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Birth Doula & Lactation Counseling
​We are dedicated to help the families and communities in the southern New Mexico area. No matter if you are part of the military family or a civilian family, Dandelion Birth & Beyond is here to help you with all of your pregnancy, birth, postpartum, placenta encapsulation and lactation needs. Explore our services listed below and inquire about joining the dandelion field so, you too can bloom wherever you are planted!
Just because you aren't close to your village geographically, doesn't mean you have to go through this whole birth and parenting thing alone!
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Having given birth mid-PCS (translation for our non-military friends: Permanent Change of Station) and had a baby while her husband was TDY (translation: away for training), our founder, Kindra, personally understands the unique challenges of giving birth while far from home. Her passion for childbirth, lactation, and parenting combined with an intimate understanding through personal experiences of blooming wherever you are planted led to the foundation of Dandelion Birth & Beyond. ​
How Can We Help?
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Evidence-Based Education
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Bloodborne Pathogen Trained
Kindra has had a long-time passion for mamas and their babies.
For over 19 years, she has supported mothers by caring for children and she is honored to continue serving families (especially those in the military community) as a Birth Doula and Lactation Counselor while they transition into motherhood & beyond.
Through her own birth stories and experience walking alongside others, she has gained knowledge and exposure to natural childbirth, hospitals and OB’s, NICU stays, induction, birth trauma, high-risk pregnancies, and with midwives in birth centers.
Kindra holds the following credentials:
Certified Birth Doula - DONA International ®
Certified Breastfeeding Specialist - Lactation Education Resources ®
Certified Lactation Counselor - Academy of Lactation Policy & Practice ®
Placenta Encapsulation Specialist - Int. Placenta and Postpartum Association ®
About Kindra Westerfield
CD(DONA), CBS, CLC, CPES, BS
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Alamogordo, NM
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Holloman AFB
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White Sands Missile Range
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Las Cruces, NM
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Cloudcroft, NM
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Ruidoso, NM
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El Paso, TX
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