Daytime support consists of usually a mix of focusing on mom and baby and walking alongside you during your day. Daytime support can look different for each family and each day. My role as a postpartum doula can entail:
Allowing mom and dad to spend some time resting
Helping with breastfeeding such as educating on what a good latch looks like, feeding positions, and referrals if needed.
Educating and helping with newborn care such as diapering, feeding, swaddling, and soothing.
Providing emotional support and guidance on this new journey.
Processing your birth story
Helping with light household chores such as dishes, laundry, sweeping.
The goal of overnight support is to help you as parents get rest while knowing your precious little one is in safe hands. Hours for overnights are usually between 9:00pm to 5:00am or 6:00am or 10:00pm to 6:00 or 7:00am. This doesn't mean you won't hear baby cry at times, because every newborn wakes pretty frequently, but you can rest assured knowing someone is attentively comforting and taking care of your baby's needs. If you are bottle feeding then the postpartum doula would feed baby a bottle, change baby's diaper, and get them back to sleep. If you need to pump then we can wake you to pump and wash the pump parts so they are ready to go for the next pumping session. If you are breastfeeding then we will bring baby to you to nurse and take baby when they are finished nursing and get them back to sleep.