(412) 477-9705
Long Beach
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Brittany S. | Postpartum Doula in Long Beach, CA

$ Flexible

Practice overview

I became a certified lactation counselor in January 2023 and have since had the amazing opportunity to help facilitate the in person, skills days portion of LATCH on IE with the Inland Empire Breastfeeding Coalition. I am continuing my lactation specific education and look forward to supporting families in their infant feeding journey. In June 2023 I completed my Full Spectrum Doula training and am currently completing the requirements to become a certified Postpartum Doula. As a postpartum doula, my role can be flexible and my goal is to make sure both infant and parent(s) are well cared for. I provide support with infant care, feeding, and sleep as well as preparing meals for the parent(s) and helping with light housekeeping. When the baby is older, I can also support with introducing solids. Prior to becoming a CLC and postpartum doula, I was a nanny and have provided care for children ages 0-4.

Years experience

Families supported

Hourly Rate

$45

Care philosophy

Introducing a newborn to your family while healing your body is a delicate and vulnerable time. Parents deserve non-judgmental, compassionate, and collaborative care. As a postpartum doula and certified lactation counselor, I provide care to both the infant and the parent(s) and view both as equally important.

Services

Postpartum doula support
Virtual doula support
In-home lactation visits
24-hour newborn care
Newborn nannying
Night nannying

Specialties and Experience

Single parents

Care settings

Home

Languages

English

Credentials

Certified Lactation Counselor
Certified Postpartum Doula

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Pricing packages

Night time care

$ 50 /hr

Postpartum care is flexible and will be tailored to the needs of each family, even as they may change day-to-day. A postpartum session includes a check-in on how the last 24 hours went, formulation of a plan for the next session, and can include anything that feels supportive within the home. This can look like lactation support, trouble shooting with feeding and sleeping cycles, time with baby so parents can rest, assistance with after birth healing, organization of supplies, support with infant care, grocery shopping or errands, and simple meal preparation. For overnights, I will can take over all needs of the infant while parents sleep. All postpartum care includes at least one prenatal visit.

Lactation Support

$ 150 /hr

Lactation counseling can take many forms and will be tailored to the needs of each family, even as they may change day-to-day. My goal is for you and your infant to have pain free, successful feedings and for you feel confident with your abilities. Each session includes a check-in on how the last 24 hours went, formulation of a plan for the next session if one is scheduled, and can included anything that supports infant feeding. This can look like support with latch, positioning, milk supply, milk storage, pumping/hand expression, trouble shooting feeding cycles, bottle feeding, weaning, introducing solids, emotional support and more!

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Day time care

$ 45 /hr

Postpartum care is flexible and will be tailored to the needs of each family, even as they may change day-to-day. A postpartum session includes a check-in on how the last 24 hours went, formulation of a plan for the session, and can include anything that feels supportive within the home. This can look like lactation support, trouble shooting with feeding and sleeping cycles, time with baby so parents can rest, assistance with after birth healing, organization of supplies, support with infant care, grocery shopping or errands, and simple meal preparation. All postpartum care includes at least one prenatal visit.

Location

Areas served

Long Beach, Los Angeles, Orange County

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Nicole
August 2, 2023 at 12:21 am | Client review
5 /5

Brittany’d guidance and advice was a real postpartum lifesaver. Brittany really stands out because she is knowledgeable but also very respectful of parents and does not push any agenda or view. She truly meets you where you’re at and offers perspective and advice, but defers to the parents’ goals, wishes, and perspective. Other postpartum professionals I’ve worked with seemed to have their advice/mind made up before the conversation even began. Brittany was just the opposite, which allowed her to be extremely valuable and effective as a coach and caregiver in this important time.
Maggie
August 4, 2023 at 12:31 am | Client review
5 /5

Brittany is amazing! I was a few months into my breastfeeding journey and suddenly having supply issues. I was really stressed and not sure what to do. Brittany took the time to listen to me and asked all the right questions so that together we were able to get to the root of the problem. She was full of helpful advice and suggestions, and she had so many great ideas that I implemented right away. I left our session with a plan and felt so confident, I was no longer feeling anxious. She made me feel so much better, and things started to improve for me and my baby soon afterwards! I can’t say enough great things about Brittany, she is so knowledgeable, but more importantly she really listened to me without judgement. She wanted to help me reach my breastfeeding goals and collaborate with me on a plan to get there without her own agenda. Thank you so much Brittany!