from placenta...to pills!

 

Postpartum Doula Support:

A postpartum doula is someone who comes into your home after childbirth to support you during your transition to motherhood. This support can take a variety of forms, whether it be help with breastfeeding or special attention to making sure that your needs are met while you're caring for a new baby. Listed below are some general area that I could be helpful to you during the first three months of your postpartum experience. I have been trained as a postpartum doula by CAPPA, am a volunteer with The BabyBlues Connection and have been working with families in the Portland area since 2009.

Mothercare and birth recovery
Breastfeeding assistance
Judgment-free emotional support
Processing the birth experience
Information about nutritional and herbal self-care
Light housekeeping and errands
Meal preparations
Respectful sibling care
Babywearing demonstration
Referrals and resources
**Special training and experience with mothers experiencing postpartum depression or anxiety

Fee: $25 dollars an hour.
if you hire me for 12 plus hours, the fee goes to $22 dollars an hour.

Please contact me or refer to www.compassionatemothercare.com
for more information about my doula work.

 

placenta print

all photos taken by ann andersson

 

Placenta Encapsulation:

Placenta encapsulation allows mamas to access the benefits of their placenta over a longer period of time, which many feel helps their postpartum healing and improves the quality of their experience.

Choose from either the Traditional Chinese Medicine or Raw Encapsulation method. Optional placenta tincture, placenta prints and umbilical cord spiral included in price. The Traditional Chinese Medicine method involves steaming the placenta prior to dehydration with purifying and warming herbs. In the Raw Encapsulation method, there is no steaming before the raw placenta is dehydrated. In both methods, the end result are pills (just to reassure those who might be turned off by the word "raw"). Please be in touch about which method could be best for you.

Fee: $150 to $250 (sliding scale)
For postpartum doula clients: $ 100- $200

Amanda Making a placenta print

Placenta Bural Ceremony:

Honoring your placenta through a ceremonial burial is a beautiful way to bring closer to your pregnancy and is thought to"ground" your baby's spirit to the earth. I am happy to assist you in crafting a ceremony that would be meaningful to you and your family. This is a great option for mamas who may not be interested in consuming their placenta, or if they are unable to due to for whatever reason, but still want to honor it in a meaningful way.

Fee: NEGOTIABLE