A clean, organized home with minimal chaos will be a godsend during this time. As your postpartum doula, Erica will help keep your home tidy – or at least, functional. No chore will be too humble for her – from changing soiled diapers to tending to other children to taking out the trash to wiping away tears (mother’s and child’s).
She’s always felt that the kitchen is where she can help heal the people she loves, and as a postpartum doula, she takes the task of cooking for new mothers very seriously. After the rigorous and demanding act of birth, you’ll need much more than a pre- or post-natal vitamin. Your daily meals and drinks will truly do the job of nourishing and building you up. Her favorite simple dishes have universal appeal and are accessible to prepare. They are rich in iron to rebuild blood, protein to repair tissues and support hormones, fatty acids to enrich the breast milk, vitamins and antioxidants to speed tissue healing, and therapeutic herbs and spices to counter inflammation. Erica wants mothers to enjoy food as nourishment, as medicine, as comfort, and, of course, as a gift offered with love from a person who cares.
Erica shares that, “One of my special touches is guiding and encouraging you to add small rituals of self-care that fill up your reserves on every level. As a momma of three, I fully grasp how my inner emotional stability is paramount for the long-term vitality and happiness of not only myself, but my entire family. These moments of peace I will help you create will be designed to ultimately serve your whole family.”
The postpartum period is the essential conclusion of your childbearing story. Claim this time and space for yourself. Let Erica support and unburden you during this initial phase of life with your new baby.
