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POSTPARTUM AYURVEDIC DOULA CARE
Traditional postpartum care for new mothers in the first 6 weeks after birth.
Honoring the mother
Postpartum Ayurvedic Doula Care
Ayurveda means “the wisdom of life” and is a traditional healing system that has been practiced in India for over 5,000 years.
Birthing a baby marks a new beginning for both the baby and the mother. In Ayurveda, the first 42 days postpartum, known as the Sacred Window, are crucial, as the care a mother receives during this time impacts her health for the next 42 years.
While conventional maternal healthcare focuses almost completely on prenatal care, Ayurveda offers a complete system with a focus on postpartum care and healing of the new mother for long-term health for mom and baby.
The role of the Postpartum Doula within Ayurveda is to create an environment conducive to relaxation, bonding, and space for integration for the baby, mother, and family. With proper Ayurvedic planning, the postpartum phase can be a rejuvenating and empowering experience for the entire family.
reclaim your postpartum
Imagine…
- Giving yourself time and space to heal physically and emotionally from birth.
- Meals are planned and prepared for you with foods supporting postpartum recovery.
- You experience restoration through Abhyanga warm oil bodywork and Marma therapy.
- Postpartum herbs for milk production, tissue repair, increased energy, and stress reduction.
- Enjoy bonding with your baby, partner, and family with less stress and more support.
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Postpartum Packages and Services
The Sacred 6-Week (42 Day) Postpartum Package | $4,500
Our most comprehensive and inclusive package integrates The Sacred 42-Day Postpartum Window with Ayurvedic practices over six weeks to support your postpartum recovery. Give yourself the gift of being nurtured and cared for so you can recover faster and enjoy bonding with your new baby and family.
Weekly Doula Care:
- 12 postpartum doula shifts over six weeks (2 days/week)- 48 hours total
- A doula shift includes Ayurvedic treatments and private Ayurvedic cooking, guidance, education, and encouragement for caring for your newborn.
- Each daytime shift is 4 hours.
Ayurvedic Treatments (in-home):
- Six (1 hour) Ayurvedic Postpartum Abhyanga & Marma bodywork sessions
- Postpartum Pranayama Breathwork sessions
- Belly binding sessions and Bengkung binding wrap
- Additional Abhyanga treatments can be added to your care at a discounted rate.
Nourishing Postpartum Meals (prepared in-home):
- In-home private Ayurvedic cooking for postpartum recovery with a six-week meal plan (1 day/week)
- Personalized postpartum meal plan, grocery shopping, recipes, and containers and kitchen clean-up included.
- Additional days and servings for family can be added.
Herbal Support:
- Remedies to help you recover from birth and promote postpartum healing.
- Choose from a selection of postpartum herbal formulas to create tailored postpartum herbal care.
Follow-Up and Support:
- Two months of contact support via text/email.
- One virtual postpartum follow-up check-in
- Extended postpartum shifts through 12 weeks based on availability
- Referral list and perinatal community resources.
- Bonus postpartum care guide.
Consultations and Planning:
- One complimentary 30-minute virtual consultation.
- One postpartum plan development session + postpartum plan guide (2 hours)
- One in-home postpartum prep session (before delivery) (2 hrs)
Package Price: $4,500 A 20% deposit reserves your package. Payment plans are available.
To Book:
Complete the contact form to get started and request the service. For questions, book a free clarity call.
Let me help you create a nurturing postpartum experience so you can focus on your postpartum recovery and well-being.
The Nurtured First Month Postpartum Package | $3,250
Embrace the first month postpartum with compassionate postpartum support and nurturing care. This package includes:
Weekly Doula Care:
- 8 postpartum doula shifts over four weeks (2 days/week) – 32 hours total
- A doula shift includes Ayurvedic treatments and private Ayurvedic cooking, guidance, education, and encouragement for caring for your newborn.
- Each daytime shift is 4 hours.
Ayurvedic Treatments:
- Four (1 hour) Ayurvedic Postpartum Abhyanga & Marma bodywork sessions
- Additional Abhyanga treatments can be added to your care at a discounted rate.
Nourishing Postpartum Meals:
- In-home private Ayurvedic cooking for postpartum recovery with a one-month meal plan (1 day/week)
- Personalized postpartum meal plan, grocery shopping, recipes, and containers and kitchen clean-up included.
- Additional days and servings for family can be added.
Follow-Up and Support:
- One month of contact support via text/email.
- Referral list and perinatal community resources.
- Bonus postpartum care guides.
Consultations and Planning:
- One complimentary 30-minute virtual consultation.
