Meet Diamond Dominguez | Postpartum Advocate

We had the good fortune of connecting with Diamond Dominguez and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Diamond, we’d love to hear about how you approach risk and risk-taking
The majority of my life, I have been risk-adverse. I would talk myself out of starting a business because of the risk of not succeeding, the risk of losing money, the risk of taking too much time away from my personal life. Risk and fear could be interchangeable in situation. Fear of taking risks have gotten in the way of my growth and helping more people.

When I decided that I was going to start Hands and Feet Postpartum Care Services, my past fears that held me back were no longer in my mind. The purpose and the impact of this work was far greater than being afraid to take this risk. If I couldn’t see the positive side of taking risks, I would have stopped myself from serving people in this capacity. I started this business to serve parent(s) with hopes of making sure my clients feel supported during one of the most vulnerable season of their lives.

Alright, so for those in our community who might not be familiar with your business, can you tell us more?
We provide one-on-one new parent support. We provide two postpartum packages that focuses on reliable hands-on services such as light housekeeping, infant care, sibling care, mental check-ins, and monitoring for signs of postpartum depression or anxiety. We provide a nesting package that helps parent(s) prepare for new baby, hospital/birthing center birth, and prepare diaper caddies and comfort station for birthing person. We are excited about being able to also provide services such as lawn care, bassinet/crib setup, carseat installation, pet care, and prepared and delivered nourishing meals that promote lactation, easy to digest, energizing, and delicious. We wanted to make sure we are able to cover as many needs as possible to ease the mind of the birthing person and/or family during this new season. I am CPR trained for adults, young children, infants, dogs, and cats. My goal is that this provides another level of comfort to birthing person so they can rest while I serve them.

We are able to serve in this capacity because of our community that held us up in different ways to make our dream a reality. It was not always easy but because of our community, we were able to overcome a lot of our challenges or at least lighten the burden.

I’ve learned that in order to make an impactful business, you have to be a student first. Don’t be afraid to ask A LOT of questions. You don’t have to do everything or know everything. We all have different gifts. I am blessed to know a lot of amazing and skilled people who are experts in different fields that allowed me to support their business while they help build mine. I’ve also learned that not everyone will understand your dream or be just as excited about it as you are. Instead of letting them be a barrier to accomplishing your goals, keep it pushing. It’s not for everyone to understand. Its up to you to believe that you can do this.

For me, it’s not about the money. It’s about serving people. To provide a space where people can authentically be themselves and showing up for them fully. Being a parent is HARD. It’s even harder when you don’t have a supportive community or when unrealistic expectations are put on you as a parent. In this vulnerable and difficult season, my aim is to make their journey easier. I am here to advocate for the birthing person. If the birthing person is healthy physically and mentally, the whole family thrives. We can achieve this when birthing person is taken care of.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
Favorite places to go for coffee are Black Coffee, Savor, and Cup O’ Vibes.

Places to eat- Chris and John Vietnamese Street Food, Mama B’s International Kitchen, The Crab Station- Arlington and Blu Ice Daiquiris for a good seafood boil plate, El Mofongo for the best Puerto Rican food, Pollo Salsa for the carne asada fries, Iceland for the best rolled ice cream, Shipley’s Donuts, Sprout’s Springroll & Pho- Arlington, and Waffle House for breakfast. Soiree Coffee Bar and Xaman Cafe for great coffee and food.

My husband and I love going to an escape room for date nights. The Perfect Escape – Arlington is one of our faves.

I spend way too much time at plant nurseries. Green’s Produce and Plants and Calloways are my favorite.

Favorite park to hang out at is Klyde Warren Park. A cool place to walk with friends is on the Katy Trails- Dallas.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
I would have never started this journey or felt brave enough to start without my friend/doula, Contessa Fowler (Nourishing Birth). She spent countless hours encouraging me, mentorship, aiding in building my clientele, bouncing ideas off of, and empowering me. Jacob Fowler for always making time to capture milestones in my life via photography.

My husband, Edgar, who is my business and life partner. He continues to support me, inspires me to push outside of my comfort zone, and loves me well.

My mom, sister, in-laws, my best friends Jillian Smith, Jamaal and Chantelle Williams, Karla Ayala for financial gifts for our business, continued support, feedback, and encouragement.

Soluto and Lola Uba (Uba Law Group), set up my LLC and gave me a wealth of feedback.

My family and neighbors for sharing details about my business and encouragement.

I dedicate my work to my fierce daughter, Yuiza. I pray she continues my legacy of serving and seeing people. I also dedicate my work to my best friend, Krystal Canto, that recently passed away. She was the epitome of a servant and was a giant in her community.

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