As a dad, I can say that Aimee was a true gift to us in those first few months after our daughter was born. While much of a postpartum doula's focus is the birthing person and new baby, it's hard to express how incredible an impact it can have on the whole family.
Aimee took care of us and helped us feel prepared right from the very beginning. She helped us prep our home and the baby stations before the birth. She sent us the most amazing list of things to get in advance (we had too many lists from other people -- we just ended up getting everything she suggested and it worked out perfectly!) And she even helped coordinate our homecoming with baby, working that weekend no less.
That coordination piece was huge and this was one of the most amazing things about working with Aimee. If you have any other folks helping you (night doulas, lactation consultants, cranial sacral therapists to help with tongue tie, etc.), it ends up being a lot to schedule and arrange. Aimee did all of this and made it flow completely seamlessly. So lucky given that we were in no shape to do that the first few weeks! She also is plugged into an incredible network of people, all thoroughly vetted and both skilled and kind like she is. It was invaluable to us to get connected into the this world so completely through Aimee.
She was also amazing with visiting family, helping family find their place in the fourth trimester world. She's so warm and welcoming that it allowed everyone to feel relaxed. She's also a master of helping navigate how to include family while protecting mom and baby in a vulnerable time. Everyone loved her!
For partners out there, I couldn't recommend her more highly. As I said, it was not only a gift to mom and our new baby, but her care, wisdom, humor and network helped make a potentially stressful and bewildering time one of joy and ease for our entire family.
-Robert
December 28, 2019
Sound Babies
Postpartum Rate: $75