Lainie is deeply enamored and in awe of the process of giving birth and the power that birthing people have. She has spent the last 11 years nannying and supporting families with infants through toddler-aged children, work that showed her how much birthing people need support and collective community care, especially on the early weeks and months after birth. As she has witnessed moms and birthing people in their homes, she’s cultivated intimate, tender, and connected relationships with the entire family, which inspired her to become birthworker and now offers care to families in pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.

As a parent herself, Lainie brings both professional training and personal understanding of the tender and disorienting early days of postpartum. Her postpartum support includes newborn care, help with feeding and rest, light meal support, and simply being a steady experienced presence while the family finds its footing.

Lainie holds gratitude for the strength and wisdom of community she shares her love and care through music food and a playful goofy side. Some might even call her a baby whisperer.