"It takes a village to raise a child"
For a pregnant mom, it's often hard to focus on the fourth trimester before the baby is born. Preoccupied with all the changes in their bodies, anticipating labor & delivery, when we are pregnant we often feel as if postpartum is a territory far off in the distance.
For a pregnant mom, it's often hard to focus on the fourth trimester before the baby is born. Preoccupied with all the changes in their bodies, anticipating labor & delivery, when we are pregnant we often feel as if postpartum is a territory far off in the distance.
POSTPARTUM DOULA
Why is extra support so important?
As a new parent everything is new. You have just ran "that Marathon". You are very likely to feel exhausted. Your body needs rest! You need to heal, emotionally & physically. Your hormones (mood) are going from very happy to very emotional. They call it "the baby blues". If the delivery of the baby was tough, if it was a preterm birth, if the baby cries a lot or if the breastfeeding is not going well or what you expected, you would love to have someone around (companion) to share your worries and to help and advice you how to take care of a Newborn.
Someone who is not your mother, or mother in law, or friend. Someone who is a professional. Someone who's a calm presence in your home with lots of experience, who makes your life easier and who gives you tons of advice. If it's your first baby you are probably unsure about many things.
As a new parent everything is new. You have just ran "that Marathon". You are very likely to feel exhausted. Your body needs rest! You need to heal, emotionally & physically. Your hormones (mood) are going from very happy to very emotional. They call it "the baby blues". If the delivery of the baby was tough, if it was a preterm birth, if the baby cries a lot or if the breastfeeding is not going well or what you expected, you would love to have someone around (companion) to share your worries and to help and advice you how to take care of a Newborn.
Someone who is not your mother, or mother in law, or friend. Someone who is a professional. Someone who's a calm presence in your home with lots of experience, who makes your life easier and who gives you tons of advice. If it's your first baby you are probably unsure about many things.
They say : "a Postpartum Doula is someone who has to work herself out of the job".
In fact she gives you tools & confidence to move forward.
In fact she gives you tools & confidence to move forward.
Doula Nathalie & Associates can make a difference for you! Please reach out for a quick phone call . We can help you to find a wonderful postpartum doula.
"The ways in which the woman, baby, partner & siblings make the transition to a new family unit have a long-term impact on their physical and emotional health. The postpartum doula fills a large gap in maternity care and is able to facilitate a smooth and rewarding transition."
A postpartum doula could be helpful in many ways. We would like to give you a summary of where she can be helpful:
You might have questions about:
Postpartum Doula tasks:
Newborn care:
Infant feeding support, lactation, sleeping, swaddling, bathing, responding to baby’s cues, diapering, infant massage, babywearing, and basic breastfeeding techniques. So we can help you with the basics. Do you need more support we will refer you to a lactation consultant.
Maternal care:
Sitz bath instruction, perineal healing, breast tenderness, Cesarean recovery, postpartum mood, and adjustment assessment. Sleep & rest.
Household management:
Meal preparation, short errands, baby laundry, bed linen refresh, bottle washing, sibling adjustment & support.
So, when she leaves your house, you feel much stronger, hopefully, is your baby in a better rhythm, you are looking back on a wonderful postpartum week, and you are ready to do it on your own!
Actually, she's priceless!
You might have questions about:
- How to take care of your baby (who doesn't come with a manual)
- How to take care of yourself
- Advice about food/drinks and how to nourish yourself
- Breastfeeding advice/formula advice
- Pumping
- bottles/pacifiers/how to sterilize all the parts
- Finding needed resources
- babywearing
- How to deal with visitors and family
- Physical recovery
- Emotional recovery
- Baby blues/Postpartum Depression
- Sleep issues/pattern
- What to do if you go back to work
- How to maintain your relationship with your partner
- Postpartum support groups
Postpartum Doula tasks:
Newborn care:
Infant feeding support, lactation, sleeping, swaddling, bathing, responding to baby’s cues, diapering, infant massage, babywearing, and basic breastfeeding techniques. So we can help you with the basics. Do you need more support we will refer you to a lactation consultant.
Maternal care:
Sitz bath instruction, perineal healing, breast tenderness, Cesarean recovery, postpartum mood, and adjustment assessment. Sleep & rest.
Household management:
Meal preparation, short errands, baby laundry, bed linen refresh, bottle washing, sibling adjustment & support.
So, when she leaves your house, you feel much stronger, hopefully, is your baby in a better rhythm, you are looking back on a wonderful postpartum week, and you are ready to do it on your own!
Actually, she's priceless!
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