https://www.riadoula.com/about daily 0.75 2026-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61af9f2e327c3e17b5c39b2d/60e979c7-9418-4ef6-aafb-1a6dde95ef0d/4CA91091-6F00-4824-9CBD-F2F14E8C5403_1_105_c.jpeg About - About Me I’m a Brooklyn-based, DONA certified Postpartum Doula and Certified Lactation Counselor. I have been providing postpartum and lactation support in Brooklyn, Manhattan and parts of Queens and NJ for almost 20 years. It was my own shaky start as a first time mom that drew me to this work. Feeding difficulties due to birth complications presented challenges I would never have expected and wasn’t at all prepared for. After bringing my child home from the NICU I was flustered daily and felt unable to gain control, and it took some time before I finally grew into my new role. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61af9f2e327c3e17b5c39b2d/5e1f6052-e360-4f4f-82c5-fcb6a516a41a/IMG_4098+2.JPG About - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.riadoula.com/services daily 0.75 2026-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61af9f2e327c3e17b5c39b2d/2ded2ce3-f464-405c-92fc-3e302ff013c8/IMG_8289.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61af9f2e327c3e17b5c39b2d/ee836bac-213c-40fa-826b-7f6819ec3564/ae1318e3-d068-46ed-9ace-6998c774d4bf.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61af9f2e327c3e17b5c39b2d/60e48910-0250-4ebd-b7c4-f71d2288b647/sketch.jpg Services - Help to establish successful feeding relationships by teaching correct latching, holding, and positioning. Explain infant feeding needs. Identify obstacles and troubleshoot to resolve them. Advise on engorgement and nipple pain care. Advise on milk supply management. Teach hand expression, pumping and safe milk storage. Teach bottle feeding and bottle sanitizing. Drawing by Dan Bennett https://www.riadoula.com/contact daily 0.75 2026-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61af9f2e327c3e17b5c39b2d/8ae905b3-c1bd-444d-8408-79eb43d79465/IMG_9139+%281%29.jpeg Contact - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61af9f2e327c3e17b5c39b2d/9540a0e1-8791-49c5-b91c-d4af69cd1151/IMG_8354.jpeg Contact - Make it stand out I wish I had a postpartum doula. https://www.riadoula.com/home daily 1.0 2026-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61af9f2e327c3e17b5c39b2d/02bd518f-b4f6-4a4b-b4e1-16b2ef3e766a/IMG_8362+2.jpeg Home - Make it stand out My little Moo, power napping after an exhausting first week home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61af9f2e327c3e17b5c39b2d/bcfad18a-cf40-416a-a096-d4c079d691bf/0-1.jpg Home - Make it stand out “Maria’s knowledge about infant care was crucial when we brought home our adopted daughter! She helped get these two brand new (and maybe slightly terrified) dads on track with feeding, sleeping, teeny tiny toenail clipping, and a million other things we weren’t thinking of yet. She is a bottomless source of information, warmth, humor, intuition, and compassion - she got our growing family off to the right start and became an indispensable part of it at the same time.” Chris and Andrew M.C.