Dover Doula

It's National Everyone Deserves a Massage week and no one deserves a massage more than a new mom!

I love to get accupuncture and massage at the same time (and recommend this for new moms too) with Thalia at Radiance Natural Health in downtown Dover.

https://www.radiancenaturalhealth.com

to Dover Doula's owner, Darcy Sauers', very first headshot taken by Nicole Derr.

Dover Doula has been providing postpartum doula support to Seacoast area families since 2010.

Meet the team here:
https://doverdoula.com/meet-the-team-1

What does a postpartum doula actually DO when they come to your home?

Read what a typical shift includes here:
https://doverdoula.com/typical-doula-shift

Prenatal Classes!

I'm working on a blog post about local options for pregnant women to meet each other and learn everything they need to know.

What are your local favorites? I want to be sure to include everything from prenatal yoga to childbirth ed and more!

Thanks TARA Photography for this photo!

Dover Doula has a team of postpartum doulas ready to help you as you welcome your new baby home!

One of my favorite parts of postpartum doula work is debriefing pediatrician visits with my clients.

So often as new parents, we feel rushed during those first well visits. We're exhausted, overwhelmed and leaking from every or***ce. :-)

It's easy to leave without asking all the questions you had. Or to have questions about what the doctor did say.

While a postpartum doula is not a medical provider, nor a replacement for a pediatrician...we ARE experts in newborn care, behavior and feeding. We ARE experts in the realm of what is normal (and what is not).

We also have time to sit and listen to your questions and concerns and vents and tears and all the things.

Great way to start the week & the month this morning with a wonderful view of downtown Dover, thanks Bending Bodhi Yoga!

Dover Doula has immediate availability for daytime and overnight postpartum doula support.

Need a nap?
A full night of sleep?
Help with dishes & laundry so you can rest?
Answers to the bazillion questions swirling in your head about feeding & caring for your newborn?

Contact us now to learn more about how a postpartum doula can help!

www.doverdoula.com

What does a postpartum doula actually DO when they come to your home?

Read what a typical shift includes here:

https://doverdoula.com/typical-doula-shift

PHOTO: TARA Photography

Dover Doula Many people ask me what exactly I do each day when I start to work with a new family that has just had a baby.  I tend to work in 4-5 hour shifts. When I first arrive, I spend some time checking in with mom to see what questions have come up since we last spoke, hear how the night went, etc.  Then...

Fill your eggs with our 50 cent tokens! Each token works like a gift certificate. Kiddos gather their eggs, add up their tokens, and bring them in to choose toys and books... instead of j***y fillers and loads of candy, they get get to choose something of substance AND have the extended fun of a Noggin visit!

Be Her Village is a baby gift registry for support, not stuff.

BeHerVillage helps parents access funds to pay for doulas, lactation support, maternity leave, pelvic floor care, midwifery care, and other types of support that is often not covered by insurance and out of reach for so many people.

Create a BeHerVillage registry and you can fill it with support services like Dover Doula!

Just like you'd ask your family to contribute to a fancy stroller, you ask them to contribute to your pregnancy, birth, and postpartum support. Pretty cool, right?

Create your registry for free at BeHerVillage.com

https://behervillage.com/user/welcome

Brunch is fine. Flowers are nice. 💐

But moms (*especially new moms) deserve more than fine and nice. They deserve to feel good. They deserve luxury. They deserve to be treated.

Instead of buying the same old thing for Mother's Day give the new mom you love something really special this year.

💞 Give the gift of feeling supported and rested. Give the gift of Dover Doula postpartum doula support. 💞

https://doverdoula.com/gift-certificates-home

Want someone to buy this for you? Send them this post!

Pregnant? Create a baby registry with Be Her Village so that you can register for SUPPORT like this and not stuff you don't really need.

In honor of World Doula Week, here are the top 5 benefits of hiring a postpartum doula:

1. More enjoyable maternity leave – Postpartum doulas help ease the transition for new parents. Having a baby is a major life change. Postpartum doulas are there to calmly support you through the shift and help you focus on enjoying it, rather than muddling through it alone.

2. Non-judgmental support - a postpartum doula does not come in with specific parenting style or push a specific ways of doing things. A postpartum doula is there to help you come up with your own parenting style. She’ll help you figure out what feels right for your family. Postpartum doulas are also expert listeners who have no baggage of a family history with you.

