Holistic Doula Services

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Pregnancy:

I am “on call” for you from the moment we decide to be on this journey together

4 Prenatal Deep Dive Sessions to anchor you into your body + baby + birth

3 Holistic Nutritional Sessions (1 for each trimester) with an individualized lens

Email access to me for any questions along the way

Attendance for appointments with Care Practitioners

Referrals to the best Alternative Practitioners in the city (acupuncture, reiki, breathwork, chiro, etc)

Recipe development to keep you creative + nourished

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Birth:

Attendance at the entire birthing process (including at home in early labour if planning a hospital birth).

“Setting Up the Space” - allowing your environment to support your birthing hormones

Vast knowledge to guide you through the process

Coping Skills Throughout Process

Connection with Care Providers

Guided Visualizations

Massage

Setting up + taking down birth pool (if planning a home birth)

Cleaning your home after birth (think fresh linens, clean kitchen + bathroom - sounds dreamy, right?)

Light Cooking to nourish you + your partner through your birth (+recipes)

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4th Trimester (Postpartum):

With you for 2+ hours after baby arrives to settle you in + ensure you are feeling cared for and supported

Back within 24 hours to support with breastfeeding + begin the holistic nourishment component

Weekly visits for 4 weeks (4 hours in duration) to nourish your body + heart

Preparation of snacks to support lactation

Focus on traditional “warming” foods to support the womb as it re-contracts + heals

Preparation of these foods + broths

Herbs + Teas + Elixirs to support thyroid, blood + womb to come back to harmony

Space to "unpack" the birth process and ensure that you + your partner are feeling heard

Gentle leg massage to continue the blood flow

Light cleaning to keep the home feeling fresh + light

Herbal baths to soothe the heart + vulva + perineum