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Support Group - New and Expectant Parents SFPOM New Parents - general
discussion 4/16/2013 9:14 am - 4/17/2013

1. Comment: Postpartum modified bedrest :( helper... (lizjohannesen)
Topic: Postpartum modified bedrest :( helper or doula?

 Hi there,
 
 We are happy and excited to announce the birth of our twins,
 Alexandra...

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helper or doula?"

 1. lizjohannesen says...
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 4/16/2013 11:00 am
 
 Thank you all for your support and valuable feedback! I
 thought I'd share the results of my searches here so it
 might help others in a bind.I posted a plea to the
 Bernal Heights Parents Group, and was referred to a
 neighbor who is an experienced nanny and is now
 training to be a doula, so it's the perfect combination
 of someone who is between a nanny and a doula. We are
 bringing her in for a trial one day this week, and
 she's only $18 an hour. Because availability on such
 short notice is our main limitation, we have cobbled
 together a care schedule this week of multiple doulas I
 had hired or interviewed before and this nanny-doula
 combo lady I just met. The doulas are $35-40 an hour,
 but I could really use the lactation support and
 reinforcement this week as I get back in the saddle as
 a MoM.For our second week, nobody could commit to all
 five days, so I contacted the T+C R agency Natalia
 suggested. They are a bit pricey, but the $150 one-time
 signup fee gives us access to their applicant pool for
 good, so it may be worth the investment. Temp nanny
 care (the service they suggest) would run $18-20 an
 hour plus a 35% referral fee back to them.Assuming that
 twin infants would put us on the high end of the pay
 range, we'd pay $20+$7 an hour for pre-qualified
 help (they confirm all shots, background checks and CA
 drivers license). That's still less than the $35-50
 we'd pay for a daytime doula, AND they do all the hard
 work finding and screening nannies.  Given all that's
 gone on this past week, it was terrific to just fill
 out a form, give a credit card number, and let someone
 else do the busy work.For ad hoc support the following
 week, we can hopefully use this new nanny-doula lady to
 help me step down from all the help.Providers we plan
 to use:Regula KellerVikki Dinsmore (nights)Christina
 Coleman (nights)Anna SeileyT+C R Agency NannyI knew
 parenting multiples would require some project
 management, but these first two weeks alone have
 illustrated that in a big way. Thank you all!!
 Email author: ljohannesen at gmail.com
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