Ann Arbor Postpartum Doulas:
For theUltimate postpartum
and newborn care experience.
This is a life changing moment and our Ann Arbor Postpartum Doula team is here to help you remember it with peace and confidence as your cornerstones!
The Postpartum Doula Experience
First, take a deep breath in, drop your shoulders,
and slowly let that breath all the way out.
Now, look down at the precious baby in your arms and look up at the Ann Arbor Postpartum Doula that is handing you a fresh glass of water.
To anyone else, it would seem as if she is simply handing you a beverage, but what you see in her eyes is absolute affirmation.
Affirmation that you as a brand new mom
are doing everything right.
Your postpartum doula sits down beside you and shows you how your baby’s adorable behaviors are actually an early sign of hunger. She helps you get cozy and comfortable so that he can latch at your breast or she prepares a bottle for him.
Together you enable a nutritive feed that satisfies both your heart, and your baby’s hunger. Before you even notice that you’re hungry, your doula is in the kitchen preparing you a snack.
When she returns, she finds you working hard to find a comfortable position to comfort your baby in.
The baby is fussy and it’s causing you some emotional distress. Your doula knows that and she looks at you with those affirming eyes of hers and instantly, you feel better.
Once your stress is gone, the baby seems to settle almost immediately.
The baby settles in for a nap and somehow with very little prompting, you share with your postpartum doula how you’re feeling.
I mean how you are really feeling.
You talk about feelings of inadequacy and you even let on that you’re not always sure what you’re doing… Or even why you are sometimes…
Your doula somehow is able to normalize this for you and a half hour later you feel as if all is right in the world. You feel proud! Proud of yourself. Proud of your baby. Proud of your early parenting abilities!
And extra proud of your decision to hire a magical doula from
Ann Arbor Postpartum Doulas!
