Postpartum Services

Postpartum and Motherhood

The baby's arrival marks a shift in the normal household routine and family relationships.   Birthing care continues to support the new mother, the newborn and family members.  

We offer:  

  • In-home postpartum home visit for Birthing Hands doula clients
  • Classes on: parenting skills, child safety and infant care
  • In-home consultations on breastfeeding and other postpartum issues
  • In-home postpartum and infant massage
  • In-home "Closing the Body, Opening the Heart" treatment
  • Advice, support and referrals to help rejuvenate the new mother's physical, mental and emotional health

Click here for information on some of Birthing Hands' doula packages...

Click here for information on other special services (massage, breastfeeding support, postpartum assistance)...

See our quick menu of services...

 


Consider a BirthingHands
custom herbal sitz bath blend postpartum

An herbal sitz bath is one of the most wonderful and healing things you can do for yourself to aid your healing after giving birth. It is important to have a good herbal sitz bath recipe.

A sitz bath is a small, shallow bath that you sit in to soothe your tired, swollen, stretched muscles and tissues in your bottom after giving birth. It is also good for healing perineal tears and reducing hemorrhoids. You can either use a small basin or plastic tub placed in the bathtub that you squat into, or you can fill the tub with just enough warm water and the sitz bath formula to cover your bottom. Our custom herbal blends contain herbs such as: calendula, comfrey leaves, ginger, lavender, plantain leaves, shepherd’s purse, witch hazel leaves, uva ursi and yarrow.

An 8 ounce mixture, with a large tea bag is $15.00. Ask your BirthingHands doula for details, or call...

 

Contact us for details on these services at: info@BirthingHandsDC.com
(202) 236-1764

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