Help After Birth
Home Help
What does a postnatal doula do?
New parenthood doesn’t have to be overwhelming and exhausting. With the right skilled help the transition to parenthood can be gentler for everyone. We care for new families by offering help after birth, guidance, reassurance and practical help so that you feel more confident, more relaxed and more rested in the early weeks and months.
We support and acknowledge your change into motherhood, your matrescence, as you move through one of the most significant emotional times in your life.
Our fees start at €45 per hour
Book and prepay fifty hours or more for €40 per hour
Family support
Giving you time to rest, recover and bond with your baby. We offer ourselves as an extra pair of hands to help after birth with meal preparation, light housework & entertaining other children you may have.
What we offer
- Talk through your birth experience
- Offer emotional support for both parents
- Care for you in your recovery
- Offer guidance with early baby care: bathing, nappy changing, cutting nails, cord care
- Help with soothing and settling
- Support breastfeeding & bottle feeding
- Help you understand your babies cues and sleep patterns
- Help around your home with laundry, tidying & general organising
- Cook nutritious meals and snack
- Allow you to take time for yourself while we watch over your baby
- Give you the time to spend with your other children
- Make referrals to other professionals if needed
How will it feel to have us in your home?
The time after birth is a sacred time, when your heart is wide open. We always meet with families first to make sure we all connect and you feel comfortable inviting us into your home.
Families that we have worked with tell us that once they have met us and made the decision to hire a doula to get the help they deserve that they felt a sense of calm and relief.
What other families have found most helpful
4 hours | €200
Families have loved having us there for a day in the first week. We will be there to make you a cup of tea, listen to your birth story and create a warm and loving nest for you to settle into this sacred time. We can unpack your hospital bag and prepare you a nutritious meal before we leave.
4 hours per day for 5 days | €900
We will be there to help after birth and to guide you as you put your energy into healing and bonding with your baby. Let us be your soundboard as you figure out what works for you and your family.
4 hours per day 3 days a week | €1080
Some families find spacing the help over the first 2 weeks works better. There is reassurance in knowing that someone is coming to help after a day and night on your own.
3 hours per day 5 days a week | €2400
Having us in your home every day for a few weeks gives you the time and space to enjoy your transition to parenthood.
3 hours per day 3 days a week | €2880
Having extended support over the first 2 months helps parents to feel more rested and confident. This is proven to have huge benefits extending into later years.
3 hours in the evening | €150
Babies can be unsettled in the evening, and everyone is tired after the day. We can help you during this time so you can be ready and rested for the night ahead.
9pm-6am | €450
We are there to look after your baby so you can both get longer stretches of all important sleep.
Every family is different and will need different support. We always tailor our support to each individual familys needs, and help them decide what will be most helpful for them.
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First Steps
How it Works?
Step 1
Book a free
consultation
Get in touch to arrange a time that suits you and one of our doulas will talk through our services.
Step 2
See what works
best for you
your needs.