Postpartum care for the WHOLE Mom.
We provide postpartum and bereavement doula care throughout Northeastern Illinois, select North and Northwest Chicago suburbs, and parts of Southern Wisconsin.
Our service area includes Antioch, Lake in the Hills, Crystal Lake, Huntley, Woodstock, Algonquin, Fox River Grove, Lake Barrington, Barrington, Tower Lakes, Lakewood, Buffalo Grove, Wheeling, Deerfield, Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, Vernon Hills, Mundelein, Hawthorn Woods, Libertyville, Grayslake, Round Lake, Round Lake Beach, McHenry, Wauconda, Johnsburg, Spring Grove, Ingleside, Volo, Lakemoor, Schaumburg, Palatine, Hoffman Estates, West Dundee, Arlington Heights, Mount Prospect, Kenosha, Pleasant Prairie, Twin Lakes, Woodworth, Lake Geneva, Powers Lake, and surrounding communities.
This is not a full list of every area we serve. If you are located nearby and do not see your city listed, please reach out. We are always happy to confirm whether care may be available in your area.
Our approach
We care for the WHOLE you.
That means we support your postpartum body, your mental and emotional health, your recovery, your relationships, your family, and the brand-new rhythm of life you’re trying to find.
Our care focuses on:
nourishing and supporting your postpartum healing
nurturing your mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being
helping you feel safe, seen, and supported in your motherhood journey
newborn care and guidance for your sweet baby
supporting your partner and family as everyone adjusts to a new dynamic
helping siblings acclimate to a new baby and a busier season at home
creating a calm, personalized support plan based on what you actually need
Postpartum can be beautiful, but it can also feel overwhelming, exhausting, and incredibly vulnerable.
Your body is healing. Your hormones are all over the place. Your identity is shifting. You’re learning your baby, learning yourself again, and trying to make sense of this brand-new version of life.
And sometimes it sounds like this:
“Can you come by today? I’m overwhelmed. I need a shower. I need to pee. I don’t know if the baby is getting enough to eat. I’m scared to put them down to sleep. I don’t know how much water I should be drinking. Why is my hair falling out? Why does this feel so hard? Can you help me figure out food, rest, feeding, emotions, my relationship, all of it?”
That is exactly why postpartum doulas exist.
You do not have to carry all of this by yourself.
Hi, I’m Vallen Webb!
I’m a Certified Postpartum and Bereavement doula, a mom, and someone who knows firsthand that the postpartum season can be both beautiful and incredibly hard.
I support families through tender transitions, whether that means adjusting to life with a new baby, healing after birth, navigating overwhelm, or moving through postpartum after loss or trauma.
My approach is warm, honest, deeply compassionate, and rooted in the belief that mothers deserve far more support than they are often given.
I care about the whole picture, your healing, your baby, your mental and emotional well-being, your family dynamics, your confidence, your rest, and the way you are held in this season.
I also bring a unique depth to this work through my experience in bereavement and loss support. For families walking through postpartum after stillbirth, miscarriage, traumatic birth, pregnancy after loss, or complicated grief, I provide care that is trauma-informed, compassionate, and grounded in real understanding.
My goal is simple:
to help you feel safe, supported, nurtured, and not so alone.
Whether you need hands-on help, emotional support, practical guidance, a listening ear, or someone to remind you that you are doing better than you think. I’m here for you.
It is an honor to support families in such a sacred and vulnerable season, and I would love to walk alongside yours.
Our services
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Daytime Postpartum Care
Looking to be supported and nurtured during the day? We are here for that!
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Evening Postpartum Care
Need sleep?! We got you.
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Bereavement Doula Care
Have you experienced a stillbirth or miscarriage and just don’t know what to do? Get guidance from a mama who has been there. xx
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Postpartum Planning
Postpartum Planning should be just as common as our birth plans! Let us help you plan your best postpartum experience.
Here is how it works!
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Fill out intake form!
You will fill out the intake form and mark the services you are interested in.
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We schedule an intake call.
Within 24 hours of receiving your intake form, we will email you to schedule an intake call.
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Connect you with your Doula!
We will have our intake call and match you with the best available doula and package for your needs and personality!
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Have an incredible Postpartum Experience.
Once matched, we will set a schedule and you will be supported as long as you need. By the best Doula for YOU!
Kind words and Testimonials.
Get started with Evelyn James Postpartum Doula Care, today.
Let’s create your most supported, nourished postpartum season
Let’s create your most supported, nourished postpartum season
The Pregnancy Loss & Motherhood Podcast
My Stillbirth story.
Finding hope and joy after loss.
10 Evidenced-based ways to support your child through their grief.
What is next? What do I do after my baby dies?