Moon Tides

A Postpartum Parents Circle

Led by Caitlin Dougherty and Sheyda Foroudi, NYC doulas and friends who bonded during their own postpartum journeys, this warm and inviting postpartum parents circle is designed for new birth parents seeking connection and understanding during the fourth trimester and up to 6 months postpartum.

Each week, we’ll explore topics you are currently navigating including birth, postpartum wellness, baby care, relationship dynamics, and identity shifts. Together, we’ll create a safe space to share laughter, tears, and the realities of early parenthood.

Come find comfort, community and inspiration on this wild ride we call postpartum.

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  • We will meet weekly for an hour and a half via Zoom for 6 weeks, where we will talk about infant care and feeding, recovery and adjustment, sleep strategies, identity shifts and wherever else our conversations takes us.

    You will spend time sharing and learning with the same cohort of parents, and we will also create a Whatsapp group you have the option to join to keep in touch between sessions and beyond.

  • The ideal payment is $150, which helps us maintain the sustainability of the support we offer. However, we understand that everyone’s situation is different, so please feel free to pay what you can. Please indicate in the intake form what amount you will be contributing.

  • All groups meet on Wednesday Mornings from 10:30am to 12pm.

    • January/February ‘26 Group: 01/ 14 - 2/18

    • March/April ‘26 Group: 3/18 - 4/22

    • May/June ‘26 Group: 5/13 - 6/17

Meet Your Doulas

  • Co-facilitator

    Sheyda’s journey into doula work was  influenced by the holistic and compassionate care she received from her own doulas and midwives during the birth of her first child. Their empowering support inspired her to bring her own sensitivity and creativity into this meaningful work. As a postpartum doula, Sheyda offers hands-on assistance with postpartum recovery, lactation and newborn care while also being a compassionate listener and advocate for her clients' well-being. She is passionate about new parents receiving the support they deserve during this precious time in the life cycle.

  • Co-facilitator

    Caitlin’s decision to become a doula was many years in the making. As a child, she spent many years announcing to others that she wanted to help babies be born (perhaps foreshadowing for how she’d love to talk about birth to anyone and everyone as an adult). After attending several births in nursing school, and witnessing her best friend’s birth firsthand, she finally heeded the call and took her first birth doula training. Little did she know when she signed up for said training, she was expecting her first! Giving birth for the first time solidified for Caitlin that birthwork was her calling, and she hasn’t looked back since. She continues to practice as an RN, supports families through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum as a doula, and is an IBCLC in training. Caitlin’s devotion to caring for others is evident in all that she does, and holding space for new parents in the earliest, tenderest days of their journey is yet another extension of that. She is honored at the possibility to serve and witness others in this way.

    Learn more at instagram.com/lalunelait

  • Co-facilitator

    Sophia is a queer, experienced New York City based Birth & Postpartum Doula, Yoga Teacher, Herbalist, and Somatic Practitioner providing thorough, evidence-based, compassionate trauma-informed care to new families. Having grown up in the beautiful and lush mountains of Asheville NC, they bring a grounded, calm, and empathetic presence + a dash of joyful and playful energy to the space that they hold. In addition to her current offerings, Sophia is also currently training to become a Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist and an Integrative Lactation & Feeding Specialist.

    Sophia believes that every birthing person and new parent has a blueprint of intuitive inner wisdom, and her job is to create conditions which allow that inner wisdom to emerge. When receiving care from Sophia, expect to feel connected to your intuition, deeply cared for, nourished, and fiercely advocated for.

     In their free time, Sophia enjoys reading, making tea, cuddling with her cats, and connecting deeply with nature.