Sonja

CERTIFIED POSTPARTUM DOULA + LACTATION EDUCATOR

a brief bio

Sonja understands the value of a support during a mother’s postpartum journey due to her own amazing support system after becoming a mother at a young age. Her experience has allowed her to become the loving, understanding, and nurturing person that she is. Sonja loves to help people make their lives easier by caring for the most important little person in their lives. She is kind, patient and incredibly understanding. Sonja’s passion for children shines through her radiant and positive energy. 

OFFERINGS

• Diapering

• Changing

• Bathing(first sponge bath, then regular bath)

• Soothing

• Circumcision & umbilical cord care

• Bottle preparation & storage 

• Bottle feeding (Breastmilk & Formula)

• Communication with breastfeeding parent to schedule feeds and transport baby back and forth to and from (when feeding overnight)

• Wash and sterilize bottles, pump parts, pacifiers, etc.

• Organization & maintenance of nursery

• Baby's laundry (washing, folding, and putting away)

• Create a regular feeding schedule

• Assist in establishing healthy sleep habits

• Keep nursery tidy and stocked

• Maintain a log that tracks the baby's feeding times, ounces, diapers, and anything else parents may need to know.

• Create a smooth transition for the family during the newborn stage (birth-3 months)

• Assist you with any (baseline) feeding issues baby may have, including formula feeding and breastfeeding support or knowing when to recommend pediatrician or IBCLC support for extensive issues. 

• Troubleshoot potential issues of concern with the newborn and offer professional options to resolve them

• Infant CPR (when needed)

• Providing a safe and healthy sleep environment for baby at all times

• Sleep Conditioning by using a gentle approach to help your baby develop sleep habits that lead to sleeping throughout the night

• Parent education and emotional support

WITH EXPERIENCE IN

• Pediatric sleep training

• Supporting mothers with Perinatal Mood Disorders

• Twins/Multiples

• Reflux

• Colic

• Premature infant care

• Pediatric sleep shaping

RECENT WORK EXPERIENCE

NL Family - Overnight newborn Care

Helped family transition home with their newborn baby girl. Brought infant into mom through out the night to be nursed. Helped mom to relax by ensuring her baby was safe.

Ss Family - Overnight newborn Care

Helped mom with getting baby to latch on to be nursed. Changed, burped and nurtured baby throughout the night.

After deciding to not continue nursing, I provided the proper education for formula and bottle feeding safety. Tasks included bottle preparation, nursery organization, showing various swaddling techniques, providing recommendations for the following; parent groups, music and story times, pediatricians, daycares, and nannies. Additional tasks for household also were partaking in local errands, cooking and baking. Mother and father worked from home so I was solely tending to baby S during those hours where they were occupied with meetings. Sdeveloped an eczema rash which was worrisome to parents. I provided a listening ear and ensured them to contact their pediatrician and carry on with the care instructions that were given. Rash went away in due time.

MK Family - Daytime Doula Care

Helped family get settled in comfortably. I made it as smooth as possible for this family to transition from a family of 3 to now a family of 4

BJ Family - Overnight Doula Care

For this family I provided 24hrs care for 2 weeks and I also traveled out of state with them and I was caring for infants most of the day and night I absolutely loved it. Mom, had to have an unfortunate surgery so they hired me to care for their newborn for 3 months.

CERTIFICATIONS/TRAINING

• Certified Postpartum Doula

• Certified Lactation Educator

• Trained Newborn Care Specialist

• CPR