What we offer
Postpartum Meals + In-Home Doula Support: Food and Care, Not One or the Other
A confinement nanny or confinement meals? You don't have to choose. Julia's Kitchen combines its confinement meals with six hours a day of in-home postpartum doula support in one daily package, booked for 6 to 30 service days, with travel within Richmond included.
When families get ready for the confinement month, many of them ask the same thing: should we hire a confinement nanny, or order confinement meals?
You don’t actually have to choose.
This long-term service from Julia’s Kitchen brings our confinement meals together with in-home postpartum doula support. We prepare the mother’s meals and arrange for someone to come to your home to help with the baby and with everyday life after the birth, so the mother gets a little more rest and the family is a little less stretched.
How a postpartum doula differs from a live-in confinement nanny (月嫂 or 陪月) is explained on our in-home doula support page, and the guide to postpartum help in Greater Vancouver compares all the options.
What does CAD $360 a day plus GST include?
Confinement meals and the included nourishing extras
The Julia’s Kitchen kitchen prepares the meals, along with soups, teas and the nourishing extras that come with the package. At the consultation we ask about the mother’s tastes, allergies and the foods she doesn’t eat, and agree the right meals for her. Family members spend less time shopping, cooking and getting meals ready.
Six hours of in-home doula support a day
The doula comes to your home to help care for the baby, support everyday life after the birth, and answer day-to-day questions about care. What the doula does, and how the work is shared with your family, is agreed at the consultation to suit your household, so the limited hours go where help is needed most.
Because the kitchen prepares the food, the doula’s time at your home can focus on the mother and the baby.
Book 6 to 30 service days, to suit your family
Whether you need help in the first days after the birth or want support over a longer stretch, talk it through with us first.
| Item | Terms and rates |
|---|---|
| Daily base package | CAD $360 plus GST: confinement meals, included extras and 6 hours of in-home doula support |
| Minimum booking | 6 service days; the base package totals CAD $2,160 plus GST |
| Maximum booking | 30 service days |
| Travel within Richmond | Included |
| Travel outside Richmond | Charged by travel time, CAD $30 an hour plus GST |
| Extra hours | CAD $40 an hour plus GST, up to 2 extra hours a day (8 hours a day at most) |
Visits can start from 9 in the morning; the exact dates, hours and who comes are confirmed at the consultation. Thirty service days are available each month, booked by available time slots.
We start with your situation, then plan the support
Every family’s confinement month looks different. Before you book, we ask about your due date, where you live, what help your family can give, and your needs for food and care. Then we confirm the service, the number of days and the full cost together. Your dates are confirmed once we receive a 50% deposit.
This service provides meals and non-medical postpartum support. If you have medical or special dietary needs, please tell us what your care team has advised.
Someone makes the mother’s meals, and someone helps with the baby.
Ask about details or available dates
Get in touch with Julia’s Kitchen. Calling 604 363 4448 is fastest; tell us your due date and where you live, and we’ll work out the rest together.
Update, 26 October 2026: November is fully booked, and there are dates in mid-December and mid-January 2027. Julia lists the latest availability, including the Lunar New Year break, in her note.
What's included
- Confinement meals and the included nourishing extras Prepared in the Julia's Kitchen kitchen, with soups, teas and the supplements that come with the package. We ask about tastes, allergies and foods you avoid at the consultation.
- Six hours of in-home doula support a day Help with baby care and everyday life after the birth, and answers to day-to-day care questions. Who does what is agreed at the consultation.
- 6 to 30 service days A minimum of 6 and a maximum of 30. Thirty service days are available each month, subject to scheduling.
- Travel within Richmond Included. Outside Richmond, travel time is charged.
- A consultation first Your due date, where you live, what help your family can give, and your food and care needs, before we confirm the plan, the days and the full cost.
References
- What is a Postpartum Doula · DONA International
- Pregnancy and parenting resources · HealthLink BC
Frequently asked questions
Should we hire a confinement nanny or order confinement meals?
You don't have to pick one. In this package the Julia's Kitchen kitchen prepares the confinement meals and a doula comes to your home for six hours a day to help with the baby and everyday life after the birth. Because the kitchen handles the food, the doula's hours can go to the mother and baby.
What does CAD $360 a day plus GST include?
That day's confinement meals, the nourishing extras included in the package, and six hours of in-home doula support. Travel within Richmond is included.
What is the shortest and longest booking?
A minimum of 6 service days, where the base package is CAD $2,160 plus GST, and a maximum of 30. You can book help for the first days after the birth or support over a longer stretch; talk it through with us first.
We live outside Richmond. Can we still book?
Ask us. Travel within Richmond is included; outside Richmond, travel time is charged at CAD $30 an hour plus GST.
Can a day run longer than six hours?
Yes. Extra hours are CAD $40 an hour plus GST, up to two extra hours a day, so at most eight hours a day.
What time does the doula start?
Visits can start from 9 in the morning. The exact dates, hours and who comes are confirmed at the consultation. Thirty service days are available each month, booked by available time slots.
How are our dates confirmed?
Tell us your due date, where you live and how many service days you need, and we'll work out the arrangement together. Your dates are confirmed once we receive a 50% deposit.
Does the doula give medical advice?
No. The package provides meals and non-medical postpartum support. If you have medical or special dietary needs, tell us what your care team has advised. For health concerns, contact your doctor, midwife or public health nurse; in BC you can call 8-1-1 to speak to a nurse at any hour.