Testimonials
"I wouldn’t have made it past the newborn phase without Scout. She guided me and my new family through our toughest moments."
"I love that Scout has great answers for all my questions. Not only has she walked this path herself, but she’s done tremendous research to support her families."
"I’m not ashamed to say that Scout is my child’s favorite person. She instantly relaxes when Scout walks in the room - and I do too."
"She is truly a magical unicorn who made the whole postpartum process for me and my family more than I could have hoped for."
"Specifically she was nurturing and supportive of me, reminding me of key hydration and nutrition milestones, worked well with my oldest child in supporting her adjustment to the role of big sister, and was a listening ear to my partner coaching him on how to be most supportive."
"Most importantly to me, she treated me like a human with good instincts and probed and asked questions when I was doubting myself."
"I believe that the magic number when caring for a newborn is three: one person to look after the baby, one person to look after that person/the home (meals, cleaning, laundry, tasks) and one person to resource themselves in order to jump back into role one or two. Who you choose as your third party for support is crucial, especially for the ultimate vulnerable stage of being brand new parents. We trusted Scout from the beginning and she stood out from all of the other post partum doulas that we interviewed. This was due to her collaborative, informed, non judgmental, human approach. She also brought empathic humor into the mix, which was a valued quality in the early weeks of navigating all the learning curves with a newborn. She championed us learning for ourselves what is best for our family with her care and experience. It is a tough balancing act to enact this unique role in someone’s home and Scout definitely achieves this. She also immediately comes to observe what you value as people, and prioritises helping in ways that honor these personal values. She further helped to cultivate the safest space for us as parents navigating the challenges of the first few weeks like social pressures, nursing and internalised fears that occur for underspent parents! I’ve already personally recommended her to other new mothers I know and we found her quality of care and presence to be invaluable."
"Scout was my postpartum doula, (and did do 2 or 3 nights for our family) but she is definitely different and more than just a night nanny. She pours into you so you can pour into your new baby, and it's really a remarkable, beautiful experience that I didn't even know I needed, but I am so thankful that I had. She was there to make sure that I was feeling as rested, comfortable, and confident as I possibly could. She made sure we were all fed and hydrated. She helped with correcting my latch to make breastfeeding infinitely better for me and my baby. She shared tips with my husband for how to help take care of me when she wasn't there - actionable things that he could do without my having to prompt or ask for. Especially that I didn't even know I needed. And she was there for support and help when I was freaking out and didn't know where else to turn. Having someone come into your home that feels natural and warm and like she has been there the whole time is a skill I didn't even know existed. Everything was so much more bearable knowing I had her on my team. My recovery felt really personal and intentional rather than just being thrown into the fire and trying to bounce back. Scout is a huge part of that."