You prepared for birth. Nobody prepares you for after
I bring the warmth, wisdom, and hands-on support your village was supposed to provide — right to your door.
French-trained licensed midwife with 500+ births. Now dedicated entirely to helping Bay Area families rest, recover, and thrive in the fourth trimester — starting the day you come home.
Supporting Families
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Bringing your newborn home is a time of love, change, and adjustment. As your postpartum doula and lactation specialist, I’m here to ease that transition—supporting your recovery, answering your questions, and creating space for rest and confidence. With practical help, emotional reassurance, and gentle guidance, I help you and your family settle into this new chapter with greater peace, joy, and strength.
About Catherine
Before moving to San Francisco, I spent years working as a licensed midwife in France , a country where postpartum care is built into the healthcare system. I supported thousands of families and attended over 500 births. I know what the fourth trimester looks like when families have real support.
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"Most of my clients are first-time parents, far from family, navigating this transition without a village. I become their village."
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Today I work exclusively in the postpartum window; the tender, exhausting, beautiful weeks after birth. I'm also a certified lactation specialist, a yoga teacher, and a mother of three. I understand this from every angle, and I bring calm, clinical depth, and genuine warmth to every family I support.
Why daytime support matters
The nights get all the attention.
But days are when you're truly alone
Your partner goes back to work. The visitors stop coming. And suddenly it's just you and your newborn — exhausted, unsure, trying to figure it all out on your own.
That's exactly when I show up. During the day, when the questions are real, the feeding struggles are happening, and you need a calm, experienced presence by your side — not just at 3am.
Daytime support isn't a luxury. It's the missing piece most new parents didn't know they needed.
How I help
Everything you need in those first weeks
Care for mom
Birth story processing, postpartum recovery support, breastfeeding and lactation guidance, feeding positions, latch, frequency, and milk transfer assessment.
Care for the baby
Nursery prep before arrival, gentle newborn care — diapering, bathing, feeding, comforting, sleep routines. Evidence-based guidance for every stage.
Supporting the whole family
Creating calm and balance during your transition home. Referrals to trusted local providers — IBCLC, pelvic floor PT, acupuncturist, massage therapist.