In search of post-partum doula

Hi there and congratulations! I highly recommend checking out Doulahood (www.doulahood.com). It's a network of postpartum doulas who are all super experienced. I found it really helpful when I was look for a pp doula to have some choices but feel really confident that all the doulas were vetted and knew their stuff. The founders of Doulahood, Beth and Jessica, are also super kind and helpful and really listened to my needs and helped me connect with the best person to support me! Just thinking this would be a good resource for you too so you can find the person that fits your needs best since it's all about finding the right fit with a pp doula.

I had the most amazing postpartum doula. Her name is Soi- feel free to contact me for her info if you still need it!

Brooke from Born Collective was fantastic. 

Our old nanny transitioned to be a post partum doula a few years ago and is such a warm, calm and lovely woman. You can check out her site Plumeriadoula.com and reach out if you’d like her contact information!  

Contact Brilliant Births, they have a referral service for doulas. I was struggling to find a doula because everyone referred to me was booked, but once I did the intake interview with Brilliants Births and let her know how many shifts a week I was looking for and when I needed care( I talked with Caroline) I started getting resumes ONLY for doulas who were available during the time frame I needed. I did an interview with the postpartum night doula I ended up hiring less than 2 months before my son was born, so there are doulas available on shorter notice. brilliantbirths.com 

Masako Yura (lives in North Berkeley) was an incredible, gentle, wise presence in our early weeks. https://masakodoula.com

Can't recommend her enough! 

Great decision to get a postpartum doula! We didn't have one with our first baby and I wished we had. We had postpartum midwife/doula care with our second baby, and it was a nourishing source of support - especially for my post birth healing.

We worked with Gingi Allen http://www.theartofmothering.com/ who is an experienced midwife & doula for our second baby's birth and postpartum visits. We love Gingi! Just fyi - she trains newer doulas, so sometimes she comes with a doula in training or plans to send a doula from her team on their own. So, I'd recommend discussing up front if you want to only have postpartum visits with Gingi or if you are open to some visits being with other doulas on her team as well.

Also, I'm in an outdoor new mom's group and one of the support team members, Nicky (https://www.doulanicky.com/), is a postpartum doula. While I haven't worked with her specifically in our home, she gives wonderful care to all the moms and babies in our group and I think she would be a great postpartum support.

Wishing you all the best!