Within those first crucial days of life up to the first year, Dear Doula provides postpartum support for the birthing individual, baby and the family.

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Tasks of a Postpartum Doula: 

• emotional support, reassurance, and empowerment to both caregivers 

• nurture postpartum individual (emotionally, mentally, physically) 

• help establish and maintain a routine (with feedings, sleep, hygiene) 

• assessing the needs of the whole family 

• providing recommendations to certain products/items and/or referrals to certain providers, if requested by family

• encouragement and positive affirmations throughout the whole process 

• newborn care hands-on education including: 

  • general newborn care: diaper changes, assist with burping

  • sleep habits/patterns 

  • feeding cues and tips 

  • help with bathing baby 

  • holding baby while napping 

  • modeling how to dress baby

  • sharing skills: babying soothing, swaddling, general care for infant

  • typical warning signs & when to call the doctor 

• cord and circumcision care, if needed/requested 

• organizing the nursery & household areas with baby items 

• light house work (cleaning the bottles, disposing diapers, cleaning spoiled clothes/items) 

• completing laundry (washing/drying, folding & putting away for baby & parents)

• sibling education on babies and assist with the new transition, if requested

• create shopping lists & help with meal preparation 

• can attend postpartum appointments with postpartum individual and/or any appointments for infant (general doctor, lactation support, chiropractic, etc.)