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Capeable Care, LLC • Labor & Postpartum Doula, Fitchburg, WI (2026)

10/29/2025

Baby Kellen & Baby Jude 💙 My final Cape Cod babies before moving back home to Wisconsin. Very bittersweet. A few ways I was able to support these baby boys & their families postpartum:

• Feeding & Daily Care Support (Breastfeeding, pumping, bottle transitions, formula, bath-time & more) 🍼🧼🧸🧴
• Encouraging healthy sleep habits 💤🌙
• Laundry 🧺
• Light-cleaning & tidying

10/20/2024

Pregnancy can be complicated. Birth can be complicated. Postpartum can be complicated. If & when things get complicated, everyone should have the help they deserve.

As a postpartum doula, I am here to celebrate the highs trudge through those lows right along with you. For those moments where you’re too tired to even get yourself a glass of water 💧 or make yourself something to eat 🍽️. & for the moments where you’ve just gotten a very fussy baby down & within minutes, they’re back up. Or when your new babe gets that first long stretch overnight 🙌 🥳 I’m here for all of it. & to remind you that WHATEVER you’re feeling is normal & that even though both birth and pregnancy are very beautiful, they don’t come without their challenges. You have a new reality- an amazing one, but sometimes, the weight of postpartum can be very heavy, isolating and a bit of a rollercoaster. I’m here to remind you’re doing excellent. & help you through this new beautifully complex chapter that you are about to embark on. It’s Messy, but fun. ❤️‍🔥

✌️Bre

08/18/2024

Baby Maverick is ✨THRIVING✨ This baby boy is four months old (almost 5, I’m late 😅😬) already! I cannot with this little face. His mama says he is such a good little guy. Easy-going and so happy. Just a joy. His family is obsessed with him and it’s obvious whyyy.😍❤️‍🔥

Since he was my first unassisted birth, it took me a few days, weeks even to process his labor afterwards. Honestly, it was amazing. His mom was a rockstar and it all worked the way she wanted. He came several weeks early, but still weighed over 8 pounds! So we have an inkling his due date may have been just a little bit off. Because he was a big boy 💙 Things that I learned from this experience as a new labor Doula:

🔹Every labor is going to be different - but what remains the same is that I’m there to support that mom, their partner, incoming baby & their birth experience. With that being said ↙️

🔹Labor can and most likely will have unexpected twists & turns. Good and less good. Being prepared but flexible is a good rule of thumb to go by when preparing for the arrival of your up coming baby(ies) because labor ↙️

🔹Is its own beast. With this particular birth, he came weeks early. We were all caught off guard. I was actually at an overnight with one my other little babies and had to regroup & support & her baby boy literally leaped into this world in under 5 hours. Whew 😅 BUT because we had a plan 🙌 ↙️

🔹Mavericks surprise early arrival was smooth. Mom wanted to birth as Natural as possible. She used Nitrous Oxus to help with pain management & anxiety and that carried her through.

Krystal chose to have a labor doula this time around because her previous labor didn’t go as planned or as she would have liked. Having a labor doula does not in anyway mean you’ll have a perfect birth or a perfect outcome, but it ensures you have the extra support and needed advocacy if necessary 🤰

**As long as there is no medical emergency or concerns, we can aim to create the birth experience you’re hoping for.

08/05/2024

Baby J update 👶🏽🎀 The last month has been full of up & downs.

▫️Some major sleep regression 😴🥱😵‍💫 Some nights we get a full night of sleep from her, while other nights she’s up every hour. Every night is a tossup. So we’re just taking day by day right now.

▫️ She has started daycare and has since gotten the stomach flu, HFM, and last week, croup. So I’ve missed out on some precious time with this baby because I’ve got to look out for my other babies as well

▫️Mom started back to work with one job (& the other job she starts this morning!) while having a toddler & being in school full time. Talk about superwoman. 💪

▫️Since starting daycare, her eating and sleeping habits have been a bit of a roller coaster & we suspect she’s comfort feeding due to all the changes. So while mom’s milk supply catches up, we’ve introduced formula as needed while she’s away from home. Aside from occasional spit up, No problem so far!

