Daily Care, With Intention
“Having a baby takes so much from you. It’s the most glorious thing you’ll ever do, but the aftermath is not so glorious!”
— Halle Berry
The Mission
The early newborn phase comes with significant change in a short amount of time. I wanted to create a program that provides steadiness, structure, and support, while offering families reassurance, encouragement, and breathing room.
Baby Steps is a niche that exists to provide short-term, weekday newborn care designed specifically for the first 2-12 weeks of life. The program offers daytime care in a small group setting allowing families time to rest, recover, work, or focus on other children as new routines begin to take shape.
Care is hands-on, intentional, observant, collaborative, and guided by clinical experience-not trial and error. Throughout the program, this approach reduces and eliminates the need for parental guesswork as they’re learning their new baby. I believe taking “baby steps” from feeding and soothing, to observing cues can make a big difference for both baby and parents.
The Focus
During the program, care centers around:
Daytime newborn care in a calm, small-group environment.
Feeding support (formula/breastmilk plans, Gtube/NG feeds, schedules) tracking intake and pacing patterns while watching for intolerances and abnormal trends.
Output tracking by recording output to monitor hydration and digestion.
Soothing & Settling using hands-on strategies to calm your baby, tailored in real time to their responses.
Routine guidance and transitions: sleep, wake, and feeding routines are structured with adjustments made based on how your baby reacts.
“Feedback loop” style care: every signal your baby gives informs how I respond: observe, act, watch, adjust to ensure consistent, predictable support.
Developmental observation by identifying what’s normal vs concerning so you know what’s typical and what may require attention
Parental guidance as I teach and assist you in interpreting cues and implementing strategies so you can maintain control and consistency for weeks to come
Clear communication with parents
Following medical instructions (if applicable)
Medication administration (if applicable)