Offerings

It is my dream that everyone feels held in birth, so that no matter what twists and turns labour may take, that you were able to make informed decisions with the support of your birth team.

What’s included:

3x Antenatal visits, where we will cover current beliefs about birth, fears, past birth experiences, your wishes for this birth, an extensive Birth Mapping session, practice labour positions in your home that will be helpful during labour before my arrival. You and your partner will be feeling confident for the onset of labour and birth.

On call from 38 weeks until the birth of your baby, No matter how much preparation you do, there will likely be a point where you or your partner are feeling out of your depth and you want an experienced wise woman by your side, I am only a phone call away

In person birth support Attendance in your home and/or the hospital during labour, from when you make the call until after your baby is born. I will make sure you are tucked up with your baby and each other as a beautiful new family.

2x Three hour Postnatal visits in the week/s following your birth. Including lunch, a nourishing meal, snacks to support breastfeeding and a healing warm drink.

Further to these designated sessions together, I am accessible via text, phone or email for ongoing support through your pregnancy from the time you decide to engage my services.

$2,600

A Postpartum Planning session can be included in this Birth Support package, or can be added on as a fourth antenatal session if desired.

The importance of honouring the ‘fourth trimester’ as traditionally honoured in many ancient cultures is becoming more widely appreciaced in our current times. Being able to rest, recover and get to know your baby, while you are gently cared for by others is a step in the right direction for postpartum wellness. In home doula support involves me visiting you in your home, laden with food that is designed to heal and replenish your postpartum body and your family, be a listening ear for whatever is on your mind that day, to help with the daily running of your household while you can rest and bond with your baby.

What’s included:

Postpartum Planning Session

4x or 6x Three hour Postnatal visits depending on which option you choose.

Birth debriefing I will listen to your birth story and unpack any questions you may have around your experience, honouring this monumental rite of passage. I will listen to hear your story, celebrate the arrival of your baby, and acknowledge if things may not have gone the way you planned. All birth is sacred and there can be medicine found in every birth story.

Relaxing full body massage, neck and shoulders, hand massage and/or a foot bath to help bring you back into your body after birth. Labour and breastfeeding are taxing on your body and it deserves some love and attention. This are done when we can fit them between feeds during my visits.

General help around the house and with caring for siblings, Part of my support for you as the birthing parent is to feed you, nurture you, bring you cups of tea, fold any washing lyng around, unpack the dishwasher, vacuum etc. - do anything really that means you don’t have to lift a finger in your postpartum. This will look different for everybody, but we get a clear picture in our Postpartum Planning Session done before baby arrives about what this might entail. Nothing is set in stone and I am very good at taking each visit as it unfolds around you and your baby’s rhythm on the day.

Pelvic Steaming If bleeding has stopped post birth and you are open to this, I can bring a yoni steam for you to take some time to reconnect with this space and enjoy the health benefits of this practice

$1,400 (4 weeks)

$2,000 (6 weeks)

Generally speaking, a lot of planning is focused around pregnancy and childbirth, but not much time is spent planning your ideal postpartum. This session is designed for you to set aside some time to get a robust plan for the weeks and months following the arrival of your baby, so that amongst the haze and exhaustion of life with a newborn, you are able to receive the right kind of support from those who love you, in ways that suit both your needs and your wishes.

Discussion topics might include: Your ideal postpartum, meal planning and setting up a meal train, navigating changes in relationships, love languages, common feelings and challenges that arise during the first few weeks postpartum, self-care and ritual, finding your own rhythm and intuition in parenting, establishing healthy boundaries, the art of asking for help, normal newborn behaviour, feeding and settling support, supporting older siblings in making this monumental transition, division of labour in the home and returning to work, getting enough rest.

This is a one-off 90 minute session that can be done in your home, over a coffee or online. It is a great step in having the postpartum of your dreams and feeling like you and your partner are well equipped for the arrival of your baby.

$300 (90 mins)

This Postpartum Planing session is included in the Postpartum Support package, and can be added onto any Birth Support package.

If you are pregnant and feeling a little overwhelmed about where to start with orchestrating your dream birth team, then this session is for you. Maybe you know you want a natural physiological birth but aren’t sure where to start. There is a lot of information out there and I can happily point you in the direction of reputable resources. Maybe you are home birth curious. Maybe you are not even sure what the options for your care team you have available to you. After this session you will be more informed around private/publicly funded options, hospital/home birth, midwifery/obstetrics led clinical care and you will be feeling confident to make decisions around where you want to birth and who you want with you on your journey.

This is your chance to ask me, a doula, anything birth or doula care related. VBAC may also be a topic you wish to discuss, I’m here for you. After our call you will receive a follow up email from me with notea on all things we discussed, and links to any useful resources I fell are relevant to you.

$130 (60 mins)