Bello Beginnings is a doula practice providing fertility, childbirth, and babywearing support for Vermont parents and parents-to-be. I started the business in 2025 after realizing there were no local doulas focused on preconception and fertility, nor active babywearing educators in the area. After 15 years working internationally to support marginalized communities, I felt called to contribute to local, community-based care and knew my background uniquely positioned me to fill this gap in Vermont. My career has been dedicated to advancing inclusion and access for vulnerable populations, from teaching girls’ empowerment in the Peace Corps to managing multi-million-dollar citizen engagement projects abroad. I hold a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Notre Dame and a Master of Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School at Tufts University. I started Bello Beginnings to use my experience, expertise, and diplomacy skills to create a space where all kinds of families feel seen, supported, and guided with care.

About Bello Beginnings

My wife and I always wanted to be moms. When we committed to each other, we also knew we didn’t have all the pieces we needed to make that happen easily. Often for LGBTQI+ families like ours there are so many factors to consider and decisions that need to happen before one can even start trying to get pregnant. For us, it took years to navigate those decisions and the complex medical, legal, and financial systems around us. Time, cost, insurance, genetics, relationships, ethics, legal considerations, and level of medical involvement were all

Why specialize in fertility?

Why babywearing?

After trying for years to have our two children, it is literally a dream come true. From their first breathes I wanted them close to me so I could feel their heartbeats on mine. Babywearing helped me survive and thrive as a new mom. Our babes napped skin to skin in our wraps as we read on the couch and smiled up at us from their slings when we were cooking dinner. They sank into our bodies when overtired and fell asleep in our carriers within minutes. I have a bad back so I did not think I’d be able to babywear as much as I have, but I’ve been surprised how supportive and comfortable it can be with proper technique and the right carriers for me. I trained as a babywearing educator through the Center of Babywearing Studies, which provides the gold standard comprehensive babywearing foundations training and is the only recognized certification in the United States.

factors that we considered with each step forward. We chose a donor. We decided whether we wanted to try at home or with a clinic. We considered whether we should start with ICI or IUI or IVF. The process was long and hard but luckily, I got pregnant and had a baby. A bit later, my wife did as well, and I got to experience it all again but this time as a partner. Throughout this process we mainly had only each other. Thinking back, having a knowledgeable advisor and educator support us through the process would have greatly lessened the mental and emotional load. Knowing this, and wanting to be that person for others, I trained with Birthing Advocacy Doula Trainings as a Full Spectrum Doula as well as a Childbirth Educator. I chose BADT because their team utilizes a framework of care, choice, and justice towards a better, more equal world that aligns with my values as a person and doula.

I love cooking, traveling, and being with family. Welcome to Bello Beginnings. I’m glad you found me.