Services
Individual Birth Prep
This includes 5 visits in which you can learn how to cope with birth, how to take care of your body, and what to prepare for postpartum. We will always adjust these consultations to your specific needs so that you can have a calm and relaxed pregnancy.
Price: $500
Birth Support
I will be there for you during your labour and birth, helping you with pain management, and supporting the physiological process with any natural means. I like to use rebozo, aromatherapy, relaxation techniques, position changes, gentle touch, or vaginal steaming. I will be your birth partner, listening to your wishes and I wouldn’t do anything without your consent.
This includes 2 visits or calls before birth when we can get to know each other, discuss your birth plan, and see what you need to address. 24 hours of birth support and 2 visits after birth cost $1200 (in combo with birth prep $1500), anything extra is covered by an hourly rate of $35/hour.
Postpartum Support
Depending on your specific needs, I can offer you a wide range of services during the postpartum period. These services include general house cleaning, cooking, looking after older siblings, running errands, shopping, breastfeeding support, belly binding, baby-wearing consultations, vaginal steaming when possible, helping with scars healing, etc.
The price is flexible, depending if the service is regular or not. I can stay with you for 24 hours to help you with your time management, and taking care of your baby and yourself, or we can split those 24 hours into 6 weeks depending on your needs. Price: The hourly rate is $40, or the price for the whole 6 weeks of care is $920.
Pregnancy massage
Gentle touch massage with oil helps to improve the blood flow, can prevent swelling of the body, releases back pain, relaxes the muscles, and prepares the body and mind for birth by learning to release tension and rest. For your added comfort I will come to your home. As a doula, I focus on slightly different aspects than a typical massage therapist, the massage is highly individual and we usually discuss other ways of relaxing your body every day to make it ready for birth.
The massage generally takes 90-180 minutes, but because every woman’s needs are different, I recommend my clients allow at least 2.5 hours for this enjoyable treat. Price: $150
Postpartum massage
Gentle postpartum massage can be performed from about 2 weeks after birth. It helps with the involution of the uterus, improves the blood flow, and helps to remove the extra fluid from your body. The massage can be done even while breastfeeding your baby and does not take as long as a pregnancy massage, even though the goal is the same – to relax your body and allow it to heal.
Price: $80
Pregnancy ceremonies
The rituals are always adjusted to your needs. They help you prepare the mind for the birth by giving thanks to your body, connecting with your baby and your ancestors, and connecting with Mother Nature. I love to use the power of Cacao and Henna painting. The ritual can be just for you, or you can have your family and other kids there, you can also invite your friends. I will guide you and your community through the ritual, so you can enjoy all the magic and power it brings.
Price: Depending on the ceremony $250-400
Closing the Bones Ceremony
Closing the bones ritual is traditionally used for the end of the postpartum period, but it can be performed anytime, even years after birth. It is also an amazing technique for acknowledging the end of any life period, after going through any changes in life, any turbulent times, typically divorce, death of a close person, moving to a different country, changing careers, etc. This ritual takes anything between 6-10 hours, it includes sharing your story, cacao ritual, vaginal steaming or bath with herbs, gentle touch massage with or without aromatherapy, and it is ended with wrapping your body into 7 scarves, so you can be “reborn” once you are ready to be unwrapped. It is a truly magical experience.
Price: $920
If you would like me to be a little part of your journey, let me know, it would be a great honor 🙂