I offer home based postpartum care that is comprehensive and includes care for mom and baby. Let me tend to you as you navigate the ups and downs of new parenthood. As a postpartum midwife, here are a few examples of what I can offer:

• Newborn care: diapering, bathing, swaddling, baby wearing guidance

• Breast/body feeding or bottle feeding assistance

• Meal preparation and postpartum nutrition guidance

• Traditional Postpartum Care: belly binding and light lymphatic massage, vaginal steam preparation and guidance, moxabustion, and closing of the bones.

• Light housekeeping and laundry

• Small errands, such as a grocery or pharmacy pick up

• A non judgmental, reassuring presence and an ear to listen

• Birth Story processing

• Referrals to specialists: such as lactation consultants, pelvic floor therapists, psychologists, craniosacral therapists, bodywork practitioners and a myriad of other local professionals who specialize in postpartum and newborn care.

Each family will have unique needs, however a typical day can look like this:

We can start the day with an emotional check-in. This can include talking through your birth story, breastfeeding struggles, goals for the day/week, and troubleshooting other concerns on your mind. From there I can start a load of laundry, do some meal prep for the following day and prepare lunch for you and your family. If you’re tired from a night of nursing or bottle feeding baby, I can watch over them while you nap and/or shower. I am there as a skilled set of hands to ease the transition so you can focus on bonding with your new babe. Before I leave I make sure your home is tidy and you have everything you need within reach.