Hi, I am Jessica

It is with upmost honor and privilege to support Families through such a momentous occasion:

The Birth of their Child.

Since 1998, I have had the honor of working with hundreds of Families. I began my career by babysitting for families on my brother’s Baseball Team. This easily transcended into consistent Summer Nanny jobs and postpartum support arrangements. I didn’t know it at the time that I was “doula’ing” new Mothers as offering them care, grace & support all came very natural to me. I grew up in a large family of 6 kids, I have 5 brothers. As my older Brothers grew up and moved out of the house, our Family did Foster Care- taking in many delicate babies/children in crisis. In the winter of 2002, while in College studying to be an Aesthetician and make up artist I attended my first doula training and certification (DONA) followed by my first birth.
I was instantly hooked.
I quickly learned that skin care and makeup was not going to be my path after all. I finished Beauty School, suspended my plans to open a Med Spa and switched Colleges along with my major: Child Development with a Minor in Pediatric Nutrition. Within months I had a steady stream of Birth and Postpartum Clients as I took more courses and obtained more certifications. Due to an abundance of word of mouth referrals, I opened “A Nanny Solution, Inc.” in March of 2005: a Household staffing and Doula Agency. I successfully ran my agency in California for 7 years as I assisted high profile families and Celebrities hire Night Nurses, professional Nannies, Postpartum Doulas, Private Lactation Consultants, Birth Doulas, Personal Assistants and all Household Staff.  After winning the “Best of the Bay Area” award 6 years in a row, I sold A Nanny Solution to pursue a full time Doula and Lactation Career, as well as Motherhood.
Witnessing that first birth in 2002 lit a fire within me; I have always had a passion for birthing, bonding & Breastfeeding.
I truly believe this is what I am meant to do.
I wear many hats as my credentials include: Trained and Certified Birth & Postpartum Doula with DONA International, Certified VBAC Doula, being a Doula for Twin Cities Birth Center,  Certified HypnoBirthing Doula, Certified Lactation Counselor, Newborn Care Specialist, Certified Childbirth Educator, Certified Infant Sleep Consultant, Former Household Staffing Agency Owner, High Profile/Celebrity Nanny, Accredited La Leche League Leader; with over 22 years of specialized in home newborn/infant care experience, hundreds of births attended, 14 years of professional lactation experience, 8 years of photography experience and over 700+ hours of education/trainings.
Our family has lived in 5 states, moved to 10 homes and I attended Births in all areas and settings.
In March of 2018, I extended my education and earned a Midwife Assistant credential from the legendary Midwives at The Farm Midwifery Center in Summertown Tennessee; on a path to become a Midwife.
I bring their wisdom and in depth teachings to every birth I attend. It was an amazing life changing experience that I will treasure forever.
I am blessed to have a very supportive Family who supports me through the around-the-clock, on-call schedule that a Doula career requires.
My husband Dan and I have been happily married for 17 years, he works as a Chief Revenue Officer for a Telecommunications company and is a proud Harvard Business School alumni. We live in Nocatee with our 2 daughters, Gabriella “Ella” Grace (14) & Ireland Rose (11) and our Golden Retriever puppy, Maverick.
When I am not at a birth, teaching classes on VBAC, leading La Leche League meetings; You can find me volunteering in my Daughter’s classrooms, going to Disney World, running the beautiful beaches of Ponte Vedra Beach and traveling with my Family. 

I pull from my pervious vast experiences, my background and experiences to give Families the most up to date evidence based information, holistic support and the highest level of loving, supportive, non judgement care.

My goal for Families is to approach the 4th trimester with feelings of empowerment, elation, peace and contentment about their individual birthing experiences.

“Welcome to the Bliss”

-Jessica Gillan
Bellies, Boobs, Babies & Bliss, LLC

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