Lotus Perinatal Services

09/16/2026

09/15/2026

Sleep training advice made for 6 month olds gets handed to parents of 8 week olds constantly, and it sets people up to feel like they are doing something wrong when they are not.

Newborns wake at night because their bodies are built to.
That does not mean you have to survive it without help.

Lotus Perinatal Services provides overnight and daytime newborn care across London, Ontario and the surrounding area.
Reach out if you want support instead of a schedule.

09/15/2026

I’m not posting much of placenta encapsulation here, most of my families find me online or through word of mouth from past clients and referrals from the lovely OBs and midwives in our area.
But we are still encapsulating and providing families with a more holistic approach to their postpartum wellness.

09/15/2026

Safe sleep practices are important and if you ever have questions, please ask :) you may have taken a class during pregnancy but your sleep deprived mind may have forgotten. Babies don’t come with instructions let alone current guidelines, there are never any silly questions!

09/14/2026

A lot of people hear “overnight newborn care” and picture something vague.
It is not vague.
It is feedings, diapers, soothing, and sleep tracking, handled by a certified, background checked specialist, while you actually rest.
This is the part of postpartum recovery nobody warns you about: your body needs sleep to heal, and you cannot heal on 90 minute stretches.

Serving London, Komoka, Ilderton, Strathroy, Lucan, St. Thomas, and surrounding Middlesex, Lambton, and Elgin counties.
Reach out anytime.

09/13/2026

How would you feel about being woken up every 90 minutes, all night, for months?
What if I told you that’s exactly what’s happening to you right now?
I remember talking to a mom who hadn’t slept more than two hours straight in eleven weeks.
Not a few nights.
Months.
And she kept saying, “Why can’t I just push through this like everyone else seems to?”
What nobody told her was that newborns aren’t broken sleepers. Their sleep cycles are built this way on purpose.
A newborn’s sleep cycle is only about 50 to 60 minutes, compared to 90 minutes for adults. And a huge portion of that time is spent in active, light sleep, the kind that wakes easily. That’s not a flaw.
It’s protective.
Frequent waking keeps oxygen flowing, keeps babies feeding often enough to grow, and keeps their brains developing the way they need to.
So the parent isn’t managing a baby with a sleep problem. They’re managing a nervous system that is working exactly as designed, while running on almost no rest of their own.
So no.
You’re not doing something wrong.
You’re not “bad at this.”
You’re not failing at something everyone else has figured out.
Your baby’s biology is asking a lot of both of you right now.
And this is one of the things nobody prepares new parents for: this stage isn’t meant to be done alone, night after night, with no relief.
So please give yourself some credit.
Look at what you’re already carrying.
You are doing an incredible job.

If you need a night where someone else is the one listening for the wake ups, that’s exactly what overnight newborn care is for. Lotus Perinatal Services supports families across London, Ontario and the surrounding area. Send us a message to talk about what support could look like for your family.

09/12/2026

You are not failing. Your body just had a baby and your baby’s brain hasn’t figured out day from night yet. That combination is brutal, and it is completely normal.

You do not have to white knuckle your way through the fourth trimester alone. Overnight newborn care exists so you can sleep while someone qualified handles feedings, diaper changes, and settling your baby back down.

If this is you right now, we would love to talk.
London, Ontario and surrounding communities. Link in bio or send us a DM.
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09/11/2026

Mesh underwear please… but we’ve got you!

09/11/2026

That four month sleep progression is hard other whole family - sometimes mom and dad just need some extra sleep during the day and allowing themselves to get much deserved rest.

A postpartum doula is there to help and that is where Lotus Perinatal Services comes in.

Book in today for some extra rest, you deserve it!