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Post Partum Doula

What is a Post Partum Doula?

Here is a list of the services one of our Post Partum Doulas can provide you.

Emotional Support

  • Listening to your needs and concerns patiently and without judging, recognizing that this is a time of emotional vulnerability for the whole family,  but particularly for the mother.
  • Helping you process your birth experience.
  • Supporting your parenting style.
  • Offering a list of resources specific to your needs

Physical Support

  • Making suggestions to improve your comfort and recovery after birth.
  • Helping you learn to care for your new baby. For example, assisting with breastfeeding or bottle feeding, bathing , diapering, and cord care.
  • Coordinating family and friends to support you.
  • Nutritious and delicious cooking
  • Light household cleaning
  • Light laundry
  • Grocery shopping
  • Running errands as deemed important by the new mom
  • Expert Breast-feeding advice
  • Care of any siblings (if applicable) so that the new mother can focus on baby as needed.

 

As every clients needs vary, an initial, complimentary phone consultation, will be made to assess your individual needs.
 
Please call or e-mail to set up a time.