Mothercare Aotearoa
Devotional Mothercare To Honour The Sacred Rite Of Passage Of Maiden To Mother
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What is Traditional Postpartum Care?
→ Traditional Postpartum Care is physical, emotional and spiritual support for the newborn Mother. It is centred around the physiologic needs of the motherbaby dyad.
→ At Mothercare Aotearoa we provide 1-1 in home Postpartum Care, Herbal Supports for the postpartum period and educational resources to support you on your journey.
→ Traditional Postpartum Care focuses on the five main cross-cultural practises: Rest, Warmth, Nourishing foods, Bodywork and Community Support.
Yoni Steaming
→ As a Postpartum Doula ,Yoni Steaming is one of my favourite ways to support Postpartum Mama. It is also a practise that anyone can do, with countless benefits throughout a woman’s life - from menstruation to menopause, yoni steaming is one of the best tools you can use to support your gynaecological health.
→ We supply everything you need to start practising yoni steaming at home - from 100% organic herbs to educational workshops, we have you covered!
To learn which yoni steaming herbs will be the best for your individual needs use the Quiz below:
Kia ora, my name is Toyah.
My vision for Mothercare Aotearoa is to provide nourishing, physiologic, mother-centred care. Every mama and whānau deserves to be held and supported through the rite of passage that is pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.
While my main focus is postpartum, the work of preparing ourselves for motherhood begins during pregnancy, perhaps even the conception phase. Ideally, we will work together during your pregnancy to plan the most nourishing postpartum possible.
This will require you to go within and truly understand your needs and desires BEFORE you enter the postpartum space. I can say, without a doubt, that the work you do preparing yourself both emotionally and physically for postpartum will be some of the most valuable work you will ever do, laying the foundations for an empowered entry into motherhood.
I am here to support you on that journey, Mama x
Ready for a nourishing AF postpartum?!
This is the first step. Preparing and Planning.
In these 1-1 sessions we will explore the foundational pillars of postpartum care - rest, warmth, bodywork, community support and nourishment, creating a plan for how you can implement each pillar within the unique dynamics of your family / support network.
If relevant, we will also explore previous postpartum experiences - what went well, and what you might do differently next time.
While the above is important, in my experience going another layer deeper, and exploring your inner world when preparing for postpartum is also essential.
Asking questions such as:
“What is my relationship to rest?” or “Am I comfortable to express my needs, desires and boundaries with my loved ones”?
These types of questions will be incredibly beneficial in supporting you to prepare for postpartum. I highly recommend doing this work during pregnancy so that when the time comes, you feel seen, heard and ready to fully sink into your postpartum experience without the stress of hard conversations or struggling to rest and relax.
If you would like to go ahead and book this service you will be sent an email with steps on how to book in a time for your session.
You will not regret investing time, money and energy into your postpartum experience Mama.