Postpartum Care
mothering the mother
“Postpartum care is a necessity, not a luxury”
Rachelle Seliga
the 5 cross-cultural postpartum healing necessities:
Extended resting period
Warmth and warming treatments
Appropriate postpartum nourishment (warm in nature, warm in temperature, easy to digest, nutrient dense foods)
Body work
Community
To cover your bases for optimal postpartum healing, this sacred time of rest deserves forethought and planning. Let's create your personal postpartum wellness plan, catered to meet the needs of your family constellation.
Postpartum Specific education experience
Radical Birth Keeper School — 2021
Innate Traditions Postpartum Care — 2021-22
Physiologic Baby Care Course — 2021, 2024
The Blood Mysteries School — 2022
The Radical Pelvic Health Intensive — 2022
Guardians of Birth — 2023
The Midwife Within — 2024
Postpartum Services:
Placenta Tending
placenta tour, photography, print making, salt/herbal preparation (for lotus birth, drying, or burial), placenta encapsulation, placenta tincture
Bodywork
abhyanga (warm oil full body lymphatic massage), sacred postpartum abdomen massage, belly binding, closing of the bones ceremony
Warming Treatments
herbal sitz baths, yoni steam with postpartum herbal blend and steaming throne provided, abdominal moxabustion
Cooking
postpartum appropriate foods: easy to digest, nutrient dense, warm in temperature and in nature
example: meat stock / bone broth, hearty chicken soup, beef stew, congee, nursing bites, adrenal cocktail, herbal infusions
Household Help
making the postpartum bed, laundry, organization, miscellaneous help with cleaning and chores
Breast Care
breastfeeding support, breast massage, postpartum breast care essentials PDF, herbalism and tips for: supply, clogged ducts & mastitis, pumping tips, donor milk resources
Newborn Care
elimination communication education, cloth diapering tips, infant massage, baby wearing (structured carriers and wrapping), burping techniques, bed sharing & side lying nursing support
Photography
casual, candid, and comfortable — mamababy & family moments from your postpartum nest
Birth Story Medicine
sharing, processing, and integration
Cesarean Aftercare
homeopathy, scar tissue education and self-care, mamababy gut health resources, birth story processing
Individual postpartum care visit
3-6 hours — $75/hr
3 Postpartum Care Visits
3-6 hours per visit — $55/hr
Bundle & Save
Virtual Postpartum Care
90 minute Zoom call — $88
Postpartum Care Packages
GETTING SETTLED
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Package Includes:
2 prenatal connection sessions
Comprehensive postpartum plan
Mealtrain set-up
3 postpartum visits per week (6 total)
Placenta prints
Abhyanga — warm oil full body lymphatic massage (1)
Herbal Sitz Baths (up to 6)
Yoni Steams (up to 6)
Moxabustion treatment
Belly Binding
Castor oil packs (up to 4) - castor oil and wrap included
Weekly delivery of meat stock, herbal infusions, adrenal cocktail
Weekly postpartum healing soup or stew
Weekly support with tending the home (cleaning, laundry, chores)
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$2000 or partial trade up to equal value
DEEPLY HELD
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Package Includes:
2 prenatal connection sessions
Comprehensive postpartum plan
Mealtrain set-up
3 postpartum visits per week (12 total)
Placenta prints
Abhyanga — warm oil full body lymphatic massage
Herbal Sitz Baths (up to 12)
Yoni Steams (up to 12)
Moxabustion treatment
Belly Binding
Castor oil packs (up to 8) - castor oil and wrap included
Weekly delivery of meat stock, herbal infusions, adrenal cocktail
Weekly postpartum healing soup or stew
Weekly support with tending the home (cleaning, laundry, chores)
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$4000 or partial trade up to equal value
COMPLETE CARE
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Package Includes:
2 prenatal connection sessions
Comprehensive postpartum plan
Mealtrain set-up
3 postpartum visits per week (18 total)
Placenta prints
Abhyanga — warm oil full body lymphatic massage (up to 3)
Herbal Sitz Baths (up to 12)
Yoni Steams (up to 12)
Moxabustion treatment
Belly Binding
Castor oil packs (up to 12) - castor oil and wrap included
Weekly delivery of meat stock, herbal infusions, adrenal cocktail
Weekly postpartum healing soup or stew (6 total, additional for extra charge)
Weekly support with tending the home (cleaning, laundry, chores)
Bonuses:
Closing of the bones ceremony
Newborn Family Photoshoot
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$6000 or partial trade up to equal value
