Postpartum Care, Centered on Nourishment

Warm food and steady care to support rest, recovery, and the early weeks with your baby. 

Services

The early weeks with a new baby are tender, exhausting, and full of change. In the United States, much of the support families need during this time is simply not built into our culture.

Postpartum care offers a way to intentionally bring that support back in.

My work provides a steady rhythm of nourishment and in-home care so families don’t have to navigate this transition alone. Each week, I bring warm meals, herbal teas, and a calm, attentive presence into the home. I aim to create a reliable structure of support around parents, with particular care for the mother, so she can recover and bond with her baby.

I view the postpartum period as a time that deserves to be supported, witnessed, and gently held.

Each week of support includes:

Three in-home visits
Two 3-hour visits and one 5-hour visit

Postpartum nourishment delivered weekly
Typically includes broth or soup, a simple batch meal, a snack, and herbal tea

Relational postpartum care
Listening, baby care, and steady, attuned presence during the emotional transitions of early parenthood

Gentle household tending
Maintaining a functional kitchen, small resets around the home, and support for feeding and rest spaces

My role is to care for the mother and help create a stable, nourishing environment so parents can focus on recovery and caring for their baby.

I only work with one family at a time to ensure meaningful support.

  • Support is offered in a steady weekly rhythm.

    Once per week, I prepare and deliver postpartum nourishment and herbal teas from my kitchen. During visits, I focus on care for the mother while offering practical and relational support, such as setting her up with snacks and tea, holding the baby, resetting the kitchen or nursing area, or simply sitting nearby and listening.

    One longer, 5-hour visit allows for deeper support and a more spacious pace.

    Over time, this rhythm creates continuity and ease within the household. Families come to rely on the feeling that nourishment will arrive, the home will be gently reset, and there will be a steady presence who understands the needs of this time.

    There might be tears, there might be laughter. There will definitely be tea.

  • Warm, easy-to-digest food plays an important role in postpartum recovery.

    Each week, I prepare simple, nourishing meals and snacks designed to support the mother through the early weeks after birth.

    An example of a typical week might include:

    • chicken bone broth

    • porridge with stewed fruit

    • pumpkin oat muffins

    • nettle and red raspberry leaf daily tea for postpartum

    These foods are grounding, comforting, and easy to reach for, helping reduce the daily effort of feeding yourself during an already demanding time.

  • I work with families in a minimum of four-week containers, with many choosing six weeks or more for fuller support. Reaching out during pregnancy allows time for us to connect and prepare thoughtfully for postpartum care, though you are always welcome to inquire after your baby has arrived.

  • Postpartum support is offered at $1,000 per week.

    Each week includes three in-home visits as well as prepared nourishment delivered from my kitchen.

    A signed agreement and 50% deposit are required to reserve space.

    Groceries are reimbursed separately (typically up to $100 per week).

    I am a certified postpartum doula through Cornerstone Birthwork Training and accept payment from families using the Carrot Fertility benefits. Please check with your plan administrator to confirm eligibility.

About Kelly

My path to postpartum work began when I became a mother. After my twins were born, my sister stayed with us for a month. I remember the two of us laughing around the table, just a handful of days after the birth, feeling myself punch-drunk with exhaustion, emotion, and probably medication. Those early weeks postpartum felt like a break in reality as I’d known it, and I was grateful beyond words to have someone to share that bizarre, beautiful experience with. Her presence was vital.

At Daymoon Doula, I ground my work in calm presence and practical support. I specialize in helping families create gentle rhythms that support recovery, rest, and confidence in early parenthood. My approach is relational and responsive. I listen carefully, adapt easily, and bring steadiness, a touch of humor, and deep reverence for our inner lives. (Yes, please tell me your birth story!) 

I love babies, families in all forms, and the everyday practices that sustain life. I believe carework is a form of resistance, that slowing down, asking for help, and tending the early postpartum period with respect can bring healing that ripples outward.

I trained as a postpartum doula with Cornerstone Birthwork, am in my fifth year of parenting twins, and have a background in ecology. When I’m not supporting families, I’m often making beautiful messes with my sons, working with plants, or birding.

A Note on Equity and Care

In the United States, Black and brown women and birthing people face far higher rates of complications and mortality during and after childbirth due to systemic racism and inequities in care. These disparities are not biological, they are rooted in the long history of white supremacy and systemic racism that continue to harm Black and brown families today.

As a postpartum doula, I approach this work with awareness and humility, supporting birth justice by listening deeply, advocating when needed, and helping to create spaces where all parents and babies can thrive.

Contact

Reach out to schedule a free introductory meeting.

 FAQs

  • A postpartum doula is a calm, knowledgeable support person who helps families adjust to life with a newborn. A baby’s needs are constant and consuming, and meeting them takes nearly everything a family has to give. Postpartum doulas provide the practical help and emotional care that allow parents not only to keep up with those demands, but also to rest, recover, and bond with their baby. They work to revitalize the birthing parent in body and spirit, nurturing the foundations of long-term mental health and family well-being.

  • A nanny’s main focus is caring for the baby. A postpartum doula supports the whole family, particularly the birthing parent, in the fourth trimester. It’s a more encompassing kind of caregiving: tending to both the baby’s needs and the parent’s healing and wellbeing. As a postpartum doula I want to work myself out of a job, helping you adjust to life with your newborn and leaving you feeling confident and grounded in your family rhythm. 

    Postpartum doula care is also flexible. Families can hire me for short-term support during the first few weeks or months, choosing the amount of care that feels right for them.

  • Ideally we would meet before the baby is born to come up with a schedule that would best serve you. That being said, reach out if Baby is here and you want help now! It’s never too late. In a perfect world I would love to see families getting postpartum support for the entire fourth trimester, or 12 weeks after birth. We can make a plan specific to your family’s needs and budget. 

  • Each visit begins with a quick check-in to see what the day’s priorities are. Maybe you hand me the baby so you can shower or nap, maybe you and Baby stay snuggled while I cook or tidy up, maybe it’s something in between. However the day unfolds, there will be tea!

  • I would be honored to support anyone welcoming a new baby. There are so many beautiful ways to become a parent, and everyone, however they identify or form their family, deserves wholehearted care and support.

  • While I believe that postpartum support is one of the best investments you can make for yourself and your family, I know it’s tough out there! Please reach out and we can discuss payment plans.