I'm Lauren, your New Parent Consultant

 I am able to assist with all types of preparations for bringing a new baby home and helping overcome any obstacles once you are a parent.  I will be by your side throughout your journey to help you prepare and transition as stress-free as possible.

 

Before Baby Arrives:

• Discussing physician options (OBGYN, midwives), labor assistance (doulas), and delivery hospital based on you childbirth preferences.

• Staying healthy - what to eat (and avoid eating), exercise regimen, yoga, chiropractor, massages, activities to avoid, etc.  Referrals to wonderful providers if desired.

• Reviewing delivery options & create a birth plan; skin to skin, bath, delayed clamping, circumcision, cord blood banking, placenta encapsulation, medications/vaccinations, placenta encapsulation, pacifier, bottle, and more.

• Recommend childbirth preparation resources: Books, classes, and resources based on the childbirth experience you desire

• Preparing for home: Navigate products necessary and helpful for new parents & baby

• Preparing your body: Exercises, food, vitamins, and other essentials to prepare for labor and delivery

• Preparing for the hospital: What to expect from your stay and packing properly

• Educating: Preparing for after birth, postpartum resources to help adjust to life with baby; postpartum doula, postpartum depression, sleep training, childcare, classes and resources for parents and babies

• Preparing for home with baby: preparing food in advance, setting up a meal train, setting functional stations for baby care in house, coordinating postpartum support, preparing supplies for mother's recovery

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Fee for this service: $40/hour, minimum 15 hours