NurturingBeginnings

Postpartum doula · Lactation counselor · Newborn specialist · Sleep consultant

Relax — I've got this.

Whether you're a first-time mom who has never held a baby, or you've done this before — I'll teach you how to swaddle, help you sleep while you recover, and help the whole family adjust to the new normal.

A hand resting on a newborn's back beneath a thin knitted blanket in low early-morning light

A mom of four, with a decade in this work.

Here for the first weeks, and the long nights that follow.

Three kinds of support

Find the help that sounds like your week.

Three ways in, and none of them ask you to have it figured out first.

The nights have stopped working.

A plan built around your child's development and your family's comfort level — something you can still keep doing at three in the morning, when nobody is at their best.

Read about sleep support

You're bringing a baby home, or you're in the middle of it.

Someone in the house who is there for you — the small panicked questions, the day that won't come together, and overnight newborn care so you can sleep while you recover.

Read about postpartum support

Feeding isn't going the way you pictured.

Help with the part nobody warns you is hard, at the point where you actually need it.

Read about lactation support

Nurturing Beginnings

The thinking behind the care.

My background in developmental psychology and my work in postpartum care, sleep consulting, and lactation support shape my understanding of the needs of both children and parents. I care deeply about supporting families during this vulnerable time, offering thoughtful guidance that helps them feel more confident and cared for.

The whole family

The whole family is adjusting. Not just the baby.

You get asked how you're healing, whether you've eaten, and when you last slept — and then someone makes sure the answer changes.

So you can sleep while you recover. I'll help dad support you too, and help the whole family adjust to the new normal.

This isn't about taking your baby from you. It's so you can be a person for an hour, and sleep for three.

Book a consultation

Start with a hello.

You don't have to know what you need yet. A due date, a bad night, a question — one sentence is enough.

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Or write to me directly: doulahollyjane@gmail.com Serving Montgomery and Bucks Counties, and Philadelphia