▫️A few weeks ago we transitioned her out of a swaddle into a sleep sack and she’s killing it. Well, she was before she was getting hit left and right with different illnesses.💔 She coming around again and we are back to getting some long stretches!

▫️ Started solids and is an eating machine. Her mom just signed up for . They are a baby food delivery service/subscription. For busy parents who want their babies to have fresh food! Can’t wait to see what she thinks. 🥔🌽🥦🫐🍎🍌 (She also ordered a few meals for her four-year-old as well!)

She’s still so so sweet & is a squishy, happy baby. We love her!

08/01/2024

Baby Rory 💚 This boy came out wanting to snuggle. It was the best. Until it wasn’t - cause we didn’t want to put him down either. But we had to. So we started small. Him and his twin sisters had relatively similar sleeping patterns. They wanted to be attached to a person, especially at night. In the very early stages, that’s no problem. That’s what they need. But learning to sleep independently even just for an hour or two in their swing or in their lounger is also vital to self soothing and development! So we worked on it slowly. I didn’t get to stay with Rory as long as I wanted to because my next baby came three weeks early. (Shout out baby Penny!) but there were several things that we tried to help little man transition into sleeping in his own space. And for him that meant being in the same room as us but having his own little corner or area close by.

• He slept better in complete darkness and on white noise (So no background noise or lights like television)

• He needed to be the perfect temperature. Preferably more warm. I have a lot of babies who run hot or run cold but don’t really complain. He definitely let us know.😂 His sweet spot was zippy pajamas with a single or double swaddle.

• He liked being VERY full of food as he was falling asleep

• My best chance of getting him back to sleep soundly was a dream feed. Which means after only a few nights of observing him, I had to try to anticipate his sleeping patterns and try to catch him before he would fully wake up to ensure he’d rest more sound the remainder of the night

• & OBVIOUSLY, he was perfect. In every way. They all are 😍 Swipe to see how much he’s grown 💙

07/27/2024

As a Postpartum Doula my priorities are you and your baby. That includes, but is absolutely not limited to:

•Holding your baby when you cannot (or even when you can)

• Supporting whatever way you are feeding your baby. Whether that’s breast-feeding or bottlefeeding or a combination of both. Or breastmilk or formula or both. Fed is best. 🤱&👩‍🍼

•Help with those new and sometimes daunting tasks while you adjust into your new role (Bathing, feeding, diapers, soothing etc) 🍼🫧🧸🛁🧴

•Household support (Meal prep, supporting the other parent or caregiver, light cleaning, nursery organization, laundry, etc)🧺🧼🥗

• & more. In whatever way you feel you need support, even if seemingly trivial (I assure you, it’s not), let’s talk about it and we’ll get it done 💞

The early weeks of parenting aren’t always easy. Parenting is a learned skill, it’s not instinctual. Your baby is your best teacher. Receiving help can help ensure you have more time & energy to get through and enjoy this transitional period. 🩵

07/25/2024

Baby W & I are having a grand summer. ☀️ My little daytime buddy is 6 months now. His recent faves have been milk and endless walks. He’s teething, hitting a growth spurt & adjusting to solids. It’s always bittersweet when these little babes grow up. Mostly sweet though. 🩵

& he is sleeping through the night. Good job little man. 🙌

07/12/2024

Built in besties. 👯 Claire & Layla 💞

Reminders for Postpartum:

• You fuel your body, you fuel your baby. Welcoming a baby into the world is a fantastically, beautiful, exhausting thing. Treat yo’self x1000. Nourishment is key. If you’re feeling overwhelmed and don’t know where to start, start with good food & LOTS of water 🥖🥕🍳🥗🫚🍎

