Nurtured Newborns is a PREMIERE Doula and newborn care SPECIALIST provider serving the Bay Area and was created out of a love for newborns and babies. We are dedicated to educating parents and developing their confidence in how to successfully care for their babies. Our goal is that after each time we visit, you have an increased sense of confidence in caring for your baby (and are well rested ;) if we are providing night time care). We do this through personalized attention and dedication. We believe in parent collaboration as we are part of your team, working towards the same goal, happy, healthy and well rested babies. Empowering parents is a core value of Nurtured Newborns. a PREMIERE Doula and newborn care SPECIALIST provider serving the bay area.

Kimberly is passionate about caring for newborns and their parents, and Nurtured Newborns allows her to use her experience and expertise to do just that. She cares for singletons, multiples, preemies and special needs babies. A natural love has developed as a result of being surrounded by babies her whole life. Caring for newborns and their parents has become a true passion! She has cared for babies and children for more than 18 years. She has cared for preemies, newborns, infants and children who have had a wide array of problems including respiratory issues, congenital anomalies, heart failure / congenital heart defects, and GI problems. She remains committed to implementing evidence-based care and staying current with the latest recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics for best practice.

Kimberly has served the community by serving on the board of directors of Bay Area Birth Information (BABI), a local non profit from 2013 through 2019. She served as a general board member as well as president from 2017-2019. Kimberly has provided many educational presentations regarding care of the newborn, newborn sleep and care of the preemie to parents, doulas, newborn care specialists and other birth colleagues. She remains committed to volunteering in her community by not only teaching, but also continuing to learn and maintaining up to date knowledge on best practices.

Birth Doula 

Birthing your baby is the biggest moment of your life. It is the day you give birth to your motherhood. You should feel loved and supported on this special and important day. Whether you are planning a natural birth, a cesarean birth, a hypnotic birth or something in between a doula can help you have a better birth experience. All with you in full control.

Doula service includes:

• Complimentary visit and interview to determine compatibility

• 2-3 prenatal visits

• Assistance with making a personalized birth plan

• Support throughout pregnancy, labor and 6 weeks postpartum

• On call time starting 2 weeks before your due date

• Continuous support during labor

• Documentary Style Birth Photography ($1500 session fee waived)

• Up to 3 postpartum visits lasting 1 hour

Aromatherapy for Birth

Having a Registered Aromatherapist who has professional knowledge and education in how to use essential oils safely and effectively during your birth can be invaluable.  For those that choose to have this add on service, we will use aromatherapy in our prenatal visits as well as during labor. Aromatherapy during labor can be beneficial in aiding the calm, peaceful, gentle atmosphere we create. Nurses and doctors frequently comment on how "its like a spa in here" and how they just want to stay in our room all day!

• Custom blends designed specifically for you

• Use of high quality and exotic oils including Rose, Neroli, Jasmine essential oils

• Blends for nausea, difficulty sleeping, anxiety, etc.

Hypnotic Birthing Coached Sessions

Whether you are using HypnoBirthing or Hypnobabies for your upcoming birth you may want extra support after your classes have ended. Perhaps you have unanswered questions or forgot some of what you learned. During these visits we will review what techniques you like best for your hypnotic birth. 

• Learn to go deeper faster in to relaxation

• 2 two hour visits

• Practice anchors and deepening techniques that you have learned

• Simulate calm gentle labor breathing based on your program

• Client led coached sessions based on YOUR needs

Newborn Care Specialist

As a Newborn Care Specialist we offer newborn care and newborn education during the first few days and weeks of life. Newborn Care Specialist services typically start once the baby has arrived home from the hospital. The NCS is an expert in care of the newborn baby,  she assists with breastfeeding, bottle feeding, creating a schedule for the baby as well as teaching good sleep hygiene as a segway into sleep training. The NCS may be contracted for as little as 2 weeks or as many as 12 weeks depending on availability. We tend to be booked early, sometimes even during moms first trimester. If you think you want 12 weeks of NCS care, please book us early.

Night Care for newborns

This service is provided for newborns at night from 0 to 12 weeks old. Night care allows new moms and dads time to rest and recover at night. This is a great service to all parents upon the arrival of their baby. It is especially helpful for first time parents. Mothers experiencing postpartum depression will also benefit from having this service. If you are sleep deprived and need respite we can help, whether it is one night or for a few weeks. Night care is provided in 8, 10, or 12 hour shifts from 6pm to 6am. 8 hour nights begin at 10 pm and finish at 6 am. 