3. Expert advice –That being said, your postpartum doula can share what works for other families, and other ideas and tips based on her training and experience, IF YOU ASK. It’s so wonderful to have all your questions answered as you go through your day in your own home instead of relying on Google.

4. An extra set of hands – Your postpartum doula will take care of baby so you can nap or shower. Postpartum doulas will also tackle the dishes, laundry and light meal preparation so that you can focus on resting, healing and snuggling your new baby.

5. Decreased risk of postpartum depression & anxiety – research has shown that new mothers who feel supported tend to report less problems with postpartum mental health.

Dover Doula helps new families in the Seacoast area by providing postpartum doula support.

Learn more at:

www.DoverDoula.com

PHOTOS by Photography

It's World Doula Week!

The goal of World Doula Week is to showcase the impact that postpartum doulas have on the physiological, social, emotional, and psychological health of women, newborns and families in the postpartum period.

Postpartum doulas are non-medical professionals who provide new families with non-judgmental, hands-on support as well as evidence-based information on newborn care, feeding and a mother’s physical recovery.

Benefits of the presence of doulas in the postpartum period:

Increases breastfeeding initiation and continuation
Can reduce the incidence of postpartum mood disorders
Increases new parents’ confidence in the care of their newborn

Dover Doula provides birth/postpartum doula support to Seacoast area families and is now taking inquiries for April and beyond. You can learn more here:

www.doverdoula.com

Postpartum doulas are the “women of the village helping the women of the village”. This is not a new idea.

Throughout history, women have supported new mothers. In today’s society of scattered friends and families, postpartum doulas fill this vital role of support for the people birthing the next generation.

And families in Dover have benefited from working with Dover Doula since 2010.

Having a baby is one of life’s biggest transitions and greatest joys. However, many parents find themselves feeling extremely isolated and overwhelmed during the postpartum period after the initial excitement, adrenaline and stream of visitors has subsided.

Hiring a postpartum doula can help reverse those feelings and provide the support that new families need to instead have a maternity leave that is filled with feelings of contentment and empowerment.

Dover Doula - postpartum doula services Dover Doula provides postpartum doula services in the Dover, Portsmouth area. Since 2010, Dover Doula has helped hundreds of new families in the Seacoast area of NH and Maine.

Don't you love waking up from a nap to find that your baby is settled, your kitchen is tidy and your laundry is folded?

Our Dover Doula clients sure do!

We are now booking for SPRING due dates.

Reach out to learn more:
https://doverdoula.com/contact

Postpartum doulas fold the laundry so you can focus on resting, healing and bonding with your brand new baby.

Learn more about how a postpartum doula can help you enjoy your baby more here:

https://doverdoula.com/services

PHOTO CREDIT TARA Photography

Let Dover Doula handle the dishes while you snuggle and hang out with your baby!
Postpartum doulas are there to handle dishes and laundry so you can focus on the fun stuff (and resting & recovering)!

PM me if you want to learn more about how a postpartum doula can help you after baby arrives!

PHOTO CREDIT: TARA Photography

Create a baby registry with Be Her Village!

Be Her Village makes it easy to register for SERVICES and not just STUFF.

New moms need a stroller AND a doula.

https://behervillage.com

Get the rest you need when you have a postpartum doula!

Now booking for 2023!

https://doverdoula.com/services

PHOTO CREDIT: TARA Photography

What does a postpartum doula actually DO when they come to your home?

https://doverdoula.com/typical-doula-shift

Read what a typical shift includes here:

PHOTO: TARA Photography

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🥰 If you're expecting a baby in 2022 and are interested in postpartum doula support, please reach out now! 🥰

Our schedules are filling up months in advance like never before, so make a plan for doula support before the holiday craziness!

Please fill out this brief contact form:
https://doverdoula.com/contact

PHOTO by TARA Photography

Dover Doula Would you like to make a plan to enjoy and cherish the first few weeks with your baby? Learn how hiring a postpartum doula can help you create an enjoyable maternity leave!

Once your baby is settled, I'll load the dishwasher while you grab a shower. 🛁

Postpartum doulas are masters of time management (mostly because we don't have the sleep-deprived-new-mom-brain-fog that you have). My clients are always amazed at what we can get done in just a few hours.

Questions answered, kitchen tidied, baby settled and a mom in the shower!

PM me if you'd like to learn more! Now booking for May and June.

PHOTO by TARA Photography