postpartum doula
Your postpartum period is deeply sacred and treating it as such is so important in you healing process, and transition to motherhood. You have just come back from bringing your baby Earth-side. I am here to ensure you feel held, supported and heard during this sacred time.
Doulas are not a ‘new thing’, throughout the world and all through history there have been women who support women becoming mothers. In many countries the art of caring for a mother in her fourth trimester is still strong. Sadly in our Western culture our ‘village’ isn’t what it once was, and becoming a mama is often isolating.
as your postpartum doula
I'll visit you at home with nourishing meals and snacks for the whole family, and I always arrive with a warm drink for you. I'll be whoever you need me to be: a friend, a shoulder to cry on, a source of knowledge, or just company. There's no one-size-fits-all approach. Your visit might be a cuppa in the sunshine, a birth debrief, a relaxing massage, or me changing your sheets and entertaining your other children while you rest.
I'm a mum myself, a registered nurse with neonatal unit experience, a Newborn Developmental Care practitioner, and I hold a postgraduate degree in mental health nursing. I have extensive knowledge of breastfeeding and infant care, and I'll work with your own parenting values to empower you through this transition.
doula support packages
The nurture session
One 3-hour visit to use however you need.
Birth storytelling and a gentle birth debrief
Postpartum massage, or a herbal foot bath and foot massage
Feeding, newborn or sleep support, or simply some well-deserved rest
A warm drink and nourishing snack
A gift for you
A great gift for a mama-to-be or new mama
Travel within the Riverland is included in the price
Investment: $225
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the golden month
Four weeks of weekly support through the early days.
Four 2-hour home visits, one a week
One 30-minute antenatal postpartum planning session via Zoom
A nourishing meal and homemade snack at each visit
A gift basket for you
Birth storytelling and a gentle birth debrief
Email and text support between visits
Travel within the Riverland is included in the price
Investment: $1,100 ($900 snacks only, no meals)
Need more than four weeks? Extra weekly visits can be added at $200 each.
each visit may include
Breastfeeding support
Birth debriefing
Newborn guidance: baby cues, bathing, baby wearing, skin to skin
Gentle, evidence-based infant sleep support
Postpartum body care and avoiding postpartum depletion
Postpartum massage, or a herbal foot bath and foot massage
A basket of nourishing goodies for you
Meal preparation, light housework and laundry
Entertaining siblings while you and bub rest
Errands and shop pick-ups
Referrals to a lactation consultant, women's health physio or GP
Text and email support between visits
Anything else you need to feel cared for and nurtured
good to know
Travel within the Riverland is included in all prices. If you live more than 100km from Waikerie, a travel fee applies.
Payment plans are available. I believe every woman deserves a doula and can tailor a package and or payment plan to suit your needs.
Discounts are available for my virtual doula clients, as well as Birth Blueprint clients.
This my only rule as your doula, that you do NOT clean your home, get out off bed/off the couch, showered or dressed for my visit. All that I ask is you are comfortable (p.j’s encouraged) in bed, or on the lunge cuddling your baby.
All my visits will be preplanned to a time and day that suits you, but I understand how quickly things can change those early weeks, and should you need to reschedule we can arrange that.