Postpartum Doula Support in Sydney
Feel cared for while you care for your baby.
What is a Postpartum Doula?
As a postpartum doula I care for you, the mother, throughout pregnancy and your fourth trimester.
For me, that means coming into your home and meeting you exactly where you are that day. You might need something nourishing to eat, an hour in bed, space to talk through your birth, support with feeding or simply someone you trust to hold your baby while you shower.
My role isn't to tell you how to mother your baby. It's to listen, share evidence-informed guidance when you need it and take some of the load off, so you have more space to recover, trust yourself and nurture the relationship you're building with your baby.
Because good postpartum care doesn't just support you through the early weeks. It helps you build the confidence, knowledge and connection you'll carry with you into motherhood.
Having a baby is the great equaliser.
You can have read all the books. Taken the classes. Bought the pram. Built a career, run a business, managed a team and generally been very capable at life.
And then you have a baby.
Suddenly you're learning how to feed a tiny person on very little sleep, wondering whether that noise is normal and discovering that leaving the house before midday can feel like a fairly significant achievement.
Motherhood has a way of bringing all of us back to beginner status.
So much of early motherhood is new, physical, emotional and unpredictable - even if you have done it before. Yet we've somehow arrived at a place where women are expected to navigate much of it on their own.
I don't believe you need another person telling you what you should be doing. You need good information when you want it, practical care when you need it and someone who will listen while you work out what feels right for you and your baby.
My clients are midwives, doctors, senior lawyers, company directors, creatives, business owners and everything in between. They are capable, informed women who are used to figuring things out. And they still deserve to be cared for.
This is postpartum support for you, the modern mother.
What does a Postpartum Doula actually do?
No two postpartum visits look exactly the same, because no two mothers, babies or days are the same.
Our work together begins during pregnancy, where we'll talk about what you want your postpartum to look and feel like, the support you already have around you and where there might be gaps. We'll think practically about food, feeding, rest, visitors, your relationship, your emotional wellbeing and the people you may want in your wider support team.
Once your baby arrives, my support evolves with you. Each time I come into your home, we'll start with where you are that day. How are you feeling? What's been happening? What do you need more or less of? And, importantly, have you eaten?
It's practical, emotional and evidence-informed support that adapts as you and your baby do.
Types of support:
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Warming and relaxing epsom salts foot soak.
Ayurvedic Abhyanga warm oil massage (feet, legs, arms, hands, head, neck & shoulders).
Sharing belly binding techniques to provide comfort and assist in post birth recovery.
Giving you confidence in a sequence of baby massage techniques and an understanding of the best time for massage so you can establish a ritual of nurturing touch.
Providing you with the perfect conditions (and gentle encouragement) for a restful nap.
Sharing resources on safe and juicy stretches to ease the aches and pains that come from baby carrying and breastfeeding.
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Deep listening. I’ll be your safe space for sharing everything that’s on your mind free of judgement and without unsolicited advice.
Debriefing on your full birth experience. I’m here for every tiny detail!
Troubleshooting early breastfeeding challenges and helping you find a feeding rhythm that works for your family.
Helping you to understand baby brain (yep your brain is completely remodelling during pregnancy and will continue to do so in postpartum) and how to tap into it as your superpower.
Working through changes in your relationship and adjusting to a new family dynamic.
Brainstorming ideas for boosting your oxytocin (the powerful love hormone) to facilitate bonding, breastfeeding and general wellbeing.
Sharing simple breathing techniques to regulate and calm your nervous system (and in turn your baby’s).
Sleep strategies for you and your partner’s sleep hygiene.
Helping you navigate family dynamics, boundaries and visiting hours.
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Helping you to set up your postpartum space at home with everything you need to rest and feel at peace.
Steps to build your village of support and how to ask for help so you get exactly what you need in the immediate postpartum period and beyond.
Providing evidence based research and resources.
Education on normal newborn behaviour, feeding, sleep and settling techniques.
Carrier fittings so you can embrace safe babywearing when you’re ready and have your hands free.
Connecting you with a network of hidden gems for mothers and families including a range of health practitioners, baby classes/workshops and ideas for meeting other new mothers, local food deliveries and much more.
Helping you find and book a local women’s physio for your 6 wk check up and pelvic floor health assessment.
Support getting out of the house when you feel ready for appointments or even to the local shops for a coffee. It can feel like a massive feat to tackle alone at the start.
Holding your baby so you can nap, eat, enjoy a bath or whatever might bring you a moment of peace.
Light housekeeping and laundry. I’m no housekeeper but sometimes a fresh load of washing is worth its weight in gold.
A mini library of books and baby carriers to borrow from.
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Bringing 1 x main and 1 x snack with multiple servings at each session.
Cooking extra warming, healing and delicious meals, snacks to fill your fridge or freezer
Sharing recipes and food preparation ideas to help keep you nourished and replenished.
Helping you to understand the vital macro and micro nutrients needed to avoid postnatal depletion.
Setting up a meal train - a simple and organised way for your closest friends and family to support you with meals in the early weeks.
“As a second-time mum, I honestly didn’t realise just how different postpartum could feel with the right support. My experience this time around has been transformed thanks to Mazz.”
Emily, mum to Lydia & Clara
My postpartum support packages
Wondering what having postpartum support could look like for you and your family?
My packages and pricing guide walks you through the different ways I can support you, what's included and the investment, so you can get a feel for the level of care that might be right for you.
Postpartum food
One thing I can almost guarantee in postpartum is that you'll be hungry. Breastfeeding mothers require upwards of an additional 500 calories a day, but you won’t be the one cooking.
Food is a big part of the way I care for mothers. During our visits I'll prepare simple, nourishing meals, snacks and drinks designed for the realities of early motherhood. Warming, satisfying food that can often be eaten with one hand, reheats well and means there's something waiting for you after I leave.
At each visit, I’ll come with a main meal and snack from small-batch, Sydney-based postpartum meal delivery, Made for Mothers. Nutritionist Jess Smouha, has carefully created a menu that nourishes new mums, supports healing and recovery and celebrates your postpartum experience.
When you're feeding, recovering, sleeping in fragments and caring for a newborn, being handed something delicious that you didn't have to think about is its own kind of care.
In good company
As a client of mine, you’ll get access to my extensive list of pregnancy and postpartum practitioners, businesses and resources that will continue to support you each step of the way. Referring my clients to the right people at the right time is part of the value I bring and it can have the most powerful impact on your onward journey as a mother. From the best lactation consultants, acupuncturists, naturopaths and more, I’ve got you. A selection of these partners also offers exclusive discounts to my clients.
How to get started
1. Book a free consultation
Let’s chat about how I can support you during your postpartum. Book your 30min session today.
2. Choose your support package
Select the level of care that feels right for your family.
3. Plan for postpartum
We'll meet during pregnancy to talk through how you'd like those early weeks to feel.
4. Stay connected
I'll check in as your due date approaches and I'm here for questions along the way.
5. Your baby arrives!
Send me the news when you're ready and we'll organise your first visit.
6. Postpartum care begins
I'll arrive, put the kettle on and we’ll take it from there.