The Seaside Doula Collective is a group of experienced doulas
dedicated to our collective mission— to support, educate, empower and advocate
for pregnant and parenting women in Victoria and the surrounding areas. They also participate in
continuing education program for doulas, completing yearly
in/out services to expand their knowledge and skills.
Prospective clients are welcome to schedule a consultation with one or more of our doulas until they find a good match (watch for a local Speed Meeting Doula Date coming soon). Since we are a collective, all Seaside clients are supported by our TEAM of doulas with diverse experiences and expertise. Every client has the support of the primary doula, their backup doula, and other doulas that may be pulled in if the client has specific needs. Our goal is that all of our doula clients experience the same quality of care regardless of which doulas they work with.
For a detailed description of services and fees, please refer to our individual doula website links. All our doulas set their own fees for services.
MEET OUR FOUNDERS
Lorna Carrigan Birth and Postpartum Doula
Member of Coastal Roots Health
Lorna is a co-founder of Seaside Doula Collective. She was trained by DONA international. Lorna is a proud mom of three and ecstatic grandma of two.
Monique Bandet Birth and Post Partum Doula
Owner-Operator of Labour Of Love Doula Services
Monique is committed to supporting women during pregnancy, birth and new motherhood. She has done volunteer work in community health through the QA, Glenwarren and Glendale Hospitals. Monique began her work with pregnant and parenting women as a Pre and Postnatal Support Caregiver with the "Mom's and Mentors Program" for pregnant teens. She was a Licensed Childcare Operator for over 16 years and Specialized Foster Parent to infants born addicted to drugs and/or alcohol. Monique ran a baby talk parenting and playgroup in the Western Community and managed a local Medical Clinic, eventually jumping into the Doula world full time.
Monique is a co-founder of Seaside Doula Collective. She is a La Leche Leaque member and DONA (Doulas of North America) member. She plans on furthering her education by becoming a HypnoBirth Practitioner and taking the Childbirth Educator Course.
Monique is a proud mom to 6 children, 5 step-children and grandma to 5 (soon to be 7 step-grandchildren).
Nicole LaForge (CD)DONA
Owner-Operator of Nurture by Nicole Perinatal Services
Nicole is a founding member of Seaside Doula Collective. She is a birth doula trained and certified through DONA (Doulas of North America - the oldest and largest doula organization in the world). She felt called to become a doula because she found that having hired doulas to support her own births was so wonderfully helpful to her family's start in life that she wanted to be able to pay it forward and help other families benefit from that type of support too. Her philosophy is to facilitate expecting parents to make informed decisions for their pregnancy, birth and postpartum by helping them access the information they need to be aware of all their options. She strives to help her clients have the most positive experience they can in the context of their own unique circumstances so that they will always be at peace with their memories of their child's birth. She is a mother of two children and aspires to become a midwife someday.
We welcome your questions by email, phone or text any time.
Lorna Carrigan (250) 216 - 6783 l_carrigan@hotmail.com
Monique Bandet (250) 588 - 7074 doulalabouroflove@gmail.com
