Our Services
Our first priority is to insure that the new mother is rested and relaxed, and to assist her with breastfeeding and/or nurturing her baby. We bring lots of love to the new family, and try to lighten the load that new moms inevitably feel. ABC postpartum doulas are experienced with multiples, preemies and special needs babies so we can help your family get off to a great start whatever your unique situation might be. Even though services provided will vary from client to client, typical postpartum services include:
Breastfeeding support and instruction
Day and overnight care
Baby soothing skills
Newborn care
Meal preparation
Baby equipment expertise
Referrals to local resources
Sleep Consults
Doulas can be magic at getting newborn babies to sleep… and sleep well. We have a lot of tricks up our sleeve with older babies too, and have received advanced training on healthy and safe infant sleep. We also get many desperate parents calling us for help with their older babies who don’t sleep well, and parents hitting the edge of sleep deprivation. We offer sleep consultations to tired parents of babies under 6 months. (For older babies, we recommend Ruby Sky Coaching.).
Cristie provides most of our sleep consultations, and with her many years of overnight doula care (twins and triplets are her specialty) she has a plan for almost every baby to get a good night’s sleep…and their parents as well. Sleep consultations usually last between two and three hours and are done in the client’s home. Cost is $125 for singletons and $150 for multiples and must be paid in advance. Follow-up support by phone and email is available at an additional cost. Contact us for more information or to schedule a consult.
Lactation Visits
Portland is rich with breastfeeding resources and as postpartum doulas we seek to work collaboratively with all your healthcare providers so that both moms and babies can receive as much breastfeeding support as needed to achieve success. All of our doulas support breastfeeding and can provide basic instruction for establishing breastfeeding, maintaining milk supply, introducing pumping and bottle feeding, and avoiding common breastfeeding pitfalls.
For more involved breastfeeding needs we also offer lactation specific visits. ABC Owner Kimberly, a board certified lactation consultant, provides the majority of our lactation visits. Generally lasting from one to two hours, these visits can focus on feeding problems and post hospital stay follow-up concerns. We can also help you establish feeding for multiples or problem-solve if you have already visited the clinic but need some extra support. Lactation visits can be in the home, hospital or birth center, and usually require less advanced notice than our postpartum care as the need is often urgent. Cost is $75/singletons, $100/multiples.
