​​​What is a Postpartum Hermana?

A skilled perinatal peer support person who provides prompt and accessible guidance to women and families during an extended postpartum period (up to 2 years after your birth). A Postpartum Hermana provides fast and direct emotional support, information, and guidance to women through low-pressure, convenient virtual or phone sessions, complementing the doula's role by filling in any gaps with support.

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Pricing:

Initial phone consultation up to 30 minutes = Free

50 minute session = $50

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When do I seek out Postpartum Hermana support?

After returning home from your birth (or following homebirth), after your last appointment with your midwife/OB or doula, or ANYTIME within the first two years after giving birth. You may choose to have just one or several sessions throughout the first two years of your baby's life.

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Women need support at different times throughout their little one's babyhood and into early toddlerhood. There are many changes happening in your life and your body in these first two years.  

 

You may be adjusting to:

Healing from childbirth

Not being pregnant anymore

Bonding with your baby

Your birth story

C-section recovery and feelings

Becoming a mother

Becoming a mother of 2, 3, or more

Your other children's responses to the baby

Emotional changes

Hormonal shifts

Physical changes

Social changes

Single parenthood

Relationships shifting

Intimacy changes

Pelvic floor issues

Nursing

Not nursing

Bottle-feeding

Different sleep patterns

Sleep training

Feeding baby solid foods

Going back to work

Not going back to work

Your baby growing and changing

Toddlerhood

Maybe even a new pregnancy

and much more

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