Ongoing support for the first year and beyond…

You may have graduated from doula care with me or maybe we have yet to meet. Giving birth is the beginning of a great, and challenging life long adventure. I am excited to extend my support and invest in new (and new again) parents more deeply. As a Certified Postpartum Doula, Certified Lactation Counselor, and Maternal Child Health Specialist with over a decade of experience, my goal is to fully empower parents to trust themselves, their children and ultimately leave me behind.

I am also a seasoned mother of four, parent of an amazing child with a disability, business owner, and fully living alongside you during this journey. I will not put myself on a pedestal above you, and I am not a perfect parent living a Pinterest life. I go to therapy just like the rest of the cool kids. And I know a lot. Mostly about how to become a confident person while reparenting yourself and growing up with your kids. There are areas where I will have the facts and information that you need, but you have the wisdom and expertise in your life, family and values.

$50 Monthly Subscription includes:

  • Email support: Monday - Friday, during business hours

  • Text support: Lactation and feeding issues only

  • Access to lending library of books, vetted online and community resources

$100 Monthly Subscription includes:

  • Email, text and resources listed above

  • One 30 minute zoom or call per month

Topics include:

  • Breastfeeding, bodyfeeding, bottlefeeding, combo feeding

  • Pumping support, how to create a 'stash,' back to work support

  • Weaning support

  • Sleep support & education*

  • Transition to childcare

  • Starting solids

  • Selective (picky) eating

  • Feeding a family

  • Fostering exploration and play

  • Sibling support

  • Division of labor between partners

  • Building community

  • Navigating extended family

  • Reparenting oneself, identifying generational trauma

  • Rhode Island resources including: parenting, mental health, early childhood development, children with disabilities, etc.

  • Screentime

 

*I am not a certified sleep specialist and I do not make sleep training plans. I am able to offer developmentally appropriate information, help identify your sleep parenting style and have certified sleep specialists in my resources for those who are looking for a practitioner to create a structured sleep plan.

**Susie Finnerty does not provide medical advice. Conversations via text, call, email, content of this website, such as graphics, images, text and all other materials, is provided for reference and educational purposes only. The content is not meant to be complete or exhaustive or to be applicable to any specific individual's medical condition. Doula support is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always consult with a qualified and licensed physician or other medical care provider for medical decisions regarding you and/or your children.