Postpartum Doula Services
DONA International summarizes the role of a postpartum doula as" experienced in supporting families through their postpartum experience. Coming into the home following birth, the doula's role is to provide education, non-judgmental support and companionship. The doula will assist with newborn care and family adjustment, meal preparation and light household tasks. Postpartum doulas offer evidence based information on infant feeding, emotional and physical recovery from birth, infant soothing an coping skills for new parents."
The goal of a postpartum doula is to nurture the mother and her family as you each adjust to parenting a newborn. With professional support from a postpartum doula, a family can experience success, gain knowledge and become more self-confident with the new baby.
A postpartum doula who comes into your home for a few weeks following childbirth will help with infant care and can educate parents on infant care skills such as feeding and bathing; she will do night feedings and/or help support the mother in breastfeeding; perform baby related tasks. A postpartum doula will have extensive training in newborn care, nutrition, bottle and breastfeeding and child development.
DONA International summarizes the role of a postpartum doula as" experienced in supporting families through their postpartum experience. Coming into the home following birth, the doula's role is to provide education, non-judgmental support and companionship. The doula will assist with newborn care and family adjustment, meal preparation and light household tasks. Postpartum doulas offer evidence based information on infant feeding, emotional and physical recovery from birth, infant soothing an coping skills for new parents."
The goal of a postpartum doula is to nurture the mother and her family as you each adjust to parenting a newborn. With professional support from a postpartum doula, a family can experience success, gain knowledge and become more self-confident with the new baby.
A postpartum doula who comes into your home for a few weeks following childbirth will help with infant care and can educate parents on infant care skills such as feeding and bathing; she will do night feedings and/or help support the mother in breastfeeding; perform baby related tasks. A postpartum doula will have extensive training in newborn care, nutrition, bottle and breastfeeding and child development.
Postpartum/Newborn Care Services include:
- Breastfeeding Counseling and help with the latch or positioning
- Understanding Baby's feeding Cues and Burping techniques
- Changing diapers (cloth or disposable)
- Caring for mama as she recovers from birth (perineum and c-section scar care)
- Processing the birth experience
- Managing newborn and sibling care
- Swaddling Baby and Soothing strategies to get the baby back to sleep
- Keeping sleep, diapering and activity logs
- Sleep education and general newborn education for parents
- Help establish a sleep routine with Sleeping solutions on how to get enough sleep in the first weeks
- Bottle cleaning and sterilization
- Cleaning pump parts and Bottle preparation for the following day
- Light Housekeeping, laundry and food prep
- Errands
- Resources and Referrals for professional services to assist in mother or baby's healing process (massage, acupuncture, chiropractor, pediatrician support, IBCLCs, support groups, ect.)
- Non-judgmental support for organizing the home and nursery
- Screening for postpartum mood disorders
- Coordinating offers of help from friends and extended family to create a structured flow of help
- Care for baby when parents want to shower, nap, or spend some special time with older child(ren)
- Baby wearing assistance, education, and demonstrations
$30/hour for daytime and overnight visits
Tier 1: Substantial Support ( 40 hours in weeks 1 through 4)
You choose:
40 hrs= 4 hour visit (daytime or overnight) each day for 10 days
40 hrs= 3 hour visit (daytime or overnight) for 13 days & a 1 hour wrap up consultation for future planning and preparation
40 hrs= two 5 hour visits each week (daytime or overnights)
Customize your own schedule
You choose:
40 hrs= 4 hour visit (daytime or overnight) each day for 10 days
40 hrs= 3 hour visit (daytime or overnight) for 13 days & a 1 hour wrap up consultation for future planning and preparation
40 hrs= two 5 hour visits each week (daytime or overnights)
Customize your own schedule
Tier 2: Welcome Home Package (20 hours in weeks 1 through 4)
You choose:
20 hrs= 4 hour visit (daytime or overnight) each day for 5 days
20 hrs= 3 hour visit (daytime or overnight) for 6 days & a 2 hour wrap up consultation for future planning and preparation
20 hrs= 4 hour visit each week with a 1 hour consultation for teaching skills each week
Customize your own schedule
Tier 3: Baby Care Basics (12 hours in weeks 1 through 3)
You choose:
12 hrs = three 4-hour visits spread evenly over the three weeks
12 hrs = three 3-hour shifts + a 1 hour check-in at each week’s end
12 hrs = one 9-hour night-time shift +3 hour day shift
Customize your own schedule