Ashlee Byrd
Ashlee has been passionate about supporting mothers and new families through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum since she became a mother herself over 9 years ago.
In her 8+ years of being a doula, she has had the privilege of serving over 170 families through their birth stories.
Ashlee believes birth is one of the most transformative experiences someone can go through in their lifetime. Her own births shaped her in deep and powerful ways that have greatly impacted the way she navigates the world around her today.
Ashlee now serves as the founder of Expectant LLC, a birth doula, doula mentor, certified lactation counselor, and childbirth educator. She is wife to a pastor, a mother to two elementary aged kids, and serves as a deacon at her local church. Ashlee finds a lot of joy in the simple and small things in life. She aims to see the world through a lens of gratitude, wonder, and curiosity.
LOVES: Jesus, long walks, a hot cup of coffee, reading (poetry, historical fiction, non-fiction, and with her kids), painting, writing, baking sourdough bread, book stores, bodies of water, mountains, deep conversations with people, antique stores, & fall.
Ashlee’s Services
Education and Training
November 2016: Attended Birth Doula training through Birth Boot Camp.
December 2016: Began mentorship program with Lauren Scarbrough, owner of Sparrow Song Birth Services.
May 2017: Completed mentorship program with Lauren Scarbrough, owner of Sparrow Song Birth Services.
April 2019: Attended the Building Bridges for Healthier Birth Outcomes Conference
December 2020: Evidence Based Birth VBAC course
January 2021: Began Certified Lactation Counselor course through Healthy Children’s Project.
July 2021: Certified as a Certified Lactation Counselor through The Academy of Lactation Practice and Policy.
January 2022: Renewed Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED Certification through The American Red Cross
July 2023: Obtained Cross-Over Birth Doula Certification through Birth Arts International
September 2024: Recertification for Certified Lactation Counselor through The Academy of Lactation Practice and Policy.
“Words cannot properly express what Ashlee provides. It is so much more than just care to the physical or the emotional side of birth, but the spiritual side of it as well. With the support of Ashlee, my husband and I were able to adapt, stay true to ourselves, come closer to God, and truly surrender to the process. I now have a one year old and the roots of surrendering that Ashlee helped me establish have translated so beautifully into motherhood itself.”
“Working with Ashlee was the best experience we could have imagined. She helped me work through some very big fears from previous birth experiences, and allowed us to focus on the joy to come. She prayed over us and with us, and my husband said he’s never felt so involved or connected in any of our births.”