"What's A Shower??"
Were you accustomed to getting up in the morning, putting your coffee on, taking a long, leisurely shower, and efficiently tackling your to-do list?
And then there was a newborn.....
By the time 4:00 rolls around, you may not even know where your to-do list IS!
Enter your postpartum doula!
A late afternoon/early evening shift can be extremely helpful. When your doula arrives, you can actually get that shower that you've been needing all day. That shower can be followed by a quick nap if that hasn't been able to happen during the earlier hours. That pile of laundry from early morning? Gone, while your doula is watching the newborn. By the time you've had a chance to be physically and mentally refreshed, dinner is being started. The doula can leave you and your spouse/partner with clean clothes, a delicious meal, and a tidy kitchen so that you can spend the evening relaxing and enjoying your baby.
Also, remember that breastfeeding support and teaching of newborn care can happen at any time of the day.
Those last few hours before your spouse/partner comes home can often be challenging. Late-day doula support can change that.
Now where WAS that to-do list....?
