How do you envision your postpartum period? When a new baby joins the family, the family dynamic changes and everyone needs to adjust and learn how to care for this new person. There are hundreds of books on baby care, but every baby is so different! You may or may not have a village of support to help during this time of transition. A postpartum doula is an expert in baby care and support. They help you manage with a newborn. What does this mean? We arrange a time when you would most benefit from assistance and you specify what you need. This could be a hot meal, some guidance in baby care, or nursing support. You will have a professional that can offer resources an insight to normal infant behaviour. This time can be overwhelming, but there is help! 

Here are a few ways that a postpartum doula can help:

• Someone to talk to

• Light housework

• Cooking

• Laundry

• Baby care techniques

• Breastfeeding/nursing assistance

• Helping with older children

As your doula, I don't take over your role as a parent, nor do I influence or judge your decisions. It is my role to help you make informed decisions, have adequate support, and to help you enact your parenting goals. 

What does the research say about the benefits of postpartum doula support? According to DONA International, mothers who have had postpartum doula support:

• Feel more secure and cared for

• Are more successful in adapting to new family dynamics

• Have greater success with breastfeeding

• Have greater self-confidence

• Have less postpartum depression

• Have more affectionate bonding with baby

• Have a better relationship with their partner 6 weeks after birth

For more information on what a postpartum doula does, or questions about how a partpartum doula can help you love your "fourth trimester" contact me below! See the difference a doula can make!

Rates

Day
$42 per hour for a minimum of 4 hours

Overnight
$320 per night for 8 hours

Special rates available for extended care.

See below for optional packages.

There are NO taxes on Postpartum Support!

Peaceful Transition

$1,120 - This package includes:

• 28 hours of daytime postpartum support to help you manage through the first 2 weeks.

• Week 1: 4 visits for 4 hours

• Week 2: 3 visits for 4 hours

Full Support

$2,240 - This package includes:

• 56 hours of daytime postpartum support to help you navigate the first month

• Week 1: 5 visits for 4 hours

• Week 2: 4 visits for 4 hours

• Week 3: 3 visits for 4 hours

• Week 4: 2 visits for 4 hours

Sweet Sleep

$320 - This package includes:

• 8 hours of overnight sleep support to help you get maximum rest

• Assistance with baby care, feeding, and having all your questions answered

• Helping with sleep expectations and sleep hygiene to help you and baby get off to a good start or to help later with bumps in the road.