Every midwife knows, that not until a mother's womb softens from the pain of labor, will a way unfold and the infant find that opening to be born.
Oh friend, there is treasure in your heart, it is heavy with child, Listen.
All the awakened ones, like trusted midwives, are saying welcome this pain.
It opens the dark passage of grace. - Rumi

Midwifery Care Menu

Complete Midwifery Care
Pregnancy, Birth & Postpartum

Midwifery care for mama & baby during pregnancy, throughout her labor and birth and during the first six weeks postpartum.

You can choose to birth your baby with me at home or at the Bellingham Birth Center.
  • Complementary Consultation: a time for you and your partner to meet with me, ask questions, learn about the Midwifery Model of Care
  • Initial Visit, includes thorough health and wellness history, physical exam. All lab draws done by me in the comfort of a familiar setting.
  • Prenatal visits generally are every 4 weeks throughout your pregnancy until about 32 weeks, then every 2 weeks until 36 weeks, then every week (or more, as needed) until baby is in your arms.
  • Special focus on healthy postpartum planning is built-in to our conversations months before baby arrives.
  • Lending library: many wonderful books to choose from!
  • Option of purchasing a beautiful, personally made birth or postpartum kit
  • Professional, sensitive care during your labor & birth
  • Breastfeeding assistance - getting you off to a good start. Includes latch assistance, learning to hold, feed & wear your baby​
  • I often have some pretty lovely gifts for both mama and baby, things I've gathered or created with YOU in mind
  • Beautiful, healing postpartum care for mama optional offerings include (see more details in Deeply Nurturing Postpartum Additions, below):
    • Herbal/floral bath for mama & baby
    • Benkung Belly Bind ​
    • Warming oils, nutritive teas, and belly care - celebrating your journey to becoming a mother!
    • Pelvic care and Pap at 6 weeks, if needed
  • Newborn care:
    • Metabolic screening "The PKU Testa" (two little heel poke blood tests, performed, of course, in the comfort of your arms)
    • Vitamin K, Eye Ointment, etc., if desired
    • Newborn Hearing Screening (as a former Audiologist, you'll benefit from thorough, accurate discussion and competent testing)
    • Screening for Congenital Heart disorders

Postpartum Focus

Midwifery care for mama & baby during the first 6 weeks of the postpartum period. A beautiful option for healthy mamas & babies, regardless of where you give birth.

Postpartum-focused care includes, as needed or desired:
  • One or two prenatal visits, a time to get to know each other before baby arrives. Here, we develop your vision of postpartum and how I might best be able to assist you during this tender time.
  • In-home breastfeeding assistance, including latch guidance, learning to hold, feed, & wear your baby
  • Newborn metabolic screen, hearing screen, and congenital heart disorder screening available
  • Herbal/floral bath for mama & baby (image, below)
  • "Closing the bones" rebozo ceremony (ask me more about this during your consultation)
  • Physical care for mama & baby
  • Emotional guidance for mama, getting the family off to a good start
  • Pelvic care and Pap at 6 weeks, if needed
  • Access to lending library - I have many books about postpartum, siblings, becoming a mother, the mother journey, and more
  • Option of purchasing a beautiful, personally made postpartum kit
  • Option of purchasing any of the Deeply Nurturing Postpartum Additions, as noted below

The New Mama Floral Bath

Deeply Nurturing Postpartum Additions

Herbal Hot Stone Belly Treatment
for Postpartum

A river or ocean washed stone, hand gathered from the Northwest, is placed in a bed of healing herbs, wrapped in a cloth of 100% Cotton Batik, gently warmed, and applied to the belly during early postpartum. Healing, warming, soothing. Helps bring Mama back into her self, deeply nourishing and warming her core.

Easily added to your Postpartum care. $45.

Benkung Belly Binding Service + Wrap

Benkung Belly Binding is a Malasian practice of tightly wrapping the mother's belly in the early days of postpartum. This practice helps bring muscles back together that have separated, expels excess gas, and the tight wrapping feels good - feels like the mother is held and complete. Does not interfere with breastfeeding. This service is easily added on to your Postpartum care, and includes a belly bind to keep. I'll help you put the wrap on the first time or two, and also help your sweetheart learn how to offer this kindness to you, too.

Service + bind: $125