From the Pocket
The Pocket Doula Care Fourth Trimester Toolkit
Resources are provided for informational purposes and are not intended to replace medical care. Inclusion in this guide does not constitute an endorsement, guarantee, or recommendation of any individual provider or business.
The weeks and months after birth can be beautiful, exhausting, overwhelming, and full of questions. You don't have to figure it all out alone.
We've curated Austin-area resources and services that can help support you, your baby, and your family during the fourth trimester and beyond.
Bookmark this page and come back whenever you need a resource, a little extra support, or a place to start.
Feeding & Lactation
However you're feeding your baby, support helps. These Austin-area lactation and infant feeding resources are a good place to start.
It's More Than Milk
Integrative lactation care with office, home, and virtual visits across Austin, plus prenatal education and feeding support groups.
Visit WebsiteThe Milk Grotto
Home visit and telehealth lactation consulting serving North Austin, Cedar Park, Leander, Round Rock, Georgetown, and surrounding communities.
Visit WebsiteMooch Lactation Co.
Concierge-style lactation support with in-home, virtual, and text consults from an IBCLC, serving Austin and the surrounding area.
Visit WebsiteMothers' Milk Bank at Austin
A nonprofit providing prescribed donor human milk to babies who need it, and a place for eligible donors to give milk.
Visit WebsiteParent & New-Family Support
Community matters in the fourth trimester. These groups help new parents find their people.
Partners in Parenting (PIP)
Free, facilitated newborn and baby groups that connect first-time parents across Central Texas, including Spanish-speaking groups.
Visit WebsiteAustin Doula Care
A long-standing Austin doula community offering childbirth preparation, newborn and feeding classes, and birth and postpartum support.
Visit WebsiteNurtured TX
Free virtual support groups for expecting and new parents across Texas, including weekly Mamas for Mamas and Dads for Dads sessions.
Visit WebsiteMental & Emotional Health
Feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or not like yourself is more common than most people realize, and support works. These resources are here whenever you need them.
Local
Nurtured TX
Connects Texans to perinatal mental health care, including a free Connect to Care program for eligible Central Texas families and a vetted provider directory.
Visit WebsiteNational
Postpartum Support International
Education, online support groups, and a helpline for families navigating perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.
Visit WebsiteNational Maternal Mental Health Hotline
Free, confidential, 24/7 support for expecting and new parents. Call or text 1-833-TLC-MAMA (1-833-852-6262).
Visit Website988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Free, confidential, 24/7 support for anyone in emotional distress or crisis. Call or text 988.
Visit WebsiteBody, Recovery & Pelvic Floor
Recovery is more than a six-week checkup. Pelvic floor physical therapy can help with birth preparation, postpartum recovery, and getting back to the movement you love.
Lady Bird Physical Therapy
A locally owned Austin pelvic floor PT clinic specializing in pregnancy, birth preparation, and postpartum recovery, with in-clinic, in-home, and virtual visits.
Visit WebsitePelvic Wise Physical Therapy
Central Austin pelvic floor physical therapy offering one-on-one care for pregnancy, birth preparation, postpartum rehabilitation, and pelvic health concerns.
Visit WebsitePlacenta Encapsulation
If placenta encapsulation is part of your postpartum plan, this Central Texas service offers dedicated preparation and local pickup options.
Hill Country Placentas
A Central Texas placenta encapsulation service with a dedicated commercial processing kitchen and pickup options across the Austin area.
Visit WebsiteNutrition & Meal Support
Feeding yourself matters too. These services make it easier to keep nourishing meals on hand while you recover and care for your baby.
The Mothers Hive Meal Delivery
Weekly organic, made-from-scratch meal delivery for mothers in Austin, created to support pregnancy, postpartum, and breastfeeding.
Visit WebsitePerfectly Thymed
Austin-area postpartum nourishment and family meals available through weekly delivery or in-home preparation, with comforting, whole-food options for the early weeks after birth.
Visit WebsiteHome & Baby Safety
Whether you're preparing your home before baby arrives or your little one is suddenly on the move, these resources help make home safer.
Juniper Babyproofing
Professional babyproofing evaluations and installation in Austin and surrounding communities, from baby gates to full-home child safety.
Visit WebsiteMaternity, Newborn & Family Photography
Not medical, just memory-making. If you'd like to document this season, these Austin-area photographers specialize in it.
Jaden Canseco Photo Co.
Austin motherhood photographer specializing in maternity, newborn, milestone, and lifestyle family photography across Central Texas.
Visit WebsiteJules Morlet
Maternity, birth, and newborn storytelling photography serving North Austin, Leander, Liberty Hill, and surrounding areas.
Visit WebsitePractical Postpartum Support
Sometimes what you need most is an extra set of hands: someone to care for the baby while you sleep, help around the house, or simply make the day feel more manageable.
Pocket Doula Care
That's us. Team-based postpartum doula support in the greater Austin area, including overnight care, daytime support, and sibling support through Kids' Pocket.
Visit WebsiteAustin Doula Care
Individual and group postpartum support from a community of Austin doulas, alongside classes and newborn care education.
Visit WebsitePocket Doula Care — always in your pocket.
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