What is a postpartum doula?
A postpartum doula is a non-medical, trained professional who provides emotional, physical, and informational support in the weeks after birth.​
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This isn’t just about swaddles and diaper changes — it’s about you.​
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As your postpartum doula, my role is to care for you while you care for your baby. To offer calm in the chaos, reassurance in the unknown, and support that helps you heal, rest, and feel like yourself again.
Whether you need help with breastfeeding, newborn care, or simply someone to hold space while you catch your breath — I’m here to walk with you through this tender, transformative season.
This one-on-one support is offered at $200 ​​
Each 4 hour visit may include:
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Hands-on breastfeeding support
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Emotional support for you and your family
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Education on baby care and feeding methods
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Guidance on soothing techniques to help calm your baby
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Infant care while you rest, or tend to self-care
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Time to answer questions, process your experience, talk through challenges, or simply be heard
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Postpartum Doula
The way you’re supported in the immediate postpartum can ripple into every part of your motherhood journey — and that’s why the care I offer is about so much more than just your immediate physical healing.
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It’s about guiding you back to your own wisdom and helping you discover what feels right for you — all while building confidence in your ability to mother from a place of trust and self-knowing.
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As your postpartum doula, my goal is to help you transition into motherhood with care that meets you where you are, honors your intuition, and reflects the belief that you deserve to be mothered, too.
I offer guidance, hands-on support, and information without pressure or agenda.
Because healing happens on many levels, I also offer traditional postpartum therapies that honor and support your whole body.
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I specialize in traditional, holistic postpartum healing practices that nourish your body and spirit, including:
abdominal moxibustion, hot stone abdominal press, vaginal steaming, Bengkung belly binding, and cooking to support digestion and lactation.​​
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Curious what postpartum care could look like for you?
Let's chat!
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What are traditional
postpartum practices?
Across the world, every culture has its own way of honoring and caring for new mothers after birth. While the details vary, they all share a common thread: a deep understanding that rest, nourishment, and support are essential for healing.
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These time-honored traditions often include:
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A dedicated rest period
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Warm, nutrient-rich foods
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Gentle hygiene practices
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Consistent, loving support for the new mother​
In many places, this sacred window of rest lasts about 40 days:
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In China, it’s called Zuo Yue Zi — “sitting the month”
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In Mexico and across Latin America, it’s La Cuarentena — “the quarantine”
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In Pakistan, it’s Sawa Mahina — “five weeks”
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In Japan, it’s Sango no Hidachi — “postpartum feeding”
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In Korea, it’s Sanhujori — “recovery after giving birth”​
In India, there’s a saying: “The first 40 days of life will impact the next 40 years.”
It’s a beautiful reminder that how we care for mothers during this time shapes not only their recovery, but their long-term well-being.
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The heart of these traditions is complete healing — physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
These traditions were never meant to be forgotten — their wisdom belongs to every new mom!
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Postpartum care should feel like coming home to yourself!
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Belly Binding
Bengkung belly binding is a traditional Malaysian practice that offers gentle, full-circle support for your healing body after birth. Rooted in wisdom passed down through generations, it’s a beautiful way to care for your core — not just physically, but emotionally and energetically, too.
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Wrapping the belly is a practice found in cultures around the world. It’s more than just a tradition — it’s a tool for healing.
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Belly binding isn’t about “bouncing back.”
It’s about being held while your body finds its way forward.
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Let’s create a postpartum plan that feels nourishing, supportive, and aligned with your unique needs.
I’d love to talk with you about what care can look like.
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Belly binding can:
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Support your abdominal muscles as they return to center
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Help stabilize your hips and lower back
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Encourage healthy posture (especially while feeding or holding your baby)
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Support your uterus and internal organs as they shift back into place
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Offer a grounded, held-in feeling during a time of great physical change
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Steaming can:
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Encourage circulation of blood and lymph
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Support the healing of the placental site
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Help your uterus return to its pre-pregnancy size and position
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Soothe tender tissues, stitches, and hemorrhoids
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Offer a deep sense of relaxation and restoration
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Vaginal Steaming
In traditional wisdom, the postpartum body is viewed as cold.
It is open, tender, and in need of warmth to restore balance and support healing.
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You may have heard of a sitz bath after birth —
a soothing soak for the perineum using herbs or salts.
Vaginal steaming is similar in intention, but instead of sitting in water, you sit above warm, herbal steam.​​
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This gentle practice directs warmth and healing herbs to your womb and pelvic area.​
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Vaginal steaming isn’t just physical care — it’s a ritual of warmth, softness, and slowing down.
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There’s no one right way to heal —
your journey is uniquely yours.
Let’s explore what feels most supportive to you.
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Hot Stone Abdominal Press
This beautiful practice gently introduces heat into your postpartum body — a key element in traditional healing.
The warmth supports your uterus as it returns to its pre-pregnancy size, encourages healthy digestion, relieves gas, and promotes gentle, regular bowel movements.
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A blend of warming spices is placed onto a soft cloth, then wrapped around a smooth, heated river stone.
This bundle is dipped into warm, nourishing oil and gently pressed along your abdomen using soothing, rhythmic pressure.
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It’s a calming, restorative practice that brings a sense of grounding, supports your body’s natural healing, and helps you reconnect with your core after birth.
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Care that feels aligned starts with a simple conversation.
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Hot Stone Abdominal Press can:
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Introduce deep, soothing warmth to the core
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Support your uterus as it returns to its pre-pregnancy size
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Encourage healthy digestion and relieve postpartum gas
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Promote gentle, regular bowel movements
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Calm the nervous system and help you feel more grounded
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Offer a moment of rest, reconnection, and deep care
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Moxibustion can:
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Deliver deep, penetrating warmth to the abdomen
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Support healthy digestion and elimination
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Promote circulation and blood flow
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Encourage uterine healing and postpartum recovery
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Offer gentle, natural pain relief
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Help your body feel more balanced and nourished​
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Moxibustion Treatment
Moxibustion is another traditional way to bring deep, penetrating heat into the postpartum body.
Moxa is made from dried mugwort leaves, a warming herb used for centuries in East Asian medicine. During a treatment, the herb is placed in a special moxa box and gently burned. The box is then placed on your abdomen, allowing the heat and herbal properties to warm your core.
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This gentle practice supports postpartum recovery by warming the abdomen and inviting balance back into the body.
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If this kind of grounded, nurturing support speaks to you...
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I’d love to help you create a plan that feels truly aligned with your needs.