https://www.riadoula.com/about daily 0.75 2026-01-12 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, Certified Lactation Counselor and Newborn Care Specialist. 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 2026-02-17 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://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61af9f2e327c3e17b5c39b2d/3c150b0b-18f3-4654-89bf-231b506543d6/IMG_3560.jpeg Services - Nurture your baby It can all feel very urgent and confusing in the beginning. Having a calm, and knowledgeable postpartum doula by your side decreases the anxiety that may be keeping you from your full parental potential. Together we will go through all the basics of infant care and hygiene: Bathing and hygiene Diapering Cord care Circumcision care Understanding infant cues Soothing Basic massage techniques Swaddling Baby-wearing Sleep management I will be there to answer your questions and address your concerns to the best of my knowledge, and if I can’t, I have a long list of referrals who can. https://www.riadoula.com/contact daily 0.75 2026-01-15 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 2026-02-17 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 birth. 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.