Postpartum Support

Care for you and your baby at home during the day or overnight. At every shift, I show up ready to care for you and your new family in whatever ways are needed. First, I make sure you have water and have eaten recently, then I check in on how you’re doing physically and emotionally. Next I see if you have any questions about this new baby thing, and then we’ll discussing what would be the most helpful during that shift. If you’re at a point where you don’t know what will help, don’t worry - I’m very good at looking around the house and seeing what needs to be done. Postpartum care is very personalized, so no two shifts look alike– but to give you a sense of what I can help with, I listed some examples below.

Daytime shifts are typically 4 hours and can include any of the following:

  • Education on baby care

  • Practical support around feeding/pumping sessions and referrals to lactation professionals if needed

  • Caring for baby so you can have time for yourself to recharge

  • Light housework including dishes, laundry, vacuuming, washing and sanitizing bottles/pump parts, taking out the trash, etc.

  • Meal prepping or baking lactation cookies

  • Caring for you - sitting with you in this transitional space, processing your birth or postpartum experience, connecting you with resources, emotional support, guided breath work, preparing sitz baths, tea, etc.

Overnight shifts are 8 hours long (typically from 10pm-6am or 11pm-7am) and are all about maximizing sleep for your whole family because everything in postpartum is a little easier when you’ve gotten some good sleep:

  • Each evening I’ll check in with you and ask what the plan is for feeding during the night. I’ve worked with parents who are breastfeeding, pumping, formula feeding, or some combination of all of them. I fully support what works for you!

  • Then, I take over baby care - soothing, swaddling, changing diaper, etc. - so you can get some uninterrupted sleep. If you’re feeding from your body, I bring baby in to you, assist with the feed, and get baby back to sleep.