~ In home Postpartum Care ~
Postpartum is where I feel a Doulas support pinnacles. In pregnancy I can walk with you as far as you are willing to go. In Birth I can support from the sidelines.
In Postpartum my care is pivotal.
Postpartum is a time of deep recalibration. Our organs, tissues and fascia are recalibrating.
Our experience of the outer world is forever changed as your needs and priorities shift.
Our relationships to everyone and everything realigns.
And so too is does our inner world.
Postpartum is a liminal space where we are no longer the Woman we were pre baby, but not yet fully arrived as the Mother we came to be for our baby.
This sensitive time requires five things:
~ Extended rest
~ Nourishing food
~ Loving touch
~ The presence of Wise Women and Spiritual Companionship
~ Contact with Nature
My in home Postpartum care incorporates all five essential elements providing you with holistic care. A typical visit in Postpartum involves me bringing a nourishing meal to you and supporting with small household chores to encourage your extendend rest. I hold your hand while you talk, give you a foot rub or womb wrap. I listen and hold space for whatever arises. Not playing the role of "solution finder" but rather sitting with what is. I may gently guide you through small exercises or bring herbs with me to support your healing.
Part of the Postpartum care is Birth story integration and incorporating traditional healing modalities including massage, belly binding and Yoni (vagina) steaming. The visits may also involve Placenta care, support with older Children, support with managing a meal train and Rituals.
In home Postpartum visits last around 3 hours. I suggest around eight visits spread out across the first six weeks post birth. Typically the visits will be spread out like this:
Week 1: one visit spread over the first three days (ca. 1hr per day) + one visit at the end of first week
Week 2- Week 5: one weekly visit
Week 6: one weekly visit + one closing ceremony
Please see my for more information or fill out the contact formular to get in touch.
Where we may go with the flow of Birth, we need structure for Postpartum.
It is said that the first 42 days after Birth determine the health of the next 42 years. Postpartum has the power to change the path of your mental and physical wellbeing forever.