Nourished & Thriving Postpartum

05/31/2022

Hi all! Just wanted to post an update that I'm not taking clients as a birth or postpartum doula because I am currently 35 weeks pregnant with my 3rd! I am still available for vaginal steaming consultations and herb sales. I'm planning on sharing soon how I've been preparing for this postpartum for those who are interested. Happy Tuesday!

11/20/2021

UPDATE: I'm extending this offer to the end of the week! Book both sessions this week (can be scheduled for anytime in the future) and you'll get one at 50% off!

Did you know that I do yoni steaming at Arukah Wellness AND in the comfort of your own home? In honor of Arukah's Grand Opening Event tomorrow from 1-4, I'm offering buy one get one 50% off steam sessions if you book tomorrow! You can book online at https://www.vagaro.com/arukahwellness/book-now if you want a steam session at Arukah, or message me if you want to have a mobile steam session in your home.

Yoni steaming can be used to help with painful/irregular cycles, postpartum healing, cysts/fibroids, recurring infections, and much more! Have any questions? Comment here or message me and we can chat!

11/17/2021

Check out this review from a recent postpartum doula client. I love when I can make moms and their families happier!

11/17/2021

UPDATE: As of 11/17, there are no more May spots available for postpartum work. Please get in touch soon if you're wanting postpartum help in 2022!

Reach out if you're wanting birth or postpartum help early next year! You can message me here, or check out nourishedandthrivingpostpartum.com for more details.

I'm curious, what would make you feel 'nourished and thriving' during your postpartum? For me it would be daily herbal baths and lots of sleep ❤.

10/08/2021

I snapped this photo before leaving to my postpartum doula client's house yesterday- here's what yesterday's postpartum basket included!
1. Tomato and pumpkin soup with herb chicken sausage
2. Gentle herbs for vaginal steaming
3. A Shepherd's Pie recipe so I could make one for their freezer
4. My kombucha (what can I say, I love them!)

Warming food, postpartum care, freezer meals. This is what being a postpartum doula is all about!

09/27/2021

Usually when I tell people I'm a postpartum doula, I get met with a blank stare and a question. "What do you DO?"

Here's how I explain it to prospective clients - imagine your ideal postpartum. Your dream fourth trimester. What does it include? Home cooked food delivered to you on the couch? You in bed for 40 days getting to know your new baby? Daily herbal baths and some alone time each day? I can be part of that ideal postpartum!

Whatever you're needing and wanting is what I'm there for. Today I'm bringing these amazing Paleo Carrot Cake Muffins and some Cozy Autumn Wild Rice Soup to my client. Since this is our first visit after her birth, I'll heat her up some healing bone broth and we'll talk about how the birth went, how the transition is going, and what her immediate needs are.

I want to hear from you! What would your ideal postpartum look like?

PS: Here's a link to the recipe I used for these muffins. So delicious! https://www.glutenfreepalate.com/carrot-travel-muffins-9-ingredients/

09/09/2021

It just warms my soul when women help women! Michelle McCoy Atencio (pictured right) has been teaching me some traditional postpartum practices, and Emily Brown (left) let me practice the Closing the Bones ceremony on her the other day. Now that I've seen and felt the benefit of it, I'm talking to everyone I know and saying "can I close your bones??" 😆 I'm so grateful to the women in my life!

09/09/2021

Have you ever heard of a Closing the Bones ceremony? It's a traditional postpartum ceremony that typically happens on day 40 after having baby, but it can really happen anytime postpartum (even 50 years postpartum!). It includes an herbal bath, warming tea, light body work, belly and foot massage, and at the end you're laying all swaddled up in rebozos like the picture below. I say a blessing over you and do some work with a tuning fork, then you're released, given some more tea, and baby is brought to you.

It's incredibly relaxing to the nervous system, stimulates the vegus nerve, increases circulation, helps with healing, and brings closure. You know how it feels after you have a baby-like your organs are trying to figure out how to get back to normal and there's a big empty space where the baby was? This totally helps with that.

If you're a postpartum doula client, this ceremony is part of what I do for you. If you want it as a standalone service, that is an option, too! (It's a great gift for a mama-to-be.)

08/31/2021

Now offering individualized postpartum planning sessions! Can't make it to the 4-week class? Want to talk through your ideal postpartum and get specific recommendations to make it happen? Book an individual postpartum planning session today! Sessions last about two hours.

08/24/2021

Isn't the best kind of meal the one you don't have to make yourself?

You pick from my list of meals and snacks, or tell me what you're craving, and I'll make it for you!

08/20/2021