Gentle support for your first weeks home with baby.

DONA-Certified Postpartum & Birth Doula · Newborn Care Specialist

Every mother deserves to feel supported, comforted, and confident after birth. I create a calm, nurturing space where you can rest, recover, and bond with your baby.

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Serving families throughout the entire Los Angeles area.

DONA International Certified ✦ Newborn Care Specialist (NCS) ✦ 20+ years of experience ✦ 100+ families served

Welcome

The beautiful, sometimes overwhelming season after baby arrives.

How I Help

Care for mom, baby & home

Newborn Care

Diapering, bathing, dressing, soothing, and establishing healthy routines.

Feeding Support

Breastfeeding, bottle-feeding, pumping, and combination feeding guidance.

Hi, I’m Merrilee. As a certified postpartum doula, I help new mothers and their families settle into life with a new baby — with hands-on newborn care, feeding encouragement, and the emotional reassurance that makes those first weeks feel lighter.

Every family’s experience is unique, so I approach each one with patience, kindness, and respect for your needs and parenting choices.

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Mother’s Recovery

Breastfeeding, bottle-feeding, pumping, and combination feeding guidance.

Emotional Support

A compassionate, nonjudgmental listening ear as you step into parenthood.

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Compassionate · Nurturing · Supportive

“Being a postpartum doula is more than a profession — it is a calling.”

— Merrilee Sosa

Getting Started

Simple, from the very first call

Reach out

Call, text, or send a message with your due date or baby’s birth date.

STEP ONE

Let’s talk

Call, text, or send a message with your due date or baby’s birth date.

STEP TWO

Rest & recover

Care begins at home — so you can rest, heal, and enjoy your new baby.

STEP ONE THREE

KIND WORDS

From the families I’ve served

As a physician, I hold anyone who cares for my children to a very high standard, and Merrillee went above and beyond with both of our sons, and soon to be our third! She sleep trained our boys with a calm, consistent, evidence-based approach, and the results were amazing. Just as important, she taught us along the way, so we felt confident carrying on her routines long after she left. She was knowledgeable about infant safety, feeding, and development, and I trusted her judgment completely, both medically and personally. She was also very respectful of our home and our personal space, which matters a great deal when someone becomes part of your family’s most private hours. We would recommend Merrillee to anyone and everyone that would listen, and we have, and we know would trust her with anything. Any family would be lucky to have her.

— Dr. Lindsey Glucksman

We feel so lucky to have had Merrilee with us during our first two months as new parents. She is incredibly warm, kind, knowledgeable, and professional, and truly went above and beyond for our family. From teaching us how to care for our daughter and helping with breastfeeding to offering postpartum nutrition advice and making sure we woke up to a clean, organized home, she thought of everything. What makes Merrilee so special is that she cares just as much for the parents as she does for the baby, even encouraging us to make time for ourselves as a couple. She made those overwhelming early months so much easier, and we genuinely don't know what we would have done without her. We wouldn't hesitate to have her back for our next child and recommend her wholeheartedly!

Katie S. · Postpartum care