Hi, I’m Angelina, co-founder of Cradira and a Perinatal Support Worker/Postpartum Doula serving families across the Greater Toronto Area.
I provide overnight postpartum support for expecting and new parents who need more rest, more reassurance, and fewer “are we supposed to know what we’re doing?” moments.
My work includes newborn care, postpartum recovery support, feeding and sleep guidance, emotional reassurance, and practical help with the everyday reality of life after baby arrives.
Because yes, the baby is a big part of postpartum. Obviously. But so are the dishes, the laundry, the night plan, the feeding setup, the relationship stress, the texts from people asking how they can help, and the fact that someone still needs to know where the clean sleepers are.
Over the last 25 years, I’ve learned that families usually don’t need more pressure or perfect-parent advice. They need someone calm, experienced, and practical who can walk into the real-life version of their home and help things feel a little less chaotic.
Many of the families I support are also carrying more than newborn care alone: anxiety, depression, PMADs, fertility stress, loss, neurodivergence, relationship strain, or the pressure of being the person who usually keeps everything running. I don’t diagnose or provide therapy, but I am very comfortable supporting families where these realities are part of the picture.
That might mean taking over baby care so parents can sleep, supporting a feeding plan, talking through newborn sleep, helping with bottles or pump parts, giving parents a chance to rest, or helping make the household pieces a little easier to manage.
Sometimes the biggest relief is not a complicated plan. It’s someone saying, “Okay. Here’s what we’re going to tackle next.”
My approach is warm, inclusive, evidence-informed, and rooted in real life. I’m not here to tell families there is one right way to do this. I’m here to help them feel steadier, more supported, and less like they have to hold everything in their heads.
Baby doesn’t need perfection. Your family needs steady support, realistic plans, and someone calm in the room when everything feels like a lot.
Education
Perintal Support Worker, Anderson College (2017)
Certification and training
Stillbirthday Doula, Stillbirthday (2017)
Postpartum Doula, CAPPA (2004)
Labour Doula, ALACE (2001)
Childbirth Educator, CAPPA Canada (2003)
Antepartum Doula, CAPPA Canada (2008)
Inegrative Sleep Coaching, Sleepwonders (2025)
Memberships and affiliations
OPSWA
Specialties
Baby and Toddler Sleep CoachInfant CareMultiplesNewborn CareNewborn PrepOvernight Newborn CarePostpartum CarePostpartum Doula CarePremature InfantsSleep ConsultantAdvanced Maternal AgeBirth DoulaBirth SupportBreastfeeding Assistance and SupportChildbirth EducationEvidence-Based CareExclusive Pumping/Bottle FeedingLabor DoulaLatch IssuesLGBTQ+Loss and Bereavement DoulaPostpartum AdjustmentPrenatal LifeReturning to work (pumping, breastmilk storage, etc)Support during Labor, Birth, and PostpartumSupport in Pregnancy Loss
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Languages
English
Service introduction
I offer overnight postpartum support for families in the GTA within about 45 minutes of Brampton. Support can range from guidance and reassurance to fully taking over baby care so parents can sleep and recover.
My work includes newborn care, feeding support, age-appropriate sleep guidance, routines, emotional reassurance, and practical help with the household pieces that suddenly feel louder once baby arrives.
I’m also the co-founder of Cradira Support. Our approach is built around the idea that postpartum is not only baby care. It is baby care, parent recovery, feeding, sleep, handoffs, laundry, bottles, visitors, sibling needs, relationship stress, and the tiny household gaps that become very loud when everyone is tired.
Many families I support are also navigating anxiety, depression, PMADs, fertility stress, pregnancy or infant loss, neurodivergence, medical complexity, relationship strain, or the pressure of being the person who usually holds everything together. My role is non-medical and non-therapeutic, but I bring calm, practical, informed support into the home so families are not trying to manage baby care, sleep, feeding, recovery, and the household load alone.
My goal is to help families do more than just survive the first weeks. I help bring calm, experience, and practical systems into the room so parents can rest, recover, and feel less like every decision has to be made from scratch at 2 a.m.
Packages
Overnight Postpartum Support
Minimum 8 hours per night.
