Attachment Parenting and Overnight Doulas?

The concept of the overnight postpartum doula is something that amazes most parents who hear about it. “You mean...a good night's sleep is something I can buy?” “I can actually hire a trained expert to help me with the baby at night so my partner and I can both catch up on sleep?”

However, many parents are starting to embrace “attachment parenting” ideals for their families, including co-sleeping and/or bed-sharing, skin to skin contact, and on-demand breastfeeding according to the baby's hunger cues. There are many benefits to these practices, but attachment parents may raise their eyebrows at the idea of an overnight doula, thinking “that's not for us.”

Professional postpartum doulas support parents in whatever method or philosophy works best for them – and that can definitely include attachment parenting. Here are some of the ways we can support your family's attachment parenting ideals – and help you get some rest, too.

Keeping your milk supply strong

If you are exclusively breastfeeding, you will undoubtedly be concerned about skipping feedings all night. We will not give your baby unwanted bottles, or keep him/her away from you all night. We will soothe and rock your frequent waker and watch for hunger cues such as rooting, grunting, and putting hands to mouth, which alerts us to bring the baby to you for breastfeeding.

Skin to skin contact

When you wake up in the morning, we'll be ready to tuck baby in with you while we fix your coffee and toast and sweep the floor.

Recharge your relationship

You may love co-sleeping, but sometimes you and your partner just want have the night to yourselves without worrying about waking or moving the baby.

Gentle sleep routines

Sleep training is not typically on the attachment parent's to-do list. We'll use gentle, patient, no-cry methods to help encourage your baby to get restful sleep.

You don't have to compromise your ideals to catch up on sleep. Let us learn the unique needs of your family and create a customized postpartum doula plan to help you thrive!

Still waking to nurse multiple times per night with your attached toddler? We can help you with that too. Hire an overnight postpartum doula in Wichita KS now.