SERVICES
Overnight
Postpartum and Newborn Care
Sleep is crucial, especially for new parents, recovering birthing people, and new babies!
Overnight care typically focuses on the sleep and recovery for all family members. Since this looks unique to everyone, it could include bottle feeding while parents sleep full stretches, waking a parent to nurse, or feeding baby and waking parent for pumping sessions. There are plenty of flexible options to fit your needs!
Other than prioritizing sleep, the night may include:
Physical and emotional support
Safe sleep spaces
Age-appropriate sleep schedules
Soothing techniques
Swaddling
Diapering (including cloth)
Baby wearing
Washing bottles and pump parts
Quietly folding baby laundry
Detailed notes after each visit to maintain communication
Feeding support (bottle, formula, breast/chest, re-lectation, SNS)
General newborn care
Education on newborn development, milestones, and non-medical concerns such as reflux and colic
Experience with the most recent products (baby monitors, bottles, swaddles, diapers, noise machines, sterilizers, etc.)
Daytime
Postpartum and Newborn Care
Those first few weeks home can be full of many heartwarming new memories. While this long anticipated time meeting your new baby can be some of the best, it can also be challenging to experience such a quick change in routine, especially while recovering.
Not to worry! Rest assured my experience and expertise can offer a calm environment and an extra set of trustworthy hands where your family needs it most.
During a typical day you have experience:
Physical and emotional support throughout recovery
One-on-one chats to foster ongoing support
Feeding support (bottle, formula, breast/chest, re-lectation, SNS)
Soothing techniques
Swaddling
Baby wearing
Cloth diapers
Washing bottles and/or pump parts
Baby laundry
Education on newborn development, milestones, and non-medical concerns such as reflux and colic
Discuss safe sleep spaces and consistent age-appropriate sleep schedules
Assist with nursery organization
Assist with general newborn care
Detailed notes after each visit to maintain our communication
Light snack preparation and ensuring you stay adequately hydrated
Local referrals
Experience with the most recent products (baby monitors, bottles, diapers, swaddles, noise machines, sterilizers, etc.)
Virtual
Postpartum Support
Even without in person help to hold and feed your baby, fold some cute little onesies, or help with getting extra sleep, perhaps that isn’t necessarily how you best feel supported. If you have plenty of helping hands at home already, you could still find plenty of value in doula support, virtually!
Some invaluable virtual support I can provide:
Check in virtual visit after birth or cesarean
Provide compassionate ongoing emotional and physical support
Maintain regular supportive communication via unlimited text and calls
Additional virtual visits that can be scheduled at your convenience throughout the postpartum journey
Referrals (if local)
Soothing techniques
Swaddling techniques
Baby wearing guidance
Cloth diapering options
Provide up-to-date, evidence-based information regarding a wide variety of topics
Education on newborn development, milestones, and non-medical concerns such as reflux and colic
Feeding support (bottle, formula, breast/chest, re-lectation, SNS)
Discuss safe sleep spaces and consistent age-appropriate sleep schedules
Experience with the most recent products (baby monitors, bottles, diapers, swaddles, noise machines, sterilizers, etc.)
Enhance awareness on correct care seat installation according to the user manual, and proper utilization
Unconditional, nonjudgemental assistance alongside you during your postpartum journey.
Virtual
Newborn Navigation Consults
Not sure how I can best support you? Do you want to chat about general newborn care, or chat about your plan(s) and expectations postpartum? Overwhelmed with options, information, or even the newest “gotta have!” products?
I would love to plan a personal session so we can thoroughly review your questions and concerns. These may include various feeding options, process and talking about your upcoming or recent birth or cesarean, provide meal planning tips, soothing, swaddling, diapering (including cloth), and bathing techniques, safe sleep habits, referrals (if local), baby wearing tips, or any other concerns you may have. If in-person newborn care is something you are considering, we could spend this time together reviewing which services you may envision benefiting from and what a schedule could look like.
Nursery Organization and Preparation
So many things on the check-list to do before baby arrives! If organization is something you seek assistance with, this service will help you get everything prepared in advance, giving you peace of mind before baby arrives.
During our preparation session I can review your safe sleeping space, assist with those small sometimes-forgotten last-minute nursery needs, help with nursery organization or preparation, sterilize bottles and pump parts in advance, answer questions, provide emotional support, and discuss your vision for postpartum care and ways you could best feel supported by your support system during your recovery. Let’s get ready for baby!
Sibling Support
Transitions and changes to schedules can be difficult for everyone! When bringing in a new baby this can create so many emotions within siblings. Regardless if you need assistance with other children while your attention is solely on yourself and the new baby, or if your other child(ren) need emotional and physical support through the transition to having a younger sibling, I am eagerly ready to help. With an extensive background in nannying, I am fully equipped with the knowledge and training to care for older siblings.
Texting and calling Plan only
Are you in need of support but prefer to call and text only? Do you have questions you would like to chat about sporadically without the hassle of having to schedule it into your day? If so, this is an exclusive plan for non-clients offering unlimited monthly texting and calling.