Postpartum Care Services
Support,education and deep nourishment for Mothers - so they may fully thrive in their postpartum journey
Pregnancy and birth bring us into the fullness of our power as women, and shows us our true strength! Maybe you would like some extra emotional support throughout your postpartum time, or want to incorporate bodywork, herbal medicines, ancestral eating and meaningful rituals into your recovery after birth.
One of my goals in doing postpartum work is to help you experience your postpartum time and new motherhood in a way that feels empowering to you. I do this by offering insights into how to support your healing, gentle body work, bringing you warm, nourishing meals, emotional encouragement, and even rituals or ceremonies to help you mark this special time of transformation and integrate your birth experience.
I work with new mamas and couples to create a postpartum plan that’s right for them. I offer packages, nourishing postpartum meals as well as A La Carte services that are designed to support, nourish and nurture Mothers in their sacred postpartum window.
I visit and care for you after your birth to help you settle in and heal - so that you may feel fully supported and nourished.
If you want to take care of the future generations, begin by taking care of the Mothers.
-Rachelle Garcia Seliga, CNM INNATE Traditions
The 5 Pillars of Postpartum Wellness
WARMTH
During childbirth a woman’s body is the most open she will ever be. Through the loss of blood and the placenta this creates a sense of emptiness and chill which can affect not only the uterus but the whole body, particularly the low back and abdomen. This is why many cultures from around the world emphasize warmth in the postpartum through vaginal steaming, fires, warm socks, heat packs, and warming foods and beverages and herbs.
REST
After the tremendous journey of carrying and birthing a baby, a woman’s body needs time to rest and recover. In many postpartum cultures women are expected to rest for the first 40 days, known as the sacred window. With proper support and nurturing a mother can focus on herself and her baby. Extended resting also tends to long term pelvic and hormonal health for the Mother.
NOURISHMENT
The digestive system is profoundly altered throughout pregnancy and birth. New mothers need warming foods and spices that are easy to digest in the postpartum time to rebuild their blood and strength. In addition, postpartum nutrition will help a mothers body to shift from gestation to lactation through foods that will help women nourish her so she can produce healthy breastmilk.
HEALING TOUCH
During pregnancy, birth and the postpartum women’s bodies go through major changes. After birth, organs are returning to their optimal positions and hormones are balancing and tissues are healing. Receiving body work supports nervous system down-regulation, moves blood and lymph, and boosts the immune system. By receiving healing touch, Mothers are more able to give freely to their babies.
COMMUNITY
Our physiologic design needs community support in the postpartum time — it is Foundational for health. In traditional cultures communities and families came together to support the new mother with cooking, cleaning, nurturing and taking care of children so mother could rest. This support allows mothers to down-regulate their nervous systems so that their energy can go into healing, and bonding with her baby.
You deserve support & care in your postpartum journey - it truly takes a village.
Postpartum care providers specifically focus on this truth. And this truth has been largely forgotten or abandoned in modern culture. As your postpartum care provider, I will be there to tend to your needs throughout your postpartum, deeply listening to you and your body.
If you’re already a mother, I can meet you in your place of knowing, or help you have a more empowering and nourishing postpartum experience if your past births weren’t supported in this way.
Whether new mother or seasoned mother, as your postpartum care provider, I will follow your lead, creating sacred space for your own wisdom, your own strength and self-advocacy.
As an apprenticing Midwife, Certified INNATE Postpartum Care Provider, Clinical Herbalist, Functional Nutritionist and Women’s Health enthusiast with a background in Ayurveda, I have a variety of tools in my toolbox to support you throughout your pregnancy and birth as well as your sacred postpartum window.
NOURISHED PACKAGE
$600
1 hour prenatal planning session, including building your postpartum community support
5 two hour home visits (one visit per week)
One nourishing meal delivered each visit, including snacks and healing beverages
Unlimited phone and email support throughout the prenatal and postpartum period to answer any questions that may arise.
Nutritional support & guidance to support deep nourishment for you and your baby
Hands-on postpartum care including abhyanga oil massage, breast & womb massage, & other lymphatic support techniques for hormonal balance
Herbal medicines to support healing & milk production; including tea medicine, herbal extracts, yoni steams, sitz baths, compresses, & moxibustion therapy
Breastfeeding support & education
Emotional & mental support
Baby & child care to honor your commitment to self-care throughout your postpartum journey
Light housekeeping
1 hour prenatal planning session, including building your postpartum community support
10 two hour home visits (one visit per week)
One nourishing meal delivered each visit, including snacks and healing beverages
Unlimited phone and email support throughout the prenatal and postpartum period to answer any questions that may arise.
Nutritional support & guidance to support deep nourishment for you and your baby
Hands-on postpartum care including abhyanga oil massage, breast & womb massage, & other lymphatic support techniques for hormonal balance
Herbal medicines to support healing & milk production; including tea medicine, herbal extracts, yoni steams, sitz baths, compresses, & moxibustion therapy
Breastfeeding support & education
Emotional & mental support
Baby & child care to honor your commitment to self-care throughout your postpartum journey
Light housekeeping
NURTURED PACKAGE
$1,200
How It Works:
1 hour FREE consultation to see if I am the right fit for your family.
1 prenatal visit to craft a personalized postpartum plan and get to know you and your family.
Choose a package that is right for you or choose from our A La Carte options.
Unlimited phone, text and email support throughout the prenatal and postpartum period to answer any questions that may arise.
Each package is highly customizable, with add-ons such as postpartum meal delivery, placenta medicine, extra visits, and custom herbal formulation.
Just looking for Nutritional Support Along Your Pregnancy or Postpartum Journey?
Health for your baby begins during the months before conception as well as in utero, which is the most important time to focus on your nutrition. In these consultations, we focus on your current diet and begin to optimize your nutrition for pregnancy, postpartum and beyond with nutrient dense whole foods. Through understanding your unique constitution and lifestyle we can create a customized, holistic nutritional program to deeply nourish you and your baby.
Anja has a natural ability for connection and brings levity and honesty into her care of women. Anja brought so much knowledge and experience about women’s health, herbalism, nutrition, and mamababy care with her as a Midwife Apprentice. She contributed to the richness of the holistic care we provided together. It is clear that working with mothers on their journey is her passion. I really enjoy attending births with Anja. She has a natural ability to read the energy of the birth; her calm presence is reassuring and grounding and she is also very capable of reviving pep talks and increasing the energy as needed. Overall, she’s a lovely woman and a knowledgeable companion to walk with on your birthing and postpartum journey. - Shauna Kenealey, LDM, CPM, IBCLC
PLACENTA ENCAPSULATION
$200
Placenta Encapsulation Includes:
Being on call to pick up the placenta within 24 to 48 hours of your birth.
TCM-inspired processing of your placenta using warming herbs and spices
As many capsules as your placenta makes, usually around 200
Delivery of the placenta capsules to your door 3-5 days after the placenta is picked up + consultation about use & dosage
See my blog post about the amazing benefits of consuming your placenta postpartum!
