caring for your baby
while you care for yourself

Every baby is unique, and there is no universal age at which childcare becomes possible or appropriate.
Mama’s Pause welcomes babies during their first six months of life, a period when a young baby’s physiological and emotional needs are particularly important. This is why the care provided is centered around respecting your baby’s own rhythm, routines, and individual needs. Before your baby begins at Mama’s Pause, we take the time to get to know each other, talk about your baby, and put a gradual settling-in period in place.
This give everyone the time to gradually find their bearings gently and to make sure that this arrangement feels right for your baby and your family.

Mama’s Pause does involve a period of separation. During the hours of support, your baby is cared for by someone other than you.
This separation is not required: it is a choice. Mama’s Pause is for parents who feel the need for support outside the home while wanting their baby to be welcomed in an environment designed to respect their needs, their rhythm, and their individuality.
If you do not wish to be separated from your baby, or if what you need is support while caring for your baby in your daily life, postpartum doula support may be more suitable for you. This allows you to receive support in your own home while keeping your baby close to you.
There is no single right way to experience the first months with a baby. What matters is finding the kind of support that fits your reality, your needs, and your baby’s needs.

Mama’s Pause is designed as a consistent form of support, with a dedicated time slot reserved each week for three months. This regular rhythm helps your baby develop familiar points of reference, gradually build a trusting relationship with me, and become comfortable in this new environment at their own pace.
At the same time, the first months with a baby are full of adjustments and unexpected changes. Mama’s Pause remains a space you can choose to use according to your needs and your baby’s needs. One week, you may feel that this time of support is exactly what you need. Another week, you may prefer to keep your baby with you. The regular framework is therefore designed to provide security for your baby and offer you a planned moment to pause and recharge, while respecting the ever-changing reality of the first months.

Mama’s Pause is part of my professional work as a licensed childminder in France and is built on many years of experience caring for young children, including 10 years as a childminder. It is not simply an occasional childcare solution. Unlike babysitting, Mama’s Pause is based on the experience of an early childhood professional, with in-depth knowledge of young children’s development and their physiological, emotional, and relational needs.
It is also different from traditional childcare designed primarily to meet a family’s long-term organisational needs, such as returning to work. Mama’s Pause was created for a very specific period: the first months of a baby’s life, when their needs are unique and parents are going through a major period of adjustment while discovering their new role.
What makes Mama’s Pause unique is the combination of my experience with young children as a childminder and my understanding of the perinatal period as a doula. I welcome and care for each baby with full attention to their rhythm, individuality, and needs, while also understanding the profound changes that come with welcoming a baby into a family. Mama’s Pause is therefore not simply a childcare arrangement. It is a professional support space designed around the specific needs of the first months, in a safe and respectful environment for both babies and their parents.

Yes. Before your baby’s first regular time with me, a gradual settling-in period is planned. TThis gradual process gives your baby the opportunity to discover this new experience step by step, get to know me, and begin to build familiar points of reference in a gentle and reassuring way.
This time is just as important for you. It gives you the opportunity to meet me, see how I care for your baby, share your routines, your baby’s familiar cues, and everything that feels important for their wellbeing. It is also essential for me. It helps me understand what this transition means for you and your baby, become familiar with your family’s routines, and adapt as closely as possible to your baby’s needs, your feelings, your preferences, and your expectations.
The aim is for me to care for your baby in a way that remains as close as possible to their needs and provides continuity with what they already know. The settling-in period takes place gradually over several meetings, with moments apart that become longer at your own pace.
Every family is unique, and this process will always be guided by your needs and by what helps you feel secure. My goal is not to rush separation, but to give your baby, you, and me the time to gradually build a relationship of trust before the regular support begins.

Yes. I welcome babies whether they are breastfed or bottle-fed. Every family can continue with the feeding routine that works best for them.
If your baby is bottle-fed - whether with expressed breast milk or infant formula - we can organise their time at Mama’s Pause so that it follows the routine they already know.
If your baby is exclusively breastfed and does not take a bottle, Mama’s Pause may not be the most suitable option for you. This service has been designed as a full time for yourself: a time when you can leave your baby in complete confidence, take care of yourself, rest, attend appointments, or simply enjoy some time for yourself.
If you were to stay nearby throughout your baby’s visit in order to breastfeed at every feed, this dedicated respite would no longer offer you the opportunity to fully step away, as you would still need to remain constantly available.
In this situation, postnatal doula support in your own home may be a better fit for your family’s needs. You can receive practical and emotional support while keeping your baby close to you and remaining available to breastfeed whenever they need to.
Every family is different. During our first meeting, we’ll talk about your situation together and explore which option is best suited to your needs.

Trust is at the heart of Mama’s Pause. That’s why our first meeting is such an important step. It gives us the opportunity to talk about your expectations, your needs, and your baby’s needs, so that together we can make sure Mama’s Pause is the right fit for your family.
Although Mama’s Pause is designed as a three-month commitment, it’s important that this arrangement feels right and works well for everyone involved. If, at any point, you or I feel that Mama’s Pause is ultimately not the best fit for your family’s needs, we’ll talk about it openly and with kindness. It is always possible to end the agreement, in accordance with the terms we established together at the outset.
The purpose of Mama’s Pause is never to offer a solution at all costs, but to create a caring arrangement that genuinely makes sense for your baby, for you, and for me.