Newborn Care & Postpartum Support
Chicago Family Doulas is committed to providing your family with loving support as you welcome your new baby into your family. Your doula will provide expert care for you, your baby, your family and your household. Our support is available during the day and overnight for both short term and longterm. Whether you are planning ahead or need support today we are ready and would love to care for your family. We are also able to support families with 24 hour live-in care.
Our highly trained postpartum doulas are loving, professional, and incredibly helpful and supportive. They will take notice of all the small and large things you and your baby need.
Your Doula Will:
- Care for you
- Care for your baby
- Care for your entire family
- Do light housework, make you meals, run errands
- Support you and your choices
- Teach you about newborn cues, behaviors and feeding your baby
- Support you in your new role
- Help you make it through those first long nights; she can help you work through the emotions following your birth. She will be there as long as you need her, whether it be the first few days, first few weeks, or the first few months.
- Help you gain confidence and trust in yourself
- Care for your baby throughout the night so you and your family can get your much needed rest
- Will be available with loving support whenever you need her
- Make you feel supported and cared for
- Help you implement your system and philosophies
- Share with you a wealth of experiences and ideas
- Allow you to rest, heal, and will care for your family and newborn so you can enjoy this precious time
- AND SO MUCH MORE!
We support many families who are reimbursed through workplace benefits and insurance. Common workplace benefit companies include, but are not limited to Carrot, Progyny and Maven. Many workplaces offer generous benefits and please check with your HR department for more information. Common companies in Chicago that offer generous workplace benefits include The Trade Desk, Salesforce, Netflix, DoorDash, CVS, Astellas Pharma, Apple and so many more. We would love to support you as you navigate this journey.
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Katie
1/2022 via Yelp
“I am so incredibly grateful for the care our family received from our doulas! We contacted the agency when our twin boys were just 7 weeks old because we couldn’t do it on our own! They worked quickly to find us a doula who was a GREAT fit! I especially appreciate their flexible scheduling and the ability to work directly with the doula to schedule shifts (we started with one overnight and one daytime shift each week, then switched to 2 daytime shifts once we were a bit more caught up on sleep). Billing was easy, response times to questions was always very prompt, and everyone showed such compassion for our family. Would highly recommend!!!”
Aubyn
2/2021 via Google
“Plainly stated: We could NOT HAVE SURVIVED HAVING TWINS without the postpartum care and support we received from Chicago Family Doulas. Letting us sleep through the night (especially as I was recovering from a CSEC) was the most valuable gift we could have gotten. We loved the 2 doulas we were assigned, and still talk to them frequently!! And truly, the ability to get a good night’s sleep, and knowing our babies were in the best hands, gave us the ability to then ENJOY the days with them, rather than resenting or being overly tired. This is a MUST INVEST category for us. If we have more kids I cannot imagine not working with Anna and the team again.”
Toni
10/2020 via Google
“Incredibly lucky to have found CFD, they have made a world of difference in the first months of welcoming our third baby. Don’t be like me and wait until baby number three to realize how important sleep is! You are in good hands here! Thanks again Anna!”
Dana
7/2020 via Yelp
“We had an excellent experience with Chicago Family Doulas! They have supported our family for the past 9 months since our son was born, in which we had three incredible Doulas based on our schedule and needs. We are moving out of the country, otherwise we would keep using their services and we highly recommend them to anyone needing assistance with their baby.”
Jennifer
12/2019 via Google
“First of all, if you’re looking for a “night nurse” what you might actually want is a doula. You just don’t know it yet. It was news to me that doulas would also do overnights. At first I thought night nurses and doulas are the same thing, but they are not. Anna and her team has saved my families butts twice now during an unexpected hospitalization. We don’t have family nearby and we needed help, fast. Twice now they have pulled through with great quality people and little notice.”
Emily
11/2019 via Google
“After speaking with Annamarie Rodney over the phone I was confident that she was someone I could trust to pick the best postpartum doulas to help make the postpartum transition easier for my family and I. Katharine, Ashley, Andrea, Shelley and Alex did an exceptional job taking care of my 3 kids 5 and under, newborn and I that I couldn’t of asked for a better experience. My husband and I are very grateful for all the support they have given our family. They went above and beyond our expectations and I highly recommend them to anyone looking for postpartum care. They love what they do and are dedicated to providing the best care for families. Thank you Chicago Family Doulas”
Lindsey
11/2019 via Google
“I highly recommend Chicago Family Doulas! They helped us with daytime support in the early weeks/months after our daughter was born and as first time parents we were beyond grateful for their help and support. They taught us so much and were a calm and helpful presence to have in our home. Thank you thank you Anna and to the entire team we had the pleasure of working with!”
Jessica
6/2018 via Google
“All of the doulas from Chicago Family doulas who cared for me and my infant daughter were warm, caring, professional, and experienced. The support they offered was invaluable (especially since this was my first child!). I was able to get sleep knowing that my newborn was in excellent hands- such a blessing!”
Joe
2/2018 via Yelp
“We had a tremendous experience working with this amazing staff. Our son was not sleeping well and we needed extra support for both days & nights. Anna was incredibly supportive of our needs and was able to find highly qualified doulas on a short notice. There are no words to express our gratitude to Anna, Ashley & Melissa for their amazing support. Chicago Family Doulas genuinely cares about doing the right thing beyond just a business transaction and that’s what makes this place special. One that I’m sure we’ll come back to if we’re ever in need of their service in the future. Thank you!”
Freya
4/2017 via Yelp
“Chicago Family Doulas was a life saver for us. After some tough delivery complications, I knew I would need extra help. We called them the day before I was discharged, and they were able to have someone at our house the next day as soon as we arrived home from the hospital. They worked to ensure consistency — we had the same person most of the time and a second person subbed in a few times when she couldn’t make it. They accommodated the hours we needed (6pm – 6am). Our first couple weeks at home were so much less stressful thanks to them- I was able to recover, our newborn got excellent care and attention, and we had the bandwidth to tend to our toddler as well. About a month after we first used Chicago Family Doulas, we had another emergency situation and they were able to send the same person that night to help out.”
Nick
8/2018 via Facebook
“We welcomed twins into our lives recently and the postpartum care through Chicago Family Doulas was essential for supporting us in the transition from expectant parents into a family of four. Our doula was professional, knowledgeable and reliable, providing competent and compassionate care. We highly recommend Chicago Family Doulas, especially to families who are expecting twins.”
Rachel
“Emily was our postpartum doula/night nurse over the course of several nights when we had our second baby and that whole ‘sleep when the baby sleeps’ option was no longer. We started after I was not nursing, so it was amazing to go to bed at 8, and wake up at 6 with clean laundry, cooked food in the fridge, dishes done and a baby who was well cared for all night there to greet me. I could go to bed feeling confident that my little guy was in great care. Great investment for my mental health and sanity.”