Offerings
Postpartum Support - Will be offering again in the future when my youngest has entered school.
I tailor my postpartum support based upon your family’s needs. I’m here to help guide, educate, assess, listen, encourage, refer, nurture, and nourish you. If there are older siblings, I am there to engage with play and fun activities, and to help ease the transition of welcoming a new family member. I guide you through the care of your newborn with a gentle approach and give you supportive ways for you to gain confidence in your own parenting style. I encourage you to nurture your own way to nourish your baby that feels right for you through breast or bottle. I will provide you with ways to heal your body after birth such as bringing nurturing touch through massage and will draw you a warm herbal bath for comfort. Around the home, I love to cook delicious meals (no recipe required and I’m happy to make things on a whim! I’m pretty darn good at it. You’ll see!) and will bring you your favorite snacks to your bedside while you relax with your little one in arms. I am happy to provide assistance with light household organizing and cleaning and will give tips on how to organize your nursery efficiently. I will hold your baby while you nap, bathe, and take the necessary time to connect with your partner or older children. I will give you tips on how to wear your baby safely and with comfort. I’m here to provide a listening ear to each person of the family to allow space for their happiness, worries, excitement, anxiety, joy, questions, tears, and any emotions that come along in the time that is postpartum. I will gather for you any local resources that you might need to make your early days as supported as possible. I am able to support families up to 6 months of age and help you transition through those first developmental leaps. I’m here for you and your family’s needs and I will do my ultimate best to support your journey.
General Services to the Family:
°Provide comforting support to the whole family
°Newborn care
°Assistance with after birth healing and comfort
°Breastfeeding and bottlefeeding support
°Meal and snack preparation
°Basic household organization and Nursery setup
°Babywearing assistance
°Support the family in restful sleep
°A listening ear to each person in the family as they transition with the new addition
°Support the family in finding local resources for the extended care and support they need
Virtual Support - available while my youngest is still at home with me
°Provide virtual comforting support to the whole family
°Help guide family through planning a supported and nurtured postpartum
°Virtual support through breastfeeding and bottle feeding
°Provide recipes that are simple, easy and nourishing for the whole family
°Virtual guidance with nursery preparation
°Virtual guidance with babywearing
°A listening ear to each person in the family as they transition with the new addition
°Support the family in finding local resources for the extended care and support they need
Base rate in person Postpartum services in person are $30 per hour for daytime (8am - 10pm) and $40 per hour for nighttime (11pm - 7am)
Please inquire for virtual support service packages
1 hour introductory consultation is FREE
Additional Services
Placenta Print Art Keepsake $15 for simple print, $50 for watercolor
One of a kind placenta art created by placing your fresh placenta onto a large piece of watercolor paper. It can be a simple print or I can create something special by adding watercolor. Depending on what your placenta print looks like, your art could become a Tree of Life or a landscape or anything your heart desires. The exciting result of your placenta print will be a cherished keepsake ready for framing.
Herb and Flora salts $8 for 8oz jar
Receive an 8oz mason jar filled with herbs, flowers, salts, and oils tailored especially for you. Use prenatally or postpartum for sitz bath or foot soak. Not recommended to be used with your baby. This is for solo comfort only.
Meals cooked in your kitchen $variable$
Homemade plant based meals crafted from wholesome ingredients especially for your family and made in your kitchen. Ingredients bought and prepared by me. I love to cook delicious meals, and thrive on whipping up dishes based on ingredients found in your own pantry and refrigerator. If there is a dish that brings you great comfort, I am happy to prepare it. Kitchen clean up included. Interested in my support just in the kitchen for a day or two for 2-3 hours a day? Please inquire for package details.
Sample of available dishes can be (for a family of 3-5):
Soups:
Minestrone soup, Vegetable and rice soup, Lentil soup, Bean Chili, Tofu miso noodle soup
Rice:
Congee and roasted veggie bowls, Deconstructed sushi bowl, Chickpea curry bowl, Veggie Risotto
Comfort foods:
Baked vegan macaroni, White bean and vegetable cassoulet, Vegetable pot pie, Potato and bean tacos
Breads:
Focaccia, Sourdough
Breakfast:
Vegan Muffins, Vegan Pancakes, Granola, Oatmeal
Watercolor Portrait $50
Original watercolor portrait of your baby, or your children, or your whole family. Pencil drawing lovingly rendered to life in watercolor. As a watercolor artist in my scattered free moments of parenthood, I’m excited to offer this to families in my community. Need not be a client. Please inquire.
You can see my work on Instagram @watercolorpaper and on Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/waterCOLORpaper
Custom Portraits click to see my work.