Meet Ami and her Family
Welcome! Thank you for taking time to meet me and learn about my services!
My name is Ami Shaffer. I live my days as a full time Mommy, part time birth doula, postpartum doula, childbirth educator, and certified lactation counselor. I live in a rural area near Chillicothe, OH. Most of my clients are in or around the Columbus area, but I work with families within a 1.5 hour radius of my home. Did I mention that I spend the majority of my time in my car?! I have 3 awesome kids (who have grown up significantly since this picture was taken!). Caden is my 18yo son. His very emotional birth is what lead me to birth work. I also have a set of boy/girl twins, Atley and Paisley, who are 11. I am married to my husband, Matt, whom I have spent over half my life with! Our life is full of chaos and love!
I began my official birth work journey is 2009 when I took the DONA training to become a birth doula. But I began my love for all things birth, family, and support when I was just a little girl. Being a doula is not only a career for me, it is just sort of who I am. This is my passion and I have never looked back. I was certified as a birth doula in April 2011 and to date have served about 215 wonderful families. In 2012, I got the opportunity to begin teaching childbirth education for a local health system. I was so happy to start reaching more families and helping them understand their options in childbirth. I truly feel that there is no "one size fits all" way for your baby to be born. I love supporting and guiding birthing people who are choosing many different types of birth and feel equally thankful for each and every one of them. I took the training to become a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator in May 2014 and got certified in early 2016. I have attended the DONA postpartum doula workshop and most recently passed the Certified Lactation Counselor exam. I very much enjoy working with families who are expecting or already caring for multiples. This comes with a whole new set of challenges which I love to help families navigate!
I try to keep my client schedule to about 2-3 clients per month so that I am able to balance home and work together. I hope you will allow me the opportunity to meet with you and see if we are a good fit for your birth. It is very important that you, your birth team, and I all feel 100% comfortable with each other. I look forward to meeting you soon!