Postpartum doula Service

Mothering the mother so she can heal from childbirth, bond and care for her newborn is the primary goal of postpartum doulaing.  Typically this service is offered during the day in 4-6 hour increments during the day. This services is best utilized during the first few days and weeks following childbirth. If a mom is having problems with breastfeeding  we assist and help resolve basic breastfeeding issues. Don't forget dads! We can also teach and help dad with adjusting to his new role as a father, changing diapers, bottle feeding etc.

In Home Consultations & Education

An in home consultation or education visit will help. An in home assessment of the problem you are having will be done based on the concerns you submit. Support, education, recommendations and a plan will be provided. We are here to help and guide you each step of the way. This service is helpful for first time parents. 

Nurtured Newborns provides all services to multiples, preemies and medically fragile newborns as well as healthy singletons.

$3500...

Birth doula / labor support 

• Complimentary meeting in my office to determine compatibility

• Support throughout pregnancy, labor, birth and 6 weeks postpartum

• Prenatal visits

• Assistance with custom birth plan

• On call starting 2 weeks before your due date

• Documentary Style Birth Photography

• Postpartum support visit

• $750 discount for homebirthers

• $500 discount for clients working with preferred providers

$75...

PostPartum Doula Care

• Daytime support for mother and baby with a minimum of 4 hours

• Up to 12 hour shifts available

• Discount offered for 6 weeks or more

• Light meal prep

• Breastfeeding support

• Newborn education

• $10 discount for clients referred by preferred providers and past clients

$1000...

Newborn Care

• $1000/day with 6 hour break

• $65/hour (8 hour minimum night)

• Awake duty for night care available for $95/hour limited availability.

• Up to 6 days a week

• Assistance with breastfeeding

• Full and complete care of your newborn

• Sleep support & education for mom and dad

• Sleep conditioning / sleep shaping for baby

• Assistance with mother - baby and father - baby bonding

• Surrogacy and adoption support

• Assistance with transition to nanny care

• Passport ready

• Educated on working with private security teams in conjunction with newborn care

$650...

hypnobirthing classes 

• 5 week course

• Includes text book & cd

• Confidence building for birth

• Self hypnosis for birth

• Bonding with your baby

• Hypnobirthing Birth Preferences & Birth Plan

• Learn the Hypnobirthing Philosophy

HypnoBirthing® is as much a philosophy of birth as it is a technique for achieving a satisfying, relaxing, and stress-free method of birthing. This amazing program teaches you, along with your birthing companion, the art and joy of experiencing birth in a more comfortable manner. You will learn how to call upon your body’s own natural relaxant and thus lessen, or even eliminate, discomfort and the need for medication. When a woman is properly prepared for childbirth and when mind and body are in harmony, Nature is free to function in the same well-designed manner that it does with all animal mothers in Nature.

According to the HypnoBirthing Institute: 

• 9.5% of HypnoBirthing® mothers chose to birth in the comfort of their homes.  The national average is less than 1% 

• 6% of HypnoBirthing® mothers chose to birth in freestanding birth centers.  The national average is less than 1%

• Only 23% of HypnoBirthing® mothers birthing vaginally had epidural anesthesia, compared to the national average of 71%

• 17% of US HypnoBirthing® mothers birthed via C-Section, compared the the national average of 32%

$200...

C Section Dressing Changes

Unfortunately sometimes a surgical incision does not heal as planned. Perhaps you doctor wants you to do dressing changes on your wound. Many times a woman or her partner can do this, but for those who can't do it themselves or whose partner is unable to, Kimberly can. She will come to your house for daily visits or at the frequency prescribed by your doctor to change your dressings.  You must supply dressing & supplies. For an item list, please contact us.

$1500...

Birth Photography

Every mother has a clear memory of how the birth of her babies went. Having a birth photographer there to capture those special moments is an amazing gift you can give to yourself and your baby. Birth photography can also be incredibly healing and empowering.

• Packages are purchased separately

• This fee is waived for all birth doula clients.

• Packages start at $550