Postpartum Doula Services:
- Daytime or overnight care
- Sleep consulting for your newborn
- Support with breastfeeding and lactation trouble shooting
- Care of new mother in postpartum recovery (including early detection of postpartum depression)
- Newborn care assistance (bathing, cord care, soothing crying baby, etc)
- Baby wearing (use of slings, wraps and packs)
- Assistance, support and advice with breastfeeding and bottle feeding
- Calming your crying baby (colic/ gas)
- Nutritious snack or light meal preparation
- Childcare for newborn and/or other siblings while parents rest
- Household (light cleaning, laundry, shopping, errands, bottle cleaning, washing dishes)
- Pet care (walking dog, introducing dog to newborn)
- Support with referrals and community resources
- Available to travel with your family to care for your newborn
RATE: singleton $35/hr or twins $40/hr
Minimum 4 hours for day work & 10 hours for overnights
Two-week to three month commitment with family