The Heart of Postpartum Support
by Lindsey @ Heartistic Families LLC
TOPICS INCLUDE:
Postpartum As We Know It
First 42 Days
Women Caring For Women
Postpartum Healthcare In America
American Women and Our Lost Inheritance
Gynecology’s History and Effect On Postpartum
Holistic Postpartum Support
Doula’s Support Goals
Ayurveda & The Physiology of The 4th Trimester
Why Ayurveda Postpartum Support Is Important
The Mother-Baby Dyad
Listening To Your Birth Story
Ayurveda: Vata Dosha In Postpartum
You and Your Baby’s Microbiome
The Pillar of Nourishment
The Pillar of Yoga
The Pillar of Bodywork
The Pillar of Rest
Rebuilding and Stabilizing Ojas and Prana
Pranayama and Meditation
Dinacharya: Daily Ayurvedic Self-Care
Abhyanga: Ayurvedic Massage
Baby Massage
Breastfeeding Setup & Positions
Treating Breast Pain, Engorgement, & Clogged Ducts
First Weeks: Sore Nipples and Areola
Top Breastfeeding Questions
Mother Nature and Hormones
Baby Blues and Postpartum Depression
Ayurvedic Perspective of Postpartum Blues
Uterine Involution & Lochia’s Cycle
Urinary Stress and Incontinence
Yoga, Abdominals, Kegels, and The Pelvic Floor
Engaging Your Pelvic Floor
The “Getting My Body Back” Culture
Changes In Blood Volume and Vasculature
Episiotomies and Healing From Perineal Tearing
Bowel Movements
Hemorrhoids
Dealing With Pain After Childbirth
Dealing With Pain Via Surgical Birth
Healing A Surgical Birth Incision
Placenta Encapsulation
Newborn Care In The First 42 Days
Rooming In & Safe Sleep
Older Children
Visitors From Family & Friends
Newborn Essentials
Postpartum Essentials
The Effects of Peristeaming
Self-cleansing Uterus
Normal vs. Irregular Cycles
Painful Periods
Postpartum Weight Loss
Hemorrhoids
Prolapse
Hernias
Bacteria, Yeast Infections, UTIs, and Viruses
Fibroids and Cysts
Unexplained Infertility
Miscarriage
Painful Intercourse
Strengthening Your New Body’s Digestion After Birth
Food and The Dosha
Food Combining Rules
Weight Gain and Sugar
Good Nutrition
Good and Bad Fats
Do You Need to be Carb-Free?
Foods To Avoid
Easy Food Prep Tips
Postpartum Meal Delivery
Vegan Mommies, Food Allergies, and Restrictions
About the Author
Lindsey became a Postpartum Doula after realizing her clients bonded better with each other and with their baby as she nourished new mothers to speed their healing and while teaching them specialized newborn care skills through her background as a Certified Advanced Newborn Care Specialist.
Her holistic health and nutrition background and training as a Certified Lactation Educator Counselor through UCSD allows new mothers to feel nourished and confident in their recovery as their body transitions into a new life force for their new baby.
Through Ayurveda, and also through allergy-free and diabetic cooking, Lindsey is experienced in stabilizing all conditions postpartum, knowing the cause and results of certain properties in herbs and foods and their effects on breast milk composition and quality, increasing milk production, and balancing vata dosha and the energy in the body vital to detoxing and healing immediately after birthing and in the first 8 weeks.
Lindsey later became a Birth Doula after her clients opened up to her about situations they faced in pregnancy and during labor which could have been prevented had they and their partner known how to prevent common ailments and navigate the medical environment to advocate for themselves. Lindsey’s thorough prenatal and postnatal education equips new parents to feel determined in their birth choices and parenting decisions, no matter the birthplace or parenting style.
Lindsey helps foster maximum self-determination for new and expecting parents and each of their new roles while transitioning to the journey of parenthood for their growing family. Receiving this essential support is something every family deserves.
