Welcome to Honeybee Home! I’m Cam Jaeger (they/them), a postpartum doula who is deeply passionate about supporting and advocating for families and young children during transitional and foundational periods of their lives.

I am a CAPPA trained postpartum doula with over 12 years of experience caring for infants and young children. In my background as a full-time nanny and a respite foster parent, I have supported families with multiple children, including newborns, preemies, and neurodivergent and disabled children. Working closely with a diverse array of families has allowed me to adapt to various family dynamics and effectively support each family’s unique needs.

I believe that all families can benefit from additional support during the postpartum period or “fourth trimester”. Beyond the additional support and guidance in the areas of newborn care, light house work, and overnight support, research has shown that birthing parents receiving support from a postpartum doula experience a rate of postpartum depression/postpartum anxiety (PPD/PPA) that is 57.5% less than their peers without the support of a postpartum doula.

One of my priorities in starting Honeybee Home is ensuring that families who may not otherwise be able to access postpartum doula care are able to receive the support they need during this transitional period of their lives. If you are interested in sliding-scale or free doula services or donating to provide these services to families in the Chicagoland area, please reach out via the inquiry form on the “Postpartum Doula Offerings” page.