Terese aspires to bring light into each home she has the honor of entering – a sense of calm and peace in the moments she’s caring for you and your growing family. Clients choose Terese to step into the role of postpartum doula and newborn specialist due to her blend of education, lived experience, an evidence-based yet relaxed approach, and compassionate care. Apart from helping parents and babies feel at ease, she’s also riding the wave with you as a mother to three children and licensed foster parent. Terese lovingly strives to be the peaceful presence that nourishes your family during this tender time. She’s inclusive of all family dynamics and seasoned in high-risk pregnancies, fertility struggles, loss, medically fragile children, and adoption.
Bachelors in Early Childhood Development (2014)
Masters in Childhood Trauma and Adolescence (2017)
Associates in Early Childhood Education, Infant Growth and Development (2012)
Postpartum Doula Certification, DONA (2020)
Birth Doula Training, DONA (2023)
Certified infant First AID/CPR Instructor (2022)
California Mandated Reporter (2017)
Lactation Training Resources (LactationTrainingResources.com) (2020)
California Commission of Credentialed Teaching
DONA International Member
National Association of Young Children (NAEYC)
English
Fika Newborn offers both virtual and in person postpartum support and new parent education. I strive to support my clients using an evidence based approach.
Testimonial from January 2022: After finding out my little guy was breech, and we needed to schedule a C section, I panicked knowing we had no family or friends nearby to help with my recovery. A friend of a friend put me in touch with Terese who was available to support us for my first 3 weeks postpartum. Terese has been such a pleasure to have in our home; she adores our little guy and takes amazing care of him overnight. Terese is incredibly knowledgeable on newborn care, which is so helpful for us first-time parents. From the beginning, she was flexible and insisted on supporting us through whatever our needs were. I have been very focused on breastfeeding so she has been helping me with that! My husband and I enjoy catching up with her when she comes over; her demeanor is calm and encouraging. It's been a pleasure getting to know her and I can highly recommend her to help your family!
- Courtney S.
(2021) Terese saved us. Period. As very new, naive parents living across the country from ALL family and close friends we did not know what we were getting ourselves into. We also had some intense medical struggles for both baby and mama very early on. Terese was there for us. She was attentive, response, knowledgable, and so loving. I feel blessed that we found her and she came in to our lives and helped us get through those wicked early hours, days, weeks, & months. I always felt that I could trust Terese and she become a great friend and second mom to our newborn. I also worked with several other doulas when she wasn't available and she was by far the absolute best. You will be lucky to have her become a part of your family.
- Angelique R.
Terese was such a great resource as a first-time Mom. She joined me pretty quickly after I had my baby and realized I needed some help during the day when my husband went back to work. We did an infant care class also which was super helpful in getting some basic knowledge for things my husband and I weren't comfortable doing on our own yet (have you ever tried to bathe a baby for the first time?! It's terrifying! ) Terese was great with my son and in the beginning, when I just needed some time to myself to sleep or shower or brush my teeth, I felt totally comfortable letting Terese handle everything. If I ever had any questions or thoughts that Terese wasn't sure about she would research the topic later and circle back with me. Terese also helped connect me with other doulas and night doulas when her next contract started and I was still looking for additional help. Having a network of doulas was an invaluable asset as a first-time Mom!
- Stephanie G.
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