Amanda Graybill

Childbirth Educator & Birth Doula

Languages

English|
German

About đź‘‹

Hi, I'm Amanda,

an international Mom of two little Germans who loves Mexican food and empowering women and families.

For the last 5 years, I've had the opportunity to mindfully guide international families through the transition to parenthood.

I am passionate about helping people discover their strengths and ensuring that they have all the tools they need to have a calm, confident birth and early parenthood experience.

I look forward to meeting you!

Appointment Locations

Our guides may have an office, offer home visits, and/or meet you at an agreed upon location.
Type:
Online|
Home-visit|
In-person

Areas Amanda will meet you:

  • Frankfurt-Main
  • Other-Cities

Offerings ❤️

View Amanda's services and/or packages

ONLINE OFFERING

1-on-1 Consulting: €65 per hour

I offer 1-on-1 consulting for the following topics:

  • Guidance on holistically navigating the experience of giving birth in Germany and starting a young family.

  • I have worked with American families helping to prepare them for their Consulate visits and passport registration for their children.

  • I am also passionate about supporting families who have received unsettling/challenging news during their pregnancy and now have months to manage those emotions. While I am not a trained therapist, I am an experienced Afloat facilitator and Mom who went through her own month-long hospital stay and early delivery for extreme pregnancy complications. I'm happy to support other families through this process as it was a challenging and lonely journey.

Birth Preparation Doula Package online or in person in Frankfurt): €200

A 2-hour, 1-on-1 birth planning session (prep only). Example of topics that we can cover:

  • Birth preferences, preparing your labor toolkit, physical comfort measures, stages of labor.

  • Evidence based information and material provided

  • E-mail support throughout pregnancy

  • Access to my personal library of books

Childbirth Education: Private GentleBirth Workshop (online or in person in Frankfurt): Starting at €399 Euros

I'm a Certified GentleBirth Instructor, with years of experience guiding expecting parents through the process of exploring and integrating Mindfulness into their birth and parenting journeys. I have also had a personal meditation practice for roughly 20 years. (You can think of GentleBirth as Hypnobirthing Plus, embracing all ways of giving birth.)


FRANKFURT DOULA OFFERING

As your birth doula it is my goal for you to enter your labor feeling calm, confident and empowered. Trust is a key element of a successful labor situation and that’s why it’s so important to choose a birth team who you trust and who help you to trust yourself and your body in birthing your baby.

I want both you (and your birth partner) to be informed, prepared and confident for any path your labor may take. As trust is such a key element in the birth room, it's also the reason that, for a spontaneous birth, currently I am only accepting clients whom have taken a GentleBirth course with me in the past or who will be taking a course before baby’s arrival.

Mindful Mama Doula Package – €1400

In Person Meetings

  • 2 prenatal visits, ideally before 37 weeks

  • 2 postpartum visits– 1 in hospital & 1 at home

Training & Preparation

  • Attendance at one of my group GentleBirth Workshops including all materials.

Discounted attendance at a Spinning Babies Parent Class

  • Evidence based information and material provided

  • E-mail and phone support throughout pregnancy

Tools & Support

  • On call 24/7 beginning 10 days before the estimated due date until 14 days after.

  • Continuous support during labor, birth and after until mom feels comfortable

  • Evidence based information and material provided

  • Access to my personal library of books

  • Access to my Labor Toolkit

Scheduled C-Section Doula Package – €550

  • 2 prenatal visits, ideally before 37 weeks

  • Evidence based information and material provided

  • E-mail and phone support throughout pregnancy

  • Support in hospital and notes/photos taken

  • 1 postpartum visit – Either in hospital or at home

Support Communities

Our guides have experience working with various communities.
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Qualifications 🏅

Our guides provide their qualifications and certifications so we can ensure their professional experience.

For the last 5 years I have been building my network and guiding international families around the process of building their families here in Germany.

There are many considerations as an expecting expat, and I have years of experience to help point parents in the right direction during their pregnancy.

  • Master of Public Health (2005)

  • Childbirth Education: Certified GentleBirth Instructor 2019

  • Spinning Babies Certified Parent Educator: 2023

  • Dona Trained Birth Doula (didn't certify due to pandemic and personal pregnancy)

Contact Details

Please let Amanda know you found them through Kietzee 🙏

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.mindfulmamafrankfurt.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MindfulMamaFrankfurt

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindfulmamaabroad

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