Johanna Gerstein - Newborn Care Specialist

About Johanna

Hello, My name is Johanna and I am a certified postpartum doula and gentle sleep coach based in Daybreak, Utah! I love supporting families in their postpartum journey. I am happy to help wherever it is needed: caring for the birthing parent or the newborn, helping with older siblings, cooking, and overall helping you navigate life with a new baby! Moreover, I offer holistic sleep support that is tailored to your family. I don't work with any separation-based sleep training methods such as Ferber and CIO. Instead, we look for gentle and realistic ways to improve your baby's sleep. In addition to my trainings, I hold a master's degree in Psychology and am CPR/first aid certified. In my free time, I love to travel, read, do pilates, and do the crossword. I mainly serve clients in and around SLC but am open to travel assignments!

Newborn Care Specialist packages and pricing

Newborn Care

newborn care (feeding, diapering, putting to sleep etc.)
establishing routines
monitoring health and development
nursery duties (restocking, laundry, bottle cleaning)
walks, babywearing, playtime
supporting parents (giving advice, emotional support etc.)
I am happy to discuss your needs with you and come up with a plan!

$40 USD · Per hour

Postpartum Care

newborn care (feeding, diapering, putting to sleep)
meal prep
light housekeeping
supporting parents (giving advice, emotional support)
monitoring health and development
sibling care
monitoring postpartum health
pet care
I am happy to discuss your needs with you and come up with a plan!

$40 USD · Per hour

2 weeks virtual sleep support

I offer compassionate and comprehensive sleep support for babies and toddlers. We will work together for over 2 weeks and find gentle and long-term solutions for your child’s sleep challenges. This includes: - an intake process with a call and questionnaire - a detailed sleep plan - a 1 hour coaching call - 2 weeks of text or email support - sleep guides During our time together, I will check in with you and answer all of your questions. I will also be your biggest cheerleader and celebrate with you when your family finally gets more sleep!

$500 USD · Flat rate

What to expect

I offer the following services: - night nannying - daytime newborn care - virtual sleep coaching - in-person sleep coaching - travel nannying - postpartum support - sibling care during birth

Reviews for Johanna Gerstein

5.0 2 reviews

5.0

May 5, 2024

Johanna was our babysitter for our son Peter from 10 months until 2,5 y.o. And our daughter Clara from the first week to 5 months. Johanna is an amazing care taker, she is very knowledgeable and experience across all ages. She is very kind and loving with the kids, and can create a strong bound with them very quickly. She also know how to be strict and make sure that rules are being followed. We would also ask her for advice for sleep training as well as more little things like how to get our son be improve his skills with his balance bike. She always came up with great input and feedback. We all loved her dearly, she became a family member to us, and we hope you can now enjoy her service as much as we did.

— Julia M.

5.0

May 5, 2024

We greatly appreciate all the work Johanna did for us. She always went the extra mile and we could always rely on her. The kids loved Johanna and she built a really strong connection with all of our kids that she each treated in their own individual way. Also for us, it was a real pleasure to have her around. We miss Johanna greatly and can only congratulate anyone who may have the chance to hire her.

— Florence S.

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Certifications, training, and specialties

Certification and training

Sleep Coaching, The Cradle Coach Academy (2021)
Newborn Care Specialist, The Cradle Coach Academy (2024)
Postpartum Doula Certification, Birthing Advocacy Doula Trainings (2024)

Education

BSc Psychology (2020)
MSc Development and Health Psychology (2021)

Languages

English, German

Specialties

Baby and Toddler Sleep Coach Babywearing Childhood Growth and Development Evidence-Based Care Infant Care LGBTQ+ Mental Health Motivational Interviewing Newborn Care Parenting Support Postpartum Doula Care Postpartum Life Returning to work (pumping, breastmilk storage, etc) Sibling Preparation Sleep Consultant