Postpartum Support

Congratulations on the birth of your new family member! 

Families come in all shapes and sizes, and when a newborn is welcomed there are a lot of transitions for each member of the family. Everything from sleep, bathing, feeding, newborn care and chores can leave parents daunted with the tasks of recovery and integration.

The Postpartum doula is here to be NEAR the family: offering Nurturing, Education, Assessment and Resources to help a family integrate their new normal.

Our Care Can Include:

  • Newborn feeding support

  • Understanding baby cues

  • Diapering and baby care

  • Sibling support

  • Resources & referrals

  • Non-judgemental support for family

  • Organize nursery and infant systems in home

  • Baby's laundry

  • Screen for postpartum mood & anxiety disorders

  • Sleeping solutions: how to get enough sleep in the first weeks

  • Help create a nurturing & quiet environment

  • Create structured flow of help: Coordinate friends and family

  • Support in parents’ self care

  • Hands-on education for infant care and postpartum recovery

  • Prepare pump supplies or bottles

  • Sling and babywearing assistance, education, and demonstrations

  • Processing the birth experience

  • Soothing baby

  • Birth parent recovery and Non-birthing parent support

When a child is born, a family is born.

The doula’s role is to help the family to find a harmonious new sense of normal with baby. Nurturing parents with physical and emotional comfort measures, while assisting them with discovering their baby's cues, feeding, and help around the house. Overnight support, families with multiples, and sibling care are also available.

The first weeks postpartum are filled with wonder as you marvel at your newborn babe. It can also be an extremely challenging time for new families. Our professional and student postpartum doulas are here to help you navigate the nuances of this precious time. Postpartum care is no longer a luxury, it's an essential part to healing and recovery and is now covered by insurance.

CUSTOMER CARE

Serving all of OR, WA, and CA

+1 (503) 542-2733

LEGAL

Credentialing & Insurance:

+1 (503) 407-4732

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