Buddha Belly Doulas - Where postpartum and newborn fantasies become realities!
The specialness of bringing home your newborn cannot be overstated. It's a magical time where bonding and learning meet face to face, and your entire life purpose is realized.
During this time, love is abundant, and exhaustion reaches levels you've never experienced in your life. No matter the amount of preparation, this period of time can be almost debilitating for even the most even-tempered of new parents.
For most new parents, the first days and weeks at home with a newborn feel as though you're actors on the hit tv show "Baby Detective: Why is My Baby Crying And What Do They Need Now?" It's being binge watched across the country and you're living it in real-time, episode after episode after episode....
As you try to decode your baby's cries, rather than find answers, you continually stumble upon triggers for more intense crying... Meanwhile, the dishes pile up, visitors keep appearing, sleep becomes a forgotten art, and your brain is filled with questions like, "when did my baby last poop...".
No one plans for that and it doesn't have to be your postpartum new baby story! Instead, let's turn the following fantasy into your reality!
Start by breathing a sigh of relief because you've engaged the postpartum support services of Buddha Belly Doulas.
Imagine being comfortably positioned in your favorite spot with your breastfeeding pillow perfectly placed. Your doula places your baby in your arms and stands close by to help ensure the perfect latch. With your baby successfully feeding, you look up and smile.
This tells your doula she can step away, but she is back a few minutes later with a hot cup of tea. She knows that you need as much nurturing as your baby does, and she provides it without needing a prompt. From the kitchen, you smell a delicious home cooked meal and you wonder to yourself, "is this real life?!"
After the feeding, your doula comes to your side and the two of you move to the changing table. With her guidance and affirmation, you undress the baby, clean them and place a fresh diaper on. You examine your baby for the millionth time and your doula reassures you that your baby is doing well and that your parenting instincts are spot-on.
Now you're ready for a shower, and maybe even a nap. Yes, a NAP! And you confidently place your baby in your doula's competent arms.
This is just the beginning of what postpartum and infant care feels like with Buddha Belly Doulas on your side!
Our support is limitless and may be purchased in the following ways:
Contact us today and let's discuss your unique postpartum and newborn support needs!
NEWBORN CARE
Our highly trained and experienced infant care specialists provide hands-on care for your baby while you rest or attend to other tasks. We will assist you with the first bath, swaddling your baby, baby wearing, gear recommendations, and so much more. We are there with you to answer the day to day questions, establish good routines and share our expertise on all things baby.
FEEDING
Feeding an infant can sometimes be a bit more complicated than imagined. Whatever the plan is for your infant feeding journey, we are equipped to support you. Our certified lactation counselors and infant feeding experts have been described as “the Mary Poppins of newborn feeding.” Whether it’s an uncomfortable latch, a milk supply concern, colic, reflux, or you just aren’t sure, we’ve got you covered.
SLEEP
Good sleep with a new baby in the home does not have to be an unobtainable dream. Consider Buddha Belly Doulas your dream team for optimizing your sleep! Count on us to manage all of the night time duties while you get a full night’s rest. We assist you in establishing healthy, developmentally appropriate sleep habits and routines for your baby so the whole family can get the rest they need.
EMOTIONAL CARE
The physical and emotional changes of the postpartum season, coupled with hormone shifts, lack of sleep and newly presenting worries and concerns about your baby can literally feel like a roller coaster ride. Having an understanding and compassionate person (your doula) to lean on during this time can ease your mind and drastically increase your overall satisfaction with your experience.
ORGANIZATION
Staying organized during life's biggest transition can pose enormous challenges. Having a postpartum doula is similar to having a personal assistant. Whatever you need done, your doula is on it. One day that may be some light housework, another day it may be boxing up your maternity clothes, or organizing a list of thank you cards. No detail is too big or too small for your doula to assist you with.
SIBLINGS
It seems as if your heart actually doubles in size each time you welcome a new baby into your family. The unfortunate news is that you only have two hands. With our help, that doubles as well! We can help you care for either your newborn, or their siblings so that you can tend to your children one-on-one. Your heart will overflow as you confidently recognize that each are getting the time they need and desire with YOU.
TWINS and MULTIPLES
Twins double the love, but let's face it, they also double the duties. With years and years of experience caring for families with twins and multiples, we use our expertise to help you establish the systems and routines that enable the much needed structure to care for multiple babies. We'll be the extra set of eyes, ears and hands that guide you through every step of the journey.
Why work with us? Our clients share their stories...
When Should I Hire My Postpartum Doula?
It’s no secret that finding a spot at the best local daycare or preschool requires booking months in advance. Sometimes it even means putting your name on a wait list. You’ve heard about this before, right? “Infant care tends to book up fairly fast and several months in advance. In order to find one that meets all your needs, it’s essential to start looking as early as possible. Do not wait until the week before you head back to work.” – Stonewall Day Care Center Similarly, did you know that postpartum doulas also get booked up weeks and months in…
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Postpartum Sleep Deprivation
Four days and one unexpected c-section later we were discharged and on our way home at last. I could no longer lean on the quiet protection of the hospital. Nurses would not be checking on me periodically. Meals would not be brought to me on a schedule. Ready or not I was now a Mom with a fragile, exhausted body, and a newborn baby to care for, out in the big bad world, out where there is no call button. One minute I was being gently wheeled to my car in a wheelchair, and the next I was faced with…
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Looking for a Baby Nurse?
Looking for a baby nurse to help you after the baby is born? I recently spoke to a grandmother-to-be. She called in looking for a “baby nurse” to help her expecting daughter after her baby arrives. “When I was a young woman in New York city” she told me, “people with newborns would hire a baby nurse to help them care for their baby, especially overnight so the new parents could get some sleep. Back then we called them baby nurses. What do you call them now?” she asked me. I told her that the basic duties are the same,…
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Overnight Postpartum Doula Care: A Night With Our Doulas (updated July 2022)
Overnight Newborn Care is sometimes a new concept. Tired parents often approach us and ask: “what does a postpartum doula do overnight to care for their family while they sleep?” It almost sounds too good to be true! Rest assured, this exists and works beautifully. The role of a postpartum doula is so varied from family to family that it’s difficult to answer “what do you do?” The proper question is, “what don’t you do?!” The whole purpose of overnight newborn care is for the entire family to GET MORE SLEEP! So, we won’t be doing a lot of noisy…
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