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Yes. Mother’s Helpers has a babysitting service and a postpartum doula agency. We are a Massachusetts-licensed employment agency that does both. Our postpartum doulas are certified, trained professionals who care for your newborn and for you, during the day or overnight. That includes infant care and newborn education, feeding and sleep guidance, bottles and pump parts, milk storage and baby laundry. Our babysitters are babysitters: a different staff and job description, more about date nights and occasional childcare.

A postpartum doula cares for you and your newborn after the birth. That means infant care and newborn education, help with feeding and soothing, cleaning bottles and pump parts, storing milk, baby laundry, and guidance on sleep. Just as much of the job is looking after the parents: checking on your recovery, answering the non-medical questions you did not want to bother the pediatrician with, and giving you room to rest.

Families often search for a night nurse or night nanny when they want overnight help with a newborn. Those are older terms, and often what families are looking for are postpartum doulas who are certified, trained professionals. They are kept up to date on best practice and certified in infant and child CPR. You can expect complete baby care, newborn education, feeding and breastfeeding support, and check-ins on your physical and emotional recovery.

Your doula arrives in the evening and takes the night. If you are breastfeeding, your baby is brought to you for feeds and settled back to sleep afterward. If you are bottle feeding, your doula handles the feeds so you do not wake at all. Bottles and pump parts are washed, milk is stored, baby laundry is done, and you wake up to notes on how the night went. Overnight shifts have an eight hour minimum, up to 12 hours.

Most families reach out during the second trimester, which gives you the widest choice of doulas for your dates. You get to choose your doula! That said, we regularly place postpartum doulas on short notice after a baby has already arrived, including families who did not expect to need help. If your baby is already here, call; we are always happy to help.

Yes. We are accepted providers for Carrot, Maven and Progyny. Coverage differs by employer and plan, so start with both your and your partner’s benefit offices to find out which benefit you have and the postpartum coverage amount. We will then be able to help you maximize your postpartum care benefit when you contact us.

Yes, postpartum care is reimbursable with HSA and FSA, and some health insurance will also cover costs in certain situations. We don’t bill health insurance, but I can provide you with a receipt if you have the coverage.

Yes, we do when your baby is in our care, and we encourage you to as well for any time your baby is unsupervised. Alone – baby should not have pillows, stuffed animals or blankets in their overnight or unmonitored sleep space. Back – baby should lay flat on their back. Crib – baby should be in a bassinet, crib or other firm, flat surface. No swings, loungers or car seats for overnight sleep or when baby is unmonitored.

We provide daytime and overnight postpartum care across 92 towns in Massachusetts, covering Boston, Greater Boston, MetroWest, the North Shore, the South Shore, and Central and Western Massachusetts. We also serve Rhode Island and southern New Hampshire. If your town is not listed, reach out anyway — we may still be able to help.

Mother’s Helpers has been providing high-quality childcare for MetroWest Boston area families since 1961. Karen has owned and operated Mother’s Helpers since 1991. Karen, the owner, is a Certified Postpartum Doula, and the team is made up of experienced certified postpartum doulas and newborn care specialists.

Overnight postpartum care is $55 to $75 an hour, with an 8 hour minimum and up to 12 hours. An 8 hour night is $440 to $600, and a 12 hour night is $660 to $900. There are no extra fees, though a parking spot is needed. Daytime care is the same rate with a 4 hour minimum. Families searching for a night nurse or night nanny are looking for this care, and our certified postpartum doulas provide it.