offerings
Labor & Delivery Doula
Ayün provides labor coaching and advocacy for you in hospital, birthing center, or home; with medical professionals, and loved ones. no high stakes confusion, or blurred boundaries. just clear grounded guidance, and loving protection.
Postpartum Doula Care
Immediate postpartum support 2 hours after birth and your first 6 weeks. lactation, home cooked meals, newborn guidance and care, sibling care, home resetting and laundry, emotional support, anything you need to maintain harmony in your newborn bubble.
Gestational Surrogacy
Ayün is an experienced 2 time gestational carrier. if you are seeking private surrogacy services, ditch the middleman and customize your surrogacy journey with a doula surrogate.
sliding scale birth work pricing starts at $25/hr up to $7k flat fee depending on your means ; surrogacy services start at $100k.
“Every single thing is love, you cannot escape it.”
what’s included?
Labor and Delivery:
accompaniment to one prenatal appointment
on call 24/7 from week 34
labor coaching
hospital advocacy
home birth support
hands on pain management
immediate postpartum support up to 2 hrs after birth
Postpartum Support:
2 visits per week for 6 weeks
warming meals
chest feeding support
infant and sibling care
belly binding
womb closing ceremony
light tidying of the home
laundry wash and fold
overnight care
a little context
tell me about your intentions, needs and wants.
you deserve rest, support, and love.
“i feel safest in those vulnerable spaces where the labor of birthing or dying produces such an earnest sweat that the masks we carry disintegrate. revealing a wild womb-man bearing all 32 teeth and panting the mantra “i can’t do this”, just before a new soul emerges from the darkness. or a mouth, open wide enough for an eternal spirit to climb out of it. stretching out to hug the city from end to end before rising back to the darkness, leaving behind only the essence of childhood. these moments are not perfect. they are impolite, they do not meet expectations, they smell of excrement and ocean water, they are profane. this is where my skill of advocacy and loving care shine brightest.” -Ayün
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“i feel safest in those vulnerable spaces where the labor of birthing or dying produces such an earnest sweat that the masks we carry disintegrate. revealing a wild womb-man bearing all 32 teeth and panting the mantra “i can’t do this”, just before a new soul emerges from the darkness. or a mouth, open wide enough for an eternal spirit to climb out of it. stretching out to hug the city from end to end before rising back to the darkness, leaving behind only the essence of childhood. these moments are not perfect. they are impolite, they do not meet expectations, they smell of excrement and ocean water, they are profane. this is where my skill of advocacy and loving care shine brightest.” -Ayün *
Ayün is a traditional-ancestral doula operating in Tucson, AZ since 2020.
they are a trans non-binary mother, and two time gestational surrogate.
they’ve studied doula work with BADT, but declined certification in an act of anti-colonialism. Ayün believes firmly, that while this work requires knowledge, wisdom, experience, and ongoing education; it is the work of all womb bearing earthlings and those called to motherhood.
‘motherhood’ being a non-binary term for the humans who steward the earth’s children, youth, and their communities. Ayün aims to bring harmony to the lives of parents, children, and those experiencing major transitions in life; up to death. they are intentional about incorporating spiritual protection, emotional processing through ritual, and love in their practice; and they look forward to being of service with you.
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