when could you use support?

daytime

A few days or many, choose the amount of support that you need to feel ready to do it on your own. Some parents prefer a schedule of as many as 4-5 days a week for the first week or two and then a gradual weaning of support as they feel more confident and well rested. Others want only a few days after their baby is born. Every family’s needs are different. Either way, my aim is to work myself out of a job! 
A minimum of four hours a day is required.

evening

Evening support can provide an opportunity for some evening-specific guidance or to get some extra rest during this unique, sometimes fussy, time of day. It can stand alone or be alternated with daytime support or overnights. 
A minimum of four hours an evening session is required.

overnight

The goal of overnight visits are of course to build in some longer periods of sleep for you.  It can be a nice treat to occasionally have a break from keeping half an ear open for your baby's feeding cues. I'll do that for you -- and bring your little one in just to nurse or gently wake you to pump.  Overnight visits are commonly 10PM-6AM, but are designed around your unique needs. It’s helpful to have with a few minutes to chat together before you head off to bed to catch me up on your day, give you time to share how things are going, and to share the list of household tasks you’d like completed while you sleep. 
A minimum of six hours for overnight is required.

what happens during visits?

Daytime & Evening Support

Visits may include:
  • Helping you process your birth experience
  • Supporting your physical recovery after childbirth
  • Hands-on instruction on infant and mother care
  • Support for the emotional adjustment to parenthood
  • Support and assistance with breastfeeding and/or bottle-feeding, including information about pumping
  • Helping you and your partner understand your baby’s feeding and sleeping cues
  • Assisting with latch and positioning for optimal breastfeeding
  • Cleaning and assembling pump supplies and/or bottles
  • Soothing your baby and sharing baby soothing techniques
  • Caring for your baby when you or your partner want to nap, shower or spend time with your other children or each other
  • Demonstrating newborn care, including diapering, bathing & swaddling
  • Baby wearing instruction and modeling
  • Assisting with the care of older siblings and helping them adjust to the new family member
  • Light housekeeping such as dishes and laundry
  • Light meal preparation for you and your family members
  • Running errands and/or grocery shopping
  • Assisting with home and nursery organization
  • Assisting with pet adjustment & care
  • Offering nonjudgmental support for the entire family
  • Providing resources and referrals within your community as needed
  • Being alert to postpartum mood disorders
Overnight Support

Nighttime visits can include items from the daytime list, but are fine-tuned for maximizing your sleep:
  • Your baby is brought to you to nurse comfortably while you are accompanied so you can confidently doze off for a bit if you'd like and then have your baby gathered up when you are finished nursing
  • You get to take a break from changing diapers, burping, and soothing your baby for the night
  • You and your partner sleep while your baby is fed for some or all of the feedings
  • Household tasks or food prep are quietly done for you
  • pump supplies and/or bottles are washed and prepared for the next day
  • Get help organizing night times for optimizing sleep for all
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