Prenatal Support

Antenatal support benefits everyone especially those with high risk pregnancies, complications, older children, preexisting  diagnoses of mood disorders, and more. 

• Registry design
• Creation of functional spaces
• Hospital bag preparation
• Discussion of medical appointments
• Discussion of birth & postpartum
• Personalized postpartum plans
• Gathering relevant resources 
• General home organization
• Grocery shopping & meal prep
  

Daytime Postpartum Support

Adjusting to life with a newborn can be challenging especially while recovering from birth. A postpartum doula is there to provide emotional, physical, and educational support. This service is individualized to help with whatever feels good that day. I don’t come in to snuggle baby while you work around the house (unless you want to!) but assist with any tasks that put you at ease.

Please note, a doula is not a nanny or babysitter (both are valuable supports) as they provide a different service.

Pricing beginning at $70/hour

• Listen to the birth story & help process
• Care for the birthing parent & baby
• Teaching newborn care
• Related service referrals
• General feeding assistance
• Grocery shopping & meal prep
• Organization of baby items & nursery
• Baby laundry
• Cleaning bottles, pump parts, & other baby items
• Baby snuggles
• Sibling support
• Creating day routines for sleep & awake times

Nighttime Postpartum Support

After 4.5 years of supporting families in their home, I have seen the need for a mix of both guidance about baby and support with household tasks as well as sleep for the entire family. Instead of a full overnight where I don't interact with parents and minimally support baby, I have designed a combination of support that is all encompassing. This can be especially helpful to families providing baby with human milk as it is most protective of their supply.

By booking this "nighttime support" families will receive specialized support during the hours of 5 pm - 11 pm (these can be adjusted based on family needs but in my experience this is when baby goes down for the night). Upon arrival I can offer support during baby's fussiest and hungriest time of day allowing parents a break. If baby wants to snuggle a parent, I am happy to prepare dinner or complete other household tasks parents had hoped to be completed earlier in the day! After eating parents are welcome to do what they please with their time. They can go to sleep, spend time together, take a shower, etc. For the rest of the evening I will take charge of cluster feeding baby as well as getting them to sleep. Before I leave for the night I will make sure baby is changed, fed, and asleep.

Pricing beginning at $75/hour or $425 for a bundle of 6 hours

• General newborn care
• "Witching hour" support
• Meal prep and or caring for baby whole parents eat
• Feeding baby or bringing to parent to nurse
• Soothing
• Proper handling & storing of milk
• Washing bottles &/or pump parts
• Baby laundry
• Organizing baby items & clothes
• Creating nighttime routines
• Supporting baby to sleep for the night

Birth Support

A Birth Doula is a non-medical professional who provides support to the birthing person and support partner during labor and birth.  Support for both parties can be physical, emotional, and informational.  Doulas work with the family to achieve the most satisfying birth and postpartum experiences possible.  Working with a Birth Doula can decrease the use of medical interventions, reduce time in labor, decrease the anxiety of the birthing person and/or support person, improve bonding with baby post-birth, etc. Alyssa is a DONA trained Birth Doula.

Pricing provided upon interview

• Discussion of prenatal appointments
• Providing evidence based information 
• Providing physical comfort measures
• Emotional support 
• Advocating for birth & labor preferences 
• Incorporating changes to labor plans 
• Early feeding support immediately following birth
• 1-2 postpartum visits