Arrival:

• Arrive around 9 or 10 am.

• Check-in with the mother/ family to see how's she's feeling, how her healing and digestion is going, and any important information I should know. 

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Cooking and herbal preparations:

• Prepare mother's daily herbal remedies and serve her a warm breakfast (if she hasn't eaten already).

• Begin cooking lunch and dinner.

• Prepare appropriate snacks, Ayurvedic herbal tonics, and shakes for breastfeeding support and healing.

• Serve mother warm foods and herbal supports in her bed or resting area throughout the day.​

** All the foods are very specific to her body’s delicate digestive system, post-birth. The menu will start out with extremely simple foods and become more complex as her Agni (digestion) gets stronger. Daily assessments will provide that information to me.

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Cleaning and general house keeping:

• Clean mama's resting area and make sure snacks and drinks are fresh and handy for her throughout the day. 

• Kitchen cleaning, dishes, help with laundry as needed.

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Mama's mid-day body care (while baby is sleeping):

• New mother Abhyanga and womb blessings (if desired). 

• Wrap her belly in the Ayurvedic traditional method (if desired). 

• Prepare a warm herbal sitz bath and help her bathe on days she plans to do that.

 

Other supports on an as needed basis: ​

• Infant massage education and support. 

• Help bathing the baby.

• Holding and soothing the baby so mama can rest or simply collect herself and calm her nerves. 

• General breastfeeding and lactation support (I am not a lactation consultant. If concerns arise outside of my scope of practice, we can call in reinforcements).

• Birth story processing and emotional support. 

• Any other needs of the Mother that I can support, I do.

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Completing the day:

• Ensure extra foods and drinks are ready and labeled with heating instructions before I leave so she is set for the night and/or days I'm not there.

• Check-in with mother/ family and go over any plans for the next visit. 

• Leave by 2 or 3 pm.