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So, you are looking for a postpartum doula - congratulations!!!!  I am so happy that you are expecting or have recently given birth and that you are here learning more about me, my services and how I can be of assistance to you.

As a mother to seven children I know the importance of having support after the baby has arrived to help make that transition as smooth as possible.  As a labor doula I am there to mother the mother and make everything go much easier for her and her partner!! Are you wondering what a postpartum doula is?

"Knowing that my babies were being cared for by a knowledgeable, family centered person who is confident in her many skills made me feel at ease.  I trust Michelle as much as I trust my own family.  Michelle's calm, relaxed demeanor rubbed off on the entire family."  Melanie Ribich, Cedarburg

Important forms, contracts, information, etc for my clients (click here and then login as a guest to access the page).

Postpartum Doula Services:

  • Assistance with the transition into motherhood/being a family
  • Emotional and breastfeeding support
  • Teach/model newborn care
  • Household tasks/light housekeeping
  • Help with sibling transitions into being an older brother or sister
  • Someone who is there to "MOTHER" the mother
  • Free enrollment in my online courses

Price for Postpartum Doula services: $20 per hour

Postpartum Packages:

  • 20 hours of Postpartum Care ($350): regular price $400 - you save $50
  • 30 hours of Postpartum Care ($500): regular price $600 - you save $100
  • 40 hours of Postpartum Care ($600): regular price $800 - you save $200
  • Labor Doula Services and 10 hours of Postpartum Care ($825): regular price $875 - you save $50
  • Labor Doula Services and 20 hours of Postpartum Care ($975): regular price $1075 - you save $100
  • Labor Doula Services and 30 hours of Postpartum Care ($1075): regular price $1275 - you save $200

What is a Postpartum Doula?

A postpartum doula is a trained professional who provides physical, emotional, informational, and practical support to a new mother and her family.

She can help the mother get comfortable, help care for the baby when the mom is unable (i.e. during showering or napping). A postpartum doula can help provide encouragement and positive reinforcement. She is available to help mom locate information that pertains to her and her baby, and can help teach mom how to care for her baby. The postpartum doula can also tidy up the house, do baby laundry, help care for older siblings, cook light meals.

The postpartum doulas main job is to mother the mother and help ease her transition into motherhood while her body is working on healing.

Things a Postpartum Doula does not do...

  • A postpartum doula does not provide medical advice.

  • A postpartum doula does not assess the mother or infants health.

  • A postpartum doula does not tell the mother what she should do.

  • A postpartum doula does not replace the father or family, but instead works alongside these people.

  • A postpartum doula does not act as a maid or nanny (even though she assists in these areas they are not her primary job).

  • A postpartum doula does not do 100% of the care of the baby, but instead assists the mother in caring for and learning about her new baby.

 

 

Michelle D. Hardy
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