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Birth & Postpartum Doula Care
“If you want to take care of the future generations,
begin by taking care of the mothers.”
- Rachelle Garcia Seliga
BIRTH DOULA
As your birth doula, my intention is to help you feel resourced, prepared, and empowered. I will meet you where you’re at with a warm, grounded presence and trust in your decisions.
Birth Doula Support Includes:
Prenatal Visits
We will meet for at least two prenatal visits, in which we will get to know one another and prepare together for your birth and postpartum.
Prenatal visit topics may include:
Prenatal care options (testing, ultrasound, etc)
Physiological birth education
Crafting your personalized birth plan
Comfort measures and mindset
Physiologic needs of early postpartum
Planning for postpartum and building a support network
Postpartum food: menu ideas, traditional foods, preparing freezer meals
Matrescence: growing into your new role as a mother
Partner’s role in birth and postpartum
Education around minerals, nutrition, and herbal remedies
Breastfeeding preparation
Safe infant sleep preparation
Physiologic baby care education
Labor & Birth
I will be on call to attend your birth beginning at 37 weeks. I will meet you at your home or desired birth place during active labor and will stay with you until you and baby are settled in after birth.
During labor, I will be present to offer you (and your partner/family) emotional and physical support, information around choices that may come up, and help with older children. I deeply value informed consent and will help you to feel resourced when decision-making is necessary. I will support your care team in creating an environment that makes you feel safe and held and allows for birth to unfold physiologically.
Postpartum
Birth doula packages include two postpartum visits. Postpartum visits are 2-3 hours and may include:
Homemade, nourishing meals, snacks, & herbal teas
Grocery pickup
Postpartum nutrition education
Moxibustion for womb healing
Vaginal steams / sitz baths
Castor oil packs
Abhyanga warm oil massage
Emotional support & birth story processing
Newborn care education
Custom herbal remedies to support recovery, emotional health, & milk production
Light housekeeping
Attachment parenting education & resources
Closing of the Bones ceremony
Referrals to recommended care providers
Additional postpartum visits may be added as desired, at a rate of $35/hour.
Investment: $1600
Price includes all prenatal and postpartum visits, call/text support between visits, on-call birth support, and educational resources.
OHP coverage coming soon!
POSTPARTUM DOULA
You don’t have to do it alone.
Traditional cultures worldwide know that the immediate postpartum period is crucial in determining the health of a mother through menopause and beyond. Our bodies need deep rest to heal and our baby needs all of our presence and attention. Prior to the modern nuclear family system, postpartum women and young families had their practical needs taken care of by their community during this time so they could rest, bond, and integrate. Modern mothers are expected to “bounce back” to their normal pace of life with no time to heal and bond. These expectations lead to depletion, nervous system dysregulation, pelvic floor issues… all of which affect our bodies for the rest of our lives, as well as our children’s health and wellbeing.
As a postpartum doula, I holistically tend to the physiologic, emotional, and spiritual needs of postpartum mothers. I offer grounded, evidence-based care rooted in traditional wisdom and my own experience as a mother and caregiver. I deeply trust in your innate ability to mother your children and will always support your choices and your intuition above all.
In-Home Doula Care
Bringing a new baby into the world is a huge transition, whether they’re your first or your fifth. It truly takes a village and the nuclear family setup leaves much to be desired as far as community support goes. You deserve to feel held and nourished while you rest, heal, and bond, without worrying about what’s for dinner or who’s going to tackle the ever-growing pile of dirty laundry. As a postpartum care provider, I offer practical household help as well as postpartum-specific body therapies, emotional support, and a warm, calm presence.
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Homemade, nourishing meals, snacks, & herbal teas
Grocery pickup
Postpartum nutrition education
Moxibustion for womb healing
Vaginal steams / sitz baths
Castor oil packs
Abhyanga warm oil massage
Emotional support & birth story processing
Newborn care education
Custom herbal remedies to support recovery, emotional health, & milk production
Light housekeeping
Attachment parenting education & resources
Closing of the Bones ceremony
Referrals to recommended care providers
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Prior to booking an initial visit, we will connect over the phone to chat about your needs and make sure we are a good fit. Each home visit will be structured based on your current needs, with plenty of flexibility for the things that can’t be planned.
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Single 3 Hour Visit - $180
Moxibustion & Abhyanga - $130
Closing of the Bones Ritual - $300
Do you wish to plan a nourished, well-supported postpartum experience, but you’re not sure where to begin? I can help!
In a postpartum planning session, we will go over the essentials for postpartum wellness, discuss your family’s unique needs, and strategize how to use the resources you have available to meet these needs while you rest, heal, and bond with your new baby.
You get:
- A 1.5 hour planning session, in person or via video chat
- A written postpartum plan
- A list of local-to-you resources
- A 30-minute check-in call after your baby is born
Postpartum Planning
“While my first birth experience was beautiful, I didn’t anticipate the level of deep healing and rest I needed afterward. Without family in the area, we needed help! That’s where Kelsi came in.
Kelsi’s gentle and supportive presence was truly a gift. She was attentive, listening to our needs and providing aid where we needed it most. For us, that meant personalized nourishing meals & snacks that fit my dietary and constitutional needs (which were so delicious!), herbal concoctions and postpartum body tending including moxa for womb support, herbal sitz, massage, and helping with baby carrying. Not to mention our wonderful conversations and her kind ear - a must for new parents!
We felt cared for and trusted Kelsi’s capable hands and compassionate heart. I feel so lucky to have had her in our corner & cocoon during such a tender, yet sacred and transformative time. “
— Venessa R.