Postpartum Doula Services
What is a Postpartum Doula?
A postpartum doula provides professional, non-medical support to new parents during the first weeks or months after birth. Their role is to offer physical, emotional, and practical assistance to ease the transition into parenthood.
What Can a Postpartum Doula Do for You?
Postpartum doula support is typically provided in the first 6 weeks but can extend up to 6 months, depending on the family's needs. The frequency and duration of visits are tailored to meet your specific situation.
A postpartum doula provides professional, non-medical support to new parents during the first weeks or months after birth. Their role is to offer physical, emotional, and practical assistance to ease the transition into parenthood.
What Can a Postpartum Doula Do for You?
- Emotional Support: Adjusting to life with a new baby can be overwhelming. A postpartum doula provides a listening ear, encouragement, and resources to help parents feel more confident.
- Physical Recovery: Childbirth can be physically demanding. A postpartum doula can assist with recovery, offering tips for rest, nutrition, and light tasks around the home to help the birthing person heal.
- Infant Care: Postpartum doulas are knowledgeable about infant feeding (breastfeeding, bottle feeding), sleep patterns, and soothing techniques, helping parents feel more comfortable caring for their newborn.
- Sibling and Family Support: A doula can help older siblings adjust to the new baby and provide extra hands for managing daily household tasks, so everyone can focus on bonding as a family.
- Household Assistance: Light meal preparation, tidying up, or running errands—postpartum doulas are there to help you manage daily chores, allowing you to rest and recover.
- Reduces Stress: Having a newborn can be overwhelming. Postpartum doulas help reduce stress by offering support, guidance, and practical help, so families can focus on bonding with their baby.
- Prevents Burnout: Exhaustion and sleepless nights are common in the early weeks of parenting. Doulas ensure parents get the breaks they need, helping prevent burnout and promote mental well-being.
- Improves Breastfeeding Success: Studies show that having support during the postpartum period can increase breastfeeding success rates. Doulas can assist with lactation, positioning, and offer referrals for any challenges that may arise.
- Promotes Mental Health: With the rate of postpartum mood disorders like depression and anxiety rising, having a doula's support can help ease feelings of isolation and overwhelm. They can provide resources and refer to professionals when needed.
Postpartum doula support is typically provided in the first 6 weeks but can extend up to 6 months, depending on the family's needs. The frequency and duration of visits are tailored to meet your specific situation.