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Support with Gentle Giraffes Newborn Care & Family Services

Welcoming a new baby is one of the most meaningful transitions in life, and one that deserves to be supported with care, expertise, and consistency.

At Gentle Giraffes, we provide customized newborn care, expert guidance, and thoughtful education during the earliest weeks and months, so you feel supported, rested, and confident as you move through this chapter. It is also a critical period for your little one developing lifelong sleep habits, feeding rhythms, and emotional security. Our expert team members help you assess your baby’s needs and guide you through them to create a smooth transition into parenthood.

Our services include:

Our commitment is simple: To reduce stress and provide steady, knowledgeable, and intentional support for your family, we help ensure you can stay present for what matters most. Early support of a baby’s physical, emotional, and mental well-being can also strengthen their long-term capacity not only to survive, but to thrive.

Our Support Allows You to Experience:

  • Emotional Support

A steady, compassionate presence offers reassurance during moments of uncertainty, fatigue, or transition. Our team also recognizes when additional support may be needed and helps guide families toward the appropriate resources with care and discretion.

  • Professional Collaboration

When needed, we help connect you with trusted, high-level professionals, including bodywork specialists, feeding experts, and pediatric providers, to ensure your baby is supported from every angle.

  • Education for Parents

You’ll learn how to read your baby’s cues, understand their needs, and build rhythms that feel natural and sustainable for your family.

  • Consistent, Attuned Care

Newborns thrive with consistency, responsiveness, and a calm environment. This level of care supports not only daily routines, but also your baby’s developing sense of safety, trust, and regulation, foundations that shape long-term emotional and nervous system health.

  • Support for the Whole Family

If you have older children, this transition matters for them too. Our support helps you stay present and connected with your family while maintaining stability and routine for everyone in your home.

More Than Care: A Foundation for Life

At Gentle Giraffes, we believe this stage is about more than getting through the newborn phase.

The way a baby is supported in these early days shapes how they come to understand trust, safety, and connection. When families are guided with consistency, knowledge, and intention, we are supporting not only a newborn but the foundation of their future emotional well-being.

This is work that quietly impacts everything.

And it is our privilege to guide you through it.

What Our Clients Are Saying?

“When my husband and I found out we were pregnant, we knew we needed extra help, (especially at night), was a necessity, so we found Gentle Giraffes. The newborn care specialists we worked with were reliable, caring and professional.”

~ Emily, Brookline

“We used Erin for the birth of our third daughter, Freja. It was our first time using a Newborn Care Specialist, and honestly, our only question has been why didn’t do it for our others!”

~ Amanda, Jamaica Plain

“When you are leaving your child in someone else’s care, especially a newborn, you need to have the full confidence in the caregiver – The Gentle Giraffes team epitomized that confidence.”

~ Ana, Cambridge