About Nikki

A grounded, steady presence for birth, postpartum, and early parenthood

Early parenthood is one of the most tender transitions a family will ever experience. It’s a time full of intensity, beauty, vulnerability, and profound change. My work exists to meet families right in the middle of that with steadiness, warmth, and a deep respect for the complexity of this season.

I’m Nikki - a Registered Early Childhood Educator, birth and postpartum doula, and parenting guide based in Ottawa. I’ve spent years supporting families through pregnancy, birth, the newborn period, and the early childhood years. My background, along with my own experience as a parent, shapes everything I do: the way I listen, the way I support, and the way I help families understand their babies and themselves.

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My own journey into parenthood

Even with all my training, experience, and knowledge, becoming a parent shook me in ways I never expected. I knew the theory. I understood child development. I thought I was more than ready. And still, when my daughter was born, the reality was deeper, more overwhelming, and more vulnerable than anything I had prepared for.

I experienced postpartum anxiety intensely with both of my children. I struggled to let in support, even when I needed it. I tried to hold everything together on my own, believing I “should” be able to manage because of my background. That season taught me so much about the limits of self‑reliance, the importance of community, and the courage it takes to ask for help.

Becoming a parent also deepened my belief that babies arrive as competent, capable, deeply communicative people. Even in the midst of my own overwhelm, I could feel how attuned and resilient my children were from the very beginning. That understanding shapes the way I support families now: not only caring for parents, but honouring the baby as an integral part of the family’s story.

My early postpartum experiences were challenging, but I am so grateful for them. They softened me. They made me more attuned to the invisible layers of the transition into parenthood: the emotional undercurrents, the identity shifts, the quiet fears, the longing to feel capable and connected.

I tell my story because I know what it feels like to be in the thick of it, and how hard it can be to reach out. I also know how transformative it is to have someone beside you who sees you, supports you, and honours your pace.

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  • As a birth doula, offering grounding presence and advocacy during labour

    As a postpartum doula, nurturing parents through the early weeks and months

    As a parenting guide, helping families build rhythms that feel connected and sustainable

    This blend of experience allows me to support families holistically.

  • My work is guided by values that help create a sense of safety and calm: presence over perfection, curiosity over judgment, connection over control, slowness over urgency, support over self‑sufficiency.

  • My work is grounded in the understanding that children are competent, capable, and resilient from birth. Babies communicate, respond, and participate in relationship long before they have words. When I support a family, I’m supporting the entire system: the parents, the baby, and the relationships that connect them. I hold each member of the family with equal respect and care.

  • Nature has always been a grounding force in my life, and it influences the way I support families. I’m drawn to: gentle rhythms, simplicity, connection, and the idea of “seasons” of parenthood.

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