Welcome to Find Your Flow Co!

Postpartum Care Specialist

Alyssa Atkins

I'm

CMA, CLC, CBS, PD

CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT,
CERTIFIED LACTATION COUNSELOR,
CERTIFIED BREASTFEEDING

SPECIALIST, & POSTPARTUM DOULA

What does it mean to have a postpartum care professional on your team?

Those first few weeks with your baby are beautiful - and exhausting.

You shouldn't have to choose between recovering, sleeping, feeding yourself, caring for your baby and keeping your household functioning.

That's where I come in.

Having trained, experienced support feels like having an extra set of capable hands exactly when you need them.

Daytime postpartum support • Overnight newborn care • Lactation & feeding support

Everyone prepares for the baby.

The nursery. The car seat. The diapers. The birth plan.

But there's an entire family on the other side of birth that needs care, too.

Maybe you're recovering from delivery while feeding baby around the clock.

Maybe breastfeeding is harder than you expected.

Maybe you're functioning on two-hour stretches of sleep.

Maybe your partner is returning to work and wondering how you're going to manage the baby, older children, meals, laundry - and yourself.

Or maybe everything is technically going fine...

but you're exhausted and could really use another capable adult in the house who isn't also trying to juggle and maintain on very little sleep.

You don't need to be struggling to deserve support.

And you don't need to know exactly what type of support you need before reaching out.

Tell me what's going on.

We'll figure that part out together.

You were never meant to do this alone.

Text me, any hour

Postpartum care isn't one-size-fits-all.

Some families need a few hours of practical help during the day to keep the household running. Some desperately need sleep. Some need reassurance and feeding support. Some simply need another experienced set of hands while everyone finds their new rhythm.

Most need a combination.

That's why my care starts with one question:

What would make today easier?

From there, we build support around you.

Support built around your family.

DAYTIME POSTPARTUM SUPPORT

You recover, I'll help keep life moving.

While you rest, shower, feed your baby, spend time with an older child - or simply sit down for a minute - I can step into the places where life is piling up.

Support may include:

Newborn care and soothing

Breastfeeding, pumping, or bottle-feeding support

Preparing light meals and snacks

Washing bottles and pump parts

Keep laundry moving

Tidying and resetting baby spaces and common family spaces

Sibling support

Holding and caring for baby while you sleep, shower, or eat a warm meal

Maintain or help establish manageable newborn routines

Practical education and reassurance as questions arise

This isn't about someone coming to your home and telling you how to parent.

It's about making it easier for you to do it.

How can I help?

Explore Daytime Support

OVERNIGHT POSTPARTUM SUPPORT

Sometimes the thing you need most is sleep.

There is a profound difference between "the baby slept for two hours" and knowing another trusted, trained adult has the night covered.

During overnight support, I remain awake throughout the entire shift and care for your baby while you get restorative, healing sleep.

Depending on your baby's feeding needs and your preferences, overnight care may include:

Feeding or bringing baby to you to nurse

Bottle prep

Burping

Diaper changes

soothing and settling

Cleaning bottles and pump parts

Supporting pumping routines

Tracking feeds, diapers, and sleep

Resetting the baby's space for morning

If you're breastfeeding or pumping, overnight support doesn't have to mean giving up your feeding goals.

We can build the night around them.

Explore night support

Lactation + Feeding Support

Feeding your baby shouldn't feel like something you have to figure out alone. Each mother-baby pair is completely unique and it is MORE COMMON for infant feeding to be a challenge than come easily. There's a learning curve for most mother-baby pairs.

Breastfeeding can be natural and still require support.

Bottle feeding can require troubleshooting.

Formula feeding can be challenging, too.

Pumping can feel like an entire full-time job you weren't prepared to need to train for.

And sometimes the feeding plan you imagined before your baby arrived simply isn't the plan that works once baby is actually here.

