Lisa Anderson Postpartum Doula in Redwood City, CA

Lisa is an exceptional doula who has provided invaluable support to our baby in her first few months. Her expertise in caring for both baby and mom is truly remarkable. Caring for Baby: Lisa's ability to discover and solve for baby reflux was a game-changer. She quickly identified the signs of reflux and recommended adjustments to our baby's feeding and sleeping routines that provided significant relief. She also has a keen eye for spotting potential issues, such as an unfit nipple for our bottles that was causing discomfort, as well as recognizing early signs of overfeeding. Her guidance helped us make adjustments to ensure our baby's wellbeing. When our little one was having trouble settling, Lisa provided fantastic tips and techniques to help calm the baby down. Her soothing methods were incredibly effective. We also really appreciated Lisa's recommendation to use a tracking app to log our baby's feedings, sleep, and other activities. This helped us spot patterns and trends that were invaluable for making informed decisions. Caring for Mom: As a new mom, I was grateful for Lisa's advice on using nipple cream to prevent and heal any damage from breastfeeding. Her tips were spot-on and provided much-needed relief. She also shared excellent guidance on bottle feeding, ensuring that we gave our baby a good experience without discomfort. When I started pumping, Lisa's tips for using the portable breast pump were enormously helpful. She gave me confidence in my ability to continue providing breastmilk for our baby. Overall, Lisa's exceptional care, knowledge, and warm personality make her an outstanding doula. I would highly recommend her to any new parent looking for compassionate, expert support.

— Yeinnie P.

We couldn't be more grateful for the exceptional care and support provided by Lisa during the crucial early days with our newborn. Her expertise not only helped us establish a solid sleeping schedule but also eased our transition into parenthood. We particularly appreciated her availability during evening hours, which was incredibly helpful. Additionally, her willingness to assist with light housework and engage with our older child demonstrated her dedication beyond expectations. We highly recommend her services to any new parents seeking knowledgeable and compassionate support during this precious time. Thank you for everything!

— Susan Z.

Lisa is an excellent night doula, and I was so lucky to get her tremendous support and expertise for 3 months postpartum. Her wealth of experience as a night nanny (and a day nanny prior to that!) made her an invaluable resource. As a first-time mom, I had so much anxiety and a mountain of worries (whilst also dealing with postpartum recovery), but Lisa was there with her sage advice and knowledge. Most importantly, she was a thoughtful listener, non-judgmental, and always encouraging. She worked with me to tailor a plan that fit the specific needs of me and baby. At the end of our time together, we had built a foundation for consistent sleep schedules, as well as feeding (pumping and breastfeeding) schedules. Looking back, I don't know how we would have made it without her! I loved our time together, and cannot recommend her enough!

— Grace C.

We hired Lisa to help us with our 2nd daughter and it was a world of difference having Lisa’s support this 2nd time around. We wish we would have done this the first time around! Lisa is extremely knowledgeable about different methodologies for breast feeding and formula feeding, sleeping, baby products but she also brings a very calm and educative demeanor and aligns with your wishes. There is a high level of trust that is established immediately with Lisa and we were able to build a relationship with her so quickly that allowed us to just hand off our little one without second thought. We would work with Lisa again and recommend her to our friends and family!!

— Joanna and Rickey V.

Lisa was a blessing to have to help me with my postpartum recovery! She was honest, attentive and set goals with us for our newborn every week. We loved how she checked in with us on our expectations the first day and followed by regularly. I particularly found her experience with lactation and nursing to be valuable, especially during the first month. Lisa worked with us for 3 nights a week and I wish we had found her earlier to be able to be with us 5 nights a week for the first month. You know someone is amazing when you can trust them and have separation anxiety when they leave. Lisa helped us set our now 3 month olds sleep schedule, I would highly highly recommend her!

— Priyanka P.

Simply put, Lisa is the best! This was our first time working with a night doula (our second child) and we weren’t sure what to expect. Lisa exceeded any expectations we could have had. From our first night with her, Lisa put us immediately at ease with her warm and caring presence and obvious knowledge of how to care for our little one. Over several weeks of working with her, we benefited from her teaching us how to establish a healthy eating and sleeping routine for our baby and what milestones to expect next, plus we got much needed sleep ourselves. We were in great hands with Lisa and wish we could have kept her longer! Highly recommend Lisa to any other families looking for a kind and trusted doula.

— Jessica K.

We loved working with Lisa! From day one, she was dedicated to helping our family establish a nighttime routine and get as much rest as possible. She did this by sharing her expertise on latching, swaddling, introducing a bottle, pumping, mother/partner sleeping schedule, etc. By the end of her time, we had a well established feeding and sleeping routine. Lisa is absolutely wonderful and truly cares about the families she helps. On top of that, she’s a fun person to chat with! We definitely recommend her!

— Michelle L.

Lisa is absolutely amazing! From the first time I spoke with her I knew it would be a great decision to have her work with our family. She was our night doula for our second child and was great. Wish I had her for our first child. She is very professional and also so caring. She makes you feel so super comfortable and I trusted her very quickly with our son. She also gave great advice not just about sleep but also in general for the early weeks. Wish I could keep her with us longer. You will not regret the decision of having her work with Your family.

— Sharmistha S.

Lisa worked with us from the very first night our son came home from the hospital until he was 8 weeks old. (I wish we had planned to have her even longer!). This was our 3rd baby but first time working with a night nanny, and I wish we had had Lisa for kids 1+2 also!! Lisa is extremely reliable and was terrific with our son. She made me and my husband feel completely comfortable (important since my husband was initially unsure of the idea of someone being in the house overnight, coming into our bedroom, etc). Lisa helped us figure out the best sleep environment and routine for our son, and helped gently point out things that could help us establish that routing early on (best swaddles to use, etc). She helped stretch out his sleep and was able to give him a bottle to let me sleep longer stretches when I needed that. Now, at the end of 8 weeks, he is only waking up once a night which is amazing to me since our older two didn’t do those long stretches till much later. The nights she was here, my husband and I both slept better - that was our goal, and Lisa made it happen! We would absolutely work with Lisa again.

— Shelly G.

We worked with Lisa after our child was born, and I'm not exaggerating when I say it's the best investment we've ever made as a family. She is knowledgeable, dedicated, kind, and a fantastic communicator, and we felt very comfortable working with her. We hadn't hired anyone like this for our first two kids, and it's an investment, but the support she provided in helping us feel safe that our child was eating and sleeping well and on track were invaluable. Additionally we both got more and better sleep than with either of our other two kids in the first month, which allowed us to be better parents for all 3 of our kids. We would hire her again any time, and recommend her without hesitation to anyone having a new child.

— Jack C.

Lisa is wonderful! She’s professional, personable, kind, and competent, and I believe truly enjoys her work. She adapts to your home and family. My daughter, husband and I have all benefited from Lisa’s presence. We started working with Lisa 3 nights per week but immediately increased the number of nights as well as the length of her contract. Lisa was recommended to us by a trusted neighbor and I would absolutely recommend her as well!

— Camila V.

We had such a great experience with Lisa! She was the first doula we spoke to and immediately we knew she was the one we would go with! She was a referral from a close friend. Her communication was professional yet personable and easy. She’s knowledgeable, non-judgemental and super friendly. I would 100% recommend her services to anyone!

— Kelley N.