As your birth doula, I am available as a continuous support person throughout your pregnancy and birth. Usually, we will meet before your due date to discuss how I can be of service to your family and support team, and to develop a birth plan that will give you confidence in voicing your needs.
During your birth, the physical support I offer may include: massage, labor postions, hydrotherapy, aromatherapy, use of the birth ball, and techniques for deep relaxation.
Advocacy includes facilitating your birth plan and being a witness through your birth process. As your advocate I will help nurture you into a restful place to admire your baby and recover from birth.
* calm continuous support * advocacy * relaxation techniques * informational library * nurturing touch
" We were fortunate enough to find Jackie for post partum doula services. She was friendly and knowledgeable and did a great job helping our family. There were a number of particular suggestions she offered that made a world of difference in our experience of the first several weeks. She was kind, understanding, and helpful and we felt very comfortable having her around the house assisting in various capacities. She prepared some delicious healthy meals, did laundry, and helped with our newborn. Most importantly, she helped me as a new mother with tips on breastfeeding, sleeping arrangements, and more. I would happily recommend her to anyone for post partum doula support. Thank you Jackie!"
- Genevieve B. Santa Monica, CA
* Bathing * Breastfeeding * Swaddling * Soothing * Cooking * Foot Rubs * Nursery set up * Cord Care
The name of this package comes from a song that my guru would often sing "Divine Mother". This package is designed to offer nurturing on a deep level.
* Free initial consultation
* Unlimited phone and email consultation
* 3 prenatal home visits
* Birth doula services
* 12 hours of postpartum care (days only)
* One postpartum herbal bath
* 30 minute full body herbal oil rub
* Placentophagia dehydration and encapsulation of your placenta
* Includes herbal, teas, salves, oils and tinctures, all formulated to meet your personal needs and enhance your body's healing ability.
Including birth and postpartum support, this package is ideal for first time parents, VBACS, or families looking to take a different course from their first birth.
* Unlimited phone & email consultation
* 2 postpartum home visits (up to 8 hours)
" We were referred to Jackie when our son was three weeks old. At that time, we had been sleeping very little and were quite frazzled and were just hoping to have a night nurse to watch the baby so we could get some sleep. With Jackie, we received so much more. She is a highly qualified, professional, knowledgeable and experienced doula, with great understanding of newborns and their needs and development. In addition, what is probably most important, Jackie is loving and kind – she simply adores our son and he adores her..." Ann Rosen Napa, CA
Medicinal Use of the Placenta (Placentophagia)
The practice of eating the placenta has been observed throughout history in many parts of the world. For thousands of years, the Chinese have revered this powerful substance in their Materia Medica as regenerative to the essence and the breath. In Western cultures, eating the placenta is often viewed as barbaric, but thanks to new information about the surprising benefits, there has been a recent push among young mothers to eat the placenta after giving birth.
Studies have shown that eating the placenta has a number of benefits, some of these benefits may include: restoring hormones levels, augmenting lactation, shortening bleeding time, preventing mood jags, curb postpartum depression, replenish lost nutrients, and slow postpartum hemorrhage. The most beneficial times to take in your placenta medicine is, shortly after childbirth or during times of tiredness or energy deficiency.
Please contact Jackie directly for more information about placenta medicine.
Birth Pool in a Box Eco
Waterbirth is felt by mothers and providres alike to to the gentlest of gentle births. Warm luxurious water will cradle you and give you complete freedom to move during the greatest achievements of your life. The women who have experienced the support of water for their labors, and held their newborn in their arms, speak volumes about the comforts of a birth pool.
Birth Pool in a Box Eco has been designed specifically for water labor and waterbirth without the chemicals commonly found in other plastic products that have been linked to fertility issues. Birth Pool in a Box Eco is a quck inflatable tub with a built in seat for a birth support person and two handles, conveniently located to grip for the pushing stage.
Our rental service includes: a one month rental period, pick- up and delivery included within 30 miles, and the birth tub kit, which includes everything you need aside from one garden hose.
Follow these two easy steps to reserve your tub now, and it will show up on your door step three weeks before your estimated due date.
1. fill our Birth Pool in a Box eco rental agreement.
2. Mail your $100 deposit to Birth Realm at P.O. Box 1122 Occidental CA 95465
3. We will call you when we recieve your paper work and deposit to schedule a dop off date!
phone: (310) 593 1218
address: p.o.box 1122
occidental, ca 95465
email: birthrealm_gmail.com
