Postpartum Support
You just finished running the marathon of welcoming your new baby and now it’s time to bring this new little person home.
So what’s next?
As you enter this new phase includes so many firsts for your entire family, your Postpartum & Infant Care Doula comes to you with the support, experience and education to help you get settled into your new routine with confidence.
What could this look like for you?
Rest and Recover
Your postpartum doula (sometimes known as a night nurse or night nanny) enters your home at 8pm and checks in with you about your day. She may assist with the bedtime routine of your older children or wash the bottles/pump parts from the day and then encourages you to get some well-deserved rest. While you sleep, your doula's main priority is the comfort and health of your baby. A middle of the night feeding may include waking you briefly to nurse, but her goal is to allow you to fall right back asleep. These good chunks of sleep provide you with the rest your body needs.
Build Confidence
Your doula starts her shift at 10am. She assists in getting everyone ready and accompanies you to your baby's first doctor's appointment. After arriving home, she makes you some light snacks while you feed your baby - giving you some tips in baby’s latch and position to make breastfeeding more comfortable for you. She shows you a new way to swaddle your baby that settles them quickly. She then rocks the baby to sleep while you get a hot shower and a much needed nap.
Settle In
Your doula arrives on your first day home from the hospital. She gets you settled in on the couch with comfortable pillows and snacks. She send your partner upstairs for a shower and a bit of rest. As she helps you with your feeding plans (and frustrations), she listens to your birth story and talks with you about your postpartum recovery so far. Once your baby is fed and you’ve had some time to debrief, your doula takes over the baby care so you can shower and get some much needed rest, too. After you’ve both slept, your doula revisits all the information that was a blur in the hospital- feeding, sleep, bathing, postpartum recovery.