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Postpartum doulas/infant care specialists are experienced support professionals who serve
a family in a variety of ways as they adjust to life with a newborn. Imagine having a specialist in newborn care and feeding immediately available in your own home for questions, guidance and reassurance as you transition your family with a newborn. We happily provide daytime shifts of 4-6 hours and/or overnight shifts of 8 hours and will help you come up with a customized plan for your needs whether you want just a couple of days or you want 12 months of overnights! We'd love to help if you are adding a new baby through adoption or surrogacy. We love working for all types of families in all kinds of situations! Love is love! We proudly serve LGBTQ families, single moms/dads, adoptive parents and grandparents! |
"{Our doula} was amazing! My mother passed away two weeks before our baby boy was born. It was a tumultuous yet joyous time to say the least. We also had latch issues from the start with a lip and tongue tie and {our doula} attended our appointments, helped with relearning to latch after revision and is the SOLE reason I am still breastfeeding over 6 months later. She kept me fed and SANE! She was a confidant, a friend and a helper. There was never a dumb question (even for a second time mom) and I learned everything from how to babywear a newborn to why breastfeeding hurts so darn much initially. She helped with our newest addition and our toddler as needed so that our family could transition from 3 to 4 with as few bumps in the road as possible. She stayed with us overnight the first night which was the best idea we could have had. There are days as a new mom (especially in my circumstance) when you just need to cry and fall apart...and she was there to help pick me back up and give me the support I needed to take a deep breath and keep going. I am fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with her for almost 6 weeks and privileged to call her a forever friend of our family! "
-Lesley T.
-Lesley T.
Every journey comes with unexpected challenges...
We can gently guide you through them.
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"Our doula was amazing! She helped us at a much needed time of desperation. We were having feeding issues and were exhausted from lack of sleep. She helped me nurse, learn to swaddle my baby, allowed me to get some rest while she cared for the baby. She helped clean up the house. She also helped me realize that I had a spinal headache which required medical attention. I would have not realize that without her guidance. I honestly wasn't sure what to expect because I had never had a postpartum doula, but she did such an amazing job and I am thankful that we knew her and she was available to help us at a very short notice. " -Colleen I.
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"We signed up for postpartum daytime shifts. These were as much help (if not more!) as having a doula in labor. After the shifts, I felt as relaxed as if I'd just been at a spa. Being able to take a guilt-free nap, and wake up to a cooked meal or folded laundry, and a fed/sleeping baby was so great, and helped me keep my sanity.
Hiring a doula is an investment, but definitely worth the money if you can afford it! We would absolutely hire Birth Essential again if we have more children!" ~Lucy I |
