Postpartum Care - Sacred Mother Roaster
Sacred Mother Roasting is the care of the new or experienced mother after giving birth, also known as Sacred Postpartum care. This includes the recovery and health of women as they journey into motherhood. The recovery and health of a postpartum woman is extremely important. Mother roasting is a common practice for new mothers during the first forty days of their postpartum recovery and has a deep connection to heat and herbs for their healing properties. In Asia cultures, new mothers are given warm and nourishing beverages. In India, new mothers are given daily warm oil massages to help soothe strained abdominal muscles, enhance the body's healing effects towards the womb, and reduce bleeding. In Guatemala, the Mayan tradition is for new mothers to be given hot saunas with abdominal massage. A sacred postpartum is about healing, protecting and feeding the soul, warming the body and restoring traditions. The new mother is honored and given time to recuperate from the birth process physically, emotionally and spiritually. Sacred Postpartum Care is the practice of using warming techniques to tenderly support you as your body transitions and changes gently and gradually.
As your Mother Roaster I will facilitate the sealing of the birth process and honor your birth story by easing you into your role as Mother. I will hold space for you on the other side of birth. I will give a healing touch and welcome you to motherhood with open arms. I will witness as you start feeding your baby milk, heal your body and being to seal the rawness of your birth experience. I will wrap you in a blanket of loving care, creating warming foods and drinks and gift you with ceremony. I will nurture you after birth, while supporting your recovery and journey into motherhood. Every woman deserves to be welcomed with open arms into motherhood through gentle and loving care. How is a Sacred Mother Roaster different from a Postpartum Doula? As a Sacred Mother Roaster I will hold space for you on the other side of birth. I don't do the typical baby or household care that a nanny, night nurse or maid might do. I will support you physically, emotionally and educationally. I will honor the journey you have been on and pay respect to the major transitions taking place. I am an extra set of hands, ears and eyes and will help pinpoint when there may be a need for professional help in regard to therapy or physical needs. Please see below for a list of the techniques I offer. |
Bengkung Belly Binding
Bengkung belly binding is a Malay traditional of binding a new mother's abdomen and hips while she recovers from birth. It is an effective and important part of a mother's postpartum recovery. The binding will provide 360 degree support to assist the abdominal wall muscle contraction, improve posture, and provide support to the vital organs as the body returns to its pre-pregnancy size and position, thereby reducing bleeding and risk of postpartum anemia.
I will come to your home and bind your hips and belly with a muslin wrap that you get to keep. If a partner or friend is available, I will teach them how to bind you and provide you will directions on how to continue to do the bind. I can also come back to re-bind you. |
Binding should be done about 2-3 days postpartum for a vaginal birth and no sooner than 2 weeks for a cesarean birth. Binding should be worn for 12 hours at a time.
It is best to schedule this service at 37-40 weeks of pregnancy. This will allow me to save your time on my schedule and give us time to meet and pick out or decide which belly bind color(s) you would like. It will also give me time to make your bind if you choose a custom design/color.
Service Includes:
1 belly binding kit
Instructions on how to continue binding
Oil anointing
Belly firming paste
Cost: $150
$20 for an extra session
It is best to schedule this service at 37-40 weeks of pregnancy. This will allow me to save your time on my schedule and give us time to meet and pick out or decide which belly bind color(s) you would like. It will also give me time to make your bind if you choose a custom design/color.
Service Includes:
1 belly binding kit
Instructions on how to continue binding
Oil anointing
Belly firming paste
Cost: $150
$20 for an extra session
Ceremonial Bath
Closing the birth process is an important part of the transition to motherhood. The ceremonial bath is hand created and is a sacred time for the mother. The space is energetically cleansed with sage and prepared the beauty way with candles and soft music. A bath is drawn in a clean and scrubbed bathtub. An infusion is made with a blend of healing herbs to relax and cleanse.
