Mallory, Byron & Sloane

12/5/2024

With seemingly endless options in postpartum support, we are immensely grateful to have found Zoe. She was instrumental in helping us confidently step into parenthood, especially first timers. 

From the very beginning, Zoe took the time to get to know us as individuals - our aspirations and concerns for those early weeks as a new family. She tailored her support to each of us, and her thoughtful, personalized care became a cornerstone of our first six weeks postpartum. She quickly became our lifeline, seamlessly blending education, humor, emotional support, and practical assistance. Her extensive knowledge in the postpartum space was nothing short of remarkable - we often joked that she was our shortcut to hours of Googling.

Zoe's help was crucial in those early days - from latching and breastfeeding support, to reading our baby’s cues, to getting some much needed uninterrupted sleep… she did it all while also providing essential support for mom's physical and emotional recovery. She even went out of her way to ensure dad felt supported and engaged, drawing from her research on the critical role fathers play in early language development. Her deep educational background truly sets her apart and gives her insights that many others simply don’t possess. 

One of Zoe’s many talents is her cooking. Her meals weren’t just delicious, they were thoughtfully designed to support mom’s recovery, incorporating ingredients that promoted healing and boosted lactation. Her meals allowed us to focus entirely on our baby, recovery, and finding our rhythm as a new family. 

While the newborn stage is often described as overwhelming, with Zoe by our side, we truly thrived and have nothing but happy memories of those first few days and weeks. Each of us developed a unique and special bond with Zoe, and we know she’ll remain a cherished part of our lives for years to come. 

Brian

9/17/2024

Zoe was fantastic as a postpartum doula, helping us learn how to care for our little one. She was supportive, always on-time, and a wonderful resource. We highly recommend working with Zoe!

Miriam

9/3/2024

Zoe did several overnight shifts with our family when we had our second child. She was a huge help and so pleasant to have in our home. It’s a vulnerable time being postpartum and she was a calming, nonjudgmental presence who anticipated a lot of our needs. Most importantly she let us all get more sleep and is expert at soothing babies. Highly recommend!

Katie Horton

6/24/2024

Working with Zoe was a fantastic experience. Her professionalism and deep knowledge of child development was extremely beneficial to us as new parents (with limited experience looking after kids). She has an innate gift with children, her abilities to sooth and calm our baby was fantastic to see and learn from. We discovered how to comprehend nonverbal cues such as how to know when our child is tired (red eyebrows!), orchestrate our first baby bath, wear baby carriers, and other basic tasks that helped build our confidence as caregivers.

I knew that the 4th trimester would be difficult but didn't really understand how challenging it would be to get through basic everyday tasks until I was fully in it running on empty. Zoe's guidance and support was a wonderful gift to keep our new family afloat. For example, we learned after hiring her that she is a fantastic cook! The meals she prepared for us saved us so much time and it can't be overstated how important that nourishment became. Each week also included general check ins during which she helped us identify where help was needed and from there would offer the assistance to ensure tasks were complete, connections were made, and appointments were scheduled. 

I feel very fortunate that our first months as parents, while challenging in the way any major life event is, were manageable and low stress. This let us focus our energy on what mattered most – connecting with our new baby. Zoe's dedication, warmth, and professionalism made her an indispensable part of our journey, and we couldn't have asked for a better doula. 

Andrew & Christina

4/21/2024

Zoe was first recommended to us by our close friends who she was working for as a Nanny. At the time we had just had our first child and due to unfortunate circumstances had our planned doula coverage fall through and Zoe completely stepped up to help us out and took on nighttime coverage while still working days for our friends. In addition to being compassionate and helping us out of a jam we quickly found ourselves impressed with her knowledge, care and attention to detail. Not only did she arrive ready to provide us a much needed reprieve but came with deep knowledge on best practices, tips and tricks for keeping our baby happy and healthy and even went above and beyond when it came to general house tasks. Not only did we finally get some needed sleep but she covered even more tasks around our house than we asked for. It was a complete blessing to have found her in our time of need and we continue to hire her for help to this day.

Zoe has also proven to be thoughtful and supportive beyond the times we she has been working for us. Whether that is sending along useful articles based on conversations we have had in the past or even bending over backwards to provide us make-up coverage for nights when original plans fell apart for various reasons.

We recommend Zoe very highly to anyone looking for some help with their new bundle of joy.

Elena Mayfield

1/11/2024

In a world of social media, “parenting experts” are everywhere - the information overload can be so overwhelming and paralyzing, especially as first time parents… enter Zoe. The hardest thing to embrace as a first time mum was knowing how much you don’t know, so having support, both hands on and virtually, from a postpartum doula made all the difference.

Zoe’s knowledge in childcare and child development, as well as postpartum care (with a genuine emphasis on CARE) has made all the difference in our first three months as parents. Any new parents knows its easy to feel like your blundering through, and just trying to survive, Zoe’s demeanor is that of “you are the parents, you are experts in YOUR child” as she guides us with her own expertise. She has not only helped to educate, but has given us the tools and encouragement to implement new practices for ourselves.

From answers about baby sleep - both naps and nighttime, routines and schedules, lactation support, to the ever important parental care (self care IS caring for your baby, thanks for the reminder Zoe), developmental milestones, and even playtime (how do you play with a baby? Zoe knows).

She has been a delight to work with, her communication is excellent, and in a time that can be frightening and isolating, Zoe has ensured that post partum is not something we ever felt “alone” in. After working with Zoe, it is impossible to think of how different our experience would have been without her, and we are so grateful for the opportunity to have worked with her, and will hopefully get to work with her again for future children.