Services We Provide
We offer a variety of services to assist you with your new bundle of joy.
- Postpartum Support: Mothering the Momma
- Postpartum Plan (getting organized before the birth)
- Breastfeeding support and instructions
- Referral to lactation consultant (IBCLC), if needed
- Bottle feeding support
- Coping skills for new parents
- Support in processing birth experience
- Emotional support
- Family support (dads, grandmothers, etc)
- Basic baby-wearing support
- Spend time with newborn and/or older siblings allowing the family a peaceful rest time
- Accompanying mother and infant to doctor’s appointments
- Run small errands, light household help and light meal prep
- Making appropriate referrals when necessary
- Reassuring you that you are doing a fantastic job
- Access to my lending library (books)
- An open, non-judgmental ear
- Getting started your first day home alone without the doctors or nurses
- Answer any questions and alleviate any concerns
- Education on newborn care to help parents become familiar with bathing, umbilical cord care, feeding, soothing etc.
- Belly binding (additional fee)
- Minimum session is 3 hours daily and maximum of 6 hours daily.
- Education on newborn care to help parents become familiar with bathing, umbilical cord care, feeding, soothing and more
- Coping skills for new parents
Available Packages:
- 12 hours to be used in 1-2 weeks
- 16 hours to be used in 1-2 weeks
- 24 hours to be used in 2 weeks
- 36 hours to be used in 3 weeks
- 48 hours to be used in 4 weeks
- One time Session minimum of 4-6 hours
With a Newborn Care Specialist (Baby Nurse) like me on hand to guide you every step of the way, your transition into motherhood will be seamless. You will have the opportunity to rest when you need to mentally and physically (including overnight service at your request). You will receive non-judgmental, fundamental, evidence-based information and advice on every aspect of newborn care.
I am an expert when it comes to spotting common problems such as reflux and colic, and referrals if further help is needed.
I will encourage you to learn about your baby, make informed decisions and feel confident in your parenting.
I provide advice tailored to your family and your baby, with a variety of methods and techniques to choose from or adapt to suit you. I am always supportive of your choices as long as they’re safe for you and your baby. Gentle but effective methods of encouraging good sleep and predictable feeding patterns that support your baby’s growth and development will be provided. With my services you receive personal, hands-on coaching as I teach you the essential practical skills that every parent needs to know when caring for a newborn.
NEWBORN SUPPORT – LOVING THE BABY:
- Education about your newborn (reflexes, soothing, instincts etc.)
- Teaching the interpretation of baby’s feeding, sleeping, and soothing cues
- Helping you establish a schedule or routine for your baby
- Breastfeeding assistance and support
- Baby wearing education—(ring slings, stretchy wraps, soft structured carriers)
- Caring for baby overnight while you catch up on sleep (bottle feeding or bringing baby to mom for breastfeeding)
- Bottle sterilization
- Nursery optimization and product recommendations
- Helping your partner or extended family bond with your baby
- Suggesting developmentally appropriate play methods
- Washing and folding baby’s laundry
- Swaddling instruction
- Disposable and Cloth Diapering
- Bathing and dressing
- Cord and circumcision care
- Nursery stock and upkeep
Bengkung belly binding is the art of wrapping a postpartum person’s belly for physical support and to help hasten the recovery process after childbirth. This belly binding technique uses a long strip of cloth to wrap around the abdomen from the hips to the ribcage. People are traditionally wrapped as soon after birth as possible, ideally on day five and then worn for 40 days or longer as needed. The Bengkung belly binding technique is rooted in Malaysian culture. However various countries and cultures around the world use a form of belly binding to help support the healing process.
Benefits of Belly Binding
- Provides postural support for the torso and organs as they return to pre- pregnancy position
- Supports and assists abdominal wall healing and recti diastasis recovery
- Supports the body’s natural spine and posture realignment post birth
- Constant pressure on the torso and abdomen hastens healing by reducing water, fat and air in the tissue and cells
- Stabilizes loose ligaments
- Helps to prevent and relieve lower back aches and strains
- Prevents slouching while feeding or holding your child
This type of postpartum abdominal wrap is a worthwhile investment and can be kept forever.
It can be worn:
- back pain symptoms from breastfeeding, picking up and carrying our newborn
- during monthly menses for menstrual cramping and to support and bring warmth to the womb area
- back injuries
For Best Results, birthing people should be wrapped as soon as they can after birth, ideally on the fifth day of postpartum. The belly bind should be worn daily for 8-12 hours a day for at least 40 days or longer. Often people who use a belly bind after birth return to their own pre-pregnancy size in 6-8 weeks.
Cesarean delivery light abdominal wrapping, for comfort can begin after stitches are healed with no pressure on the incision. Normally after 14 days more snug wrapping can occur above the incision area. After 4- 6 weeks until the incision is mostly healed with clearance from the care provider the birthing person can begin normal binding. These times are all estimates, it depends on the birthing person’s medical condition.
