Personalized, compassionate support to expecting parents throughout pregnancy, labor, and delivery.

Prenatal Support:

• Birth Plan Assistance: Helping you create and refine a personalized birth plan that reflects your preferences and values.

• Education: Offering evidence-based information about pregnancy, labor, and childbirth, empowering you to make informed decisions.

• Coping Techniques: Teaching relaxation techniques, breathing exercises, and comfort measures to manage pain and stress during labor.

• Emotional Support: Providing reassurance, encouragement, and a non-judgmental space for you to express concerns or fears.

• Partner Support: Educating and preparing your partner on how to best support you during labor and birth.

• Chiropractic & Acupuncture Referrals: Providing referrals to holistic healthcare professionals if needed to support pregnancy health.

• Physical Preparation: Offering exercises and positions to help with comfort, alignment, and labor preparation.

• Labor Expectations: Discussing potential labor scenarios (e.g., induction, cesarean birth, etc.) so you're prepared for different outcomes.

Birth Support:

• Continuous Labor Support: Providing continuous physical, emotional, and informational support throughout your entire labor process, whether at home, in a hospital, or birthing center.

• Comfort Measures: Using techniques like massage, acupressure, hot/cold therapy, position changes, and breathing exercises to help manage pain and promote comfort.

• Pain Management Options: Discussing and guiding you through pain relief options, from natural coping strategies to medical interventions like epidurals or medications.

• Advocacy: Supporting your voice by helping you communicate your preferences and needs with the medical team, ensuring your birth plan is respected.

• Partner Support: Helping your partner stay calm, focused, and actively involved in the birth process, offering them guidance and reassurance when needed.

• Emotional Reassurance: Offering continuous emotional support, calm, and reassurance to help you stay confident and focused during labor.

• Breathing and Relaxation: Encouraging relaxation and breathing techniques to reduce anxiety and stress, and assist in labor progression.

• Positioning: Suggesting various positions to help the baby move down the birth canal, ease discomfort, and promote optimal positioning for delivery.

• Assisting with Decision-Making: Helping you navigate decisions during labor by offering information about medical procedures and options available.

• Monitoring Progress: Keeping track of your labor’s progression, offering updates, and ensuring you’re comfortable with the process.

• Post-Birth Immediate Support: Offering immediate postpartum support such as helping with initial breastfeeding, bonding, and assisting with early recovery.

Essential support to new parents during the transition to life with a newborn.

Infant Care:

• Diapering (cloth and disposable) and dressing

• Bathing and soothing techniques

• Assisting with baby-wearing techniques (carrying the baby in a wrap or carrier)

• Infant massage for relaxation and bonding

• Monitoring baby’s feeding cues and habits

Breastfeeding & Feeding Support:

• Latch and positioning guidance

• Help with breastfeeding challenges (sore nipples, low milk supply, etc.)

• Pumping and storing breast milk

• Bottle-feeding guidance & paced bottle feeding (breast milk or formula)

• Educating on feeding schedules and newborn feeding cues

Emotional Support:

• Providing a non-judgmental, empathetic listening ear

• Offering reassurance and encouragement during difficult moments

• Helping with the emotional transition to parenthood

• Offering support for partners as they adjust to their new role

• Recognizing signs of postpartum depression or anxiety and making referrals if needed

Postpartum Recovery Assistance:

• Assisting with physical recovery from birth

• Offering suggestions for postpartum healing (herbal sitz baths, perineal care)

• Encouraging hydration and nutrition for recovery

• Offering advice on postpartum body changes, including breastfeeding-related discomforts

Household Support:

• Light housekeeping (laundry, tidying up, organizing baby gear)

• Preparing nutritional meals and snacks that encourage healing in the postpartum body

• Running errands (grocery shopping, pharmacy visits)

• Caring for pets or assisting with older children

• Organizing and preparing a postpartum care plan for the family

Sibling Support:

• Assisting with the transition to "big sibling"hood

• Offering age-appropriate activities to keep older children engaged

• Providing emotional support to siblings adjusting to the new baby

Partner Support:

• Helping the partner understand their role in supporting the new mother

• Offering guidance on how partners can help with baby care and postpartum recovery

• Educating partners about newborn care and sleep routines

• Offering suggestions on how the partner can care for themselves during this time

Sleep Support:

• Offering guidance on sleep routines and creating a calm sleep environment for baby

• Helping establish healthy sleep habits and patterns for both baby and parents

• Offering suggestions on safe co-sleeping or crib sleeping based on client preferences

• Helping the family develop a sleep strategy that works for them

Referrals & Resources:

• Providing information on lactation consultants, pediatricians, or other healthcare providers

• Referring to support groups for new parents or those experiencing postpartum depression

• Offering resources for babywearing, sleep training, and other newborn care practices

• Recommending books, podcasts, and classes that support new parents