Why will my baby only sleep when we’re holding them?
We look at sleep pressure, cues, environment, feeding, and what is developmentally realistic right now.
Newborn care · Postpartum support · Bay Area
Nobody hands you a manual for your baby.
You can read all the books, save all the newborn checklists, and still find yourself at 2 a.m. wondering:
Is this normal?
Should I wake her?
Why won’t he settle?
Is she getting enough milk?
Are we creating bad habits?
That’s where I come in. I help new parents understand the baby in front of them—their cues, feeding, sleep, temperament, and developing nervous system—while providing experienced, hands-on care so you can rest, recover, and find your footing.
Maybe you’re wondering…
The questions keeping you up are exactly the things we can work through together.
Is she actually getting enough?
I can observe a feed, help troubleshoot breastfeeding or bottle-feeding, and flag when clinical support may be useful.
I can’t tell what he needs.
We slow down, notice the small signals, and learn how your baby communicates before the cry escalates.
Should we even have a schedule yet?
We build a flexible rhythm around your baby’s age and patterns—not a rigid system copied from someone else’s baby.
How are we supposed to function like this?
I provide hands-on care that protects your rest, including fully awake overnight support when that’s what your family needs.
Hi, I’m Ana.
I notice the little things.
How your baby turns their head before becoming overwhelmed. The difference between hunger and wanting help settling. A bottle nipple that’s flowing a little too quickly. A sleep pattern beginning to emerge.
My job isn’t to hand you a rigid system for raising your baby. It’s to help you understand your baby—while bringing experienced hands into your home when you need them most.
Meet Ana ↗Support that starts with real life
What would make this week easier?
“I desperately need sleep.”Awake Overnight Care ↗
“We need another pair of experienced hands.”Overnight & Daytime Support ↗
“We’re doing okay—we just have a lot of questions.”Newborn Consultation ↗
“Feeding isn’t going the way we expected.”Feeding Support & Troubleshooting ↗
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The bigger picture
I’m not here just to get your baby through the night.
Your baby’s brain is developing through thousands of tiny interactions—being held, fed, comforted, spoken to, responded to, and helped back to calm.
My approach considers sleep, feeding, regulation, attachment, and development together, rather than treating each as an isolated problem.
There is no one “right” baby routine.
We observe your baby, understand what they’re communicating, and build something that works for your baby and your family.
Read about my approach ↗Google said one thing. Your mother-in-law said another.
Let’s look at your baby.
Sometimes the answer is a feeding adjustment. Sometimes it’s overtiredness. Sometimes your baby is simply being a baby.
Serving Bay Area families
You don’t have to figure it all out at 2 a.m.
Tell me your due date or baby’s age, where you’re located, and what’s feeling hardest right now. We’ll talk about the kind of support that would actually help.
Tell me what you need