Kelleen is a birth doula, postpartum doula, and placenta encapsulation specialist serving the Northwest Indiana area since 2017 and IBCLC certified since 2024. During the pregnancy of her first daughter, she became fascinated by all things pregnancy, birth, and baby related. Once she was able to experience labor and delivery herself, she knew she was meant to help others through this incredible journey. That calling was reinforced during her second delivery, where she felt so comforted by the presence of her doula, that it cemented in the belief that every woman should have access to doula care, regardless of their birth choices. Kelleen feels strongly about evidence based care and informed consent.  It is a passion of hers to supply a variety of information to her clients so they can feel informed and empowered with every decision they make during their pregnancy, birth, and postpartum process. Kelleen also holds a unique set of knowledge and experience in early childhood development that she cultivated over the 8 years that she worked as an elementary school teacher. In her free time, Kelleen enjoys reading, watching reality tv, and spending time with her husband and two daughters.

Laine became interested in birth when her sister Kelleen had her first daughter in 2016 and asked her to photograph it. It was such a beautiful experience. She knew it interested her, but didn’t realize how much, until one of her best friends recently became pregnant. Since then, she has been researching like crazy and can't get enough! She had her first daughter in June of 2024 and had hurdles of her own (including a 40 hour labor!). She would have never been able to do it without her doula (Kelleen) and her birth team. Ever since then, she has wanted to help other moms in their journey of motherhood however she can. She is currently enrolled in the course to become doula certified herself to be Kelleen’s back up, help moms prenatally and in postpartum, and advance her knowledge to educate others. She makes breastmilk necklaces, puts together video montages, and runs our socials. She also enjoys crafting, reading, playing video games, and being a stay at home mom & wife!