Is there a difference between a baby nurse and a doula?

[jamsmu]

just curious...

[kijip]

It seems to me that Baby Nurse is the 1950s term and Doula (of the postpartum variety) is the 2000s term. Labor Doulas are birth attendants vs. post partum doulas which serve a similar purpose as Baby nurses.

[Marisa6826]

Yes. There is very much a difference. A baby nurse will only attend to the baby and the baby's needs - bottles/BF, the baby's laundry and linens, etc.

A doula tends to the Mommy and family. She will help with siblings, do light cooking and cleaning, do laundry for more than just the baby, run errands, do grocery shopping, etc. A doula is there to help the Mommy with whatever SHE needs not just the baby.

Make sense?

And yes, there are two kinds of doulas - labour and delivery doulas and post partum doulas. Some, but not all, do both.

HTH

-m

[StaceyKim]

>>> baby nurse will only attend to the baby and the baby's needs - bottles/BF, the baby's laundry and linens, etc.

A doula tends to the Mommy and family. She will help with siblings, do light cooking and cleaning, do laundry for more than just the baby, run errands, do grocery shopping, etc. A doula is there to help the Mommy with whatever SHE needs not just the baby.>>>>

Unless her name is Princess! Tee hee.

Some baby nurses will do more if you specifically request it with the agency but typically doulas do a lot more for the whole family.