What is a Postpartum Doula?
The postpartum doula educates, supports and encourages the new mom and family in their expanded roles. Often there is so much focus on getting pregnant and staying pregnant that the crucial postpartum period is all but forgotten. In many cultures including East Asian medicine the 12 week period (or 4th trimester) is a time when the family and especially the new mother is well supported with many helping hands pitching in. In our Western culture we are often removed from extended family and do not have many traditional practices for recovery and wellbeing of the new mom. Enter the postpartum doula.
What can Glow Postpartum doulas do for you and your family?
Our Postpartum Doula works with families in the postpartum period; offering support with newborn, lactation, new parent, and sibling care. Your time is crafted for you with information, instruction, comfort, and referrals as needed. Postpartum Doulas support the mother’s recovery, give instruction on infant care and feeding, and assist with household organization and light housework. Our postpartum doulas:
- Provide newborn care, guidance and demonstration.
- Assistance with feeding, milk expression and/or lactation
- Demonstrate techniques for soothing and caring for your baby
- Enable recovery and recuperation from labor and birth
- Coaching on family sleep strategies
- Physical assistance with lifting, baby holding, laundry, dishwashing, light housekeeping and other household tasks
- Assist with older siblings
- Support plans of care recommended by medical practitioners including East Asian Medical practitioners at Glow.
- Give emotional support as you adjust
- Recognize signs of postpartum health and mood complications and offer resources.
- prenatal home and supply preparation
- non-judgmental and understanding companionship
- education of partner(s) and other care givers on support of a healing parent
- spouse/partner support, and family adjustment
- assistance with and emotional support for older siblings
- pet care and plant care
- errand running and grocery shopping
- assistance with transitioning back to work or travel
- Are certified Bringing Home Baby from the Gottman institute
- Offer support with Stork Services including traditonal motherwarming, belly binding, Glow Roots and Bloom postpartum products and diet recommendations.
- Offer optional Reiki/ Intuitive energy healing sessions
- Offer a holistic approach
About Glow Postpartum doulas
Glow postpartum doulas have completed doula training and have years of experience working with postpartum families. They are mentored in East Asian postpartum traditional practices including our Stork Services protocol. They also work closely with Glow naturopaths and psychotherapists to give you the best possible care.
Glow postpartum doulas are required to adhere to the following standards:
- WA state background check
- Infant First Aid/CPR certified
- Professional liability insurance
- Fully vaccinated
- Food handler training
- Regular continuing education
- Client evaluations and annual reviews
- Familiarity and compliance with Glow caregiver standards
Booking your postpartum doula services
Our Postpartum Doula works with families in the postpartum period; offering support, information, instruction, comfort, and referrals as needed. Postpartum Doulas support the mother’s recovery, give instruction on infant care and feeding, and assist with household organization. There is a 50% non refundable retainer fee for this service.
Initial Touchstone 60 min- Via Zoom$50 Find out if postpartum doula services are right for you.
Beginning Glow: Postpartum Doula-8 daytime appointments of 4 hrs. (We recommend: 2 days a week for 4 hrs for 1 month) $1600
Sustained Glow: Postpartum Doula-12 daytime appointments of 4 hrs. (We recommend: 3 days a week for 1 month (4 hrs shift) $2400
Established patients may opt for a Touchstone check in for 60 min ( $50) or 90 min ($75) via Zoom.
