I want you to get the care you deserve.
Meet Charline
Charline is a proud NICU mom and Owner of Supporting Our Mothers Initiative, LLC a company created to address the needs of birthing individuals in Queens, NY and beyond. She is a International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), Certified Breastfeeding Specialist, self-proclaimed Lactivist, and Baby Café Facilitator. She is also a Community Transformer and Breastfriend facilitator with Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere (ROSE).
Charline has spent nearly 10 years educating parents and providing social emotional support to scholars across New York City. She gained an interest in breastfeeding after attending the Baby Café program of which she is now the facilitator. She is committed to being a lifelong learner and continues to arm herself with knowledge to empower and educate parents through various in-person and virtual learning opportunities. As a birth and postpartum doula she provides prenatal, labor, and post-partum support to families. In the near future she hopes to provide support to parents all around the world.
Her future goals include starting a nonprofit benefiting families that provider human milk to their children, establishing a weekly breastfeeding support group in Queens, NY, and uniting all New York based breastfeeding support professionals. One of her advocacy wins includes the installation of a Mamava pod at Queens Borough Hall to help create a safe, clean place for lactating individuals to feed and express milk in the Queens community.
Charline received her Bachelors in Human Services with a minor in psychology as well as a Master’s in Education School Counseling from St. John’ s University.
Our rates
Birth Doula Services
Virtual or in-person support for your entire pregnancy. Birth with us and get the care you deserve. Birth doula package includes 4 prenatal sessions, customized birth plan, and birth support.
$5000 Birth Package Birth with Somiclients
Postpartum Doula Services
Online or in-person, postpartum support services after the birth of your child. The time will be spent evaluating your individual physical, emotional, and social needs after baby arrives earthside. We meet you where you are and hold space for you as long as you need.
5 (4 hour sessions) | $2000 | Plan Your Post-Birth Experience
Full Spectrum Doula Services
Pregnancy can be difficult but you don’t have to do any of it alone. Let us take the guess work out of bringing your bundle of joy earth side. Virtual or in-person support for your entire pregnancy. Package includes 4 prenatal sessions, customized birth plan, birth support, 20 hours of postpartum support, and a breastfeeding basics for new parents class.
$6000 Prepare Me Package
Doula A La Cart
$200 per hour; 5 hour minimum hourly commitment
Services outside of Queens, NY require additional $100 travel fee