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Honoring Your Postpartum Journey

Providing heart-centered care for families during the fourth trimester. Whether you need guidance with newborn feeding, soothing routines, infant sleep, or emotional recovery after birth, I’m here with compassionate, evidence-based support. My care is non-judgmental, inclusive, and affirming for all family structures and identities, honoring your values, your rhythms, and your intuition.

Recovery Observation

Careful monitoring of the postpartum healing process to ensure comfort, wellness, and informed support during recovery.

Hospital Support

Care for you and your newborn before you're home.

Communicating With Baby

Insightful guidance and techniques on recognizing and responding to your newborn's needs, cues, and behavior. 

Healthy Sleep Shaping

Evidence-based approaches to help families create and implement sustainable routines.

Overnight Support

Attentive overnight monitoring, allowing your family to rest with greater peace of mind.

Fed Is Best

Compassionate, judgment-free education and support for every feeding journey, whether breast, chest, bottle, formula, or combination. 

Nuturing Relationships

Providing guidance to help nurture a strong family bond with siblings.

Emotional Support

Assessing mental and emotional health with dedicated resources and referrals to promote a healthy recovery.

Baby Care Tasks

Tailored support with light baby-related tasks to ensure a smooth and balanced routine.

Inclusive Care

Honoring and embracing families of every race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, and gender identity with inclusive, affirming care.

John and Belinda

​"The initial idea of being able to have someone come into our home and support us in this way felt so unattainable. A dream of a concept far beyond our reach. Any then it wasn't. At the most intense and scary time of our lives, you joined us and held our son. You showed us that everything was going to be ok. From the moment we met you virtually to the final moments of saying goodbye, you felt like family. The trust and rapport you are able to build with people so quickly is rare and magical. We learned so much from you and are so grateful you welcomed our barrage of questions every evening with patience and compassion. We will say here again, you have no idea how much you helped us. Not only take better care of our son, but stay connected, hopeful, and sane, during the most challenging and wonderful time of our lives. You brought our family closer together by giving us space to heal, recover, to learn, to understand, to try, to fail, to try again....all while hold our hands then letting go and watching us take it on ourselves. Thank you for your kindness, your care, and your calm. I know our son will always remember those nights, as will we. I hope more families get to experience your passion and love, your professionalism and expertise, because anyone who does will be so lucky."

Tina C.

Amy is amazing! We feel so lucky that we were able to hire her as a newborn care specialist for our first child. She taught us so much about caring for our baby just by watching her interact with him. She is so caring and knowledgeable. Amy always took time to answer all our questions about newborns as well. We greatly looked forward to the days she was scheduled with us. Amy was punctual and very professional. We could rest easy knowing our little one was in such good hands. My partner and I were able to enjoy the newborn phase and I truly believe it is because we had such expert support from Beyond The Third Trimester.

Karenina S.

"Amy was fantastic and she did exactly what we needed her to do. She was a tremendous help when we had overtired, gassy newborn twins and she was extremely supportive with my wish to exclusively breastfeed. We couldn’t have survived those first few weeks without her help."

​Jane C.

"It was life-changing to have Amy support us through my postpartum complications and after. She was always calm, patient, and knowledgeable."

Kathleen C, MSN, CNM, CRNP

"She is excellent with clients. She always gives very detailed information in her patient teaching. She is also very detailed in her physical examination and has picked up abnormal situations with Mom's and babies and consulted appropriately. I know of no patient complaints and several patient compliments. Amy really connects with young families. Amy genuinely enjoys her interactions with the families she serves."

Colleen C.

"Amy was incredibly helpful for our family after we had our first child. She is very knowledgeable and caring. We would hire her again in a heartbeat!​"

Kristen H.​

"Hiring Amy to support our family as a nighttime care specialist was one of the best decisions we made with our second child. I wish we had her with our first! Besides the obvious benefit of less sleep deprivation, it was great to have Amy there to discuss baby sleep, and she helped us build great sleep habits for our baby girl. She really knows what she is doing and has so much experience. She is gentle, caring, and kind. My baby loves her and so do we! I highly recommend her."

Andongfac F.

​"I cannot recommend Amy enough as a newborn care specialist—her skills and dedication are truly unmatched. Her knowledge about newborn care is extensive, and she shared her insights with us in a way that made us feel both confident and supported as second-time parents. What truly sets Amy apart is her exceptional level of care and patience. Beyond the technical skills, Amy’s warmth and kindness created an atmosphere of calm in our home during what could have been a very overwhelming time. She truly treated our family as if we were her own, and her gentle presence helped us bond with our newborn without any of the stress we had initially feared. Amy’s commitment to excellence and her ability to adapt to the ever-changing needs of our baby were nothing short of impressive. She is a true professional, and we are so grateful to have had her support during those early weeks. Amy is the person you want in your corner. We will forever be grateful for the positive impact she had on our family."

Suzanna J.

