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Birth and Postpartum Care

The ultimate care from pregnancy to postpartum through this precious time in your life. Every moment and every meal in this offering with be given with respect, encouragement, honour and love for the birthing person and their family. This offering comes from absolute understating, support and with all the love in my being, to walk alongside you through this momentous journey.

  • 3 Antenatal sessions – 2 hours each (includes birth planning)

  • 3x antenatal nourishing meal (serves 2-4)

  • 3x antenatal treat + drink (serves 2-4)

  • Full birth support + attendance (once in established labour)

  • 2 Postpartum sessions (3 hours each)

  • 2x postpartum nourishing meal (each serving 2-4)

  • 4x postpartum treat/ snack (each serving 2-4)

  • 2x postpartum drink

  • ​Includes optional Closing of the Bones Ceremony

  • Text, phone + email support in between visits

  • Photos and videos taken during labour and birth if you wish (including a unique birth video made for you)

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Note: My aim is for all (if not most) ingredients to be organic, spray free or homegrown. Ingredients are seasonal and selected to nourish new mothers and their families.  All meals are tailored to the family’s dietary requirements. I will do my best to have the flavours aligned with your palate while nourishing your pregnancy or postpartum journey.

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Investment: $2150

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Discounted rate of Placental Artwork + Encapsulation for an additional $240

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Discounted rate of Placental Artwork + Garden Honouring for an additional $220

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Postpartum Care

This spacious offering is wholesome, nurturing, and nourishing in all the right ways. Conscious slowing in the early postpartum paves the way for a connected and supported relationship for mother and baby for the years to come.

  • 4 Postpartum sessions (3 hours each)

  • 4x postpartum nourishing meal (each serving 2-4)

  • 8x postpartum treat/snack (each serving 2-4)

  • 4x postpartum drink

  • Includes optional Closing of the Bones Ceremony

  • Text, phone + email support in between visits

 

Note: My aim is for all (if not most) ingredients to be organic, spray free or homegrown. Ingredients are seasonal and selected to nourish new mothers and their families.  All meals are tailored to the family’s dietary requirements. I will do my best to have the flavours aligned with your palate while nourishing your pregnancy or postpartum journey.

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Investment: $1250

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Discounted rate of Placental Artwork + Encapsulation for an additional $280

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Discounted rate of Placental Artwork + Garden Honouring for an additional $250

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Single Postpartum Visit

​To be held and nurtured is not only a gift but it is essential for new mothers and their family. This offering is hugely flexible and allows space and energy for whatever you might need or want on the day.

  • 1 Postpartum session (3 hours)

  • 1x postpartum nourishing meal (each serving 2-4)

  • 2x postpartum treat/snack (each serving 2-4)

  • 1x postpartum drink

  • Text, phone + email support in the lead up to the visit

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Note: My aim is for all (if not most) ingredients to be organic, spray free or homegrown. Ingredients are seasonal and selected to nourish new mothers and their families.  All meals are tailored to the family’s dietary requirements. I will do my best to have the flavours aligned with your palate while nourishing your postpartum journey.

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Investment: $350

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Available as a gift voucher for a friend or loved one.

Closing of the bones Ceremony

A ceremony held in your home to acknowledge your journey and give closure.

  • Closing of the Bones Ceremony (1.5hrs hours roughly)

  • 2x postpartum nourishing meal (each serving 2-4)

  • 2x postpartum treat/ snack (each serving 4-6) (usually a sweet and a savoury snack)

  • 1x postpartum drink/ tea/ elixir 

 

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Prior to my visit I will have you fill out a food/ flavour questionnaire, this way when I plan and make the meals and snacks for you I can tailor to your family's dietary requirements. I will always aim to have the flavours aligned with your palate, while nourishing your postpartum journey. 

I will do my best to include homegrown ingredients, and will tailor meals to what is in season and selected to nourish new mothers.

