Cornerstone

$535

14 hours of support in your first two weeks at home
and available via text in between

You’ve got a good support team and you feel pretty confident, but you’d like a little help getting settled when you get home with your new family member(s).
What this looks like:
Week 1: Two 4-hour visits
Week 2: Two 3-hour visits

First visit should occur within the first 48 hours of arriving home, or of baby’s birth, if born at home.

• Informed and evidence based newborn care advice
• Nursing and feeding support
• Assistance navigating the support role of other caregivers in the home, if there are any
• Guidance and time for self-care
• Light household tasks
• In the case of cesarean, possibly carrying or moving items for birthing parents
• Facilitating time with older children, or fostering safe interactions with new baby, if you have older children
• Access to my resources library
• Photos, if you’d like them

Counseling other family members in safe and productive ways to add to their new family dynamic looks different for non-birthing parents, for extended family, and for siblings or littles in the home. Each person (and pet) plays a crucial role in welcoming a baby home.

Surprises outside of our control can sometimes happen in the world of babies. If you decide you need to add on support, please look at add-on days and discuss with me. If I’m available, I will not leave you hanging. If I am not, I will help you find help.

Milk and Honey

$1,025

30 hours of support in your first three weeks at home
and available by text in between

What this looks like:
Week 1: Three 4-hour visits
Week 2: Three 4-hour visits
Week 3: Two 3-hour visits

First visit should occur within the first 48 hours of arriving home, or of your baby’s birth, if born at home. 

• Informed and evidence based newborn care advice 
• Nursing and feeding support
• Tummy time support and anything recommended by Pediatrician
• Assistance navigating the support role of other caregivers in the home, if there are any
• Guidance and time for self-care
• I may go with you to early appointments if desired
• Light household tasks
• Baby’s laundry
• In the case of cesarean, possibly carrying or moving items for birthing parents
• Facilitating time with older children, or fostering safe interactions with new baby, if you have older children
• Meal preparation
• Companionship, someone to discuss your birth story with
• Rest and naps for parents and caretakers
• Photos, if you’d like them
• Sometimes you need something not listed- Just ask
• Access to my resources library

40 Days (and Nights)

$1,995

60 hours of support in your first 40 days home

Most cultures and countries honor a period of 40-ish days after bringing baby home in which the mother is nurtured and the “village” fills in around her. Care tapers, so that by the last week, you feel confident and competent to continue this journey well. 

First visit should occur within the first 48 hours of arriving home, or of your baby’s birth, if born at home. 

What this looks like:
Week 1: 4 visits
Week 2: 3 visits
Week 3: 3 visits
Week 4: 2 visits
Week 5 : 1 visit

• Informed and evidence based newborn care advice 
• Nursing and feeding support
• Tummy time support and anything recommended by Pediatrician
• Assistance navigating the support role of other caregivers in the home, if there are any
• Guidance and time for self-care
• I may go with you to early appointments if desired
• Light household tasks
• Baby’s laundry
• In the case of cesarean, possibly carrying or moving items for birthing parents
• Facilitating time with older children, or fostering safe interactions with new baby, if you have older children
• Meal preparation
• Companionship, someone to discuss your birth story with
• Rest and naps for parents and caretakers
• Photos, if you’d like them
• Sometimes you need something not listed- Just ask
• Access to my resources library

Convert hours to a maximum of two 6-hour overnight visit if desired

Return to Work

$585

Lactation and pumping support, and overnight support, for your first two weeks back at work.
It can be hard to adjust your mindset, your schedule, your absence from baby, a possible increase in pumping and parts cleaning, the possible new process of pumping and storing milk for childcare. I would love to support you as you transition back into your new normal. What this looks like:
Week 1: One 3-hour visit, and one 6-hour mini overnight
Week 2: One 2-hour visit, and one 6-hour mini overnight

Home without Baby

$0

9 hours of support and resources over two weeks

If your baby does not come home with you, a birthing parent still needs to recover and heal. While I never want to see this for anyone, I also never want anyone to be alone.

I’m so sorry that you’re even having to read through this section.

I do not charge for this service.

Eager friends and family may not know how to help or respond, and you may feel at a loss for what to do next.

If you have any cultural or religious practices you’d like to incorporate or would like help with, let me know. I want to honor you and the soul of your baby as I can.

Your body will not understand right away that your baby did not come home – breasts will swell, women will bleed, incisions will need care, and birthing parents will still need rest.
I can also help you access resources for your circumstances.

What this looks like:
Week 1: Two 3-hour visits
Week 2: One 3-hour visit