The Night You Were Born Postpartum Services

05/04/2021

Friendly reminder for whoever needs to hear it today: it’s very normal not to “enjoy every minute.” While so many well-meaning friends, family members (and often strangers) will tell parents to “enjoy every minute because time goes by so fast,” please remember that some minutes and hours and days and weeks are HARD. And exhausting. And make you doubt your strength as a parent.

There will be so many good minutes and memories. In the tough phases, reach out for help. Doing so will allow you make room to appreciate the really amazing moments. ❤️

14/03/2021

Excited to announce that I am now supporting families in the Wood River Valley! Our family relocated to beautiful Blaine County, Idaho in December, and I’m so looking forward to supporting families in Bellevue, Hailey, Ketchum, and Sun Valley. I provide newborn care education, perinatal mental health support, developmentally appropriate sleep help, and much more. Not sure if you need a postpartum doula? Reach out to chat more about how I can bring a sense of calm, confidence, and organization to your growing family through virtual or in-person support.

27/08/2020

In addition to my private practice here as a postpartum doula certified in perinatal mental health, I'm a Family Guide and specialist at an awesome company, Cleo. It's an employee benefit that supports families from the considering stage (thinking about starting a family) through age 12. We currently have two open positions that I wanted to share:

1. Family Guide - Prenatal and Postpartum Support
Flexible hours, Part-time 20-25 hours a week
You have 3+ years of experience in providing support to families around pregnancy, birth, postpartum, or the first years of parenting. (Examples: Birth Doula and/or Postpartum Doula, Certified Lactation Education Counselor (CLEC), International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), parenting coach, sleep coach).

(TEACHERS?! Check this one out...)
2. Family Guide - Early Childhood Support
Flexible hours, Part-time 20-25 hours a week
You have at least three years of experience in working with children ages 1-12 and their families in a school/hospital/private practice/clinic setting/etc. Experience providing evidence-based, skills-based and empathetic support around any of the following topics: Childcare, Developmental Milestones, potty training, toddler nutrition, preschool admissions, parenting, etc.

More info here:
https://jobs.lever.co/hicleo
You can put me down as having referred you.

Job openings at Cleo

11/08/2020

First blog post in over a year (it’s been busy) - exciting updates around the postpartum support I’m offering and a new certification!

How has it been over a year since I’ve written anything on this blog? Take that as a positive sign of how busy things have been around here! Some exciting updates: I continued to support families in-person up until this past March when it became clear that our world was changing. My in-person supp

29/07/2020

This webinar on 8/4 at 8:30am PDT is open to everyone. Such a wonderful and accessible educational opportunity for all parents and parents-to-be. Join us!

26/07/2020

If you are a birth or postpartum professional interested in continuing your anti-racist work, I cannot say enough about this workshop with Jen Sarduy of . She is amazing, her perspective is invaluable, and the conversations were eye-opening. Sign up if you can get a spot, and if not, donate some $$$ to help them celebrate two years of doing the work that all of us need to be doing.

18/03/2020

Attention those who are expecting, those with new babies or young children, those who are working from home - basically, everyone: Cleo is opening up a huge resource for you all (not just for those whose employers provide the Cleo benefit). Take a look and join any/all of our Cleo Guide Sessions to get answers to your questions during this uncertain time.

(This is not just a pitch for the amazing company that I work for in addition to running my private practice The Night You Were Born Postpartum Services. It's valuable, evidence-based information for all of us).

Upcoming topics:
-Supporting Employees Through COVID-19
-Working With & Supporting Kids During COVID-19
-Birth in The Time of COVID-19

Since the COVID-19 crisis began, call volume to Cleo’s team of global family guides has increased by 10x. Anxious expecting parents and stressed working families are looking for clear, evidence-based advice in an unprecedented situation that has shifted day by day (some days, hour by hour). Our ex...

10/03/2020

I love learning about postpartum traditions across cultures.

From Asia to Latin America, recovery from childbirth often includes a culinary component.

27/02/2020

What can postpartum anxiety and depression look like?

Refusing to shower or sleep when there isn’t someone else in the house because you think someone is going to come in and take your baby.

Hiding behind the drapes in the nursery with your baby when someone knocks on the front door and calling the police because you think they are trying to break in to your home.

Dropping to below your pre-pregnancy weight by three weeks postpartum; having absolutely no appetite even when delicious meals are dropped off by loving friends and family.

A complete inability to sleep even when completely exhausted with a heart that never stops racing.

“Pulling it together” for the constant stream of visitors and gritting your teeth through them holding your baby only to burst into tears the second they leave.

Asking your mom if your baby is going to be ok. Every five minutes. For weeks.

Posing for precious newborn photos and feeling like a horrible mom because you don’t feel bonded with your child and are completely preoccupied with the plugged duct you can feel forming in your breast at that exact moment.

This was my experience with PPA and PPD. This is what is looked like for me, and my experience and recovery fuels my passion for supporting new parents.

A perinatal mood disorder may look different for you or someone you love, but “you are not alone. You are not to blame. With help, you will be well.” - Postpartum Support International

13/02/2020

Continuing my Perinatal Mental Health Certification at the 2020 Mom Annual Forum: We Can Do More in Maternal and Mental Health Care.

(Bonus: quality time with .co birth and postpartum professionals that I love!)