Single Nourishment Visit

You’ve given birth to your baby, and whether it was your dream birth scenario or not, you find yourself at home wondering “How will I ever get anything done again?!” How can such a little human, who does nothing but eat, sleep and poop, take up so much of your time and energy? All you can do is feed, burp and change the baby, yet the laundry, meals and more are waiting.

By design, Birth is incredibly taxing on a Woman’s health. She’s built a baby inside her body, made an organ, the placenta, from scratch, does the most incredible human feat called birth, and then while recovering feeds her baby’s body from her own body.

In our modern world, birth nowadays is often associated with trauma, whether physical, emotional or both. Some of this is appropriate. There is the physiologically appropriate wound of where the placenta was attached, requiring at least 6 weeks to heal. There is also the physiologically appropriate 18 months (at the very least) to heal the pelvic diaphragm after carrying a baby for 36-44 weeks. In addition to that, a woman may tear or receive an episiotomy. The forces of a vacuum or forceps applied during birth have consequences for the mother’s body. A Caesarian, whether elected or due to emergency reasons, is major abdominal surgery impacting the skin, fascia, muscles, and organ tissue. The birth may not have gone as hoped for or planned, or the intensity of the sensations were much more intense than realized in advance. The people you had hoped to lean on were unavailable, whether physically or emotionally. And I could go on…

Traditionally, this is why the Early Postpartum was a time where the Mother and Baby nested & rested together, while other trusted family members took care of all other things including caring for the New Mother.

Cross-culturally the 5 Essentials to Postpartum Healing are The Four Pillars of Rest, Warmth, Easy to Digest Meals, and Body Care built on top of the Foundation of Community. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, if following the 5 Essentials to Postpartum Healing, the Early Postpartum is considered one of the Three Golden Opportunities to not only manage but increase the health of a woman. (Alongside with Menarche, the woman’s first moon time, and Menopause.)

The three least understood and most under-supported Essentials of Postpartum Care in our Western Culture: Rest, Warmth and Body Care. Enjoy these essentials in the comfort of your home.

The Single Nourishment Visit is most beneficial for Mothers in the Early Postpartum. However, any Mother could at any point receive extra support! Don’t hesitate to book this even if you are Forty Years postpartum, and not Forty Days. This package is great for ALL mothers who are sleep deprived, have lost a basic self care practice, or whose nervous system is in need of co-regulation. (Or all of the above, we’ve all been there.)