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What is a Postpartum Doula?
Postpartum doulas offer emotional and physical care to mothers and their families in the first days and months following childbirth. They are trained and experienced professionals who provide information and guidance, nurturing care, and household duties. During this time of transition, postpartum doulas help mothers and families adjust to life with a new infant.
A postpartum doula is different from a baby nurse. Baby nurses are hired just for the baby and infant care. Postpartum doulas are for the mother, partner, baby, and entire family unit. They are more like a mother figure or close friend who comes to offer support after the baby has arrived. They ensure that you are resting and taking it easy. They may play with other young children, offer you and your partner basic baby care and breastfeeding information, run errands, or help prepare meals. Trained postpartum doulas are there for guidance, to facilitate your confidence, and to help you tap into your innate mothering instincts.
Role of a Postpartum Doula:
Who uses Postpartum Doulas?
Advantages of using a Postpartum Doula:
Postpartum doulas offer emotional and physical care to mothers and their families in the first days and months following childbirth. They are trained and experienced professionals who provide information and guidance, nurturing care, and household duties. During this time of transition, postpartum doulas help mothers and families adjust to life with a new infant.
A postpartum doula is different from a baby nurse. Baby nurses are hired just for the baby and infant care. Postpartum doulas are for the mother, partner, baby, and entire family unit. They are more like a mother figure or close friend who comes to offer support after the baby has arrived. They ensure that you are resting and taking it easy. They may play with other young children, offer you and your partner basic baby care and breastfeeding information, run errands, or help prepare meals. Trained postpartum doulas are there for guidance, to facilitate your confidence, and to help you tap into your innate mothering instincts.
Role of a Postpartum Doula:
- Helps to build confidence in mothering and parenting by offering reassurance and encouragement
- Facilitates and fosters bonding between mother and newborn and newborn and other family members
- Assists with breastfeeding initiation, ongoing lactation support, support with bottle feeding, and help with breast pumps
- Provides evidence based information
- Supports emotional and physical healing from birth
- Teaches infant soothing and basic baby care
- Takes care of light housekeeping and household organization
- Aids in sibling care
- Provides meal preparation and assists with errands
- Provides community referrals for additional support or care
- Offers non-judgmental support of families' unique parenting approach
Who uses Postpartum Doulas?
- Anyone who has just given birth or adopted a baby
- First time parents
- Mothers and families with multiples, premature newborns, and cesarean births
- Families with other young children
- Mothers whose partners must return to work shortly after birth or who are traveling regularly
- Mothers who plan to be home right after birth because of a short hospital stay or home birth
Advantages of using a Postpartum Doula:
- Facilitates maternal responsiveness and competence
- Parents gain a better understanding of newborns needs and behavior
- Greater breastfeeding success
- Improves attachment and bonding between mother and baby and the whole family unit
- Reduces amount of postpartum depression and it can be easier for mom to cope with if it has arisen
- Improves mother's confidence, reduces exhaustion, frustration, and anxiety
- Partners are able to resume work sooner and with less anxiety
Our Unique Postpartum Doula Services
Our mission as your Postpartum Doula
As your postpartum doula we strive to care for and nourish you and your family as you recover and adjust to life with a newborn. We hope to mother you as you discover confidence in your parenting skills and trust your instincts. When you are well cared for and are given the opportunity to rest and relax you are better able to care for and mother your own child. We are there for you during your "fourth trimester" to offer information and resources, help around the house, and to provide emotional support.
As your postpartum doula we strive to care for and nourish you and your family as you recover and adjust to life with a newborn. We hope to mother you as you discover confidence in your parenting skills and trust your instincts. When you are well cared for and are given the opportunity to rest and relax you are better able to care for and mother your own child. We are there for you during your "fourth trimester" to offer information and resources, help around the house, and to provide emotional support.
Our Unique Postpartum Doula services include:
Initial Consultation:
This meeting allows us a chance to meet and become familiar with one another, answer questions, and to find out if we good fit. We can also work together to create a care plan for you and your family. Most families hire us before the birth but many find they need additional support than expected and hire us after the birth of their child. Call us anytime!
Postpartum doula services:
Our services vary from day to day to meet your needs. Let us know what you need each day or night and we will be there to make sure you are well rested and the household is well cared for as you recover from birth.
Length of Postpartum Services:
This is all up to you! Typically, we serve families anywhere from two to six months after birth. We offer both day time and night time support and for some families a blend of both. For day time postpartum doula services, we start out with a minimum of two 4 hour days a week for two weeks. Then you can build on hours from there as needed. For day time doula services you can choose between a half day of four hours of support or a full day as a maximum of 8 hours long. Overnight postpartum doula services are typically 8-10 hour shifts. Four nights a week is considered full time for one doula. For families who request more than forty hours or four nights a week our doulas can team together to cover your specific needs.
Let us know what you need and we can help you come up with the best schedule for your family. We are flexible and this schedule can always change by adding days or hours as needed.
This meeting allows us a chance to meet and become familiar with one another, answer questions, and to find out if we good fit. We can also work together to create a care plan for you and your family. Most families hire us before the birth but many find they need additional support than expected and hire us after the birth of their child. Call us anytime!
Postpartum doula services:
Our services vary from day to day to meet your needs. Let us know what you need each day or night and we will be there to make sure you are well rested and the household is well cared for as you recover from birth.
Length of Postpartum Services:
This is all up to you! Typically, we serve families anywhere from two to six months after birth. We offer both day time and night time support and for some families a blend of both. For day time postpartum doula services, we start out with a minimum of two 4 hour days a week for two weeks. Then you can build on hours from there as needed. For day time doula services you can choose between a half day of four hours of support or a full day as a maximum of 8 hours long. Overnight postpartum doula services are typically 8-10 hour shifts. Four nights a week is considered full time for one doula. For families who request more than forty hours or four nights a week our doulas can team together to cover your specific needs.
Let us know what you need and we can help you come up with the best schedule for your family. We are flexible and this schedule can always change by adding days or hours as needed.
Are you interested in Birth Doula Services?
Many of our postpartum doulas also offer birth doula support. Click here to learn about the benefits of hiring a birth doula to help you prepare for birth and have support throughout your labor.
Many of our postpartum doulas also offer birth doula support. Click here to learn about the benefits of hiring a birth doula to help you prepare for birth and have support throughout your labor.
Contact us to schedule your FREE doula consultation with one of our available doulas. Click the button below to inquire.
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Postpartum Doula Rates:
Initial Postpartum Doula Consultation: Free Postpartum Doula Hourly Rate: $30-$45 Postpartum Doula Package Rate: 16 hours: $432.00-$640.00 30 Hours: $810.00-$1200.00 50 Hours: $1350-$2000.00 *Extended hours and customized packages are also available. Doula rates vary based on experience. *Many FSA and HSA plans accept Postpartum Doula services. Check with your insurance provider and we are happy to give you an itemized receipt of your birth or postpartum doula services. Give the gift of Postpartum Doula Services! Postpartum doula services make great baby shower gifts! |
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