$48.00
CAD Per hour
Overnight Postpartum Support
Minimum 8 hours per night.
$48.00
CAD Per hour
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Frequently asked questions
What does overnight support include?
Overnight support can include baby care, feeding support, settling, diaper changes, bottle prep, pump part support, light baby-related tidying, and guidance around sleep, routines, and recovery.
The level of support depends on what your family needs and, honestly, the night. Some parents want reassurance and coaching. Some want me to take over baby care as much as possible so they can sleep. Often, it is somewhere in between.
Will you take care of the baby overnight so I can sleep?
Yes. For many families, that is the main goal. Depending on your feeding plan, I can take over baby care between feeds, handle bottles, settle baby, and help protect longer stretches of rest whenever possible and biologically safe.
Do you support chestfeeding families overnight?
Yes. Overnight support can be adjusted around chestfeeding, pumping, formula feeding, combo feeding, or bottle feeding.
If you are feeding at the chest, I can bring baby to you, help with positioning if needed, resettle baby afterwards, and manage the pieces around the feed so you can get back to sleep sooner.
Do you only support newborns?
Most of my work is with newborns and young babies, usually 5 months and under. Families may also reach out later if they need support with sleep, routines, overwhelm, or household systems.
What makes Cradira different?
Cradira support is not just “help with the baby,” although we absolutely do that.
We also look at the household pieces that make postpartum easier or harder: night routines, feeding setup, handoffs, communication, support systems, laundry, bottles, visitors, and the tiny gaps that become very loud when everyone is tired.
The goal is not to leave everything in one person’s head. The goal is to create support that is easier to use, easier to delegate, and easier to sustain.
Do I need to know exactly what kind of help I need before reaching out?
No. “We’re tired and need help” is a perfectly valid starting point.
We can talk through what is happening and figure out what kind of support would make the biggest difference.
Can you help with newborn sleep?
Yes. I support age-appropriate newborn sleep habits, soothing, settling, routines, day-night rhythm, and realistic expectations.
The goal is not rigid sleep training for a brand-new baby. It is helping everyone get more rest while supporting your baby’s needs and biological norms.
Can you help if I’m dealing with anxiety, depression, PMADs, fertility stress, loss, neurodivergence, or overwhelm?
Yes, within a non-medical and non-therapeutic support role.
Many families I work with are carrying more than newborn care: anxiety, depression, PMADs, fertility stress, pregnancy or infant loss, neurodivergence, relationship strain, or the pressure of being the person who usually keeps everything running.
I don’t diagnose or provide therapy, but I can offer steady, practical, non-judgmental support. That may mean protecting sleep, reducing the number of decisions you’re carrying alone, helping organize the household pieces, supporting feeding and baby care, and encouraging connection with the right clinical professionals when more support is needed.
Do you do household tasks overnight?
I can help with light baby-related tasks, such as bottles, pump parts, baby laundry, and restocking changing areas.
The main priority overnight is supporting rest, recovery, and baby care. The goal is to keep the environment calm and manageable, not to turn the night into a full household reset.
Do you support families with different feeding, sleep, medical or parenting choices?
Yes. My role is to support your family, not judge your choices.
I work with families who chestfeed, pump, formula feed, combo feed, use bottles, use pacifiers, circumcise, don’t circumcise, and make decisions based on their baby, health, culture, capacity, and real life.
I can offer information and guidance when asked, and I will help you think through whether your choices and goals are working together. I’m not here to make choices for you or make you feel bad about them.
Do you provide lactation consulting or mental health care?
No. I can support feeding routines, positioning, pumping and bottle logistics, emotional reassurance, rest, recovery, and practical planning. I can also help you notice when an IBCLC, doctor, midwife, therapist, psychiatrist, or other specialist would be the better next step.
What packages or overnight support options do you offer?
Overnight support starts with a minimum 8-hour shift.
Ongoing support is usually booked for at least 3 nights per week. One-off trial shifts or special occasion support may be available depending on location and schedule.
Shifts can be up to 12 hours, and 24-hour support may be available on a case-by-case basis.
For short stretches, support can sometimes be arranged up to 7 days per week depending on availability and your willingness to have additional doulas on the contract.
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