During our intital intake session we get to know each other more intimately and discuss nutrition, lifestyle, care providers, pregnancy ailments and how we can remedy them and your birth preferences.

1. Intake- I spend time getting to know you more intimately, discuss your hopes for your labor and birth, fears that are coming up for you and everything in between. This is where we lay our foundation to build off us over the course of your pregnancy.

2. 4- hour childbirth class, birth plan/preferences

3. Class of your choice

4. Coming together again in the final weeks of your pregnancy to finalize your birth plan, check-in emotionally and tie up loose ends.

Trimester by trimester guide to caring for and honoring your body and your baby through every phase of pregnancy, including:

• week-by-week nutritional requirements and how to achieve them

• empowerment and education on how to advocate for yourself and your values

• holistic cures to common pregnancy ailments, such as morning sickness, heartburn, constipation, swelling, fatigue, anxiety and more

• mindful exercises to unpack fears and deepen your relationship with yourself and your body and ceremonies to connect with your baby in the womb

• herbal support for pregnancy and preparation for labor (herbal tinctures and teas available for additional cost)

• how to choose a care-provider

• yoga, movement and exercise to help prepare your body and baby for birth

• meditation techniques and affirmations

• support by phone/text days per week throughout pregnancy

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  empowerment and education on how to advocate for yourself and your values during labor and birth

• unpacking fears

• techniques for coping with pain

• guidance on creating your birth intentions/plan

• evidence-based guidance and support: I stay up to date on the current research and look to only the highest quality studies so that you can make informed decisions that are aligned with your values

• hospital setting / interventions / newborn procedures

• stages of labor, labor positions + physiology of birth

• natural ways to ease pain and encourage labor

• partners- guidance on how to support your loved one during labor, hands-on tools to stay involved, and reassurance when you need it.

A private class where we will discuss:

• Hormones, anatomy and physiology

• Signs and stages of labor

• Comfort measures for labor (breathing, massage, and movement)

• Positions to help baby move down and out

• Birthing options/preferences

• Medical interventions and medications

• Inductions and cesarean

• Counter pressure techniques

• Bodily autonomy and informed consent

Unpacking beliefs and de-programming from fearful and negative rhetoric around birth and instead establishing a mindset of trust in yourself, your baby and the birthing process. Meditations and affirmations to help cope with pain, relax and stay in your “birth brain”

As a certified lactation consultant, I will assist with lactation and feeding concerns- latch, positioning, pumping, proper bottle feeding, identifying hunger cues, signs of fullness, how to know if baby is getting enough milk, proper position and latch (breast and bottle) and provide cures for common breast ailments, such as nipple and breast soreness and engorgement, as well as how partner can support.

Newborn Care:

• Baby massage and it’s many benefits

• Navigating physical and emotional development

• Umbilical cord care

• Healthy sleep environment

• Herbal salves and baths as well as recommendations on the cleanest and safest products for baby

• Establishing safe practices in sleeping, bathing, feeding and swaddling

• Proper bathing techniques

• Benefits of skin-to-skin and baby wearing

A private class where we will discuss:

• What to expect postpartum of your body, emotions and your baby

• Recovery

• Newborn behaviors

• How to set boundaries with loved ones

• Common postpartum ailments and how to manage them

• Nutritional and herbal guidance to optimize healing, restore balance, optimize breastfeeding and boost your mood

I am available every day of the week to support your throughout your pregnancy, discuss prenatal appointments with your provider, address and support emotions and fears coming up, help navigate pregnancy ailments and everything in between

On-Call 24/7

• I join you in active labor at your home or at your birth location,

• Throughout the birth process I will be with you as a grounding force and to provide a sense of safety as you navigate the birth process. I will give suggestions for labor positions, coping, breath work, relevant evidence-based information and more

• I will stay with you through the golden hour to ensure your baby is feeding well and to answer any questions that may arise.

I will visit you at your home within one week after birth to:

• Make you a warm, organic and healing meal and some fresh tea from my garden

• Answer any questions you may have about your baby, your healing, feeding, sleep and more.

• Belly binding session and tutorial

• Farm style foot bath

(You may add more postpartum days, massage, womb warming and more if you choose!)

As a certified Lactation Specialist will assist with lactation and feeding concerns- latch, positioning, pumping, proper bottle feeding, identifying hunger cues, signs of fullness, how to know if baby is getting enough milk, proper position and latch (breast and bottle) and provide cures for common breast ailments, such as nipple and breast soreness and engorgement, as well as how partner can support.

I will be available my phone/text the first two weeks post birth to help you navigate newborn care answer, feeding questions, etc..