Rosebud Birth Collective

I was blessed with an inbox full of testimonials the past week or two. They’re intended to go on my new website (I’ll be sure to share when that launches) but I just had to share these beautiful words from
Sancia is a dear friend who trusted me to support her as a brand new doula. I’ll always be blown away by the trust I receive from clients.

Thank you endlessly, it’s a true honour to support every single one of you ❤️

Absolutely humbled to announce a new package offering. After having many clients ask about combining birth and postpartum support, I’m finally able to share a package packed with value.

This type of support feels so well rounded. During our prenatal sessions we’ll discuss many things birth related but we’ll also go over your postpartum plan. You have my on-call support at 38 weeks (though I’m very often reachable in the weeks before), my unwavering birth support during you labour and birth, and my support in immediate postpartum. Then we will book 3 postpartum shifts each about 3 hours long. You have the flexibility to book these whenever you’re needing extra help and it doesn’t have to be in the first couple weeks if you don’t need it. Beyond those 3 shifts, if availability allows, we can book additional postpartum hours at my regular postpartum fee.

I’m blessed to be able to offer this service to my clients and I know you’ll see the immense value it is to receive such well-rounded perinatal care.

As always my DM’s and my email are open for any questions and inquiries❤️

I’ve been having this conversation with a lot of moms lately who are awaiting the arrival of their second child

They feel very unprepared for labour, birth, and breastfeeding. And while it’s totally ok to do refreshers on those things, I try hard to remind them that the second birth is different. I use the analogy that it’s like muscle memory. If they were able to find coping mechanisms, breath, and at the very least-pieces of relaxation during labour, they will be able to do that again. Often quicker and easier even without the same prep that they did the first time around.

If you didn’t find those elements and/or your labour or birth was laced with some trauma, then hiring trusted support and building your birth team is one crucial step to preparing for a second birth. Working through those negative aspects with a trauma-informed therapist is ideal and then just spend your pregnancy focussing on finding moments of deep relaxation or breath awareness. One of my personal favourite ways to do this is using guided meditations-easily found on YouTube or Spotify, choose a short one, and do it right before falling asleep. Another great option is to build in ways to find breath-choose moments throughout the day where you can slowly breathe even just for 5 breaths. I did this during my toddlers nap time while cuddling her to sleep. The bonus to this technique is that very often children use us as their regulation tool and will mimic our breath.

The biggest takeaway here though is please don’t stress about preparing. You have your hands full and thankfully you can rely on that muscle memory-mind body connection❤️

The other day I was babysitting my nephew for a couple hours. While holding him and helping him sleep for a nap my husband smiled and looked at me and said “so you are up all night taking care of a baby (overnight postpartum shift), sleep for a bit, take care of him, and then spend all day taking care of our kids?” And I replied with, “yes, I am living the dream!!”

I’ve always cared for babies and young children. Pretty much my entire life (cough, big sister, cough). I went to college and got a diploma in Early Childhood Education. I took a special interest in infant care and development. I love kids, but I especially love infants. I don’t know exactly why it took me this long to pursue postpartum work because it makes perfect sense that I would love it.

February is looking like it’ll be quite full with postpartum support but I should have some availability in March. Get in touch through the tabs in my bio if you’d like to chat about birth or postpartum doula support ❤️ hope everyone has a great weekend!

*pic of me and my newborn daughter that my son insists on framing and placing on his bedside table 🥲🥰

Postpartum support can look like this:

-Food. The nourishing kind. Homemade, warm, full of nutrients. Think stews, soups, sandwiches and baked goods 🤤
-Your doula drawing up a hot bath, salts and herbs included, where you relax deeply while your baby naps
-Help with getting that perfect latch. Emphasis on skin to skin and comfort
-Endless encouragement. Your doula being unafraid to hear and see it all and be there with you through it
-Your doula attending appointments with you (with pre-approval of course!). Having an extra set of non-sleep deprived ears, forming professional relationships with your team, and making sure that support carries on from clinic to home.

How were you held during your postpartum period?

Rosebud Birth is currently accepting postpartum clients for the new year. If you’re interested in Nourishing Postpartum Support please get in touch❤️

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