Postpartum Care

You’ve had a beautiful birth, supported by an Equinox doula.  Now what?  New parents need just as much support as expectant families.  Breastfeeding issues, sleep deprivation and other concerns can make those first few weeks quite a challenge!

A postpartum doula supports you so you can be the best parents to your new baby.

Daylight Work 
Provided by Elisabeth Fleming-Prot, Certified Breastfeeding Educator

-Personalized breastfeeding assistance 
-Emotional support and new parent education
-Maternal recovery support
-Light housework and meal preparation
-Errands 
-Other specialized help, based on individual needs

Nightlight Work
Provided by Jane Drichta

-Continuous 8 hour overnight baby care: you do nothing except nurse and sleep 
-Newborn sleep assessment and assistance
-SIDS prevention information and implementation
-Night time mother care, including breastfeeding assistance and maternal recovery procedures.

Cost:  please inquire.  Hourly charges vary from $25 to $35 per hour  based on the number of hours/nights you require.  Night care is provided in 8 hour intervals, usually from 10pm to 6am.  Day care is flexible, based on parental needs, with a two hour minimum per visit.

Many parents enjoy a combination of day and night assistance, resulting in confident, well-rested families.
 
 
 
 
Breastfeeding  Education & Support
    Home visit			                            $75
    Office visit			                            $50
 
Postpartum Massage
Jane and Elisabeth have both received advanced certification in pregnancy and postpartum massage.
One-hour table massage		                $70
One and a half-hour table massage               $95
Four one-hour sessions package	                $265
Six one-hour sessions package	                $395

Half-hour chair massage in your home     $60

New Baby Package                                                  $250
Postpartum visits three days and ten days after the baby is born to address any breastfeeding challenges and offer breastfeeding support
Two  half-hour chair massages in your home
Complete telephone and email support
Happy Mother Happy Baby Package $1495
One or two prenatal visits
Complete telephone and email support
   On-call for, and attendance at your birth
Five ninety-minute massages prenatally
Postpartum visit to discuss your birth experience
An in-home, personalized baby massage lesson, with strokes to ease your baby's transition into this world.  Learn specific routines for colic, sleep disturbances, and more
Visits to your home three days and ten days after the baby is born to address any breastfeeding challenges and offer breastfeeding support
Two  half-hour chair massages in your home

Jane and Elisabeth both offer birth and postpartum services, and they frequently work together on different pieces of larger packages.














                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                         EQUINOX HEALING ARTS
5343 Tallman Ave. NW Suite 204
Seattle WA 98107
(206) 789-8567