Birth: Recovery Care

Birth: Recovery Care Services

~ Physiologic Postpartum Care for the Birth Giver ~
("Mother Roasting" & "Postpartum Sealing")

Physiologic recovery care services are comforting heating, integration, and sealing practices performed for Birth Givers and have been practiced in traditional cultures around the world. These services are intended specifically to nurture mind, body, & spirit; support physical, hormonal, energetic, and emotional wellness; and facilitate recovery from pregnancy and birthing. While they are especially recommended during any part of or throughout the first 40 days after giving birth, they may be enjoyed anytime during or beyond the first year postpartum.

Services provided include*:

Check-in, including about what the Birth Giver's needs and wishes are for that day;
- Safe space for the Birth Giver (or Birth Giver and their Partner(s)) to share any thoughts, feelings, experiences which may want to be expressed;
Any of the following body-based care for the Birth Giver:
- Traditional Physiologic Postpartum Practices (with or without guided deep relaxation meditation):
  - herbal steam;
  - herbal sitz or body bath;
  - abdominal work;
  - abdominal castor oil pack;
  - moxibustion (herbal warming);
  - "closing the bones" bodywork (gentle body swaddling performed with one or more scarves, at various points along the body));
  - hip+belly wrapping (aka "belly binding") (wrapping with lightweight, breathable fabric & approach of "firmness with gentleness", respecting importance of healthy circulation and pelvic & abdominal pressures);
- Yoga Practices (breathwork, restorative poses, &/or more)
- Contemporary Well-Being Practices:
  - Self-Breema Exercises®;
  - TRE®** ("Tension, Stress & Trauma Releasing Exercises");
  - EFT ("Emotional Freedom Technique" aka "tapping") may also be integrated into the appointment(s) to complement the traditional physiologic practices, especially when booking a series of Birth Recovery Care appointments.**
  - NOTE: Breema Bodywork® is not currently available, due to the pandemic.
Information on / Teachings of ongoing self-care practices (such as gentle movement, energy-work, self-massage, etc.) to further support recovery and well-being between and/or beyond visit(s).

Please see here for hourly & package rates, etc., which do not include costs for any supplies used which I provide.

* Birth Recovery Care support can still be provided immediately following a birth in which the Birth Giver experienced any perineum tearing or a cesarean birth, however, selection / timing of services are modified for safety & comfort.

** When learning TRE® for the first time, you should plan to spend 1.5 hour just on that and wait until the healing of any areas with stitches or other special recovery considerations.

In Person & Virtual Support

I offer both in person & virtual recovery care support options, depending on specific support desired, your location, health, preferences, & our mutual agreement.

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~ Soizig's Other Services ~
These services can be provided on their own and/or in combination with the Recovery Care services, described above.

Birth Doula

Prenatal Balance

Perinatal Consult

Bodywork

TRE®

Yoga

Self-Breema®