About Rachel Richards
I am honored to specialize in helping new parents navigate the first weeks and months of life with their precious newborns! As a certified postpartum night doula and newborn care specialist, I have extensive training and experience in everything to do with newborn care from lactation support to infant sleep. You can rest assured you will have an experienced and capable set of extra hands on your side to support you through anything that might come up during the exciting and sometimes challenging time of the fourth trimester.
As a resident of beautiful Felton, when not assisting families and caring for newborns, I can be found hiking or volunteering in the nature store of the Henry Cowell State Park. Currently serving all of Santa Cruz County, Los Gatos, Cupertino, Saratoga and other nearby communities.
Contact
Email: nightdoula@outlook.com
Night Doula Services
$58/hour in Felton
$60/hour in Santa Cruz County
$63/hour in Bay Area
Newborn Care
From recommendations for the nursery setup and providing resources for new parents to providing expert overnight newborn care, your night doula can be an invaluable resource and companion for those first weeks of life with your sweet baby.
As a full-time night doula, I am available up to 7 nights a week for 8-10 hours per night to care for your newborn so you can get much needed rest.
Lactation & Infant Feeding
I have completed over 100 hours of training in lactation support through both the Healthy Children’s Project and Lactation Education Resources giving me a thorough understanding of how to assist new parents with establishing a strong foundation in order to maintain breast/chest-feeding for whatever length of time they desire for their family.
I also have resources to assist with choosing the best infant formulas for your baby if needed and can assist with the safest way to prepare and store formula for formula-feeding families.
Bodywork
I am a certified massage therapist and Craniosacral Fascial Therapy practitioner.
Included as part of my night doula services, I offer CFT and infant massage to infants as needed and shoulder/neck massages to birthing parents as requested.