I can help with:

Breastfeeding latch

Positioning

What to watch out for

Pumping & milk storage

Evidence-based formula selection

Uncomfortable baby before or after feeds

Supplementation

Sore nipples

Feeding challenges due to anatomy (tongue/lip tie/mouth anatomy or breast/nipple size and shape

Milk supply concerns

Combination feeding

Feeding multiples

Transition between feeding methods

Weaning and/or safely drying up milk supply

Most importantly:

I'm here to support your feeding goals and help you feed with confidence. I'll always respect the way you choose to feed your baby.

Fed isn't just about ounces.

Feeding is also about protecting the physical and emotional wellbeing of the person doing it.

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My Background

Before I ever became a postpartum care specialist, I was a trained medical assistant and a mom with challenging postpartum and lactation experiences of my own. As a part-time career while my children were small, I became a newborn photographer and have been for the last 15 years. Here's a tiny glimpse into my newborn studio. Click on any image to learn more.

What does having a postpartum care specialist actually feel like?

Ideally?

A sigh of relief.

It looks like handing the baby to someone you fully trust after a feeding and going back to bed.

Taking a shower without listening for crying.

Opening the refrigerator and finding something ready to eat.

Having clean pump parts for the next pumping session.

Asking "Is this normal?" and having someone there besides ChatGPT (who's trained and been there) to talk it through.

Getting to spend an hour with your older child, while someone capable cares for the baby.

Walking into the nursery, kitchen, living room, and/or bathroom and finding them reset for a new day instead of things piling up.

It's NOT about replacing you.

It's about supporting you so you have more capacity to be present for the parts only you can do.

Tell me how I can mind the ship for you while you recover.

Reach out here

In 15 years, I've worked with hundreds of brand new babies and families.

And over those years, I saw something again and again.

Parents put enormous effort into preparing for birth and bringing their baby home...

and then suddenly find themselves trying to recover from childbirth, learn their baby, navigate feeding, function without sleep, and keep the rest of life moving - often with surprisingly little hands-on support.

I wanted to be able to do more.

So I expanded my clinical training and education to include maternal and newborn support.

Today, I bring together extensive hands-on newborn experience with comprehensive training in postpartum mother-baby care, lactation, and medical training.

My credentials and commitments to professionalism and safety:

Certified Medical Assistant (CMA)

Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC)

Certified Breastfeeding Specialist (CBS)

Postpartum Doula

CPR/BLS for medical professionals

Background checked

Fully insured

But credentials are only a part of what matters when someone enters your home after you've had a baby.

You also need someone who has been there before who can read the room.

Someone who knows when you need information and guidance and when you need a sandwich.

Someone confident and comfortable working with newborns.

Someone who can walk in, see what needs doing, and actually help.

That's the kind of postpartum support I want to provide. Real. Experienced. Attentive. Respectful. Patient. Kind.

This may be for you if...

You're pregnant and already wondering how you'll manage those first few weeks.

You've just had your baby and realized you need more help than you expected.

Your partner is returning to work.

You don't have family nearby - or the help you do have isn't very helpful.

You're recovering from a difficult birth or c-section.

You're struggling with feeding or pumping.

You have older children that still need you.

You're desperate for uninterrupted sleep.

You're doing okay, but you're stretched thin.

Or you're simply thinking:

"I would feel so much better if someone experienced were here to help."

That's more than enough reason to reach out.

You can text me any time of the day or night. I've been where you are.

You don't have to commit to anything to reach out and I am more than happy to do virtual or in-person interviews.

You don't need to choose a package first.

You don't need to know how many hours you'll need.

And you definitely don't need to have postpartum figured out.

Send me a text with:

Your due date or baby's age

Where you're located

What's feeling hardest - or what you need most help with

That's enough.

I'll let you know what support might make sense, answer every question you may have and we go from there.

Never pressure. Never obligation. Just a real conversation.

Text me any time of the day or night - I know the need for postpartum care can become glaring any time, especially in the wee hours of the morning.

I'm available to chat

I'm ready to join your team