New mom coaching: a real support plan for the first months

What we cover in a session

• What you’re actually carrying, across the four areas: your body and sleep, your feelings, your relationships, and your home and schedule
• A support plan with names and days on it, not “let me know if you need anything”
• Nights: how to split them, and whether a night nurse or newborn care specialist makes sense for you
• Childcare for the months ahead: a nanny, a nanny share or a daycare infant room
• If you already have a nanny: what changes when a new baby arrives
• Going back to work: the timeline, the first week, and backup care
• Grandparents and family help: what to ask for, and how to set limits kindly

Start here: three 30-second videos

Thirty seconds each, no sound needed. Tap play, or read the text on each video’s page.

How a call works

Sessions are 60 minutes by video. We start with what’s hardest this week, map it across those four areas, then decide what changes first.

You leave with a short, concrete list of next steps: who you’ll ask, what you’ll hire or try, and what you’ll let go. Partners are welcome on the call; plans work better when both of you build them.

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Coaching or therapy?

Coaching is practical planning: help, nights, childcare, work and family. It’s private-pay, $189 for a 60-minute call, and isn’t billed to insurance. It isn’t mental health treatment.

Therapy is for how you’re feeling: low mood, anxiety, intrusive thoughts, feeling disconnected or not like yourself. I see therapy clients through Alma, which can use your insurance, for adults located in California, New Jersey, Oregon or Maine. Read about postpartum therapy.

Not sure which? If your mood or anxiety is the main problem, start with therapy, or talk to your OB, midwife or doctor.

If you need help now: If you have thoughts of harming yourself or your baby, or feel confused or out of touch with reality, call 911 or go to an emergency room. For support any time, call or text the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline at 1-833-852-6262, or call or text 988.

Questions people ask

Is coaching covered by insurance?

No. Coaching is private-pay. If you want to use insurance, therapy through Alma is the route, for adults located in California, New Jersey, Oregon or Maine.

When should I book?

Late pregnancy is ideal, so the plan is in place before the baby arrives. The first weeks and months work too.

Can my partner join?

Yes. Plans for nights, help and childcare work better when both partners build them.

Do you place nannies or night nurses?

No. I’m not a placement agency and have no affiliation with any agency. I help you decide what you need and how to choose well, and I can work alongside an agency you’ve hired.

Will we talk about how I’m feeling?

We’ll notice it, because it shapes the plan. If it turns out the main problem is your mood or anxiety, I’ll say so and point you to therapy or your doctor.

Where are sessions held?

By video. You can join from home, with the baby on your lap.

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