Services
As a postpartum doula, birth doula, certified lactation educator and breastfeeding support specialist, I can offer you a wide range of services and support, tailored to your individual and family needs. These include:
Birth Support
- Two prenatal visits to assess your needs and desires for birth, define and understand our expectations of one another, and provide you with useful tools for labour and birth
- One private breastfeeding class, if desired
- Birth preferences assistance to help you clarify your choices for birth and help you explore the options that are available to you
- Access to my lending library of books and DVDs about pregnancy, birth and baby care, to support your learning
- On call for you 24/7 from two weeks before your estimated due date until your little person decides to arrive
- Continuous physical, emotional, and informational support for you and your partner for the duration of labour and birth
- Initial breastfeeding support immediately after birth to encourage the establishment of breastfeeding, if desired
- One postpartum follow-up visit to celebrate the birth of your baby and answer any questions you have during the early postpartum period
- Unlimited phone and e-mail support to answer your questions and offer suggestions and support throughout pregnancy and early labour
Postpartum Support (arranged before baby is born)
- two in-home prenatal consultations
- one in-home private breastfeeding class, if desired
- assistance in buying what you need (and not what you don't!)
- available 24/7 two weeks before your estimated due date
- support in hospital immediately after your babe is born, if desired
- support at home, either full or part time, as determined by you
- phone support for 3 months after our time together is finished
Postpartum Support (arranged after baby has arrived)
- all aspects of in home support
- hours to be determined based on need and availability
- includes respite support and breastfeeding support
- phone support for 3 months after our time together is finished
Breastfeeding Support
- in-home consultation
- ongoing phone support
- in-depth analysis of the breastfeeding relationship and challenges
- in-home follow-up, as needed
Overnight Support
- overnight stay from 10:00pm to 6:00am (or whatever meets your needs)
- bottle feeding or night latching with doula assistance
- record of wet diapers / fluid intake as necessary
- soothing and settling baby back to sleep after each feed
Multiples Support
- same as postpartum support above, but with an emphasis on the unique needs of a family with more than one baby.
- help setting up the home in an optimal way for multiples
- assistance with developing routines
- support in developing sleep routines