•If your needs are being taken into consideration & met (Overall. Of course there are many chaotic moments with newborns where all hands on deck😮‍💨😅), it will be easier to meet theirs

• Treat yourself with the same kindness, gentleness, and newness you show your baby. They need it & so do you. Remember: You were them once

• Time is a thief. Enjoy every single moment. 🤍

**If you have two babies, double all of the above 🙌❤️‍🔥

07/08/2024

These 3 😍 Baby DJ was a Velcro (wanting to be attached to someone at all times) baby in the beginning. Personally, I love a Velcro baby, but that can be tough, especially with other children having their own Velcro moments. As they should. It’s natural. He eventually grew out of that a bit and began sleeping like a champ towards the end of my time with him. But those early months were filled with lots of 2am cluster feedings, bouncing on an exercise ball for hours sometimes, pacing back and forth with a sound machine attached to us and a lot of skin to skin. Not a problem in the slightest. It’s what he needed. 🩵

For me, one of the best things about postpartum work is the bond that I get to build with the baby(ies) AND their families. Depending how long I’m with a family, the mornings can easily become hold some of my favorite moments. If there are older children in the home, they very quickly become apart of my morning routine. These 3 have stuck with me. Breakfast, maybe a little show, outside time and occasionally a little foot in the face show n’ tell from big brother. We could accomplish all of that in an hour. Little kids have this amazing ability to accomplish a days worth of activities between the hours of 6-8 am. Everyone’s at their happiest (usually), rested, a little ravenous, hypeeee. It’s so great though. I remember my last morning with these guys. Its always bittersweet. I definitely miss them. But swipe to see how much these beautiful babes have grown ❤️‍🔥🙌

*Photos shared with permission

07/05/2024

Fresh air reset. We’re all human right? So there will be days where we need to reset. Take a step back & take a break. Same goes for babies. They are the tinier newer versions of us. So if they are a little extra fussy, fighting sleep, or seemingly unsettled, consider a reset and head outside.

🌞 💤 Fresh air and sunlight can help promote a baby’s sleep patterns and regulate their sleep-awake cycles

💪 Exposure to the microbes outside can help strengthen a babies immune and respiratory systems & Vitamin D levels ☀️

💡 Being outside can help stimulate a baby’s senses, visualize different contrasts, expose them to new sounds & in general get their little brains stimulated

Take a block or two. Pace the driveway. Sit on the porch. Day or night. Baby W. is struggling with sleeping during the day. Right around five months old he has begun sleeping almost through the night. Days are a little more tough. He will only sleep in 15 to 30 minute increments, often times less. Which is very typical as a baby learns to navigate sleeping cycles. Within five minutes of being outside, he is out like a light. Works every time. He usually sleeps for 95% of the walk & wakes up a pretty happy guy. One of my favorite afternoons of the week is when we take a 1-2 hour walk down beautiful 6A to Nirvana coffee ☕️ in Yarmouth Port.

06/29/2024

This was one my early risers. Often by up by 5 am, but would drift off to sleep 💤 for a few more hours if she was next to me in her boppy with her trusty paci. Psssht I didn’t mind though. By the time I ended with her and her twin sister, a lot of the time they were still in bed, or back to bed by the time I left at 7 am. 🙌❤️

At the onset of a baby learning how to sleep through the night, typically during the wee hours of the morning 🌅 they think it’s time to get up, but their little bodies may still need a few more hours of rest. Which is why within a few hours they lose steam & are ready for their first nap of the day just as YOUR’RE ready to get up. & that’s cool. Roll with it for awhile. Take advantage of the time. As you put them back down you can get a morning coffee, a shower, and get ready for the day. As they start to sleep later into the morning, your schedules can eventually lineup. Just remember, they’re new here. So whether that’s an early morning feed for them & some one on one time with you, keep in mind the needs during these early months of life are brief & it goes by way too quickly.

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