Daytime Postpartum Doula Services in Lancaster, PA
Postpartum healing begins when the mother is cared for, too
My role as your postpartum doula is to help you rest, heal, process, and settle into motherhood, because that doesn’t happen alone.
After birth, your body & heart are navigating one of the most profound transitions of your life. While so much attention naturally shifts to your baby, you deserve to be cared for, too. I believe when the mom is cared for, she can then more fully care for her baby.
Although the majority of my current work focus is on birth classes and birth support, I see a big gaping hole in the support available to moms who are postpartum. While my focus will still mainly stay focused on birth, every week I have a few days in my schedule that are open, and I want to open that up to support for newly postpartum moms.
Whether you're navigating physical recovery and need sitz baths prep or peri steams set up, I’ll take care of that. If you are struggling with breastfeeding, I’ll be with you to give simple tips and suggestions. If you had an amazing or challenging birth and need to talk about, I’ll make us some tea, prep a foot soak, and we will talk about it! Maybe you just need a shower, someone to prep dinner, and a load of laundry taken care of, I got you!
You don't have to do it all alone. You were created to be supported, too.
What is included in Daytime Postpartum Support
Healing postpartum isn't just caring for the baby—it's caring for the mother who carries them.
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When I walk into your home, you don’t need to get up or write me a list. I’ll see what needs to be done, and I’ll do it. Anything from running a load of laudry and folding it, washing the dishes and empiying the dishwasher, wiping down the kitchen, or tiddying your room, I got you.
And hey, if you didn’t get a shower yet and want to while I am there, I can wear your baby or watch your baby while I work and while you shower. :)
If you are anything like me, choas and clutter make it hard to relax, so I’ll take care of that!
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Kiddos need support too. This change feels BIG to them, and they may just need a little attention.
We’ll just stay at home, but I can read them books, build castles with them, and will invite them to hang out with me while I am there.
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I am a HUGE natural remedies nerd, and I believe God gave us all the tools we need for healing.
Every time I come to you, I’d love to prep a sitz bath, make a foot soak and do a foot rub, brew you some tea, make lactation cookies, and whatever else you would like.
(I don’t provide these materials, but I can provide you with a list to buy, or I can buy them and you can reimburse me at-cost for the items.)
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This is super important! Whether you had a wonderful or a horrible experience, I find it healing to TALK about it.
So over a cup of tea, or a foot soak, or a shoulder rub, we will chat, and we can keep chatting about it.
Postpartum Doula Package — $300
Practical hands-on support around the home, natural remedies, & birth debriefing
Daytime support only
12 hours of postpartum support anytime in the first 8 weeks after birth
Typically divided into three 4-hour sessions (this can be flexible)
Flexible scheduling based on your family's needs
Birth doula clients receive a $50 discount
I’m Karissa!
I am a Birth Doula, Childbirth Educator, AND postpartum doula with a deep passion for mothers. To me, birth is more than a medical event; it’s a sacred gift from God, designed to be honored and protected. Postpartum is no different. It is a time to heal and bond, but that’s HARD to do alone or with little support
Over the past couple of years, I have worked as a birth doula, birth assistant to a homebirth midwife, nanny, and postpartum doula. Although I’ve taken a break from being a nanny and postpartum doula for a while, I see a huge need and want to open my availability for that again. It will be limited, but I’m super excited to dive back into this again.
I’d love to connect face-to-face and see if we’re the right fit.