Postpartum Doulas...

What is a Postpartum Doula?

A Postpartum Doula is a woman who comes into your home after baby has arrived to help with just about anything you need help with. Most postpartum Doulas are mothers who have their own children and have enjoyed motherhood. Postpartum Doulas want you to have that too. They are there to help your family transition into parenthood if it's your first baby or help in bringing a new sibling(s) into the home.

Postpartum Doulas vary in the services they offer but most offer the following:

Routine newborn care and guidance or education of the mother in bathing, cord care, diapering, calming techniques, and newborn nutrition and development

Breastfeeding assistance

Household tasks including laundry, light housekeeping, grocery shopping, and meal preparation, pet care, running errands

Care of older siblings

Accompanying mother and baby to pediatrician appointments

Running errands

Some specialize in multiples and others are retired RN's who offer specialized medical training to help with your premee or twins special needs.

Postpartum Doulas are there to support the parents and get you off to a good start.

Postpartum Doulas

Kathleen Petryshyn
babycaredoula.com
619.218.8378

Donna Hayes
760.930.1323

Nova Bella DeLovely
WombService.com
619.398.5683
Nova is also DONA certified and very good at helping you get insurance reimbursement for doula care.

Doris Kitchin
DorisPostpartumDoulaCare.com
951.233.0965
Doris does a lot of work with multiples as well.

Local Websites for Postpartum Doulas

San Diego Birth Network

Beautiful Beginnings

For a list of birth and postpartum Doulas in San Diego, these are two organizations that are searchable. They are trained, some of them certified and all experienced in taking care of pregnant mother, the birth partner and the baby.