Night Doula Support
There is no sugar coating it - nights with a new baby can be hard. The parenting learning curve is steep and the adjustment to a fragmented sleep schedule is well… normal, but not something anyone looks forward to.
Hiring a night doula will make all the difference in your success as both a nighttime and daytime parent.
You can get through these nights and you will do them (successfully) on your own - we promise. Your doula will relieve some of the pressure, so you can get there.
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How A Night Doula Can Help You
Get more sleep. You will undoubtedly get more sleep with a night doula around. Let your head hit your pillow and leave the overnight soothing and diapers to them.
Ease your mind. You can rest easy knowing that your baby is being well cared for by a trained and experienced doula, who specializes in newborns.
Offer reassurance and practical tips. It’s common knowledge that nights bring worry. Everything just feels harder when its dark and you’re tired. Your night doula will be there to normalize your thoughts and feelings and help you work through them, by offering practical and easy to apply tips.
Your Investment
Our standard rate is $45/hr (+hst). Night sessions are generally between 7-8 hours in length. Most people book at least 4 nights to start.
Please note we charge $60 extra/night for twins.
We offer a 5% discount for pre-bookings of 20 days or longer.
What to expect
The first step is to get in touch. We’ll chat through what you’re looking for and connect you with a doula that will meet your needs best.
As soon as your baby is born, and you’re settled in at home, you can start your support. Some families want to start on day 1 and other want to wait until week 1. As long as you’re communicating openly (and with enough notice) with your doula, we’ll be able to support you.
Overnight sessions typically last for 8 hours. You’ll likely have already communicated with your doula, prior to your session. But we will start each session by checking in on how your doing and run through how the night will unfold. Every family has unique needs and we will support you with whatever yours are. Typically we offer the following:
Bring baby to you to feed or feed baby via bottle. We can offer feeding tips, if you’d like.
Change diapers and soothe baby back to sleep, while you get some sleep.
Answer any night time questions!
You’ll wake up refreshed and at ease. Baby will be well cared for. We’ll wrap up in the morning, and repeat!
Sounds great, right? Get in touch to learn more and to set yourself up for a smooth start to parenting. Want more information right away? Check out our Night Doula FAQs.