Hi, I'm Janice Tadgell, founder of Lotus Perinatal Services, a trusted newborn care & postpartum doula agency in London, Ontario.

ABOUT

My path into this work started with my own less-than-amazing postpartum experience after my first daughter was born, and it sent me straight into doula training. Being on-call for births didn't fit a growing family, so I focused my training on hands-on newborn care instead and built my practice around supporting families in those first tender weeks.

Today, Lotus is a growing agency of newborn care specialists and postpartum doulas supporting families through the fourth trimester across London, Ontario. I personally interview, vet, and train every professional who joins our team. Background checks, hands-on certification, and a genuine feel for the work are non-negotiable, because you're trusting us with your home and your newborn. Between us, we've lived a wide range of the postpartum experience ourselves: extended breastfeeding, pumping, tube feeding, and formula feeding, plus years of babywearing and cloth diapering. Whatever question you're sitting with, we've probably been there.

Off the clock, I'm a coffee-loving, down-to-earth introvert, a small-town girl who ended up in the city, still trying to stay hydrated. We keep things non-judgmental and inclusive for every family, and we're an open book. Ask us anything.

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COMMUNITY

Proud to work along side

SERVICE AREA

Serving Southwestern Ontario

In-person newborn care support across London, Ontario and area, including Komoka, Kilworth, Ilderton, St. Thomas, Strathroy, Delaware, Mount Brydges, Lucan, Ingersoll, Belmont, Aylmer, and Arva.

"She showed up steady and unhurried, exactly when we needed it most, through those first foggy days and every wobbly one that followed."

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