Postpartum Doula Support

Birth is just the beginning. The postpartum period has traditionally been honored as a time of healing, connection, & transformation with the understanding that the support received during this time has implications for the rest of your life.

Postpartum care makes all the difference for you and your family’s health, happiness, and ease of integration into parenthood & the new rituals of your family.

I offer my postpartum doula services as an Innate postpartum care practitioner to honor you as you settle into your new rhythms. Caring for your body & mind so that your postpartum return is deeply nourishing & regenerative.

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  • Benefits include:

    -lower rates of postpartum mood disorders

    -enhanced parental confidence

    -better physical recovery

    -help with household management

    -being held & witnessed during this sacred time of transition

  • Traditional postpartum care focuses on the core pillars of rest, nourishing foods, healing touch, warmth & community.

    Care is personalized to your unique needs & could look like:

    -preparing an herbal bath/foot bath/sitz bath

    -making you a cup of herbal tea & a snack /meal such as broth, congee, slow cooked meat, homemade sourdough bread, etc.

    -lactation/feeding assistance

    -meal planning suggestions

    -postpartum planning- setting up a plan for when I’m not with you

    -watching baby while you take a nap or take some time for self-care

    -infant care guidance/assistance

    -an herbal infused light massage

    -abdominal moxibustion

    -belly wrapping

    -light household chores such as laundry, dishes, organization, setting up your nest, etc.

    -birth story sharing

    -closing ceremony

    -access to my local resources list

    -steady presence of a compassionate open-minded grounded presence & witness to your sacred rite of passage

    -nervous system co-regulation

  • For in-person postpartum care, the sooner the better. Ideally I would work with you as your birth doula so I could offer immediate postpartum support. Otherwise I would recommend starting no later than the first week to help set you up for a restorative postpartum.

    For the postpartum planning package, also as soon as possible so you can begin preparations with plenty of time before birth.

    Generally postpartum care is offered 6 weeks or 40 days after birth. However postpartum can last for months, years, even forever.

  • You’re looking for traditional postpartum support rooted in the the physiologic needs of the body & mind of the dyad after birth.

    You dream of a supported postpartum period where you can bask in the formation of your new family.

    You want the support of a doula who arrives with a grounded presence which is beneficial for nervous system co-regulation for the entire family.

    You want to feel seen, honored ,& supported through it all.

    I make homemade sourdough bread including boules, sandwich loaves, brioche, English muffins, foccacia, cinnamon rolls, Swedish cardamom buns - all long fermented for digestibility.

    You love herbs, whole herb/resin infused oils, herbal tea, moxibustion, steams, foot baths, etc. A spa-like postpartum experience.

2 ways to work with me:

Hourly postpartum doula support:

  • Focused on the 5 pillars of traditional postpartum support: Rest, Warmth, Warm/Nutrient Dense Foods, Bodywork, & Community

  • In-home physical & emotional support based on the physiologic needs of the postpartum body along with infant care, feeding support, light household help, meal prep, birth story sharing, steady presence of a compassionate open-minded grounded presence & witness to your sacred rite of passage, & beyond (see above for expanded overview)

  • Resources for a thriving postpartum beyond my visits

  • Shifts are a minimum of 3 hours, daytime only

$60-75/hour private pay rate

Postpartum planning session:

  • Postpartum planning sessions are offered prenatally to get you set up with a plan for the fourth trimester so it is deeply nourishing & restorative. Planning assists with having the basics covered so you can focus on thriving not just surviving.

  • This planning session acts as a framework to assist you & your support people in feeling prepared to best tend to your family during this sacred time by blending the logistical with the holistic.

  • Topics covered include traditional postpartum care- what does that look like & how to implement it, healing, nourishment, support systems, boundaries, infant care, feeding, sleep, golden hour, recipes, suggested items to have on hand, birth story processing, & beyond

  • $297, 1:1 virtual or in-person (within a 30 mile radius from Martinez, CA) session, about 4 hours, includes a digital resource packet, follow up email, & access to local (SF Bay Area) resource/referral list

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Interested in working with me but don’t see exactly what you’re looking for? Feel free to reach out to discuss your dream postpartum care plan.

Suggested care packages:

  • Rest

    To get you settled. 3 shifts per week for the first 2 weeks (6 total)

  • Restore

    Continual check-ins. 2 shifts per week for the first 4 weeks (8 total)

  • Regenerate

    The ultimate. 4 shifts per week for the first 6 weeks following birth (24 total)