Tessa Lowe

TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT YOURSELF

Hey, I’m Tess! I’m a birth and postpartum doula and placenta encapsulation specialist. I’ve been a birth worker since 2020 and have been serving moms in San Antonio since 2021. I married my best friend and we are raising our 4 beautiful kids, 2 of them are autistic, along with a few chickens. We love spending our time outside whenever we can whether that’s in the garden, on a trail or at the park. 

HOW DID YOU COME TO DOULA WORK?

My aunt had 2 home births when I was a kid so from an early age I knew birth was beautiful, normal, and full of options and choices. When I got pregnant with my first, I researched everything from birth to baby soap but I still felt unsupported, uneducated and unprepared- especially as a first time mom and military wife with no family near me. I went a different route with my second birth which led me to dive deeper into the birth world and eventually becoming a doula was a natural next step for the knowledge and passion I was starting to culture and grow into.  

WHAT DO YOU LOVE MOST OR FIND MOST REWARDING ABOUT DOULA WORK?

Knowing firsthand how important it is to feel seen, heard, supported, prepared and encouraged- I get the privilege of working with families to help them achieve that. I love getting to walk alongside families through such a life changing transition.

Placenta encapsulation allows me to offer a different kind of support where I can also honor and memorialize something that sustained life and connected mom to baby before they ever got to meet each other. 

WHAT ARE YOUR SPECIALTIES OR AREAS OF PARTICULAR PASSION?

I offer birth and postpartum support along with placenta encapsulation and I have experience with home, hospital, birth center, VBAC, and high risk births. I feel especially passionate about helping families prepare for planned or possible cesarean births since those are the births where the support is really limited due to hospital policies. I really value work in nutrition, maternal mental health and being a support system for mom throughout pregnancy and in the 4th trimester.