirth. My labour experience was amazing and a big part of that had to do with having such wonderful support from their team. I even continued that support further by having a postpartum doula to help with the difficult transition of having a newborn baby. Of course once I got pregnant with my second child I knew that I would have them by my side again. My second labour was again completely natural and wonderful. I highly recommend bebo mia, they are a team of amazing women and I couldn't have done it without them! read more

When I was pregnant I took Bebo Mia's Prenatal Yoga class with the super sweet Thea. She was so informative and really helped me prepare my body for labour. She emphasized how I was built to do this and gave me the confidence in my body to have a successful natural home birth. One of the cool things about Bebo Mia's class is that they incorporated a mini prenatal class and discussion at the end of each session and even had partners come for partner yoga on the last class! Overall a great experience with great people! read more