Postpartum Care
The first six weeks after the birth of your baby is a sacred window to nurture the new mother and her newborn. Modern culture has largely lost sight of the deep care needed by the mother during this precious threshold time.
A few centuries ago, birthing women were surrounded by a village of caring women. Sacred Birth Journey brings that ancient wisdom back for the modern mother.
Sacred 40-Day Window
Postpartum Doula – 40 Day Care
It is a precious service to be able to hold this space, and it is a great honor to accompany a new mother in the sacred window of transformation just after birth.
Sacred Birth Journey wants to bring the ancient wisdom back for our modern day mother, so that women can enjoy the sacred postpartum window as time meant to bond with baby, rest, replenish her strength, and enjoy the great transformation of new motherhood.
Our postpartum care package is inspired by ancient wisdom, using primarily an Ayurvedic approach with elements drawn from Chinese Medicine, that has supported women for thousands of years.
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Ayurvedic Postpartum Care Package
Sacred, Rejuvenative, Long-lasting Nourishment
Nourish and reconnect to yourself, your baby and your new home life. Every session is unique to your needs and desires and can be personalized to your daily routine. All sessions include Ayurvedic warm oil massage of some kind. Sessions start on day 3–5 postpartum.
Every Postpartum Session
- 1.5 hour Postpartum Visit
- 1 hour Abhyanga massage
- Warm Ayurvedic sesame or almond oil
- Cotton belly wrap
- Herbal steam (clove, ginger, turmeric)
- Herbal sitz bath if needed
Deeper Healing (5hr)
- Yoni steam preparation
- Warm Oil Abhyanga Massage
- Ayurvedic postpartum meal preparation
- Nourishing herbal teas
- Cotton belly bind for recovery
Abhyanga Full Body
- 45 min warm oil full body
- Head, scalp, ears, feet massage
- Nourishes deep tissues & bones
- Herbal facial steam
- Belly wrap
Yoni Care & Womb Healing
- Ayurvedic Yoni Steam preparation
- Healing herbs: wormwood, plantain, rose, calendula, oatstraw, lavender
- Womb massage & yoni pampering
- Optional Warm Oil Abhyanga
- Optional cotton belly wrap
Baby Care & Bonding
- Herbal water bathing
- Newborn Ayurvedic massage
- Support with swaddle & sleep rhythms
- Breastfeeding support
- Attunement & loving guidance
Home & Family Support
- Warm postpartum Ayurvedic meals
- Herbal teas & lactation lattes
- Emotional support & listening
- Cleaning, tidying, errands
- Meal prep for family & older children
Ancient Wisdom
Postpartum Sealing & Belly Binding
Belly Binding is a beautiful, traditional postpartum practice honoring the sacred journey of birth. Ancient wisdom shared by many cultures — a way of nourishing and celebrating the new mother while supporting her body's natural process of restoration and healing after birth.
A sealing ceremony is a ritual to close and restore the natural state of a mother after her birthing journey. During birth the mother has literally opened her body, mind, spirit and womb. A sealing ceremony energetically and physically closes what has been opened.
The Benefits of Belly Binding
- Slims and shrinks the belly by supporting the abdominal muscles as they knit back together
- Improves posture
- Provides support for loose ligaments
- Supports lower back
- Improves lymphatic and blood flow to the abdominal area
- Strengthens core muscles & pelvic floor while healing diastasis recti
- Assists bones to shift back into place
- Gives mother a hug of support
Practices can be started 3 days after natural birth or 6–8 weeks after a cesarean birth.
Belly Binding Package Options
Home Sealing Ceremony
- Ayurvedic herbal Yoni steam preparation
- Warm Ayurvedic oil massage
- Head, feet, back oil massage
- Belly Binding with healing oils & herbs
- Cotton belly bind
Binding + Postpartum Massage
- Warm Ayurvedic oil full body massage
- Head, feet, back oil massage
- Belly Binding with healing oils & herbs
- Cotton belly bind
- Sealing ceremony
- Yoni Steam or Sitz Bath Prep
Sacred Sauna Sealing Ceremony
- Ayurvedic Postpartum Sauna Steam
- Yoni Steam or Sitz Bath Prep
- Warm oil full body massage
- Head, feet, back oil massage
- Belly Binding with healing oils & herbs
- Cotton belly bind & sealing ceremony
Reclaim & Honor
Birth Story Reclaim Session
Come share your birth story. Sharing your story is powerful and healing. In these sessions we work with the storyteller archetype to help you begin to look at your birth story from another angle. This can help clear discomfort, guilt, sadness, and disempowerment — and honor the beauty of birth just as it was.
Reclaiming your birth story is an important part of your healing, and knitting your new self back together after the labyrinth of birth.
Includes: Home Visit, Sound Healing, guided storyteller session, optional Face & Head Ayurvedic Massage.
Duration: 90 minutes.
Sacred Postpartum Medicine
Placenta Medicine
The gift of your placenta made into medicine
The placenta grew alongside the baby throughout pregnancy, nourishing baby to life. It has been used for thousands of years by cultures around the world as a powerful postpartum medicine.
The placenta contains vital nutrients, hormones, and minerals that provide the mother with hormone balance, iron and protein rich nutrients that nourish her deeply during her postpartum time.
Reported Benefits
- Increased milk production
- Balanced hormones & moods
- Less prone to postpartum blues and depression
- Increased iron levels, reduced anemia
- Reduces post birth bleeding
- Boosts energy & sense of well-being
Service includes: Home Visit & Preparation of Placenta into Capsules (typically 100–200 capsules).
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A cotton belly wrap is provided for use in the four to six weeks of the postpartum period. It supports the womb, muscles and organs while assisting the postpartum belly to come back to a natural shape.
Massage
Cotton Belly Wrap
Herbal Steam
Herbal Sitz Bath Preparation
Baby Care & Bonding Sessions
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Please contact Shelley to arrange further details for your postpartum care. Together we'll honor this sacred threshold and craft a nurturing rhythm just for you and your baby.
The sacred window is waiting to nourish you.