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Investment: $390​

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Available as a gift voucher for a friend or loved one.

New Parents Hamper

A wonderfully unique offering for a friend or family member who has just welcomed a precious baby into the world. Let us nurture and support the new family with some homemade and homegrown goodies to nourish them in this sacred time.

  • 2x postpartum nourishing meal (each serving 4)

  • 2x postpartum treat/snack (each serving 4-6)

  • 1x postpartum elixir

  • Homemade sourdough loaf

  • Homegrown loofah or mama bath blend

  • Delivery to doorsteps within a 20km radius

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Note: My aim is for all (if not most) ingredients to be organic, spray free or homegrown. Ingredients are seasonal and selected to nourish new mothers and their families.  All meals are tailored to the family’s dietary requirements. I will do my best to have the flavours aligned with your palate while nourishing your postpartum journey. Please allow a 3-5 day turnaround for delivery.

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Investment: $350

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Available as a gift voucher for a friend or loved one.

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Placental Artwork + Encapsulation

A unique honouring of gratitude to this incredible organ that gave your baby life for ten moons. This considered and conscious practise offers a ritual, for this wise organ at the roots of motherhood, and life itself.

  • Collection of the placenta within a 20km radius (must be refrigerated and collected within 48 hours of delivery)

  • Encapsulated placenta – vegan capsules (steamed with warming spices and dehydrated)

  • Unique handmade placenta artwork on A3 watercolour paper (bright pallete or green tones available)

  • Delivery of products within a 20km radius

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Investment$310 (within a 20km radius)

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Note: The placenta should be placed in an enclosed container (hospital will often provide this) and placed on ice or in a refrigerator. It can be refrigerated for up to 48 hours. It is then collected by me and handled using the traditional Chinese method of encapsulation (TCM). The method for TCM for the placenta includes cleaning, steaming with warming spices, dehydrated, ground into a powder and added to vegan capsules. This takes roughly 48-72 hours, and I will do my best to get this to you within this timeframe.

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** Please let me know if you have any health concerns which may affect the health of your placenta or the health and safety of anyone who may come into contact with your placenta.

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Placental Artwork + Garden Honouring

A unique honouring of gratitude to this incredible organ that gave your baby life for ten moons. With this gardening honouring we are giving this organ a connection to the earth and offering it our deepest love and gratitude.

  • Collection of the placenta within a 20km radius (Can be frozen or refrigerated)

  • Placenta in powdered form as garden honouring/ offering (steamed with herbs and dehydrated) (OPTIONAL add: wild flower seeds that will grow in SEQ)

  • Unique handmade placenta artwork on A3 watercolour paper (bright pallete or green tones available)

  • Delivery of products within an 20km radius

 

Investment: $290 or $300 with seeds (within a 20km radius)

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Note: The placenta should be placed in an enclosed container (hospital will often provide this) and placed on ice or in a refrigerator. It can be refrigerated for up to 48 hours, and if you know it will be longer than this, please freeze the placenta. It is then collected by me and handled used the traditional Chinese method of encapsulation (TCM). The method for TCM for the placenta includes cleaning, steaming with warming spices, dehydrated, ground into a powder and added to an amber jar. This takes roughly 48-72 hours, and it will then be delivered to you.

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** Please let me know if you have any health concerns which may affect the health of your placenta or the health and safety of anyone who may come into contact with your placenta.

Offerings

The homegrown Doula has a unique array of offerings to suit you and your families needs.

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I am flexible and can tailor my packages to suit you.

Please get in contact if you would like to alter or enquiry about an offering not listed here.

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Meanjin Brisbane,

Queensland

thehomegrowndoula@proton.me

Tel: 0415 803 400

I acknowledge the Yuggera people as the Traditional Custodians of Meanjin (Brisbane), on which I live and work and play. I pay my deepest respects to their Elders past, present and emerging, and thank them for and recognise their connection to Country and their role in caring for and maintaining Country over thousands of years.

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