Crossing the threshold from maiden to mother is a massive undertaking that not only needs to be recognized and ceremonially honoured but deeply necessitates a healing touch that can welcome the new mama with open arms. Mother Care is the act of nurturing new mothers after birth while supporting their recovery and journey into motherhood; as every women deserves to be welcomed into motherhood through GENTLE + LOVING + CARE. In the comfort of your home their are a variety of postpartum healing offerings that will wrap you in a blanket of loving care, warm your insides, massage and release the tension, create herbal remedies for you and gift you with ceremony that leaves you feeling nurtured.
There are a variety of services that will support your journey during your postpartum; here are a few:
Belly Binding: Wrapping the belly is an effective and important part of a mama's recovery. A sacred belly wrap provides a mama's postpartum belly with complete support to assist the abdominal wall muscle retraction, stabilize loosened ligaments and provide support to the torso while vital organs return to their pre-pregnancy size and position.
Ceremonial Tuck-In or Closing the Bones Honouring: Birth is an incredible journey that can be intense work for your bodies to go through. It is during this work that you strive to open ourself to birth your baby. This openness can leave you feeling empty during the postpartum weeks following your birth. Your bodies have been a vessel that carried and nurtured a little one for months. It is no wonder that your body would experience a vast emptiness once we have completed the birthing process. Now in this place we can honour our bodies by sealing ourselves in ceremony.
Herbal Teas, Tinctures and Postpartum Herbal Remedies: The beauty and power that plants, herbs and essential oils have to transform into nurturing, supportive & healing remedies comes from crafting herbal combinations that will provide your body, mind and spirit with exactly what you are needing during pregnancy, labour & birth, postpartum and caring for your family.
Baby Massage: Studies show that infant massage has a profoundly positive effect on your baby's physical health by helping them: Ease into healthy, restful sleep
Feel calmer with lower levels of stress hormones
Relax their muscles, encouraging flexibility in their arms and legs
Breathe healthfully and gain good body awareness
Digest food better and experience less constipation
Suffer fewer symptoms of colic, such as irritability and sleeplessness
At the Kootenay Doula Group, we are proud to offer a diverse team of skilled doulas that offer Postpartum Healing Support. Simply click on each name to be redirected to Doulas that offer this service.