The First Year Support

4 to 8 Months Old

Through The First Year Support, you will experience a gentle place to share your experiences and be met with kindness, expertise, and unwavering support to help you navigate the early challenges of parenthood, ensuring you feel confident & empowered in your journey.

How I can help with your baby

My expertise covers a range of essential topics specific to this age range, including infant care, feeding, sleep routines, developmental milestones, and age-appropriate activities, all delivered through virtual demonstrations and guidance. I also provide insights on postpartum recovery and self-care practices relevant to this stage of parenting, encompassing nutrition, exercise, and emotional well-being. For those transitioning to solid foods, I offer virtual assistance in introducing solids and promoting healthy eating habits. The most common topic for this age is SLEEP! As a sleep doula, I can share strategies to help establish restful sleep patterns for both the baby and parents, considering common sleep regression and developmental milestones for 4-8 month olds. Practical advice is provided for managing household tasks, meal planning, and daily routines while caring for an infant in this age group. Parents are educated about infant development, milestones, and essential parenting skills through virtual resources and evidence-based information. I also facilitate virtual connections to local experts, parenting support groups, and wellness services, ensuring parents have access to valuable resources during this stage of their baby's development.

Baby Care Skills:

Essential baby care skills, including comforting techniques, bathing, diapering (both cloth and disposable), swaddling, etc
Various feeding methods, breast/chest, bottle, and introducing solids, including baby-led weaning
Education on normal infant behavior in each age and stage of the first year.

Parenting Support:

Establishing boundaries with self, partner, family, friends and the outside world
Transitioning into parenthood and all the changes that come along with it
Practical household mangement like providing ideas for organizing home and baby care systems for efficiency
Managing and reframing expectations for parenting, postpartum and infant care

Specialized Expertise:

GETTING YOU MORE SLEEP - Infant and maternal sleep consulting
Addressing issues such as fussy babies, colic, reflux, lip and tongue ties and recognizing allergy and skin-related concerns
Parenting while being neurodiverse and parenting children who are neurodiverse - ADHD, Autism
Multiples (twins)
Using a holistic approach by integrating alternative modalities like naturopathic and herbal medicine, essential oils and various therapies such as massage, chiropractic, craniosacral, occupational, pelvic floor and myofacial.

What you’ll experience:

Offer a compassionate and supportive presence through video calls to help parents navigate the unique challenges and joys of caring for a 4-8 month old baby.
Provide expert advice on infant care for this age group, including feeding, introducing solids, sleep routines, and age-appropriate activities, all through virtual demonstrations and guidance.
Advise on postpartum recovery and self-care practices that are relevant to this stage of parenting. Offer insights on nutrition, exercise, and emotional well-being.
If applicable, offer virtual support with the introduction of solid foods, addressing feeding challenges, and promoting healthy eating habits for the growing infant.
Share strategies for promoting restful sleep for both the baby and parents within the 4-8 month age range, taking into consideration sleep regression and development milestones.
Provide practical advice on managing household tasks, meal planning, and balancing daily responsibilities while caring for a baby in this age group.
Use virtual resources and evidence-based information to educate parents about infant development, milestones, and essential parenting skills specific to 4-8-month-olds.
Offer recommendations and online connections to local experts, parenting groups, and wellness services that can provide valuable support for parents of infants aged 4-8 months.