Postpartum
Your baby is finally earthside.
Becoming a new parent is a BIG change, and you might be feeling a bit lost. It’s normal! We’ve got you! We offer a wide variety of services to support you in your journey through becoming parents or adding a new addition to the family.
Some examples of the services that we offer for the postpartum period are:
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The Postpartum Village
This is our free monthly gathering designed to nurture, support, and connect moms as they navigate the journey of early motherhood. Join us on the second Friday of each month for a gentle, supportive experience with your baby.
Each session offers restorative care, including acupuncture sessions and group therapy, providing a safe space to process birth stories and share the highs and lows of motherhood. Whether you stay for the entire morning or drop in for part of the time, The Postpartum Village is here to help you find community, relaxation, and understanding.
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Acupuncture
Acupuncture in the postpartum period can help you in many different ways, some are by helping you recover from birth physically and emotionally, breastfeeding and milk production, mastitis, pain, menstruation.
Acupuncture can also help your baby with things like colic, vomiting and reflux among others. Pins are not used on babies, instead we use non-invasive therapy. Baby must be at least 3 months old.
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Counselling
Adjusting to bringing a baby home can sometimes be a challenge, especially emotionally. Our mental health professionals know how to hold space and what real support looks like for those in the postpartum period.
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Mother Roasting Treatment
This treatment includes a gentle moxibustion belly warming treatment to seal the gate after giving birth to help your body recover faster from labour. After warming up the belly, we gently massage it and make a belly wrap to help heal and prevent a gap between the abdominal wall, relieve low back pain and provide support when holding and breastfeeding your baby.
It also includes the postpartum healing acupuncture session to help recover faster, warm and nourish the body and provide lactation support if needed.
*This session can be eligible for reimbursement through your private benefits if you have coverage for Acupuncture.
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Birth Debrief
If your birth wasn’t all you wanted it to be, you aren’t alone. Even if you had a “good outcome”, or things went ‘mostly ok’, it doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t talk about it with a professional.
People who have professional debriefing, experience less trauma, less incidence of depression and feel so much more confident during future pregnancies and births.
The debriefing session should ideally happen within the first 6 weeks postpartum.
*This session can be eligible for reimbursement through your private benefits if you have coverage for Counselling.
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Healing your Birth Experience
Looking to process or heal your birthing experience? This session is for you!
With a guided relaxation and mediation, Mercedes will walk you through the process of healing and processing whatever needs to be healed or processed.
1:1 and group sessions available.
*This session can be eligible for reimbursement through your private benefits if you have coverage for Counselling.
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Mom’s Who Worry!
Do you feel like all you do since you had your baby is worry? We have created a space just for you!
In this 10 week therapeutic group we’ll meet at The Perinatal Wellness Centre in Dartmouth (babies are welcome) and chat about our experiences as new parents. You’ll be able to build your community while being supported by Registered Counselling Therapist Mercedes in a group setting.
You’ll get all the tips/info you need to work with your worries, including techniques that are proven to help decrease anxiety. You can live a life without constant worry!
*This program can be eligible for reimbursement through your private benefits if you have coverage for Counselling.
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Lactation/Feeding Support
Starting in the fall, we will be hosting a breastfeeding support group once a month.
Classes and Workshops helpful during the Postpartum Period & Beyond
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DBL Baby Language
DBL Baby Language allows you to learn what your new baby is communicating by understanding the different sounds they make just before they cry.
It is ideal to take this class while pregnant or before your baby is 3 months old.
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Healing your Birth Trauma
Looking to process or heal your birthing experience? This session is for you!
With a guided relaxation and mediation, Mercedes will walk you through the process of healing and processing whatever needs to be healed or processed.
*This session can be eligible for reimbursement through your private benefits if you have coverage for Counselling.
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HypnoMothering
HypnoBirthing was an excelent tool for your pregnancy and birth?
Learn about our HypnoMothering classes and all the new hypnosis techniques specific for the postpartum period.