Postpartum Doulas in DC, Northern Virginia, and Maryland

Postpartum doulas focus on whole-family support, including newborn care, emotional wellbeing, feeding guidance, recovery support, and education. Unlike a night nurse, postpartum doulas are non-medical professionals trained to nurture both parents and baby while helping families build confidence and sustainable routines.

Yes, our postpartum package includes 30 overnight shifts with our postpartum doulas. 

Our postpartum doula package includes 3 full months of care: an in-home planning meeting, a recovery care plan, 30 overnight shifts, 15 day shifts, 4 in-home massages, 2 meetings with our midwife partners to support breastfeeding and to bridge the medical care gap between delivery and first check-up, a sitz bath and herbal tea kit, and the peace of mind that we've thought through all the details and logistics so you don't have to! 😉

The elements of our package are intentionally designed to work together to create a deeply supportive fourth trimester experience, rather than just a collection of individual services. After years of caring for new families, we’ve thoughtfully curated each element to help parents truly rest, recover, and feel cared for. Think of it less as a menu, and more as a sanctuary designed with your wellbeing in mind.

Not at all. We support first-time parents, growing families, experienced parents, and families adjusting to life with multiple children.

Our postpartum doulas support recovery after both vaginal and cesarean births. We help families rest, recover, and navigate the physical and emotional adjustments of early postpartum healing. For clients recovering from cesareans, this might look like helping you learn to navigate movement, newborn feeding, and bathing yourself.

Yes. We regularly support families welcoming twins and multiples, including overnight newborn care, feeding support, routine development, and practical household assistance.

Absolutely. We support families without judgment, whether breastfeeding, pumping, combination feeding, formula feeding, or transitioning between feeding methods.

Our goal is to remove the mental load of managing care during the postpartum period, including matching you with the right support. We thoughtfully place doulas based on availability, experience, and your family’s needs, and we always do our best to honor specific requests whenever possible.

Our postpartum doulas are carefully vetted, professionally trained, and selected for both experience and compassionate care. They have passed background checks and have liability insurance. 

Most families go six weeks between birth and their routine postpartum checkup, and a lot can happen during that time. Our midwife partners offer optional in-home postpartum follow-up visits at 1–2 weeks and again around 3–4 weeks to help bridge the gap between delivery and your standard postpartum appointment.

These visits offer additional support for recovery, breastfeeding, emotional wellbeing, newborn adjustment, and the many questions that often arise once you’re home. These visits provide an added layer of support during the early postpartum weeks, helping families feel reassured, cared for, and more confidently supported as they recover, adjust, and settle into life with their new baby.

We accept most forms of payment, including ACH transfers, credit and debit cards, FSA/HSA accounts. We also offer Affirm, and Klarna, which make our services more accessible with payment over time. 

We are happy to make payment plans by request.

No. We offer one carefully designed postpartum support package with a consistent set of services and a set investment. Because we operate as an agency with a coordinated care team, we prefer to begin with a consultation so we can confirm fit, answer questions, and walk you through exactly what’s included and how care is delivered.

Sunflowers Healing and Wellness is not in-network with any insurance plans. Upfront payment is required for all classes and services. You may use Flexible Spending Account (FSA) or Health Savings Account (HSA) funds to pay upfront. 

We are happy to provide an itemized receipt to support FSA/HSA expenses or file a claim with your health insurance plan. Reimbursement is fully dependent on your coverage plan details. We do not offer refunds for unreimbursable payments.

Many families book their doula (birth and/or postpartum) during the second trimester to ensure availability, especially for overnight support. However, we can sometimes accommodate last-minute requests depending on scheduling.

We serve families throughout Washington, DC, Northern Virginia, and Maryland, including Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax County, McLean, Falls Church, Bethesda, Rockville, Silver Spring, Prince George's County, and surrounding communities. Contact us if you are curious about service in your area.

First, complete our intake form (scroll up). Our team will review your needs and get back to you with next steps.