Postnatal support

 

If the birth of a child is an infinite happiness, it is important to realize that being a parent is learned, and that being accompanied with kindness could prove to be invaluable to advance in the parenthood which is appropriate for you and your baby. 

The weeks following childbirth are often an exhausting time for new parents. Many points of reference have to be reinvented. Between the fatigue, the hormones, the pains, the advice, this delicate period can be destabilizing. 

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My role will be to facilitate your entry into the world of motherhood/parenthood with a multidisciplinary support so that you can find your own path, and make informed choices and take your own decisions, without incitement or judgment on the different possibilities available to you. I will also help you set up a calm and secure parenting environment according to your desires, providing emotional, physical, informational and practical support from the moment you enter motherhood or go home. 

 

The main goal of this support is for the mother to feel soothed, listened to, heard, taken care of and empowered. Thus, she will be able to take care of her baby with serenity and naturally create a bond of unconditional attachment with him. 

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The preparation of her postpartum

• Postpartum plan

• Postpartum Ayurvedic Nutrition

• Practical needs of the postpartum family

• The importance of a caring network

• Reading tips according to the topics that interest you

• Physiological needs of the baby and the woman who has just given birth

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Gentle postpartum care

• Active, non-judgmental listening to the emotional experience of childbirth and your first steps in parenthood

• Therapeutic advice in Ayurvedic medicine to promote your recovery, relieve your discomforts and problems, and support your breastfeeding, in a natural and holistic way

• Fitness tips (mental and physical) from Hatha Yoga and Postnatal Yoga De Gasquet to make the most of the weeks following childbirth to recover well, because "almost everything is at stake before 6 weeks".

• How to move and be active safely after giving birth

• The physical transformations of the young mother's body and the emotional changes

• The importance of the young mother's well-being

• Information on types of postpartum activities

• Sharing of quality resources (breastfeeding groups, mother-baby gym classes, books on breastfeeding, etc.)

• Listening to your doubts, worries, feelings and concerns to allow you to express yourself freely and without a filter, and to go through your questions while being respected in your beliefs and wishes

• Sharing resources and good addresses to facilitate care, without wasting time in research

• Referring you to recognized specialists (osteopath, pediatrician, sleep nurse, perineal physiotherapist, etc.) as needed

• The role of the father 

• The baby blues and the emotional fluctuations of the new mother

• Support and emotional follow-up to detect and manage postpartum depression

• Providing any help that can make you feel better and facilitate the mother-baby bond (preparing a meal if you have not eaten anything!) Watch over your baby while you take a shower, ...)

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Mothering (proximal)

• The mother-baby bonding

• Support for breastfeeding or the first bottles

• The importance of skin to skin 

• The different types of carrying

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Baby's comfort

• Techniques for soothing the newborn (colic, gas, baby massage, etc.)

• Newborn care and comfort (swaddling, cord care, diapers, bathing, carrying ...)

• Baby feeding (breastfeeding, bottle feeding)

• Baby's rhythm, baby's sleep, cosleeping

• The importance of free motor skills

• The importance of baby massage in awakening the senses

• The essential needs of my baby

• Awakening activities

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​Rituals  

• Resources to ritualize this passage, celebrate life, thank the universe, express gratitude to the body

• Rituals for the placenta

• Closing of the bones at home with the rebozo