- One postpartum plan development session + guide (2 hrs)
- One in-home postpartum prep session (before delivery) (2 hrs)
Seamless Transitions:
- Care starts around day 3 or 4 after hospital births, allowing you to focus on bonding with your baby and your recovery.
Flexible Options:
- Add on additional Ayurvedic bodywork sessions, cooking days, and tailored herbal support with a postpartum kit.
Package Price: $3,250
A 20% deposit reserves your package. Payment plans are available.
I will work with you to create a tailored postpartum care plan that feels supportive and nurturing to you and your family.
To Book:
Complete the contact form to get started and request the service. For questions, book a free clarity call.
Let me help you create a nurturing postpartum experience so you can focus on healing and bonding with your baby.
The 2 Week New Beginnings Postpartum Package | $1,850
Receive support during the crucial early days of postpartum with this two-week postpartum package. Enjoy daily in-home doula care and rejuvenating Ayurvedic treatments as you transition home and bond with your baby.
Weekly Doula Care:
- 4 postpartum doula shifts (2x/week) – total 16 hours
- A doula shift includes Ayurvedic treatments and may include private Ayurvedic cooking, guidance, education, and encouragement for caring for your newborn.
- Each daytime shift is 4 hours.
Ayurvedic Treatments:
- Four (1 hour) Ayurvedic Postpartum Abhyanga & Marma bodywork sessions
- Additional Abhyanga treatments can be added to your care at a discounted rate.
Follow-Up and Support:
- Two weeks of contact support via text/email.
- Referral list and perinatal community resources.
- Bonus postpartum care guides.
Consultations and Planning:
- One complimentary 30-minute virtual consultation.
- One vitrual postpartum plan development session + guide (2 hrs).
Seamless Transitions:
- Care starts around day 3 or 4 after hospital births, allowing you to focus on bonding with your baby and your recovery.
Flexible Options:
- Add on additional Ayurvedic bodywork sessions, cooking days, and tailored herbal support with a postpartum kit.
Package Price: $1,850
A 20% deposit reserves your package. Payment plans are available.
To Book:
Complete the contact form to get started and request the service. For questions, book a free clarity call.
Let me help you create a nurturing postpartum experience so you can focus on healing and bonding with your baby.
Postpartum Abhyanga Oil Bodywork & Marma Point Therapy
Abhyanga is an incredibly nurturing bodywork treatment that promotes relaxation, rejuvenation, and healing. With gentle strokes and warm herbal-infused oil, this Ayurvedic-style massage offers the mother the opportunity to unwind, release tension, and restore balance to the body, mind and spirit.
Ayurveda also highlights 108 marma points or energy points in the body. Marma points for postpartum provide additional support during Abhyanga treatment and will help to bring relief to numerous physical and emotional discomforts.
Postpartum Abhyanga is offered in the comfort of your home or my-home treatment room in Canton, MA if you would like to have some quiet time outside of the home.
Session Packages:
- 1 session: $165
- 3 sessions: $450 ($150/session), use within 6 weeks
- 5 sessions: $625 ($125/session), use within 10 weeks
- 10 sessions: $1,000 ($100/session), use within 14 weeks
Benefits:
- Reduces stress and anxiety
- Relieves aches and pains
- Improves sleep
- Enhances milk production
- Balances hormones
- Speeds up recovery
How It Works:
- Each session includes a 75-minute warm herbal oil full-body Abhyanga including Karna Purana (oil application to the ears), Nasya (oil to the nasal passages) and postpartum Marma point therapy. Intended to be performed in the comfort of your home or if desired in my treatment room in Canton, MA.
- A steam shower follows to absorb the herbal oil into the skin. All shower supplies are provided if booking a package
- I provide massage table, sheets, towels, blankets, warm herbal-infused oil, Nasya oil, bolsters, rosewater, and pillows.
- Please allow 15 minutes for set-up and breakdown and 2 hours for the entire treatment experience including the massage and shower.
- Travel fee applies if greater than 20 miles from Canton, MA.
- Baby can be brought into nurse during the session as needed. During this time, both mama and baby can enjoy skin-to-skin contact and bonding.
- Ask about adding Belly Binding or Herbal Sitz Bath after treatment.
To Book:
Complete the contact form to schedule your sessions. For questions, book a free clarity call.
Let me help you relax and recover so you can have an easier and more joyful postpartum experience.
