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​Postpartum Doula Care
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Receive your Postpartum Doula care from a Licensed Midwife
& Board Certified Lactation Consultant!


​Every postpartum family deserves compassionate, informed, empowering support as they get to know their newest addition, recover from the birth and adapt to life as an expanded family. As a Midwife and Lactation Consultant, I am delighted to combine years of training and experience into a single service, offering families encouragement and guidance in whatever form will best meet their needs at the time.

Service options include:
Midwifery care
  • Support recovery from birth with herbs, homeopathy, and more
  • Screen baby for jaundice and supporting through at home treatment
  • Weigh baby and tracking normal weight loss and gain patterns
  • Tracking baby in first few weeks to ensure normal development 

Lactation support
  • Guidance in healthy nursing habits from the start
  • Troubleshoot latch & positioning issues as soon as they arise
  • Screening & treatment for common challenges
  • Assistance with learning to use pump, bottles & pumped milk

Traditional Postpartum Doula services
  • Discuss newborn development & what to expect in the coming days and weeks
  • Help parents learn to interpret their baby's cues 
  • Instruction in swaddling, diapering, bathing, nail trimming, etc.
  • Assistance in optimal set up of nursing, sleep and play areas
  • Care for baby while you eat or shower
  • Run errands


Postpartum Doula care visits usually last 2 to 5 hours, with a fee of $45 per hour.  
Contracts are established prenatally when possible, with a minimum 
number of hours
​agreed upon and a deposit paid upon hiring.  

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​​The Fine Print


*  Travel within Sonoma county is included in visit fee. 
An additional fee of $50 may apply to visits to Marin, Solano, SF and Alameda counties.


I am happy to offer a complimentary interview by phone to assist you
​in 
exploring and getting t0 know your postpartum support options.
​

Please email or call me for more information
​and to schedule a visit!

c: 707.893.7877
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  • Virtual Services
    • Professional Classes >
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    • Prenatal Classes >
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      • Newborn Care
      • Breast, Chest & Bottle Feeding + Newborn Care for Solo Parents
      • Childbirth Refresher & Sibling Preparation
    • Solo Parent Support
    • Lactation Consultation
    • Fertility Consultation
  • Local Services (SF North Bay)
    • Prenatal Classes >
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      • Newborn Care
      • Childbirth Refresher & Sibling Preparation
      • Breast, Chest & Bottle Feeding + Newborn Care for Solo Parents
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    • Fertility Assistance >
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    • Craniosacral Therapy for Infants
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