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your postpartum time is sacred.
you deserve to be held,
nourished, and supported
as you heal and reconnect with yourself and your baby.

After giving birth, you deserve to be held in care.

You deserve massages with warm oils,

herbal baths,

nourishing meals,

and a presence that listens deeply,

not just your words,

but the story beneath them,

the one held in your body.

You deserve to be fully seen and welcome from the deepest journey a woman can go through!

- ​Catarina Lapão -​

Postpartum recovery is not a luxury—it is a birthright.

 

I provide holistic, mother-centered care designed to honor your body, emotions, and bond with your baby.

 

My postpartum care includes:

  • Gentle, hands-on care: Slow massages, craniosacral therapy, lymphatic drainage, abdominal and womb massage—each technique is designed to support your healing and restore balance.

  • Physical support: Alleviating birth-related pain, promoting recovery, supporting digestion, and helping prevent issues such as pelvic organ prolapse, hormonal imbalances, c-section support.

  • Emotional and mental support: Offering from the lens of Prenatal and Perinatal Somatic Psychology a nurturing, safe space for you to process your pregnancy and birth experience and connect with your body, your baby, and your intuition.

  • Breastfeeding support: Helping you and your baby find a smooth path with nursing and bonding.

  • Bonding support: Attuning to your baby’s physiological needs to strengthen the bond between you.

Why this matters:

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The first 6-8 weeks after birth are crucial.

When a mother receive proper care, she will emerge from the postpartum period stronger, whole and transformed.

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In many traditions, this time is honored as:

    •    The Cuarentena in Mexico

    •    The Golden Month in Traditional Chinese Medicine

    •    The Sacred Window in Ayurveda

 

Without proper care, mothers risk long-term exhaustion, physical strain, and emotional overwhelm (postpartum depression).

With holistic support, you can:

    •    Prevent pelvic organ prolapse and physical discomfort

    •    Reduce perinatal mood disorders

    •    Bond deeply with your baby

    •    Feel rested, strong, and whole

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—Postpartum care is an investment in a woman life long health.—

Why Work With Me?

 

I bring a blend of holistic bodywork, traditional postpartum wisdom, support through Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology, and years of experience holding space for women and mothers to heal and reconnect.

 

I support mothers not just physically, but emotionally and energetically

 

—so they emerge from postpartum feeling seen, stronger and deeply nurtured—

Regular postpartum visits last around 3 hours
and may include the following services
depending on what's appropriate/needed at the time:

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  • Debriefing of your birth story or other, integration of your experience

  • Emotional support

  • Craniosacral therapy

  • Full-body massage with warm therapeutic oil

  • Sobada Maya

  • Manual Drain Lymphatic

  • Breastfeeding support

  • Human temazcal bath

  • Herbal bath preparation

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  • Nutrition, herbs and supplement guidance

  • Moxa and Auriculotherapy treatment

  • Castor-oil packs

  • C-section support and treatments

  • Closing of the Bones Ceremony

  • Newborn care rooted in babies' physiologic design and attachment parenting strategies, helping understanding baby development, sleep-related dynamics, crying and anything else wants to be explored and discussed

  • Placenta Medicine

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All packages include:​

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  • 1 Session before birth

  • Creation of personalised postpartum plan for the initial postpartum period to provide better support for the mother/ baby dyad and family after labour.

  • Placenta Medicine information & honouring ritual after birth (optional with no additional fee)

  • Closing of the Bones Ceremony

  • 2 litters of homemade Bone Broth Soup for each postpartum home session

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Session Package

 

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  • First session between the 1st and 5th day;

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  • Second session between 15th and 18th day;

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  • Third session between 25th and 28th;

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  • The fourth session ideally occurs on the last day of the initial postpartum period, for the Closing of the Bones Ceremony.

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  •  2 hours Postpartum planning 

  •  2 hours Placenta ritual

  •  3 x 3 hours per home session

  •  4 hours Closing of the bones ceremony

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​17 hours in total

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Session Package

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  • First home session between the 1st and 5th day for a craniosacral session and birth debrief.

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  • Ideally on the last day of the initial postpartum period will be for the Closing of the Bones Ceremony.

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  • These home sessions are available within an 8-week timeframe following the birth.

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  •  2 hours Postpartum planning 

  •  2 hours Placenta ritual

  •  7 x 3 hours per home session

  •  4 hours Closing of the bones ceremony

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​ 29 hours in total

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Session Package

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  • First home session between the 1st and 5th day for a craniosacral session and birth debrief.

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  •  Ideally on the last day of the initial postpartum period will be for the Closing of the Bones    Ceremony.

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  • These home sessions are available within an 12-week timeframe following the birth.

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  •  2 hours Postpartum planning

  •  2 hours Placenta ritual

  •  11 x 3 hours per home session

  •  4 hours Closing of the bones ceremony.

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41 hours in total

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Photo credit: Tricia K Brennan

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Photo credit: Andreia Alves

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