10/16/2026
Postpartum support isn't just sitting around holding ,and playing with cute babies. Every baby & every client I support is different.Some have a ton of outside help, while others have no family or friends close by. Postpartum doulas are non judgemental, non medical providers that truly nurture and mother the mother. We live in a society where we no longer have the same physical village our parents had because so many families need a two person income. Mothering the mother is being a listening ear without the pressure of having someone to fix it. It's sitting having tea or coffee while it's still hot,and letting her have a shoulder to cry on without judgement. Postpartum support isn't one size fits all. It's dealing with couples that have gone through years of infertility, hundreds and thousands of dollars on multiple rounds of IVF, multiple losses ,hiring a surrogate because your body couldn't hold a pregnancy. It's dealing with couples that had a highly traumatic birth that ended up with an emergency c section and a baby that had to go to the nicu for 6 weeks. It's supporting couples that lost their parents or dealing with a sick parent that is unable to be there the way they wish they could. It's supporting a 2nd or 3rd time mom that already experienced severe ppd & knows what signs to look out for. It's supporting couples that are having a difficult time transitioning as new parents or their partner commuting 4 hrs each day to work while being so sleep deprived themselves. It's recovering from sepsis or an emergency hysterectomy right after giving birth. It's supporting families whose babies are having difficulty gaining weight, breastfeeding issues, tongue and lip tie issues, dairy intolerance, reflux, colic, and mastitis. It's running a bath and telling mom to go in and lock the door and shut her mind off for 40 min. It's running out the door at 11pm because your client ran out of gas drops in the pouring rain. It's making sure mom is eating, drinking, staying up to date on medicine if needed. It's reminding mom to take her BP medicine while dealing with preeclampsia. It's supporting families through the unexpected, tragic loss of their husband/partner.