I have a partner at home - do I really need a postpartum doula?

Short answer - Yes!

Your partner, just like during birth, is pivotal in supporting you but they are incredibly emotionally involved in this situation. They are also likely to be having less sleep - just like you - and this may well be the first baby they’ve ever really held.

A postpartum doula doesn’t just support the Mama, she also supports the family so that they can support the Mama.

When I arrive and see an exhausted Papa making tea and tidying the kitchen - I tell him to leave it and go to bed. I’ll finish the kitchen and he can support his partner better when he’s not so sleep deprived.

Just like in the birth room, we’re a team.

And whilst partners and your parents are well meaning and incredibly kind to want to support you, it’s likely your partner has the same (or less) experience as you or maybe has to look after older siblings, and your parents or parents-in-law haven’t held a baby since you were in their arms!

I come in with a modern parenting background, with experience of my own and of the many other women I have supported through this time. I know the dangers of a Google search but I also know the desperation for answers as to why your baby isn’t doing what’s expected.

Let’s work this out together.

With love,

Laura 💜