Sara Reaney Night Doula

We had Sara come to help with our first baby in July. She was amazing. We had sara for 3 nights a week for about 5 weeks and we would get excited every night that we knew she would be there. Sara was not only wonderful with our baby but also we great helping me with lactation issues and answering new parent questions that I had. She had great tips and pointers for dealing with our babies gas, tips on putting him down, swaddling him tight so his arms couldn’t escape and much more. She had a magic touch with our son Max and was always professional, trustworthy, on-​time and helpful. I would highly recommend Sara to anyone looking for help. We may even ask her to come back and help with sleep training when the time comes!

Sara was amazing. We learned a ton from her and she was great with our new baby boy Max! She also helped my wife through some lactation issues. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for help with their little one! We will be contacting her again when we’re ready for sleep training!:)

Sara did an amazing job looking after our son. She adapted to our complicated life (living in 2 cities) and was always on time. A couple of times she offered to stay a few minutes longer so that she could put him back to bed which was absolutely well above and beyond of what I would expect after an 8 hours nightshift — especially given that many mornings she had a 45min drive back home.
Her insights and debriefs of the night before were always extremely useful and educational. Her calm and friendly demeanor and her confidence was exactly what we needed in the first few weeks. After taking our son overseas when he was 6 weeks old she worked her magic getting him adjusted back to CA time while we didn’t have to deal with a jet-​lagged baby in the middle of the night whilst being jet-​lagged ourselves.
No doubt Sara was the reason that everyone was amazed that we looked so refreshed with a newborn.
While she looked after our son, three of her siblings had babies so we also enjoyed getting to know Sara on a more personal level which was a real joy.
I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a night doula!

Sara drove all the way to Cupertino to take care of our little Nathaniel during his first 4 weeks. She was absolutely prompt for every visit and seemed to work magic with our baby. We rarely heard a peep from him on the nights she was there, and she taught us a lot about what his movements and expressions meant. She also taught us a few tricks for soothing him and she figured out that my mom had accidentally ripped a hole in our bottle nipples by using the cleaning brush too aggressively: this was making it hard for Nathaniel to manage because the formula was flowing too fast. We never would have figured that out! And finally, Sara is a delight to be around. She’s warm, friendly, and incredibly down to earth. If you’re going to feel comfortable with anybody hanging around your house while you’re in your pajamas and not feeling like yourself, it’s Sara. I would highly recommend her.

Highly recommend Sara! Although we had other children, this was our first time working with a night doula and our experience with Sara couldn’t have been better. She is nurturing, patient, and flexible. She really knows what she’s doing and gave helpful advice even to an experienced mother. By the end of her time with us, Sara managed to get our baby’s feedings down to once a night which made sleep training later on 10 times easier. Thanks to Sara, we got much needed sleep and peace of mind that helped us adjust to having a new baby in the family!

Sara was nothing less than an angel sent from heaven for me during the first 6 weeks of my son’s life. Sara taught me so much that I never would have known — everything from how to sterilize bottles to how to read my son’s cues that i never would have caught otherwise, and how to put him down awake vs rocking him to sleep. I will never forget how she told me to «start out as you mean to go on.» I waited every night for the key to turn in the lock at 10 p.m. when she showed up. She made me feel comfortable and confident in caring for my new baby when I seriously had no idea what I was doing. I would recommend Sara to anyone for support in those first newborn months. Sara is especially perfect for first time parents.

Sara took wonderful care of our daughter during her first few weeks, a time when we really needed help at night. She had great advice for new mothers, especially for sleep patterns. When our daughter cried, Sara coo’d her to a calm state almost instantly – very impressive! Her confidence with a newborn was contagious, giving us the boost we needed as we adjusted to having a child. I highly recommend her work!