Welcoming a new baby is one of life’s greatest joys—but it can also bring uncertainty, exhaustion, and countless questions. Whether you’re preparing for your baby’s arrival or navigating the challenges of the newborn months, you don’t have to do it alone.

Leslie Ann brings over 40 years of experience caring for infants, toddlers, and helping parents. Combining professional education, specialized newborn training, and decades of hands-on experience, Leslie provides compassionate, personalized support that helps parents feel calm, confident, and empowered.

Leslie has worked with families from many cultural backgrounds, respecting each family’s unique traditions and parenting practices. With an adaptable approach and honoring cultural values while providing personalized guidance, Leslie’s focus is the well-being of both baby and parents.

Every baby is unique. Every family deserves guidance that is practical, reassuring, and tailored to their individual needs.

With more than four decades dedicated to the care and development of young children, Leslie has devoted her career to helping babies thrive and giving parents the knowledge and confidence they need during the most important early years.

Every baby is unique and so is every family’s journey. Leslie provides personalized guidance to help parents confidently navigate the challenges of newborn care. Addressing common newborn concerns such as sleep, feeding, digestion, sensitive skin, developmental milestones and early learning. Through experience, practical support and understanding their baby’s unique cues, she helps parents make informed decisions and feel confident, allowing them to enjoy every stage of their child’s growth

Qualifications

• Over 40 years of professional experience with newborns, infants, and toddlers
• Degree in Child and Family Psychology with a focus on Special Needs
• Professionally trained Postpartum Doula
• Certified/Trained Newborn Care Specialist
• Extensive experience supporting families through the newborn and infant stages

Leslie supports and partners with parents throughout the newborn and early months, helping them understand their baby’s unique needs and cues while providing the knowledge, guidance, and compassionate support they need to confidently care for their little one. Her goal is to give parents lasting peace of mind, knowing their baby is safe, secure, happy and thriving.

Newborn Care Consulting 

Receive one-on-one guidance designed specifically for your baby’s needs and your parenting style. Support includes: newborn care education, daily routines and healthy habits, feeding guidance, sleep support, developmental milestones, soothing techniques, and creating healthy family routines.

Sleep Support

Healthy sleep is essential for both babies and parents. Leslie helps families understand newborn sleep patterns, create age-appropriate sleep routines, address frequent waking, improve naps, introduce gentle sleep training when developmentally appropriate, and build healthy lifelong sleep habits. Every sleep plan is customized to your baby’s temperament and developmental stage.

Feeding & Digestion Support

Many newborns experience feeding and digestive challenges that leave parents worried and exhausted. Guidance includes: breastfeeding support, bottle-feeding guidance, combination feeding, reflux concerns, gas and colic management, constipation concerns, feeding schedules, burping techniques, and introducing solid foods at the appropriate stage.

Sensitive Skin & Baby Wellness

A baby’s delicate skin requires specialized care. Support includes guidance for sensitive skin, baby acne, eczema, diaper rash prevention, bathing routines, choosing gentle products, and seasonal skin care.

First-Time Parent Coaching

No question is too small. Leslie helps parents learn: understanding newborn cues, swaddling, bathing, diapering, soothing techniques, safe sleep practices, building routines, infant development, when to seek medical advice, and building confidence as new parents. Parents leave each session feeling informed, capable, and supported.

Introducing Foods

When your baby is developmentally ready, Leslie provides guidance on: signs of readiness, first foods, baby-led feeding options, allergy awareness, healthy nutrition, and creating positive mealtime experiences.

Parents appreciate Leslie’s calm, knowledgeable, and compassionate approach. She understands that there is no “one-size-fits-all” solution. Instead, she partners with each family to create practical strategies that fit their lifestyle, parenting philosophy, and baby’s unique personality.

Her goal is not simply to solve today’s challenges — but to equip parents with the confidence and skills they will use for years to come.

Whether you’re preparing for your first baby, welcoming another child into your family, or facing unexpected newborn challenges, Leslie is here to help. Together, you’ll gain: peace of mind, practical solutions, professional guidance, emotional support, and confidence in your parenting decisions. Because confident parents raise confident children.

Services are available through: in-home consultations, virtual consultations, phone consultations, newborn preparation sessions before birth, ongoing postpartum support, and customized family care plans.

The early weeks with your baby should be filled with love, connection, and confidence — not constant worry. With compassionate guidance and more than 40 years of experience, Leslie Ann Barker is committed to helping families navigate the newborn journey with reassurance, knowledge, and expert care.

Schedule your consultation today and discover the confidence that comes from having an experienced newborn care professional by your side.