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The Fourth Trimester Retreat

Mama deserves support, too.

Rest · Recover · Bond · Be mothered

A private, mother-centered postpartum retreat experience brought directly into your home. Designed to create intentional space for rest, recovery, newborn support, education, bonding, and a more supported transition into parenthood.

Everyone checks on the baby. We check on Mama, too.

Rithalorine seated in a burgundy chair, holding the book The Fourth Trimester

A retreat experience, without leaving home

The Fourth Trimester Retreat transforms professional postpartum doula care into a thoughtfully structured in-home experience. Families receive dedicated support while remaining in the comfort and privacy of their own home.

Support is personalized to the family's needs and may include maternal rest, newborn care, feeding and pumping support within doula scope, soothing education, partner support, baby-related organization, and postpartum planning.

Packages you can reserve online

Checkout collects the published rate. Where a package says “from,” that starting rate is what is charged today. Rita still confirms intake and the service agreement before care begins.

The Day Retreat

6 hours of in-home support

$500

A focused day of hands-on support for the mother who needs rest, reassurance, and experienced help with her newborn.

  • Postpartum check-in and a personalized plan for the day
  • Newborn care while Mom rests, showers, eats, or recharges
  • Feeding, pumping, bottle, and newborn-care support within doula scope
  • Newborn cues and soothing education
  • Bottle/pump-part washing and agreed baby-related organization
  • Partner and new-parent education
  • Fourth Trimester Welcome Kit
  • End-of-day recommendations and a simple follow-up plan

Best for: A mother who needs a meaningful reset without committing to several days of care.

The 3-Day Reset

3 days × 8 hours · 24 hours total

From $2,000

Our signature starter retreat: three intentional days that move the family from immediate relief toward greater confidence.

  • Day one — Rest: protected recovery time while newborn-care needs are supported
  • Day two — Recover: feeding, pumping, bottle care, soothing, recovery, and family adjustment
  • Day three — Confidence: cues, soothing techniques, partner education, routines, and a plan for the days ahead
  • Fourth Trimester Welcome Kit
  • Personalized postpartum support plan
  • Feeding/newborn logs when useful
  • Educational resources
  • Professional referral resources when needs fall outside doula scope
  • Follow-up check-in after completion

Online checkout collects the published starting rate of $2,000. Your service agreement confirms the schedule.

The 7-Day Retreat

7 days × 8 hours · 56 hours total

From $4,700

A full week of concentrated postpartum support for families who want a softer, more supported transition home after birth.

  • Daily postpartum and newborn support
  • Extended newborn care and protected rest periods for Mom
  • Feeding, pumping, and bottle support within doula scope
  • Newborn soothing and cue education
  • Baby-related light household support as agreed
  • Partner education and family adjustment support
  • Support establishing sustainable routines
  • Personalized end-of-week transition plan
  • Follow-up consultation

Best for: Families coming home from the hospital who want concentrated support during baby's first days at home.

Online checkout collects the published starting rate of $4,700. Your service agreement confirms the schedule.

Custom support, quoted after a conversation

The Fourth Trimester Journey

Six weeks · 3 visits/week × 8 hours · 144 hours total

Custom

A signature long-term experience that changes as Mom heals, baby grows, and the family becomes more confident.

  • Weeks 1–2 — Rest & recovery: maternal rest, newborn care, feeding support, and adjusting to life at home
  • Weeks 3–4 — Rhythm & confidence: baby cues, soothing, feeding patterns, family routines, and continued recovery support
  • Weeks 5–6 — Transition & independence: sustainable routines and a confident step down from intensive doula support

This package is custom quoted after consultation so the schedule and level of support can be matched to each family.

Optional Overnight Retreat Support

Typical 10-hour overnight shift

Custom

Overnight support may be added to qualifying retreat packages based on availability. The goal is to protect restorative sleep while maintaining responsive newborn care.

  • Newborn care throughout the overnight shift
  • Feeding support according to the family's established plan
  • Bottle and pump-part care
  • Soothing and settling support
  • Diapering and newborn comfort care
  • Parent rest with clear overnight communication and morning handoff

Typical overnight windows are 9:00 pm–7:00 am or 9:30 pm–7:30 am. Final schedule and pricing are confirmed in the family's service agreement.

What to expect

Mother-centered care

  • Protected rest and recovery time
  • Emotional check-ins and practical support
  • Postpartum planning
  • Partner/family education

Newborn and family support

  • Newborn care and soothing
  • Feeding/pumping/bottle support within scope
  • Baby-related organization
  • Professional referrals when appropriate

The Fourth Trimester Retreat is a non-medical postpartum doula service. Medical, mental-health, lactation, pelvic-floor, and other clinical concerns are referred to appropriately qualified professionals when needed.

Booking

How a retreat is booked

  1. Inquiry

  2. Consultation

  3. Intake

  4. Agreement + deposit

  5. Retreat

  6. Follow-up

The Bay Doula Rita LLC · Postpartum doula support, newborn care, rest, recovery, and education. thebaydoula@gmail.com