Daytime Newborn Care
Daytime Newborn Care bridges the gap between doula care and nanny care—offering the infant expertise of a Newborn Care Specialist, coupled with the thoughtful presence of a Postpartum Doula. It's the ideal solution for families who want more than traditional childcare: an experienced caregiver who understands both infant development and parental recovery.
Based in St. Petersburg and supporting families throughout Tampa Bay, Sunshine City Doula offers expert daytime newborn care designed to ease your transition into life with a new baby—whether you’re recovering from birth, returning to work, or navigating the early months at home.
Daytime newborn care includes:
Care for Your Baby
Full daytime newborn Care: feeding, soothing, naps, diapering, and age-appropriate engagement.
Support with breastfeeding, bottle feeding, combo feeding, and pumping.
Helping you establish a daytime schedule and routines for your baby.
Navigating sleep regressions and developmental leaps as your baby grows.
Solids introduction and baby-led weaning (BLW) guidance (for families continuing care beyond 4-6 months).
Support for You
Light baby-related household support: baby laundry, restocking nursery supplies, organization, washing bottles and pump parts, ordering supplies that are running low.
Insight into developmental milestones and age-appropriate activities.
Education and guidance on newborn cues, infant behavior, milestones, and early parenthood.
Support with your transition back to work, or helping establish structure and balance as a stay-at-home parent.
Connecting you with local specialists and resources, from Lactation Consultant referrals and pediatric specialists to mommy & me classes and mom groups.
Need an extra hand?
PROFESSIONAL DAYTIME NEWBORN CARE + POSTPARTUM DOULA SUPPORT FOR GROWING FAMILIES IN ST. PETERSBURG, SOUTH TAMPA, AND SURROUNDING AREAS.
Daytime support starts at $30 per hour. Your first step to a supported postpartum is filling out an inquiry form.
More than a nanny—infant expertise you can trust.
Daytime newborn care is a hybrid role, uniquely suited to families who want a higher level of infant care. It blends the nurturing, recovery-focused approach of doula support with the skillset of a Newborn Care Specialist who is highly trained in newborn-infant care, feeding, development, sleep, routines, and attachment-based responsive care.
I support families well beyond the newborn stage, offering guidance through key transitions such as starting solids, BLW, adjusting routines, managing sleep regressions, milestone support, and navigating common concerns that may arise such as reflux, bottle refusal, allergies, and more.
Whether you're heading back to work, managing a busy household, or simply want expert care you can rely on, I’m here to ease the load and help your baby—and your whole family—thrive.
How a Newborn Care Specialist & Postpartum Doula can help—day or night…
As a Certified Newborn Care Specialist and Postpartum Doula with a decade of hands-on experience, I bring advanced training and insight to help families navigate the newborn and postpartum stage with confidence.
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Whether you're breastfeeding, bottle feeding, exclusively pumping, combo feeding, or navigating formula options, I meet you where you are. I offer practical support with latch, positioning, pump routines, bottle introductions, milk storage, and formula transitions. I also help troubleshoot common issues such as reflux, gas, bottle refusal, feeding aversion, weight gain issues, and more — always supporting your feeding goals and offering gentle, judgment-free guidance.
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Some families are eager to lay a sleep foundation from day one — others prefer to follow their baby’s lead. I help you understand your baby's natural sleep patterns, offer tools to support longer stretches when you’re ready, and guide you through responsive, developmentally appropriate strategies (no cry-it-out). Whether you want structure or flexibility, I tailor my support to your values and your baby’s needs.
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I help guide age-appropriate routines that support your baby’s feeding, sleep, and wake cycles. These routines are flexible, realistic, and designed to work for your family’s lifestyle. My approach respects your baby’s individual rhythms while helping bring consistency and predictability to your days and nights.
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This is your baby and your journey. I’m not here to take over — I’m here to walk alongside you, answering questions, offering insight, and helping you feel confident in the decisions you make for your baby and your family. This includes diapering, bathing, cord care, soothing techniques, interpreting cues, and supporting natural infant development. I work side-by-side with you to help you learn your baby and feel confident in your decisions.
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I track and observe your baby’s intake, weight trends, sleep patterns, and early milestones, while offering guidance on what’s developmentally expected and when. I help identify red flags early and refer families to trusted providers when additional evaluation or support is needed.
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No two babies—or families—are alike. I adjust my care to meet your baby’s unique temperament and your parenting preferences. Whether that means contact naps or working towards establishing independent sleep habits, baby-led schedules or more of a structured approach, I always meet families where they are and help guide them gently forward.
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The newborn stage can come with a lot of unknowns—reflux, gassiness, colic, allergy-related feeding issues, tongue/lip ties,slow weight gain, and more. I’m here to help you navigate these challenges with informed care. Whether you need help troubleshooting or just reassurance that things are normal, I offer thoughtful guidance tailored to your baby and your feeding, sleep, or developmental concerns.
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After working closely with so many families, I’ve seen what really works (and what doesn’t). I’m always happy to share feedback on baby products—from bottles and swaddles to bassinets and carriers—and can point you toward trusted brands or personal favorites based on your family’s needs. I also offer referrals to local support groups, parenting communities, lactation consultants, and pediatric specialists throughout the Tampa Bay area.
Looking for a daytime doula, newborn care specialist, or newborn nanny in St. Petersburg?
Sunshine City Doula offers professional daytime newborn care to families in St. Petersburg, Tampa, and throughout the Bay Area. Whether you're just home from the hospital or navigating life with an older infant, I provide experienced support tailored to your needs.