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Doula care will look different for everyone, but here's a general guide to what to expect from the full package of doula care, spanning from the day of conception to 6 weeks postpartum:

•  1 or 2 prenatal meetings in person or via zoom to discuss your birth plan (approximately 3 hours total)

• Availability to attend one prenatal appointment if desired by birthing person

• Bi-weekly 15-minute phone check-ins until 36 weeks

•  On-call status from 36 weeks on

• In person birth support 

• Available via text within 6 hours for up to 6 weeks postpartum

• Choice of one of the postpartum packages or a mix of the two, totaling 80 hours of postpartum care to be used within the first 6 weeks postpartum

Doula care will look different for each person and each birth, but here's a general plan of what you can expect from your doula during your perinatal period:

• 2 one hour prenatal meetings in person or via zoom to discuss your birth plan

• Bi-weekly 15-minute phone or video check-ins until 36 weeks

•  On-call status from 36 weeks on

• In person birth support

• 1 two-hour postpartum in person visit to answer any newborn care questions and reflect on your birth

• Available via text within 12 hours for up to 6 weeks postpartum

Everyone needs an extra set of hands with a baby in the house. Here are a few suggestions as to what a doula can do for you during the day postpartum:

• Attend doctor appointments (for birthing parent and/or baby) to help make sure questions you have at 2:00am are being asked and properly answered

• Help with newborn care

• Help with birthing parent care

• Someone to intervene to stop in-laws from kissing the baby

• Food prep! I am an excellent cook and would love to cook a big batch of soup or my favorite Shepard's Pie recipe for you or use one of your family favorite recipes. Kitchen clean up included. 

Get some good rest with a newborn in the house! 

• Available up to 4 nights a week

• 10-12 hour shifts begin between 8pm and 10pm, whichever works best for your family

• Light baby related chores done while you sleep (baby laundry, washing bottles, cleaning and restocking changing area)

Full spectrum, inclusive doula care can include care for all parts of your fertility journey:

• Abortion support for during and recovery 

• IUD and Nexplanon support for during the procedure and recovery

• Miscarriage support for during and recovery

• Fertility Treatment support

A core childhood memory for Heather was being startled awake by her mother screaming her little sister into this world from down the hall when she was not quite 5. Her baby sister was born during a successful home water birth in the family's never-again-used jacuzzi. After the birth, the attending midwife invited Heather to inspect the placenta with her. Years later, she can still recall her pointing out the veins that fed her baby sister for 9 months and feeling awe-inspired by the process. Older sibling support is an important piece of your birth plan!

• Childcare for older sibling(s) during birth either at home or birthing place

• Educating older sibling about what is happening to the birthing parent and newborn care (age appropriately/to parent's preference)