Postpartum Doula Recommendation
Hi BPN folks,
I'm hoping some of you out there might have recommendations for a good postpartum doula in the area. My husband and I moved to Berkeley shortly before the pandemic hit and haven't really had an opportunity to build a strong community here yet, so we're looking to get some help after our baby girl shows up in May. We would love to have someone stop by two or three times a week to help us adjust to being new parents (e.g. help with household chores, childcare advice and help, maybe some lactation assistance depending on if there are needs around that, etc.). I'm also curious if anyone has info about what the going rate for something like this is / should be. Any guidance from this community would be much appreciated! Thanks in advance!
Parent Replies
Hi there! We worked with Maureen Layag as our birth doula and she was incredible - really calm, competent and with a wealth of experience (including addressing some breastfeeding challenges I had postpartum). Maureen also does postpartum work. I’d highly recommend her!
We worked with Brianna Torres of Birthroot last June/July after the birth of our first babe, and I highly recommend her. She’s WONDERFUL. So kind, helpful, easygoing, knowledgeable. She helped with the baby, light cleaning, cooking, laundry, herbs and teas for me as a new mom. Can’t recommend her enough!
My wife’s friend hired a postpartum doula named Briana Smith, found her on Facebook from another doula. She has nothing but raving reviews for her — we’re definitely looking to hire her for our next baby. She said her references checked out and loved her. You should check her out! Her website is theskintoskindoula.com
Her website is www.theskintoskindoula.com