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- POSTpartum Home Support (4 hours)
Get the rest and support your deserve after giving birth to your precious bundle. Your postpartum doula will be trained to recognise the support you need including, but not limited to: * Newborn care - to allow you to rest, sleep or shower without worry * Breastfeeding support - to start you with the correct support and empowerment if you choose to breastfeed. Studies show that early support from a postpartum doula leads to more mothers reaching their breastfeeding goals * Evidence based advice for mother, father and ALL caregivers (including helpers and confinement nannies) - ensure all caregivers are aware of the correct ways to feed, bath, swaddle and put down to sleep * Birth journey reflection - ensure you have not left questions unanswered that may cause emotional imbalance * Light household maintenance - your postpartum doula's priority first and foremost is your newborn and you. Whilst taking care of your newborn and the birth parents needs her time will be busy and dedicated, however if time allows we recognise that emotional and mental stability can come from having a clean, tidy, home. Because of this, if needed, she will access the need to help with light household chores for the baby, and rest of the household, if she deems it important for the birth parents recovery PLUS: * Holding space for family dynamics * Lifestyle consulting * Referrals and contacts to specialist postpartum health care providers * Evidence Based Guidance in: ** Safety ** Sleep and scheduling ** Child development basics ** Nutrition and hydration basics EMPOWA YOUR MOTHERHOOD
- Lactation / Infant Feeding Consultation
Home based consultation to support, nurture and guide mothers and babies in their feeding journey, with kindness and without judgement. A happy and well supported family goes a long way to making a happy baby. Examples of the work we do during home consultations: - latching techniques - dealing with painful/cracked nipples - breast engorgement - low milk supply, or over supply - pumping and breast milk expression - dealing with sleepy baby during feeding - lumps, blockages and mastitis - pre natal colostrum harvesting and general preparation for your feeding journey - introducing a bottle to your baby - return to work feeding guidance Each home consultation is up to 90 minutes, depending on your needs Sally, your breast feeding specialist, is all about supporting, nurturing and guiding mothers and babies in their feeding journey with kindness and without judgement. She is an Australian Registered Nurse and Certified Breast Feeding Specialist who has been working in the Child and Family Health space for 25 years in Australia, The United Kingdom, Hong Kong and most recently Singapore through her business called Baby Feeding and Beyond. Sally operates as an independent contractor on the Empowa/Pregnant and Popped platforms, please contact Sally directly for more specific details of her services and company. She can be contacted via the VILLAGE WhatsApp group if you have questions before you book.
- 2 hour Support and Confidence Consult
Guidance and hands on support for mother and baby - meeting you where you are in YOUR journey. Below is a guide of the support and guidance Kathy includes in every consultation 🟡 Pregnant 🟡 Birth planning Physical preparation for the smoothest postpartum recovery Emotional preparation for your transition to Parenthood Nursery planning Postpartum shopping list for the whole family 🟣 0-4 mths Postpartum 🟣 Birth debriefing Feeding support (breast and bottle) Lactation and breastfeeding counselling Newborn care New mother care and recovery Baby Wearing Leaving the house Holding space for family dynamics Lifestyle consulting 🔵 4-24 mths Postpartum 🔵 Introduction of solid food Back to work anxiety Child care planning Pumping at work Introducing a bottle Simple effect daily routines (including sleep tips) Managing upwards, sideways and downwards Shared parenting Self care I like to call it planning for the fifth trimester - plan for success and sanity Please note that it can be difficult to cover all content in just one session. That is why Kathy highly recommends her 3 session plans. EVERY CONSULTATION ALWAYS INCLUDES : Evidence Based Guidance in Safety Evidence Based Guidance in Sleep and scheduling Evidence Based Guidance in Child development Evidence Based Guidance inNutrition and hydration PLUS Referrals and contacts to specialist pre and postnatal health care providers EMPOWA YOUR MOTHERHOOD
- FREE Strategy Session with Kathy
FREE strategy session to discuss how you can plan your way through your pregnancy and postpartum transition with the very best of support and guidance from service providers in Singapore. We'll cover not only how Empowa could help your postpartum journey, but also insights into services in Singapore that will compliment your birth and postpartum goals. Who is this Service good for: ✔️ First time parents that believe they know very little ✔️ Second, third, fourth, fifth etc time parents that KNOW how important having a VILLAGE is ✔️ Pregnant or postpartum parents wanting to understand the role of Postpartum Recovery Support, as given by a Postpartum Doula ✔️ Pregnant parents that are inquisitive about how the decisions you make during your pregnancy and child birth have a direct correlation to your postpartum recovery ✔️ Pregnant or postpartum parents wanting to understand the landscape of support in Singapore ✔️ Non-birthing Partners wanting to know what support they can provide for their birth partners Please note that my FREE strategy calls are not to provide specific guidance or advice. They are to help you strategise what support you may wish to consider for your family. EMPOWA YOUR MOTHERHOOD
- Virtual Consultation with Kathy @ Empowa
These sessions are engaged, power hours. At time of booking please select your "focus" topic. Focus Topics available: Postpartum Planning session - excellent for pregnant families looking for guidance on everything from what to buy, which service providers we recommend and what should be their focus in order to have a smooth, stress free postnatal journey with their precious new baby Bottle Feeding - if you are struggling with, or maybe planning ahead for, bottle feeding Kathy is an expert in supporting your journey. Kathy has helped multiple families overcome bottle feeding aversion or refusal, saved many rugs from excess spit up and reflux and supported many babies to optimal nights sleep with minimum tummy discomfort. Breastfeeding - looking for a less intrusive approach than other lactation consultants. Discover a gentler way to look at feeding your baby Solid Food Discovery - a confidence building, informative consultation about how to approach the start of the solid food journey. It's not all just about nutrition, babies use all 5 senses when learning to love food, plus it's a huge brain and body developmental milestone. Kathy helps bring the common sense and fun back into this essential life skill. Back to work planning - Time to find your new normal? "Back to Work" Strategy sessions introduce you to tried and tested tactics and tipsfFrom pumping to time management to ensure you stay feeling in control. EMPOWA YOUR MOTHERHOOD









