Amber Knowles, Birth Doula
Bringing knowledge, compassion, and unwavering support to familes in the greater Chicagoland area.
I'm Amber, owner of Lorelei Lu Doula, a Chicago area doula who is passionate about providing personalized, family centered care to all birthing people. I believe in your innate strength and ability to birth, and in the importance of being given options that help you feel safe, while encouraging you to meet your own goals. I feel extremely gratified by working to bring birth autonomy and advocacy to our community. I gravitate towards more holistically minded birth philosophies that support physiologic birth in home, birth center, and hospital settings. My years of experience have taught me when interventions can be life saving tools that can help lead you to a successful vaginal birth.I value each family’s unique, individual needs, and honor the paths that have brought them to where they are today. My goal is for each of my clients to feel seen, and warmth to surround them in their birth and postpartum journeys.My Skill Sets
Physiologic Birth, Unmedicated Birth
Home Birth
Water Birth
Birth Center Care
VBACs
Partner Support
Hands On Comfort and Coping
Inductions of Labor
Labor Encouragement
High Risk Pregnancies
Planned C-Sections
A seasoned doula helps shift the entire energy of a room—by bringing a calm, steady, and deeply reassuring presence while carrying a quiet confidence built on years of experience. My hands on doula support is guided by a deep understanding of the physiology of birth, emotional dynamics that are at play in the birth space, partner support needs, comfort techniques, positions that help your body and baby work well together, and postpartum recoveryThe nuts and bolts of positive birth experience come from families feeling seen. I pay attention to the small details: a client’s fear from a previous birth, a partner’s uncertainty, the music someone wanted playing when they meet their baby. In intense moments, I become your anchor—offering grounding words, steady touch, and intuitive guidance that helps families find their own strength.I truly enjoy collaborating seamlessly with care providers, advocating when needed but always prioritizing my client’s voice. My job is not done the day your baby arrives- I remain present for you in a multitude of ways in the immediate postpartum and fourth trimester, whether it is with checks ins, celebrating, processing, or continuing to hold space as families transition into their new reality.My Services
Birth Doula Support
Pregnancy Support
Birth Planning
Birth Processing
Childbirth Education
Postpartum Support
What to Expect
Labor progresses when one feels safe, loved, and cared for. Setting the tone of your birth space can truly help with that by creating a warm atmosphere with dim lights, essential oils, music, massage, and goodies to sip on and eat. Together, we will focus on relaxation, rhythm, and ritual to facilitate managing the intense sensations of labor, while moving you through various laboring positions to encourage labor progress. I love helping partners feel connected to the birth experience by guiding them on how they can be present with you, physically and emotionally. Once baby is born, we will help you navigate the magic of the golden hour by encouraging skin to skin and assisting with feedings, handling baby, and family bonding. This level of support will help you feel your voice was heard, your wishes were respected, and with sense of great accomplishment.