Guided in Grace is the doula practice of Jennifer Dean — a place for families to find calm, informed, nonjudgmental support through pregnancy, birth, and the first months at home.
Guided in Grace is a doula practice built around one idea: families do best when they feel informed, respected, and genuinely accompanied. That means prenatal visits to talk through your wishes, continuous support while you labor, and calm practical help once you are home with a new baby. Alongside birth and postpartum doula care, the practice offers new parent coaching and lactation support, so questions about feeding, sleep, routines, and confidence have somewhere to land.
Support is never one-size-fits-all. Some families want help preparing for birth and understanding their options; others want an experienced set of hands overnight so they can sleep. Some are navigating their first baby, others are welcoming a fourth and need the household to keep moving. Every plan starts with a conversation about what would actually make your days and nights easier, and it shifts as your family shifts.
Guided in Grace is led by Jennifer Dean, a certified doula with more than 25 years of experience and a mother of five. That combination of professional training and lived experience shapes everything about the practice: a steady presence in the room, patience for the unknowns, and practical guidance offered without judgment. Jennifer works alongside your doctor, midwife, and pediatrician, focusing on the emotional, physical, and informational support that complements medical care.
The practice is for growing families — first-time parents who want to feel prepared, experienced parents who want an extra set of hands, and anyone who wants a knowledgeable, compassionate person in their corner during a tender season. You do not need to have anything figured out before reaching out.
A birth doula stays with you through labor and birth, offering comfort measures, steady encouragement, and information so you can make decisions that feel right for your family. We meet before birth to talk through your wishes and preferences, I join you once labor begins, and I stay with you as you welcome your baby. I also help you communicate with your care team and check in after birth to see how you are healing.
Many families reach out somewhere in the second or third trimester, which leaves time to meet, ask questions, and plan together. That said, there is no wrong time. If you are already in the thick of postpartum life, or your due date is very close, you are still welcome to reach out and see what is available.
Postpartum support is practical and emotional, shaped around what your family needs. It can include guidance with newborn care, help with feeding, light household support so you can rest, and answers to the endless small questions that come with a new baby. Some families prefer daytime visits and others prefer overnight support, so we talk through what would be most helpful for your home.
Yes. Feeding support is about education, encouragement, and helping you find what works for your family, whether that is nursing, bottle feeding, pumping, or a combination. I offer guidance and information without judgment, and I will always encourage you to work with your pediatrician or care provider on any medical question.
Doulas do not provide medical care. Your doctor or midwife handles monitoring and medical decisions, and I work alongside them so you feel informed and supported in the room. Emotional, physical, and informational support is where a doula helps most.
Send a note through the contact page with a little about your family and the kind of support you are considering. From there we schedule a conversation to talk through your questions, which services fit best, and what availability looks like. There is no pressure at all, and the first step is simply a conversation.
Reach Jennifer at 651-235-4604 or send a note. There is no pressure — just a conversation about what would genuinely help.
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