Nourishing and Healing Prepared Ayurvedic Postpartum Meals
Eating a nourishing postpartum diet is one of the most important aspects of postpartum recovery. Experience nourishing postpartum recovery with private in-home Ayurvedic cooking that supports your health and healing. Our program integrates therapeutic meals and ingredients designed to nourish you through the four distinct phases of postpartum recovery.
Why Choose Ayurvedic Cooking?
Ayurvedic meals during postpartum are crafted to:
- Promote healing and rejuvenation
- Boost energy levels
- Enhance lactation
- Improve digestive fire (agni) and reduce ama (toxic waste)
- Support emotional well-being
Sample Menu & 4 Phases
- Days 1-3: (Cleanse): Easy to digest foods like Rice Porridge and Calming Kitchari.
- Days 4-10 (Digestion and Lactation): Foods to support digestion and milk supply, such as Fennel Lactation Tea Cardamom Whipped Cream
- Days 11-21 (Lactation & Rejuvenation): Meals to support lactation and rejuvenation like Strawberry & Cream Smoothie and Vegetable Coconut Curry.
- Days 22-42 (Rejuvenation): Rebuild overall health and well-being with dishes like Vegetable Stir-Fry, Postnatal Pad Thai, and Dal Soup with Pumpkin
Our Recommended Plan:
We suggest incorporating Ayurvedic-prepared meals one or two days a week as part of your postpartum recovery routine. This allows you to enjoy the healing benefits of Ayurveda without feeling like you must solely follow an Ayurvedic diet. If you are booking a 6 week postpartum package, postpartum cooking is including in the service.
Services Offered:
Our private in-home Ayurvedic postpartum cooking service includes:
- Consultation: Initial consultation to understand your dietary needs and preferences.
- Customized Meal Plans: Personalized meal plans specifically tailored to your postpartum recovery and preferences.
- In-Home Meal Preparation: I will prepare and cook your postpartum meals in the comfort of your home. Includes meal preparation, weekly meal plan, grocery pick-up for meals, containers, and kitchen clean-up.
- Faster Recovery: Expert therapeutic cooking and ingredients to promote faster postpartum recovery
Price Ranges:
- Single Consultation: $150 (one-time) with menu and meal plan development
- 2 days/week: Starting at $450 per week
- 1 day/week: Starting at $250/day
- 6-Week Postpartum Cooking: Starting at $1,500 for 6 weeks (1 day/week)
How It Works:
- Schedule a Consultation: Contact me to discuss your due date, postpartum goals, preferences, and allergies.
- Custom Meal Plan: I’ll create a meal plan and schedule tailored to your needs for postpartum healing.
- Enjoy Your Meals: Once your baby arrives, I’ll get cooking and you’ll start receiving your nourishing meals.
To Book:
Complete the contact form to schedule your initial consultation and plan your menu. For any questions, I offer a free clarity call consultation.
Let me help you create a nurturing postpartum experience so you can focus on healing and bonding with your baby.
Example of Postpartum Care Day
- Arrive at the scheduled time, check-in, make sure basic needs are met for mom, baby, and family
- Drop off groceries in the kitchen, put everything away and clean up
- Begin postpartum meal prep so Mom has a nourishing meal ready for after Abhyanga treatment
- Set up the massage table, and give mama her postpartum Abhyanga treatment
- Set up herbal sitz bath in the bathroom while mom takes a shower
- Belly wrap
- Get mom cozy in bed with a warm bowl of nourishing food, and soothing herbal tea, and then bring in baby to nurse or feed.
- Mom and baby can rest together. We can also work on lactation, newborn care, emotional support, breath work, and more during any of this time.
- Finish postpartum meal prep and prepare herbal tea or herbal infusion to have for the next morning.
- Do any tidying up as needed
- Take out trash, clean up bedside table, ask if there is anything else mom needs
- Leave mom feeling restored, nourished, and supported as she recovers and bonds with new baby and family.
A la Carte Postpartum Add-Ons
Herbal Postpartum Kit
View the Postpartum Herbal Kit here!
Postpartum herbal kit featuring herbal formulas for postpartum recovery including post-birth tea, after-ease birth tincture, sitz bath blend, sleep and rest tincture, mood and emotional support blend, blood building nourishing decoction, deep rest sleep tincture, calendula oil and more! Kits can be customized for each postpartum mama.
Rate: Customized based on formulas desired.
Belly Binding
Learn the art of belly binding with an initial instruction session and receive a beautiful Sari belly binding wrap to aid in your postpartum recovery.
Rate: $150
I believe that every mother or postpartum parent deserves a postpartum doula. If the packages offered above are not financially feasible for you, payment plans are available. Sliding scale doula rates are available. Please do not hesitate to reach out to discuss this. I will work with you to create a tailored postpartum care plan that feels supportive and nurturing to you and your family.
