Parents often describe having postpartum doula support as having magic fairies come overnight or like having a fairy godmother. We're intuitive and intentional- anticipating your needs and gently guiding you through each stage, while also preparing you for the next.

Coming home with your new baby is going to be one of the most memorable times of your life. For many new parents it also quickly becomes stressful, but it doesn’t need to be that way. Whether you are a first-time parent or are trying to navigate sibling relationships, there's one thing that’s for sure - You don’t need to do this alone!

You can enjoy all the beautiful moments of parenthood without living in that proverbial fog, or feeling wore out and tired because you haven’t gotten a good night’s sleep. Sure, that might be the stereotype but it doesn’t need to be your reality.

Our infant sleep and newborn care services mean that you get to be present for those most important moments, and also get your needs looked after.

Working with a postpartum doula ensures sleep, comfort, and care.

Many people ask "what does a postpartum doula do", or "what's it like to work with a postpartum doula?"

Your postpartum doula is the person in the room looking out for you and your well-being. Sometimes this means helping with non-baby items like meal planning or light laundry. We are the extra set of hands you need, the ear to listen to you, and the care and compassion you deserve. 

Overnight baby care, however,  focuses on supporting therapeutic rest for you and your baby. We'll help you get the most amount of sleep possible by taking care of diaper changes and soothing. If you're nursing, we'll bring your baby to you. Otherwise, we'll take care of overnight feeding too.

Customized searches are perfect for families looking for larger packages than what we have available.

Often, the doula agencies in town are fully booked or only have small bits of availability. This can mean that you're getting piecemealed schedules or aren't able to work with a consistent person.

We want you to have better than that. So when we're booked, or not the best fit for your family, we'll do the customized search for you.

This means:

Less time for you to have to find a doula

We're able to look beyond our team for the best match

Possible lower overall rate

Fully reviewed and vetted candidates with background checks, references and personalized interviews for you to choose from.

There are both birth and postpartum doulas. Our support after you baby is born comes from our trained postpartum doulas and newborn care specialists. Most of our team is cross-trained- meaning we have specialized training in both supporting the family as well as the baby. In addition, we have additional training and specialty for infant sleep support.

To answer that, we’re turning the mic over to some of our past clients and encourage you to read this New York Times article about postpartum doulas.

Having a doula for the birth of our son was the best decision we made. . . Through her support, I have a powerful birth story that I’m proud of.- Sarah T

"I feel like sleep training has made me more confident in every level of my parenting- I can read her signs so much better" "The second night of sleep training I was able to sit and watch a movie with my older son and husband (instead of trying to get my baby to sleep)" -Mellisa D.

“Absolutely invaluable.  Having Claire from Birthing Stone here is one of the best decisions we made. . .absolutely fantastic, and worth every penny.”- Xan- First time dad

“I really don't think my pregnancy, birth and postpartum time would have been as wonderful as it has been without [my doulas]. I'm a first time mom and really wanted to try for an unmedicated birth. My husband was really unsure about WHY we needed a doula in the beginning. Once he saw how available and essential the help we received was, he totally got it and was grateful that I had pushed for it. I truly don't know if I would have had the birth experience I really wanted without [my doula] Her knowledge, comfort and encouragement was what helped me. I HIGHLY recommend these ladies!- Katie Wong

The rates for postpartum doula services in the Portland, Or area are $55-60 per hour. This depends on several factors: the length of the contract, and the professional that you're working with.

We offer 4 overnights to "give it a try" for $2400. Extending past that will offer you a lower rate.

All packages are at the quoted rate

Our customized doula searches are incredibly thorough, including background and reference checks, interviewing the candidate,  and reference checks.

We require a $275 fee to start the search. Once we've presented qualified candidates and you've decided to work with them, then Birthing Stone will receive a percentage based on the annual contracted rate

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We're excited to see some insurances start to cover the cost of postpartum doula services. However, this is not widespread.

One way we've seen to get insurance to cover your doula support is to have your provider write a prescription for the service. This is typically possible when a parent is prone to depression or anxiety. If these are the current diagnoses, then working with a postpartum doula can help decrease the symptoms for some people.

Some families are able to use their Flex Spending Accounts (FSA) to pay for doula support.

The terms postpartum doula, night nanny, and baby nurse are often used interchangeably even though they have very different roles. Here's a general breakdown in differences:

Postpartum Doula: Professionally trained to understand the postpartum period for families. This includes baby care, ways to make the postpartum time period easier on families, recovery for the birthing person, postpartum hormones, preventing or addressing postpartum depression, and mood disorders. (They do not provide medical care, but are often the first to see signs of mood disorders and will refer the family to resources for medical care.)

Newborn Care Specialists: NCSs are highly trained in newborn care, health and development. They overlap with Postpartum Doulas in that they provide care for the baby. However, where Postpartum Doulas focus on the family as a whole, Newborn Care Specialists primarily focus on the baby and bring higher-level skills such as sleep shaping.

A baby nurse can only practice under this title if they are trained and legally able to work as a nurse. Their focus is only caring for the baby.

A night nanny or babysitter may have years of experience, but not necessarily the training that a postpartum doula has. They often have the sole responsibility of overnight care for the baby, but do not have the expertise of a postpartum doula.

A simple summary from Parents.com "While some postpartum doulas will do overnight shifts with families similarly to how a baby nurse works, there is an emphasis on teaching parents how to manage on the nights the doula is not there and after the doula is no longer working for the family."