Postpartum Doula Services
Do you have actual help after birth or just visitors?
After months of planning, hours of labor and birthing your tiny human, you will have a sea of family and friends itching to meet your new little one. Will they be coming to shower baby with cuddles and love or to help support mom and dad during this new transition?
If you are unsure how much help you will actually have after baby arrives, a postpartum doula is just what you need. Doula comes from the Greek word meaning “woman’s servant”. Having an experienced set of hands during your postpartum period is invaluable. Allow us the honor of working along side of you those first few months postpartum.
“Birth Matters… It matters because it is the way we all begin our lives outside of our source, our mother’s bodies. It’s the means from which we enter and feel our first impression of the wider world. For each mother, it is an event that shakes and shapes her to her innermost core. Women’s perceptions about their bodies and their babies’ capabilities will be deeply influenced by the care they receive around the time of birth.”
— Ina May Gaskin, Birth Matters
Postpartum Doula Support
Postpartum Doula 1 Month Package: $1,000
A minimum of 40 hours of support that includes all the listed Postpartum Services listed on this page to be used within the 1st month after baby is born.
*Additional hours can be added on at $25 an hour
Postpartum Doula 2 Month Package: $2,000
A minimum of 80 hours of support that includes all the listed Postpartum Services listed on this page to be used within the first 2 months after baby is born.
*Additional hours can be added on at $25 an hour
Postpartum Doula 3 Month Package: $3,000
A minimum of 120 hours of support that includes all the listed Postpartum Services listed on this page to be used within the first 3 months after baby is born.
*Additional hours can be added on at $25 an hour
What’s included:
Emotional and physical support, starting day after parents arrive home from hospital/birthing center
Information on methods for caring for the perineal area or C-section scar
Prompting parent and baby bonding
Breastfeeding, latch and positioning support
Newborn support in basics like diapering, feeding, changing and learning baby cues
Baby sleep support, includes education on learning baby’s natural sleep rhythm
Swaddle and soothing technique education
Support in organizing baby’s room for comfort and efficiency
Mild errands
Light meal preparations
Light house work including baby’s laundry, light dishes and generally tidying of common area
Bottle/pump preparation and cleaning
Momma and infant education
Resources on Postpartum Depression and what to look for
Referrals and resources to local support like lactation consultants, pediatricians, and parenting classes
Schedule a meeting to learn more about Postpartum Doula packages.
Baby/Infant Food Making Consult: $100
Your pediatrician has given you the green light to start baby on solids. This can often come with loads of questions for new parents. How do I know baby is ready to try solids? Do I start with puree or go straight to baby led weaning? What is baby led weaning? How do I know if I am feeding them too little/too much? What do I feed baby?
With over 10 years of experience making both purees and solids for friends and former nanny kids, I have discovered some tried and true recipes, meal guides, and insights on how to transition to solids, when to introduce certain foods, and how to keep baby engaged in eating as they grow.
Option 1:
Starting purees (for parents with babies age 4-7 months)
Option 2:
First finger foods & solids (for parents with babies 6+ months ready to try solids)
What’s included:
3 hour consult
Recipes
A hands on walk through in making 2 to 3 food items together
Helpful tips in guiding baby as they transition to solids and eating
Overall basic food education
Schedule a meeting to learn more about this package.
General First Year Consult: $75 for 1 month of support
The first year of being a new parent or a transitioning to being a family of 3 to 4 can be hard. You have an awesome pediatrician and great nurse’s hotline, but you wish there was another un-bias person in your life to pick their brain. Let me be that person. With over 10 years of child development experience as a nanny and child caretaker, I have such a heart to help new families (or growing families) as they adjust to new family members.
Let me listen to your questions, observe your lifestyle, and offer evidence and experiential based solutions that have worked time and time again. No questions are too small or large. Let me be a support and sounding board for your family. Whether it is questions on food, sleep, appropriate child development, what toys/books/accessories are worth getting, or just to help be a third party brainstorming ideas in your family, let my heart and experience help you think out loud.
What’s included:
Four 45 minute consults
Resources for baby equipment
and items
Potty training support
Schedule a meeting to learn more about this package.
Sleep Consulting 101: $100
When you first get baby home all they do is sleep. But somewhere around month 3 their naps are getting shorter, more inconsistent, and baby seems to want to play all night. Now what? As a new parent you don’t have time to read all the books and even if you did, they all say different things. So what works for you and your family?
Let me help you navigate your baby’s sleep needs with a blend of tips and techniques that will work for your individual family situation. Because no two babies nor families are identical — no two sleep solutions are identical either.
What’s included:
Four 45 minute consults
Swaddling tips
Learn how to make baby’s environment sleep friendly
1 Month unlimited email and text support
Steps to make sleep come as easily to baby as possible
A weekly personalized plan
Schedule a meeting to learn more about this package.