Tender Times
Providing Postpartum Support since 2000
Recommended
Free Session!
Attend a free, one-hour meet- and- greet session. This small group event, held once a month in Ridgewood, provides an opportunity for you to meet with me and have your questions about working with a doula answered. Call or email for this month’s date, time and location.
Did you know?
Help and support after birth decreases the possibility of postpartum depression.
Did you know?
Doula support makes a great gift. Certificates available.
Did you know?
Help and support after birth increases the likelihood of breastfeeding success.
Doula: "One who mothers the mother"
Congratulations on the new baby you are expecting!
I look forward to providing you with postpartum support in the early days following your baby's birth. My training and experience have given me the tools I need to help you as new parents. Some mothers have likened my services to a "walking instruction book". The one the hospital forgets to send home with your new bundle of joy.
I have a wealth of information, resources, energy and personal experience. I look forward to helping you and your new baby.
I can help alleviate the stress of those first few weeks following the birth with:
- Breastfeeding support
- Guidance with newborn care
- Advice on prioritizing key tasks
- Provide up to date local resource list
- Grocery shopping & errands
- Light meal preparation
- General straightening up
- Phone call and visitor screening
- Fine tune nursery organization to best meet your needs
- New -- Attend a free, one-hour meet- and- greet session. This small group event, held once a month in Ridgewood, provides an opportunity for you to meet with me and have your questions about working with a doula answered. Call or email for this month’s date, time and location.
Infant massage
Learn the benefits and how-to of infant massage. Massaging your baby is not only fun for you, but also relaxing and soothing for your baby. Massage is said to increase bonding between baby and caregiver and improve your ability to read your baby’s cues. Call to arrange a group or private lesson in your home. Or attend periodic three-session group lessons. 201-652-4662 for details.
Meet other Moms (MOM)
I invite you and your baby to join me for six once-per-week small group discussions. Meet other new moms in a casual, baby-friendly, supportive environment. We discuss topics of interest to mothers of young children such as Getting Dad More Involved; Getting Back into Shape; Vaccinations; Safe Cleaning; Fast Nutritious Meals; Baby Sign Language. Call 201-652-4662 for more info.
Grandparent’s classes
Infant care, like just about everything else, has changed, sometime dramatically, in the last few decades. Attend a friendly, one-time small group discussion for expectant grandparents to bring yourself up- to -date on current research, thinking and methods of infant care and feeding. (MAKES A GREAT GIFT FOR GRANDMA AND GRANDPA TOO!) Call 201-652-4662 for dates and info.
On the Fence about Breastfeeding?
Did you know that breastfeeding is Mother Nature’s way of taking off the weight gained during pregnancy? Did you know breastfed babies have higher IQs and fewer earaches than formula fed babies? Attend a one-session, 1.5 hour small group seminar to learn more and to dispel some of the common myths about breastfeeding. Call 201-652-4662 for more info.