Hi, I’m Joy! I’m a Certified Birth & Postpartum Doula, Newborn Care Specialist, Certified Pediatric Sleep Consultant, and former teacher with advanced lactation training. I’m also a mom of four, a grandma, and have sp...
Birth Doulas
Personalized support from pregnancy through birth and early postpartum. Includes two prenatal visits to prepare for birth, continuous support throughout labor and delivery, comfort measures and positioning, partner support, help understanding your options and preferences, and one postpartum follow-up visit. Calm, knowledgeable support so you can feel prepared, informed, and cared for throughout your birth experience.
Birth doula support starts at $1,800
Postpartum Doulas
Personalized, hands-on support during your first weeks and months with baby. Daytime visits can include newborn care and education, feeding support, soothing and settling, baby care while you rest or shower, light baby-related household tasks, simple meal/snack prep, and practical support as you recover and adjust. I’m also there to answer those endless newborn questions and help you feel more confident caring for your baby.
$55/hour with a 4-hour minimum ($220 per visit)
Overnight Doula
Get the rest you need while your baby is cared for by an experienced postpartum doula. Overnight support includes newborn care, soothing and settling, diapering, bottle feeding as needed, bringing baby to you for breastfeeding, and washing bottles and pump parts. I’ll support baby throughout the night while helping establish healthy, age-appropriate sleep foundations, so you can rest knowing your little one is in experienced hands.
$60/hour with an 8-hour minimum ($480 per night)
Gentle Sleep
Personalized sleep support for families from the newborn stage through preschool. We’ll look at your child’s sleep as a whole, including routines, naps, night wakings, sleep associations, temperament, and your family’s goals. You’ll receive an individualized, age-appropriate sleep plan plus two weeks of support as we implement it together and make adjustments along the way.
$600 Two-Week Sleep Support Package. Includes a personalized sleep plan, two weeks of text support, unlimited email support, and two 30-minute calls, one to get started and one to wrap up our time together.
And it's not a bunch of onesies and bouncers
Bio
Hi, I’m Joy! I’m a Certified Birth & Postpartum Doula, Newborn Care Specialist, Certified Pediatric Sleep Consultant, and former teacher with advanced lactation training. I’m also a mom of four, a grandma, and have spent nearly 40 years loving and caring for babies and children. I offer warm, practical, evidence-based support through birth and those tender, exhausting first months at home, helping you care for your baby, care for yourself, and feel confident along the way.
What are your certifications and trainings?
ProDoula Certified Birth Doula | DONA Certified Postpartum Doula | Certified Pediatric Sleep Consultant (CPSM) | Newborn Care Specialist | Advanced Lactation Training | 20 years in early childhood education
What locations or areas do you serve?
I serve families throughout Hunterdon, Somerset, and Warren Counties in New Jersey, generally within about a 45-minute drive of Clinton, NJ. Virtual pediatric sleep consulting is available to families anywhere.
What drew you into working with parents-to-be?
I’ve always been the baby person. I was the neighborhood babysitter, the friend everyone called with newborn questions, and the one who was happiest with a baby in my arms. After raising four children, spending 20 years as a teacher, and now becoming a grandma, supporting families through pregnancy, birth, and those early months feels like the work