About Me

Hi, I’m Andria—a postpartum doula, breastfeeding counselor, sleep specialist, and founder of Mama Llama Doula Care.

Feeding affects sleep. Sleep affects emotional wellbeing. Emotional wellbeing affects feeding. That’s the circle of postpartum life.

I’m the postpartum doula families choose when they want someone with the focused training, credentials, and experience to connect those dots.

My practice is intentionally centered on infant feeding, family sleep, and perinatal emotional wellbeing. This specialized lens helps me see beyond one concern, understand how each part may be affecting the others, and support your family as a whole.

If you’re pregnant, we can begin before your baby arrives by talking through feeding, newborn sleep, emotional wellbeing, available support, and what you want your postpartum experience to feel like. That way, when real life unfolds, you already have a trusted postpartum doula who knows you and understands your priorities.

After baby arrives, I can help with breastfeeding, pumping, bottle-feeding, newborn sleep, parental exhaustion, or the feeling that something simply isn’t right. Together, we’ll sort through conflicting advice and create practical next steps for your baby, your family, and your real life.

My approach is warm, evidence-informed, and collaborative. When your needs extend beyond my role, I’ll also help you recognize when additional clinical care or a referral may be important.

I offer virtual postpartum doula consultations throughout California and in-person daytime support in Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado, Yuba and Yolo counties.

The hardest time to search for postpartum help is when you’re already exhausted and overwhelmed. Choosing your postpartum doula during pregnancy means you won’t have to start from scratch when you need support most.

Every Birth Plan Needs a Postpartum Plan. I’d love to help you create yours—and be there as you live it.

A Little More About Me

I live in the Sacramento area and have five adult children and two grandsons scattered across three states. I love quiet mornings, meaningful conversations, gentle sarcasm, and creating spaces where people feel at ease and cared for.

I’m a little quiet and a little loud, depending on the setting. You may also find me out with friends, cheering and chair-dancing at River Cats, Athletics, Sac Republic, or Kings games.

Practice Philosophy

I believe good postpartum care should help you feel calmer and more capable, not make you feel like you're hosting company or burying you beneath even more information.

I’ll bring evidence-informed knowledge, translate it into clear and practical choices, and help you decide what makes sense for your baby, your family, and your real life.

You are the expert on your family. My role is to help you understand what you’re seeing, connect the dots, and move forward with greater safety, confidence, and trust in yourself.

Population Experience

Indian (Punjabi region), white, BIPOC, LGBTQ+, single parents, Twins

Specialties

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• Postpartum adjustment and planning
• Newborn and infant care
• Breastfeeding and lactation
• Pumping and preparing to return to work
• Infant and family sleep
• Maternal emotional wellbeing
• Infant development
• Family routines and transitions
• Connecting with additional resources and providers when needed

Services Offered

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• Postpartum Care
• Prenatal Care