Post Pardum Doula
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Post-partum doula will provide practical, informational, spiritual and emotional information and support.
Practical:
-Assist in meal prep
-Structure feedings
-Spending time with siblings so that the baby and parents can nap.
-Assist in breast feeding
-Design life
-- Light house cleaning is an add on
Information:
Lactation
Newborn and infant care
Diaper changes
Bathing
Resources:
Referrals to other professionals as needed.
Emotional:
Availability to speak to process the birth and the changes.
A postpartum doula is not a nanny, babysitter, or a baby nurse (sometimes called a night nurse). While a baby nurse is a childcare professional who helps parents get a good night's sleep while assisting with childcare needs through the night, the role of a postpartum doula is to help parents figure out how to balance their life with this new addition. Whereas a baby nurse will take over childcare, a postpartum doula is there to give information so that parents can care for their babies with support and the proper instruction. While some postpartum doulas will do overnight shifts with families similarly to how a baby nurse works, there is an emphasis on teaching parents how to manage on the nights the doula is not there and after the doula is no longer working for the family.