Postpartum Belly Binding Services Include:
- Belly Binding 1 day Package: $215
- Additional Visits: $30, 30mins (plus transportation out of the 5 boroughs)
- Firming Paste
- Application of a postpartum firming belly paste (Belly Firming Paste is made with 100% natural ingredients)
- firming and toning of the area
- stimulates release of retained water
- strengthens of abdominal muscles
- tones loose abdominal skin
- reduces blemishes and dark spots that may appear on the abdominal skin when stomach contracts
- Binding your belly and teaching you and your partner how to do the binding
- Includes your own Bengkung Belly Bind 100% cotton or Muslin
- 1 hour session
- Recirculation belly oil massage 15mins
- improves digestion
- respiratory system
- eases muscle aches and pains
- helps remove toxins from the body through the lymphatic system
- promotes the body to release retained water, air and fat
- stimulates blood circulation and metabolism
Belly Binding 5 day Package: $499
Firming Paste
- Application of a postpartum firming belly paste (Belly Firming Paste is made with 100% natural ingredients)
- firming and toning of the area
- stimulates release of retained water
- strengthens of abdominal muscles
- tones loose abdominal skin
- reduces blemishes and dark spots that may appear on the abdominal skin when stomach contracts
- Binding your belly and teaching you and your partner how to do the binding Includes your own Bengkung Belly Bind 100% cotton or Muslin Five- 30 min sessions
- Warm fresh herbal compress (made fresh and yours to keep)
- relaxes the body and mind
- soothes sore and overworked muscles
- invigorates the skin and boost energy
- herbal essential oils being absorbed by the skin can do wonders for weary bodies
Includes the following services (Daytime services only):
Courses in Newborn Care, daily baby massages, Lactation Counseling, Belly Binding, Postpartum and Baby Nurse services all in one.
90 hours to be used in 3 weeks
120 hours to be used in 4 weeks
Lactation Counseling
If breastfeeding is painful, milk supply is a concern, infant weight gain is not optimal, feedings are long, or the baby is inconsolable, the assistance of a lactation consultant can provide insightful information. In addition, if you are feeling unsure of yourself or have received mixed advice regarding breastfeeding, the lactation consultant can provide you with evidence based information.
A home visit generally lasts 1-2 hours. During this time a physical assessment of the mother and baby will be taken as it relates to breastfeeding. Typically, a full feeding will be observed. Attention will be paid to the baby’s positioning and latch as well as to the mother’s overall comfort. The baby will be weighed on a digital scale, before and after the feeding, as a tool to assist in determining how breastfeeding is going. After making careful notes and observations, a plan will be made that is specific to the needs of the mother and baby.
Newborn Care – In Person Course
Is a 7 hour, hands on, one day course where I come to your home and teach you about newborn care. I provide the baby(if the baby is not born yet) and the tools needed to teach parents to be the following on newborn care:
- Education about your newborn (reflexes, soothing, instincts etc.)
- Teaching the interpretation of baby’s feeding, sleeping, and soothing cues
- Helping you establish a schedule or routine for your baby
- Baby wearing education—(ring slings, stretchy wraps, soft structured carriers)
- Bottle sterilization
- Nursery optimization and product recommendations
- Helping your partner or extended family bond with your baby
- Suggesting developmentally appropriate play methods
- Swaddling instruction
- Bathing and dressing
- Cord and circumcision care
- Nursery stock and upkeep
- Bottle prepping etc.
Newborn Care – Virtual Course
Is a virtual newborn care course that is done via video chat. The course is the same as the in-person newborn care course minus the hands on lessons that parents and caregivers would do.
Sleep Training
Baby sleep training is an umbrella term for a number of methods that help babies stabilize their naturally chaotic sleep patterns; in turn help parents get more sleep. I offer a variety of sleep training methods that parents can choose from, most of which were developed by pediatricians or infant sleep experts. Each of these methods requires a different kind, and amount, of parent participation — and each elicits a different response from the baby. With some sleep training methods, baby crying is expected, for others, it’s discouraged.
But despite the diversity of baby sleep training methods, the goal for each is the same: a baby that can sleep several hours at a stretch without parental intervention. When a baby is able to sleep more soundly and can fall back asleep on their own, it not only improves the mood and disposition of the child but also improves quality of life for sleep-deprived parents.
No matter what sleep training technique parents choose, successful sleep training requires parents to be patient, resilient, and consistent. The process is also helped by parents creating a nighttime ritual and an environment that is built to promote healthy sleep. Sleep training is recommended when the baby is 4 to 6 months old.
Sleep Training Services includes:
- Assisting with sleep routines for the child and family
- Helping the family maintain new routines
- Providing education on infant sleep
- Connecting families to other resources when needed
- 12 hours of home visits to be used in 1 week
- 24 hours of home visits to be used in 2 weeks
Baby Massages
Can assists with digestion, elimination, healing, growth, and deeper sleep
Can help develop early communication skills while giving baby gentle stimulation
Can help babies become less irritated and sleep better
Can with higher mental and motor development
Nursery Set Up
I come in and set up the nursery for you. Set up includes furniture and baby gear assembly, organizing baby products along with washing brand new baby clothing.
Newborn Care & Sleep Training Guides are available for purchase upon request
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