Choosing Your Newborn Care Specialist / Postpartum Doula
To accommodate a range of needs, experience levels, and budgets, we provide two options when it comes to choosing your guide:
Postpartum Doulas and Newborn Care Specialists* all provide support to families with newborns. There are subtle differences between the two, but with us, you get the best of both worlds! We’re happy to care for your baby AND you, and help with whatever you need. We’ll help you figure out how you want to parent, without pushing you into any particular philosophy. We’ll support whatever choices you want to make, completely without judgment, offering suggestions and advice to make things as smooth and easy as possible. We use the term “doula” and “NCS” interchangeably, but there’s nothing to decide between – we’re the perfect hybrids, trained and experienced as both.
*NCS's are sometimes called "night nurses", but we don't use that term because we're not licensed medical professionals.
Read more below, or contact us to discuss and customize a plan...
We offer support for....
Magic Unicorn Rides
AKA Overnight Doula Care
The ultimate hand-holding (and baby holding!) with a doula by your side. Overnight care will allow your NCS to attend to your baby’s needs while you sleep, so that you can rest easy. Happy Family After will get your baby into good sleep habits and can take care of the occasional basic household task.
Imagine waking up and riding a unicorn down a rainbow of well-rested joy.
(Ok, we can’t guarantee the appearance of unicorns or rainbows, but we CAN ensure the most rest and peace of mind you’ve gotten in weeks - or months - which is bound to feel like a unicorn ride.).
Hiring an Overnight Doula is truly one of the most magical things you can do for your sanity and health.
Our trained caregivers bring the best of the postpartum doula and newborn care specialist worlds into their support of your newborn and family.
Your Overnight Doula will arrive at your home in the evening and she will:
- Talk with you a bit to digest the day and answer any questions you might have
- Let you fall asleep in peace
- Keep a watchful eye on your little angel while she folds your laundry, washes bottles/dinner dishes/whatever
- Bring the baby to you for nursing when it’s time, or bottle feed if that’s your jam
- Let you fall back asleep in peace
- Take care of any burping, poopy diaper changing, re-swaddling, or settling back to sleep
- Work toward naturally improving your baby’s sleep
- Let you continue sleeping in peace
There are some who think that having overnight help takes away from the parents’ bonding time. Let me let you in on a little secret – you’re not missing much. The babies will mostly noisily sleep, poop, or be a bit fussy. Your doula is not having long bonding moments with your baby while you dream about Ryan Gosling your hubby. She is listening to him grunt, snuffle, and fart. She may have to hold him for a while, sitting up, because that’s the only way to keep him asleep. You do this PLENTY during the day, I’m sure! 2-3 (or even 5-7) nights a week of overnight care is going to make you a happier, healthier, better rested parent for your little one(s) during the day, I promise. And that is worth its weight in gold!
You wake up, ride a unicorn out of your bedroom, or possibly slide down a rainbow, refreshed and ready to have an awesome day with your baby!
Depending on your preferred schedule, you may want to enjoy coffee and breakfast before taking over baby duty, or even *gasp* have a long, hot shower.
By the way, twin parents find overnight care incredibly helpful, too. Doulas are experienced in juggling more than one baby, so all parents can get a good night’s sleep.
Consistent Care
24 Nights of Rest - $60/hr
Best for: Parents who know they want solid, consistent coverage with overnights and/or live-in support. Get sleep and support as you transition with your new family.
Looks like: A set schedule of nights per week for however many weeks you choose (eg 3 nights a week for 8 weeks). You can always add on more time!
Flexible Care
100 Hours Package - $70/hr
Best for: Parents who love the idea of care but want a lot of flexibility. Also great for parents who want a mix of days and overnights.
Looks like: We’ll create a schedule week to week, based on your changing needs for ultimate flexibility. You can do as much as you want beyond this – adding as much time as you’d like at the same rate.
Confused? Scared? Overwhelmed? Covered in poop?
Cue the dramatic music…
You need a Daytime Newborn Care Specialist
Geared at first time parents who want well-trained, super-experienced help in anything and everything from breastfeeding to meal prep to light housekeeping to organizing baby stuff, our Super Doulas are here for you.
When you’re a new parent, there are SO many things to manage and so many questions that come up in the process.
Imagine having someone right there next to you who’s been through it already hundreds of times and knows exactly what to do to get you feeling confident and calm.
It’s like parent training and baby care all rolled into one beautiful Superhero of a woman. Let us come to YOUR rescue.
A La Carte
4 Hour Shift Minimum - $80/hour
Best for: Parents who don’t quite know what they need, but know they need help. Get some support as you add a new family member, or learn the ropes if it’s your first.
Looks like: Lots of hands-on teaching and help getting organized. Typically used for daytime shifts over the first 3-6 weeks. Book one visit or many.
Flexible Care
100 Hours Package - $70/hr
Best for: Parents who love the idea of care but want a lot of flexibility. Also great for parents who want a mix of days and overnights.
Looks like: We’ll create a schedule week to week, based on your changing needs for ultimate flexibility. You can do as much as you want beyond this – adding as much time as you’d like at the same rate.
What could be better than having around-the-clock support for your baby AND you? Someone to care for you during your recovery and guide you through the first stages of new parenthood, to make sure everyone is fed (not just baby!), nursery is organized, hospital bags unpacked, and you start parenting this baby feeling capable, confident, and RESTED!
Your NCS/Doula will help you with everything surrounding your transition to the next stage of your family, day and night.
Live-In Care
20/7 Care: $1150/day
24/7 Care: $1350/day
Best for: Families who want the ULTIMATE support of a doula by their side 24 hours a day as they bring their new baby home.
Custom packages are available for longer term 24/7 care.
Live-In Care Plus
Exclusive, Consecutive Care
Customize a specific package for your needs.
Call us to discuss special options for you and your growing family.
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