Perinatal Services
Postpartum Doula and Babywearing Consulting
Note that we offer our services at a sliding scale, and are always willing to discuss trade and barter, in order to better reach any person seeking support.
Postpartum Doula Support
Postpartum doula support includes in-home care for the entire household, with a focus on supporting the family in their new roles during the postpartum fourth trimester. Highlights of our services include newborn basics, parental and sibling support, and light housekeeping.
We offer emotional support, evidence-based information and support, practical support, and partner and sibling support. Studies show postpartum support can help reduce postpartum mood disorders and improve breastfeeding success. Read more about the benefits of a postpartum doula here.
Some examples of postpartum support includes:
- Keep mother fed and well hydrated (Mothering the new mother).
- Breastfeeding and infant feeding support (education as well as real-time help with positioning, pillows, offering snacks, etc)
- Prepare meals.
- Help care for baby while family rests.
- Support for older siblings.
- Answer questions as appropriate.
- Make suggestions as needed.
- Suggest resources and referrals as needed for the family.
- Help run errands
- Light housekeeping such as laundry, sweeping, etc.
Investment: $60 per hour
Birth Doula Support
Birth doula support includes 1-2 prenatal visits, 24/7 on-call support for the two weeks before and after your expected delivery date, labor support (from when we arrive to a few hours after delivery), and 1-2 postpartum visits.
We offer physical support, emotional support, partner support, and evidence-based information and advocacy. Research shows that birthing people who use a birth doula are more likely to rate their childbirth experience positively. Read more about what a birth doula offers HERE.
Some examples of birth doula support includes:
- Discussion of your birth preferences
- Help check you into the hospital
- Help your partner to keep you comfortable
- Remind you to drink, and breathe
- Support you with words of encouragement
- Counter-pressure (have you heard of the double hip squeeze?)
- If you intend on breastfeeding, support your first round of breastfeeding
- Postpartum check-ins
- Referrals to local resources
- Non-judgmental support of your birthing experience
Investment: $1500
Babywearing Consultation
Babywearing consultations are a great way to discuss how babywearing can work for you. After discussing your personal needs and desires, we can discuss the pros and cons of various types of carriers. From there, we can work with your babe or a weighted doll to practice a few options that might work well for you. If you already have a baby carrier you would like to try, we can also spend time focusing on that. Consultations can be scheduled before or after baby arrives.
Some examples of what babywearing can do for you:
- Help calm a little one
- Hands-free baby snuggles!
- Help babe fall asleep
- Allow free hands for shopping
- Walk the dog
- Care for an older sibling while babywearing
- Go for a walk, or a hike
- Get through the airport with two hands free
- Enjoy some skin-to-skin time
- Put together a snack or meal
Investment: $120 for approximately 60-90 minutes