A non-refundable deposit of 20% of the package price is due upon returning a signed and dated service agreement. Forms of payment accepted include: cash, check, credit card, Stripe, and Venmo. Questions? Email me at jess@thewellnessherbalist.com! I’m happy to talk more about your postpartum needs and create a customized postpartum care package for you!
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get started?
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You’re also welcome to schedule a complimentary Clarity Consultation call to ensure we both feel we’re a great fit before moving forward with our work together.
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What is Postpartum Doula and Ayurvedic-trained Postpartum Doula?
The root word of doula comes from ancient Greek, meaning “with woman” or a female helper. While conventional postpartum care focuses on the newborn, Ayurveda emphasizes the mother’s well-being, ensuring they can feel empowered with good health and have the strength needed to care for the baby, recover from the birth, and enjoy the new motherhood experience.
As a Postpartum Doula trained in Ayurvedic practices, nutrition, and clinical herbal medicine the postpartum care families receive is comprehensive.
I offer other services that conventional postpartum doulas may not provide including Abhyanga massage and Marma therapy, therapeutic cooking and meal plans, belly binding, and tailored herbal support focused on nourishing the new mother while creating space and time for bonding with baby and family.
What's the difference between a midwife, birth doula, baby nurse or nanny?
A midwife is a trained medical professional who can do many of the same things doctors do. They will see you for your monthly prenatal appointments and will deliver your baby. A birth doula provides emotional, physical, and educational support to the birthing parent during pregnancy, labor + delivery.
A baby nurse is a childcare professional who assists with childcare needs throughout the night, and take charge of the childcare. Babysitters and nannies also assist with watching and entertaining children, but rarely during the night.
A postpartum doula focuses on taking care of the family following the birth of baby. A conventionally trained postpartum doula may offer assistance with light housework, watching younger children, and basic education on breast/chest feeding.
An Ayurvedic postpartum doula focuses on caring for the mother so they can recover faster and bond with their new baby and family. They may offer Abhyanga oil massage, therapeutic prepared meals, herbal support, light housework to keep the home feeling calm, and supports the family as needed to create a positive postpartum experience.
They play very different roles but can all be beneficial to an awesome pregnancy and postpartum experience.
What is Abhyanga Oil Massage and Marma Therapy?
Abhyanga oil massage, a traditional Ayurvedic practice that promotes relaxation, rejuvenation, and healing. With gentle strokes and warm oil, this massage offers mothers the opportunity to unwind, release tension, and restore balance to mind, body, and spirit.
Ayurveda highlights 108 marma points or energy points in the body. Marma points for postpartum provide additional support during the Abhyanga treatment and will help to bring relief to numerous physical and emotional discomforts.
What is belly binding/wrapping and are there benefits?
From an Ayurvedic perspective, belly binding grounds your nervous system by preventing air and space elements from entering the body, helps your organs come back into their proper positions, aids digestion, aids posture, and helps the new mother feel comforted ad secure. It’s like an all day hug that feels SO GOOD!
Does a postpartum doula replace my partner's role after birth?
A doula does not replace the role of your partner, but should rather complement or enhance the experience!
Your partner is also not a postpartum plan (as much as you may want them to be) as you’re both going through massive shifts and transitions.
Having another support person in the postpartum period allows for your partner to take breaks when needed but for mama to continue to feel supported. Having a doula will also let the partner enjoy the experience more and creates more bonding time for partner and baby while the mother receives postpartum care.
If I know I want a Postpartum Doula, when should I reach out?
The sooner, the better!
I recommend interviewing a couple doulas to see who would be the best fit for you.
Certain doulas specialize or offer different services than others. Neither is right or wrong, it just depends on what you’re looking for and what feels like the best fit for the mother and family.
Once you have that established and know that they have an opening for your estimated due date, you can get started with the process. Some doulas book out months in advance so it’s best to do it as soon as you know you want to work with one.
Do you provide overnight support?
Weekday, daytime support between the hours of 9am-6pm is offered.
I am happy to offer referrals if you are looking for night or ongoing weekend support. I’ve got a great network!
How do I know if you're the right practitioner for me ?
If you connect with my approach, my values, and want personalized compassionate support chances are we will be a great fit!
You can get to know me better in the Mama Grown FB group community, where I offer free guidance and education for mamas like you who want to have babies and grow their families.
You can also book a complimentary clarity call designed to give us both an opportunity to make sure we feel great working together before moving forward.
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