Postpartum Care
Loving partners feel better returning to work knowing their family is being cared for. Allow an Ahavah Postpartum Doula to come to your home to offer skilled support and anything else your family may need for everyone to enjoy the new addition to the family.
We Are Trained In
- Postpartum Adjustment
- Caring for mama as she recovers from birth
- Understanding Baby Cues
- Sibling Care
- Infant care/feeding
- Development and the promotion of parent-infant bonding,
- Non-judgmental support and companionship,
- Assist with newborn care and family adjustment,
- Meal preparation and light household tasks. We
- Offer evidence-based information on infanct feeding
- Prepare pump supplies or bottles
- Emotional and physical recovery from birth
- Screen for postpartum depression
- Provide sleeping solutions for the first few weeks
- Infant soothing and coping skills for new parents
- Care for baby when parents need a shower, nap, or spend some special time with older children.
- Make appropriate referrals when necessary.
Reasons Why People Use Postpartum Doulas
- We reduce the incidence of postpartum depression
- Increase the rate of successful breastfeeding
- Strenthen all relationships in the family as you make this transition together.
Our Packages
Baby Basics Package (2-4
A doula will come to the home 2-5 times per week for the first few weeks to support the family with the basics of infant feeding and care, soothing
skills, interpreting cues, and providing recovery time for new mothers after a non-complicated delivery.
solve with a fussy baby or baby who never sleeps, a new baby consult is a great option. This is a prepaid 1 time visit, however if you decide to add ongoing
doula care afterward you can add it at any time.
This package covers the time it typically takes to recover from a difficult or surgical birth. Focus is the same as for baby basics, but also meets the needs of families with babies that are experiencing reflux or colic, and may provide assistance for some postpartum mood disorders.
Overnight care is 8 hours - usually from 10pm to 6am. Overnight care can be as little as one night a week as needed for respite or up to 7 nights per week if more coverage is needed (often the case with multiples or high-need infants). Care can be similar to day service, or focused primarily on sleep for the whole family.
Families with multiples will generally have a team of doulas with day and/or overnight care with support in managing multiples (i.e. setting up the feedings, establishing an efficient routine, and dealing with any special needs). This package is also flexible to each family's needs as far as hours and frequency.
Hours and Fees:
