The Rainbow Sisters

Alli Ryan - Antepartum/Birth/Postpartum/Bereavement Doula

My doula journey was born out of my love for empowering women.  I initially found this by providing support to female victims of traumatic experiences through a local organization.  After graduating from college, my degree in education allowed me to work with at-risk youth and then preschool-aged children.  It was during the early childhood teaching that I fell in love with pregnant women and their babies.  I began supporting, educating and advocating for women during their pregnancies and the postpartum period, specifically with breastfeeding and cloth diapering.  

After multiple miscarriages, I became pregnant with my oldest daughter Scarlett, and found the work of a birth doula.  I supported multiple women as their doula and began the birth doula certification process through DONA International in the fall of 2010.  We then learned I was pregnant with our second daugther, Vivian.  Sadly, she was born still nearly full-term in the spring of 2011.  In the summer of 2011 I began the process of postpartum certification through DONA. It has been this combination of experiences that has brought me to The Rainbow Sisters.  

The Rainbow Sisters in a doula service that offers a continuity of care.  I enjoy learning from and nurturing a growing family.  As a doula through both the birth and postpartum period, I am able be a consistent source of empowerment specifically for the woman, which in turn further develops the family.  Though I specialize in the loss of a child, all women have their own individual stories which impact their pregnancy, labor and role as a mother.  My goal as a doula is to listen to your story.  I can then help to create a birthing and mothering environment that allows you to feel safe and nurtured.