“Birth is not only about making babies. Birth is about making mothers – strong, competent, capable mothers who trust themselves and know their inner strength.”
Barbara Katz Rothman
Perhaps you are a new mama-to-be. You have attended antenatal classes, read books, and feel prepared for birth, and yet like life, there is a strong sense of uncertainty. It may be about how you and your relationships will cope with a new baby, how it will be once you are holding your precious baby in your arms… and you see you could be more supported, held with loving care from experts and enabled to follow your keen intuition, no matter how your journey evolves.
Family support may not be available to you, your sense of support from a ‘village’ may be missing and you need this during this special, yet vulnerable time. In home Postpartum Care provides a sense of stability and consistent support across the first few months after birthing; giving love to the mothers, so all a Mama must do is relax and feel nurtured.
My aim is to create a postpartum sanctuary where you feel supported and held while transitioning into motherhood. I cannot wait to care for you!
The Benefits
1
Connect & Prepare
I can help you with planning your household getting sorted before the baby arrives.
2
Time to Heal
Traditional healing practices through bodywork and nourishment for your body and soul.
3
More relaxed postpartum
Having help at hand when you need it. Feeling more grounded and supported.
4
Time to Bond
With your baby, with your partner, and learning healthy boundaries as a new family.
5
Reliable resources
Finding you professional evidence based resources, and referral when needed.
Importance of the Golden Month
Sacred practises and old traditions have been used throughout many cultures right after childbirth where the mother takes the time to rest, heal, connect and bond with her new baby. Members of the village or community come to care for the new mother, providing her with lots of warming and nourishing foods, massages and healing herbal remedies, while she rests and recovers.
Often, in our modern world we have forgotten such sacred practises for contemporary times and women are often expected or expect themselves to do it all on their own. They may be isolated from their village of people, and with minimal or no support, it is a common feeling of overwhelm to care for this little person who depends on them for their every need.
My mission is to provide support for new mothers, where they feel nurtured and supported while they find their way as a mother. I am here to guide and nurture through this ‘Sacred Window of Time’ of the early postpartum weeks.
Prepared Postpartum Live-Interactive Workshop
In-depth 10 hour workshop, filled with practical tools, suggestions on what life might look like with a new little bubba in it.
With my colleagues we are on a mission to provide you with practical tools and tips to help you ease into motherhood with confidence and feeling supported even when things aren’t as expected.
My Postpartum Nurturing packages:
Through my postpartum visits, my aim is to create a postpartum sanctuary where you feel supported and held while transitioning into motherhood.
Many mothers are overwhelmed and tired, and in some ways feel unsupported when they enter into the postpartum period ‘ –the 4th trimester’. They often don’t have a plan or confidence on how to tackle everyday challenges with a new little being by their side.
I’ve always held space for these beautiful mamas. Heard their stories. In fact, I’ve been there myself.
Did you know that the first 40 days postpartum is a sacred window of time, where investing in yourself and your baby creates a positive impact to last a lifetime? I am passionate about creating a postpartum support during this time where you can use my expertise to care for you and your family.
I am here, to nourish and nurture your body and soul, enabling you to be in your ‘oxytocin bubble’, and to enhance your motherhood journey.
I am here to support you with:
I can help you build up a loving and helpful village and support system.
The entire pregnancy and birthing process is about ‘opening’, both spiritually, mentally and physically. Once your baby is born, the body requires ‘sealing’, or closing what has been opened, and is raw and vulnerable. This is critical for proper holistic postpartum healing. Debriefing your birth story in a special space, and ceremonially honouring this sacred, new stage of your life.
This is where we introduce heat to the body on a deeper level to help a mother’s body and womb to heal and recover.
The journey of birth can take a toll on your physical and mental well-being, I can be there to support you through this.
This can be very daunting and emotional for you, while you bond with your baby and learn how to breastfeed and/or bottle-feed your wee one. I can support you and help you to achieve these milestones in ways that works for you and your baby.
Teaching you the art of bonding through loving touch with your baby.
Everyone has their own unique and wonderful parenting style, I can help support you in building up your confidence and to gains skills that will strengthen you.
You can receive delicious home-cooked meals that are specific to your postpartum care and recovery.
Organic loose leaf teas, tinctures, herbs and spices to support your body, and aid lactation.
Sacred Mother Warming Ceremony and Belly Binding
Crossing the threshold from Maiden to Mother is a massive undertaking that not only needs to be recognized and ceremoniously honoured, but deeply necessitates a healing touch that can welcome the new mama with open arms.” (Sacred Postpartum).
Package Details
It is an honour to support you during this most precious and delicate time.
I am offering one on one in person support on the go.
In person postpartum support sessions (3hours/session) can be booked as you need them, starting at $250. Could be a wonderful, thoughtful Gift to a new mama and her family.
Mothermoon Bud
Visit (3 hours)
Session includes:
- Based on a phone or email Consultation – we, plan and share goals and wishes regarding our time together and how I can best care for you
- Cooking a meal for your family with your provided ingredients
- Practical and emotional postnatal support
- Support with baby care
- Bonding, breastfeeding and/or feeding support
- Support in household organisation, light household duties
- Travel included within 30km radius (Out of this surcharge may apply, please enquire)
Investment:$250*
*All prices are GST inclusive.
Mothermoon Blossom Visit
(3 hours)
Session includes:
- This is where we introduce heat to the body on a deeper level to help a mother’s body and especially her womb to heal and recover
- Nourishing food preparation in your home with own ingredients (please know I am happy to organize ingredients if needed, but it will be invoiced separately)
- Practical and emotional postnatal support
- Support with baby care
- Bonding, breastfeeding and/or feeding support
- Travel included within 30km radius (Out of this surcharge will apply, please enquire)
Investment: $330*
*All prices are GST inclusive.
Mothermoon Full Bloom Visit (5 hours)
Session includes:
- Ceremonial Foot Bath with foot scrub and massage
- Birth Story Sharing and debriefing
- Warm healthy oil full body massage
- Sealing Ceremony
- Tummy Massage and Belly Firming Paste Application
- Belly Bind (for you to keep)
- Bow Now Honouring
- Nourishing meal preparation in your home with your own ingredients. Happy to source ingredients for you, but you will be invoiced separately
- Practical and emotional postnatal support
- Bonding, breastfeeding and/or feeding support
- Support in household organisation
- Nurturing gift bundle to support your postpartum healing and recovery (Happy Mama Tincture, You Rock Mama Tea, Peri Soothing Balm)
- Travel included within 30km radius (Outside of this distance surcharge may apply, please enquire)
Investment: $450*
*All prices are GST inclusive.
If you are living in the Nelson/Tasman region and want to find out more about how I can support you and your family on your postpartum journey, I invite you and your partner to a free, no-obligation meeting via phone, internet, or in person.
“Marti’s presence and support in our postpartum time was the absolute nourishment on all levels. Although I had an epic and empowering birth, I had a rocky start to breastfeeding and was struggling emotionally and spiritually with the transition of becoming a new mother. Marti was the meaning of care and dedication- she didn’t just help take care of the household chores without me even having to ask, she showed up for me in a way that brought the ultimate healing for my emotional and spiritual struggles. Her postpartum doula skills are next level; from being an abundant source of relevant info on newborn care to holding a grounded space for emotional transformation, and onto honouring me as the new mother in ceremony- you name it and she is it. If there was one thing I’d recommend new mamas to invest in, it would be to have Marti as part of the postpartum team. I am forever grateful.”
Zsofi Rose Brown