Overnight Newborn Care in CT

Toshy Penny

March 9, 2020

Guidance, Care & Practical Support

Postpartum doulas can provide encouragement, breastfeeding and newborn care guidance as well as practical support such as laundry, meal preparation, light housework, and sibling care. Many people hire doulas to help with these issues, other families have their own day support through family members.

Overnight Care

It’s the nights though, the relentless awakening every two hours for feedings, changing and settling a newborn that many families do not have support with.

It is hard to find trusted help for this time of the day. MothersCare Overnight Doulas can meet this need. Our doulas are all trustworthy, warm, nurturing and experienced.

An Overnight Doula will care for your newborn at night for one or more nights per week. We have no minimum number of nights that you are required to contract for. You can even try it for one night and see how it works for you and your spouse.

Our Local Doulas

MothersCare Doula Services screens and trains persons that the owners, Sheila Marley and Susan Shepard, would trust with their own babies.

We know this is a very delicate, important time of life within a family. Having an overnight doula provide newborn care will allow both Mom and Dad a chance to recharge their own “batteries” so that they can feel like themselves, feel refreshed and focused.

Having two or more nights a week can help the new mom to heal from delivery and help build her milk supply, give her patience with husband and siblings and make her postpartum more manageable.

Overnight support can help Dad to go to work and function well and worry less about his family while he is working.

What will the doula do for you at night?

Firstly, a doula will care for your baby as you outline. If you are a breastfeeding mom, she can assist with nursing, as needed, and change and settle the baby for you, cutting down your “up time”.

If you are at a point where you can pump, she will feed, change and settle the baby for you. You can pump and leave the milk for the doula outside your door. If you are bottle feeding, the doula will feed and care for the baby through the night.

Secondly, she will take notes for you so you know what the baby did during the night – how many ounces he/she had, diapers, how the baby settled, etc. The doula will also make formula and wash any bottles or nursing equipment for the new mom.

Thirdly, your doula can help you understand how your baby is doing and make suggestions on how to help your baby sleep better as he/she gets older.

Give us call if you are feeling sleep-deprived! Try our night support…you’ll like it!

About Susan Shepard

I am the owner/partner of MothersCare Doula Services in CT. I am a Postpartum doula and my business partner, Sheila Marley is a Labor doula. MothersCare places both Labor and Postpartum doulas with CT Families. I am the mom of five beautiful children, one set of twins. The best quote for me as a young mother and the catalyst for MothersCare is “It’s not weakness to know you need help, it’s wisdom.”

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Marc Cicero

2024-02-27

Jessica was great helping us overnight in the hospital. Don't know what we would do without her.

Liza Van Gundy

2024-02-07

MothersCare Doula Services provided invaluable postpartum support as first time parents. They were flexible when our little guy arrived early and easy to communicate with, finding us the perfect match with a post-partum doula whose expertise and encouragement helped us be confident and present during those vulnerable first few weeks.

Kate Degen

2024-02-06

I was so happy with MothersCare! My first was born in 2020 when we were isolated and I knew for my second I wanted to set us up for success with some help in the beginning, especially with a toddler running around. We had Denisha as a night nurse for a few nights in the early weeks and she was so nice. I've never hired someone to help before so I wasn't sure how I was going to feel about it, but she was so calm and reassuring, I felt totally comfortable with her. It was amazing to have a few nights where we knew we were going to get some sleep. She brought the baby to me when she needed to eat and handled the rest. We also had Gina as a daytime doula for the first 6 weeks and she was so kind. I'm not the best at asking for help but she was proactive in finding ways to support me whether it be changing the baby, filling my water, tidying the house, or holding the baby so I could get a few things done and feel "normal." She was also amazing with my toddler and played with her while I was feeding the baby. I'd highly recommend MothersCare and their doulas and wouldn't hesitate to use them again.

Jillian Cordi

2024-02-01

It's hard to describe how absolutely wonderful the team at Mother's Care has been for me through both of my postpartum journies. Our doula, Gina, was caring, attentive, kind, and so knowledgable. She's become an extension of our family. MC was the first call I made when I found out I was pregnant with my 2nd. You can really tell that Sue and the team at Mother's Care find and employ only the most experienced and knowledgeable doulas in the business. I cannot recommend their services enough for any family in need of extra helping hands in the Fairfield county area.

marisol foumakoye

2024-01-26

Amy was a pleasure to have. I was so impressed with her skills and abilities to support me as a first time mom who had a baby in the NICU. She made me feel less stressed and better prepared for baby to come home. She organized my baby room, meal prepped and organized my kitchen by including my baby products. You're the best Amy!

Becca Kellner

2024-01-19

5. Utilized MothersCare Doula Services for a night nurse after I had my baby. The process for finding a match was super easy, and they were helpful in coordinating references quickly and efficiently. My experience with Jen was wonderful- she arrived at 10 or 11 (depending on your preference) and left 8 hours later. She was very confident and comfortable with my baby, which made me feel at ease. She somehow managed to magically keep him sleeping longer stretches by holding him/rocking him/ etc and really helped us have some good nights of sleep. She was also very flexible with dates as we spread out our nights and utilized them when my partner went back to work versus right away. Jen was amazing- she also supported me with breast feeding tips, burping tips, and lent me a great baby book that I could refer to as needed. Really appreciated her support and guidance while navigating the first few months of motherhood. Highly recommend- it's the best gift you can give to yourself as a new mom or to a mom in your life!

Lynn F

2024-01-15

Can’t recommend more highly! I interviewed a few different doula services and immediately clicked with my MothersCare Doula, Jessica. Getting to work with her along with flexibility and customization of her service, it was worth absolutely every penny.

Lex X

2023-06-15

A wonderful group of people providing a much needed service! Experienced and compassionate birth doulas and postpartum doulas really make the transition into having a new child so much easier, even for those who have had children before. Especially these days were “the village” that it takes to raise a child has been dwindling; an extra pair of hands, arms, eyes, ears, and an extra heart can literally save the day! MothersCare really does care for mothers, fathers, and families!