Doulas, lactation consultants and more on Long Island
Kathy Koncelik is a postpartum doula in the Doula Network of Long Island, who is helping Lindsay Kasenchak at the new mother's home to take care of her 3-month old daughter Emma in her home in West Islip. (Nov. 12, 2012) Credit: Johnny Milano
If it takes a village to raise a child, then it must take an entire city to raise a baby. When a new mom gets three hours of sleep a night, it's a good night. And on those three hours of energy, she needs to learn how to raise a baby from scratch -- a crying, hungry baby at that.
But families don't have to do it alone -- especially if they live on Long Island, where help with just about everything a new mom needs is a phone call away.
Dr. Edward Kulich, the Manhattan-based author of "The Best Baby Sleep Book" (KidsHousecalls, $16), is a board-certified pediatrician who makes house calls on Long Island to teach babies how to sleep through the night. He brings along his doctor's kit, so he can make sure the baby is physically healthy (no ear infections, allergies, etc.) before starting. Go to babysleepdoctor.com or call 917-617-2194 for more information. Dream Team Baby consultants in Manhattan consist of four sleep trainers who will do anything from speaking with you over the phone about your child's sleep habits to spending the night at your home to train your child to sleep. Go to dreamteambaby.com or call 646-827-9190. Christina Gantcher of Good Night Sleep Coaching in New York City will create an individualized sleep plan and coach you through the process to make sure it works. Go to goodnightsleepcoaching.com or call 917-574-4980.