"Amy is incredibly kind, knowledgeable and professional. I really appreciated that she would offer tips and advice whenever we asked, and even jumped on a call with me “after hours” to chat through questions I had. She was a great resource and support for our baby - highly recommend!"

Phil O.

"Our time with Amy was so wonderful. She was great at caring for our newborn and teaching us lots of good habits and tips in the process. Her presence made the first few months so much easier. We would definitely recommend her to others seeking this kind of help!"

Natalie T.

"Amy was so responsive, professional, and kind! We had an unplanned traumatic C-section at 36 weeks and she was incredibly helpful with our small baby, helping get my house in order (all the nesting I hadn’t finished), and just keeping my mental state positive and organized! She came the day I called her - such a blessing! Thank you Amy!"

Tiana D.

"Amy has actually exceeded my expectations. I have used a PP doula in the past and this time around was exceptional. I was very grateful to have Amy as our doula. The 4th trimester is tough and having her support brought me peace. She was very organized and professional, but mostly the life saver our family needed."

Lisa A.

"It has been wonderful to know that baby is well taken care of overnight so that I could get some much-needed rest! Amy was awesome, I highly recommend her!"

Sydni F.

"We loved Amy, so much! She was so perfect with our newborn. Her calming demeanor and reassurance was exactly what we needed when we brought our baby home from the hospital. Would recommend her 1000 times over."

Debb

"You were an inspiration to my daughter. Your support, advice and comfort has left a mark on her life, still today. The support and encouragement you showed and gave to her was and is beyond expression. You are a blessing I’m sure in other’s lives….I know you are to me. Thank you for everything!"

Rachel

"Having Amy support me with all of her knowledge made me at ease and confident on my journey. Amy is a gift to many families and anyone would be lucky to have her with them on their journey. Thank you Amy!  You are a blessing in the lives of many."

Cynthia

"Amy is very knowledgeable in the field and provided us with a lot of helpful information about our rights. Knowing she was there to help reassure me that I could do it, eased my nervousness because I knew I was in good hands. She is truly an awesome person with a big heart."

Adriana

"I want to deeply thank all the help we received from Amy. She was always attentive and accommodating to our needs and I think she is an excellent midwife. Do not hesitate to contact her as I did. You won’t regret it!"

Heather

"Amy, you are one of my angels…Your words were so honest and pure and your passion for caring for us was so beautiful. I am forever grateful for your support and encouragement. I love you Amy!"

Marla H, RN-BC (Perinatal Nursing), CPM, LM

"Amy was one of the brightest and most dedicated students I have taught as a Midwifery educator. She is intelligent, caring, observant, organized and sensitive. She was constantly committed to excellence and was very dependable. Amy’s dedication to learning Midwifery is a blessing to clients. I am proud to say that Amy was one of my students."

Harmony M, CPM, LM

"The families who get to work with Amy are so lucky. She is such a strong Midwife. Amy is smart and compassionate and is able to provide the highest degree of Midwifery care."

Michelle L.

"Supportive, loving and kind. She was the gentle support I needed. I didn’t feel judged and she gave me the words I needed to be the mom I wanted to be."

Rachel

"I was so blessed to have Amy monitor my pregnancy. Her nurturing voice and touch eased any and all concerns my husband and I had. She is incredibly knowledgeable, professional, and warm with mamas, papas and the babies she works with. Just a beautiful experience!"

Karen

"I am very grateful Amy was on my team. She was very in tune with my concerns and had great suggestions for diet to ensure I stayed healthy. She was calm and only made suggestions when necessary. I highly recommend Amy!"

Hillary, Clayton and baby Hazel

"Amy’s presence and help with our last baby has been so great. She is very easy to talk to and this quality made visits comfortable and uplifting. Her calm demeanor and skilled hands were vital."

Kelly P.

"She is truly a gem! If you would like to feel loved, respected, heard, cared for in every stage of your pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and parenting journey – have Amy be a part of your life! She truly is an asset. I couldn’t recommend Amy more highly!"

Myesha P.

"After the birth of my triplets Amy was a constant figure in my family life. When the triplets got discharged from the hospital after spending 2 weeks in the NICU Amy open her house to us. I was a single mother of a 2 year old boy with autism and premature triplets. Amy would help me care for the triplets. She helped with diaper change and feeding every 3 hours. She would take my 2 year old to outings so he won’t feel left out. She also helped with my postpartum depression."

Michelle

"Amy is wonderful! She was willing to answer all my questions and is very compassionate and professional. Her support was exactly what I needed. She coached me when I needed and was simply there, but wasn’t overbearing – she let me do what I needed to. She also helped with communication about what was going on which really helped us in the process. I am very happy we had her support!"

Leslie W, CNM

"She is hard-working, kind-hearted and dedicated to helping women have safe positive birth experiences."

©2019 by Beyond the Third Trimester | Midwife, Newborn Care Specialist & Postpartum Doula | San Diego, CA

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