Herbs soothe healing tissues. The new mother is immersed into the bath filled with herbs and flowers or milk and honey as she relaxes herself. It is an environment of tranquility for the mother to surrender, receive self-healing and breathe deeply into herself as she embarks on the journey of motherhood. This is a sacred ritual to celebrate birth and initiate healing. Baby can then join mother in the bath to enhance bonding with skin-to-skin contact. This bath can also bring closure to a birth that didn't go as planned. The baby can join the mother in the bath and have a special "re"birth ceremony to recreate a more peaceful water birth. At the end of the ceremony, I will provide the new mother with a Sacred Journal and personalized message from me. You choose which bath you would prefer: Malay Floral Bath Ceremony, Milk and Honey Bath, or an herbal bath. The ceremonial bath should wait until at least 1-2 weeks post birth, however, tradition is to wait until the 44th day post birth. $100 * blend of herbs, flowers, milk & honey included |
Ceremonial Rebozo Tuck-In
Closing the birth process is important in so many ways. There are several ways to do this, one of them being the ceremonial rebozo tuck-in. This sacred ceremony is based in Mayan tradition and is typically done 6-8 weeks postpartum. It marks a woman's rite of passage into motherhood. This ceremony helps the new mother to relax and process her birth and find closure in her journey. The new mother will be wrapped using six rebozos and rice packs along her body to keep her warm and relaxed. This process closes up the body physically, energetically and spiritually. The new mother will be nurtured with massage, aromatherapy and sound healing. It is a beautiful ceremony and goes well when combined with a ceremonial bath.
$100 |
Nourishing Foods & TeasWarming foods such as bone broths, provide essential nutrients and minerals, replenish blood lost during delivery, enhance the immune system to facilitate healing and prevent infection, and help to ensure adequate milk production. Herbal teas provide essential minerals and can help to slow postpartum bleeding and replenish the structures of the womb.
For this service, I will come to your house and make warming foods and teas. I will teach you how to make them for yourself and what their uses are. These will include bone broths, restorative soups, Chia energy bites, rice porridge, cinnamon cashew horchata, tumeric tea, lactation tea, Thai iced sweet tea and more. Prices starting at $50 |
Warm Oil Abdominal MassageAround two weeks after birth, soothing warmth is applied to the abdomen to relax the muscles and soothe uterine cramping. The mother's postpartum womb space is massaged with specially blended warm herbal oil. This massage helps to ground and soothe the new mother. It draws the body's effects toward healing the womb, reducing pain, and helping the womb go back to it's pre-pregnancy size, bringing balance and harmony back to the mother's body. The new mother can be taught how to perform self-massage daily to facilitate healing.
25 minute Womb Massage $4 |
Other Mother Roasting Services:
Placenta Prep/Encapsulation
Tinctures, Herbs & Teas Placenta Keepsakes Umbilical Cord Keepsakes (without encapsulation/prep) - $10 Umbilical Dream Catcher - $TBD Hot Stone Womb Massage - $50 Herbal Compress Massage - $50 Belly Firming Paste - $8 Sitz Bath Herbs (4-6oz) - $12 Yoni Pops - $15 Moxa Session - $50 Postpartum Care Kit - $100 Postpartum Yoga Series (Health & Fitness) |
Sacred Postpartum Packages
Sacred PostpartumBlessing/honoring
$200 |
Sacred Sealing
$300 |
Sacred Closure
$500 |
Perks:
postpartum depression tincture
vital-fire tincture
sitz bath
peri-compress
yoni pops
infused oil
bum butter
vaginal steam
hot stone abdominal press
moxa session
essential oil blends
lactation cookies
lactation tea
postpartum tea
customized body products
1 postpartum meal delivery
1 extra binding session
postpartum depression tincture
vital-fire tincture
sitz bath
peri-compress
yoni pops
infused oil
bum butter
vaginal steam
hot stone abdominal press
moxa session
essential oil blends
lactation cookies
lactation tea
postpartum tea
customized body products
1 postpartum meal delivery
1 extra binding session
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