Nurture the Nurturer
A postpartum doula provides support to new mothers and families in the early weeks and months after birth. By offering practical help, emotional care, and deeply restorative practices—postpartum doula support creates space for you to focus on healing and bonding with your baby.
In Home Postpartum Support
Designed to meet you where you are—with compassion, presence and reverence.
Every visit is different, because every mother and every day is different. Some visits are focused on meal preparation & the household while others are focused on your relaxation and ensuring your rest.
You will feel deeply supported with:
• Breastfeeding support and guidance
• Herbal foot soaks, sitz baths, & womb massage
• Meal preparation focused on warmth and digestion
• Emotional holding and birth story processing
•Household support & light housekeeping
•Assistance with newborn care
•Guidance for optimal postpartum healing
• Postpartum ceremonies to honor your journey— Closing of the Bones (see below)
The postpartum window is a time of healing, rest and deep connection.
Postpartum Support Packages
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One prenatal visit around 36 weeks for creating a postpartum plan
Once weekly (3 hr) postpartum support visits for the first 4 weeks
(12 hours total)
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One prenatal visit around 36 weeks for creating a postpartum plan
Twice weekly (3hr) in home postpartum support visits for the first 4 weeks (24 hours total)
“The Fourth Trimester” by Kimberly Ann Johnson, for you to keep
6 oz of handcrafted postpartum herbal tea
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One prenatal visit around 36 weeks for creating a postpartum plan
Twice weekly (3hr) in home postpartum support visits for the first 4 weeks. (24 hrs total)
“The Fourth Trimester” by Kimberly Ann Johnson, for you to keep
6 oz of handcrafted postpartum herbal tea
Organic Postpartum Freezer Meals "‘Postpartum Starter Package” from Restorative Roots
Placenta Encapsulation
Closing of the Bones
The Closing of the Bones is a traditional postpartum ceremony, with origins in Indigenous cultures of Central and South America, particularly Mexican and Ecuadorian midwifery lineages.
It honors the profound transformation a woman undergoes during birth—physically, emotionally, and spiritually. The practice involves the gentle wrapping or “closing” of the mother’s body using a rebozo (a woven shawl), focusing especially on the hips, abdomen, and head.
In addition to origins in Mexico, Russian culture has the same ceremony called Seven Locks. And that the traditional cloth they use for this is called the Rushnyk. And in Morocco, Closing of the Bones is called: Al-Shedd or Shedd/Shadd (‘Al’ meaning The, ‘Shedd’ meaning pull or pulling). The traditional cloth used to offer this care are called kourziyas. Through rhythmic movements, massage, and sometimes herbal rituals, the ceremony supports the mother’s healing by:
• Releasing energy & emotions held in the body
• Addressing feelings of ‘openness’ both physically and emotionally after birth
• Aiding the pelvic bones in realigning
• Creating space/time for the mother to turn inward
• Providing deep nurturing and acknowledgment of childbirth as a rite of passage
It is with great respect and reverence for its origins that I offer this support to my community.
