Postpartum Doula Support
Simone Toomer is a postpartum doula, IBCLC, sleep coach and former birth doula with years of experience supporting new families. Email her to discuss availability for postpartum doula services.
What is a Postpartum Doula?
If we lived in a perfect world, mothers would be able to climb in bed with their babies for 40 days following childbirth, and focus only on caring for baby and healing from childbirth. (This continues to be a common practice in other cultures.) During this time, the "village" would care for her physical needs, household, and other children. Since we don't have this support in our present culture, a Postpartum Doula fills in this gap. Postpartum Doulas are specifically trained to support families after a new baby arrives, providing the physical and emotional support mothers need while recovering from childbirth and adjusting to life with baby. The goal of the postpartum doula is to help every member of the family, parents & siblings, transition as easily as possible to the many physical, emotional, and mental demands a new baby can bring.
Research shows that the benefit of having postpartum support include lower rates of postpartum mood disorders, including depression, higher breastfeeding success rates, deeper bonds between parents and infants (as evidenced by lower rates of abuse), and more confidence in parenting skills and competence.
Postpartum Services Offered
Newborn care and knowledge (bathing, changing, soothing, baby wearing, feeding, infant cues)
Mother/birth parent care (rest, light meal prep/cooking, emotional support)
Lactation support (latching, how to use a pump)
Household support (light household duties, meal prep/cooking, light laundry, errands)
Overnight support for established clients
Sibling support
Pricing
$35/hour, daytime (8am-8pm) $45/hour, evening & overnight (8pm-8am)
Minimum number of 4 hours must be purchased/used at a time.
HSA Eligible
How to Book
Email us to inquire about availability!
