Postpartum Doula Services

Availability

I have availability to accept postpartum doula clients as follows:
* Daytime Hours for clients with whom are either repeat clients, or current birth doula clients. What are the benefits of having a postpartum doula?

• Increased chance of successful breastfeeding
• Reduced chance of maternal and newborn hospitalization from health complications due to informed care
• Less chance of maternal postpartum depression
• Mothers feel more secure and more in control
• Less maternal exhaustion, frustration, and apprehension during early weeks
• Parents have higher regard and increased sensitivity towards babies
• Reduction in unnecessary calls to pediatricians
• Greater participation in caring for baby from more confident fathers
• Dad back to work sooner with less anxiety
• Greater understanding of newborn emotional and physical needs and behavior
• Earlier bonding due to more confidence
• Paying for a doula provides relatives with a way to give constructive help

What services does Sindea Horste provide, as a postpartum doula?

• emotional, physical and educational support
• breastfeeding support and guidance
• help and support with bottle-feeding
• help with multiples, preemies, and adopted babies
• baby care
• help during postpartum depression
• someone to mother the new mother, to care, and to guide both parents as needed and desired
• offer reassurance
• care for baby and siblings so the new mom may be able to rest,eat or shower on her own
• overnight care of baby
• light house work
• light meal preparation
• some animal care, such as feeding pets and walking dogs

What is Sindea's experience?

• trained, certified and experienced labor doula since 1997
• more than ten years of experience as a nanny and pre-school teacher
• first aid and CPR certified
• mother of 2 boys and aunt to many wonderful children
• 3 1/2 years personal experience breastfeeding two children
• trained as a Lactation Educator with CAPPA
• trained as a Lactation Educator with Evergreen Perinatal Services
• Certified La Leche League Breastfeeding Peer Counselor
• trained as a Postpartum Doula with CAPPA
• experienced Postpartum Doula since 2003

What are the fees for having Sindea be our postpartum doula? I am happy to work with families both as a labor doula and a postpartum doula.
- daytime hourly rate is $30 per hour, with a 3 hour minimum
- overnight hourly rate is $35 per hour, with a 6 hour minimum
- typically I come in and help for 2 to 8 weeks(on average) for 3 to 5 hours per day, as many days per week in that period you may need.(typically 2 to 4 days per week) Some families would like extended support, and I am happy to work with those families for longer periods of time- up to approximately 8 to 12 weeks postpartum. When we talk about your needs, we can discuss what you are looking for in a postpartum doula and go from there. If you are thinking you only need a few days of postpartum support, and choose to extend beyond that, I am happy to stay on and support you and your family as needed. I am able to stay for up to 5 hours at a time during the day, and for those overnight occasions I typically will work from 10:00pm until 6:00am, allowing the new parents some much needed rest. If you wish to have my overnight postpartum doula services, I do ask that you provide a bed or comfy couch for me to rest while your baby sleeps.