About Amelia

Amelia Avila is wife to a thirty year US Navy Submarine veteran, as well as an experienced mother to eight beautiful breastfed people. Her husband is fond of saying, “We have eight children. They are all boys except for seven of them!” They also currently have thirteen grandchildren. She and her husband have resided in the Hampton Roads area since 1998.

After attending friends’ births as a young adult, Amelia was truly inspired and filled with wonder. It became her desire to study midwifery or be involved in the birth field in some capacity. It was at her first granddaughter’s birth in 2005 that she realized how much she enjoyed providing labor and birth support. Becoming a doula was a realization of this dream and brought her much satisfaction and joy before retiring.

Some of her other interests and hobbies are web design, sourdough bread crafting, soap making, reading, playing guitar, and most importantly, spending time with her grandchildren.