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your postpartum time is sacred.
you deserve to be held,
nourished, and supported
as you heal and reconnect with yourself and your baby.

After giving birth, you deserve to be held in care.

You deserve massages with warm oils,

herbal baths,

nourishing meals,

and a presence that listens deeply,

not just your words,

but the story beneath them,

the one held in your body.

You deserve to be fully seen and welcome from the deepest journey a woman can go through!

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Postpartum care is a necessity — NOT a luxury.

 

I provide holistic, mother-centered care designed to honor your body, emotions, and bond with your baby.

 

My postpartum care includes:

  • Gentle, hands-on care: Slow massages, craniosacral therapy, lymphatic drainage, abdominal and womb massage—each technique is designed to support your healing and restore balance.

  • Physical support: Alleviating birth-related pain, promoting recovery, supporting digestion, and helping prevent issues such as pelvic organ prolapse, hormonal imbalances, c-section support.

  • Emotional and mental support: Offering from the lens of Prenatal and Perinatal Somatic Psychology a nurturing, safe space for you to process your pregnancy and birth experience and connect with your body, your baby, and your intuition.

  • Breastfeeding support: Helping you and your baby find a smooth path with nursing and bonding.

  • Bonding support: Attuning to your baby’s physiological needs to strengthen the bond between you.

Why this matters:

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The first 6-8 weeks after birth are crucial.

When a mother receive proper care, she will emerge from the postpartum period stronger, whole and transformed.

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In many traditions, this time is honored as:

    •    The Cuarentena in Mexico

    •    The Golden Month in Traditional Chinese Medicine

    •    The Sacred Window in Ayurveda

 

Without proper care, mothers risk long-term exhaustion, physical strain, and emotional overwhelm (postpartum depression).

With holistic support, you can:

    •    Prevent pelvic organ prolapse and physical discomfort

    •    Reduce perinatal mood disorders

    •    Bond deeply with your baby

    •    Feel rested, strong, and whole

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—Postpartum care is an investment in a woman life long health.

Regular postpartum visits last around 3 hours
and may include the following services
depending on what's appropriate/needed at the time:

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  • Debriefing of your birth story or other, integration of your experience

  • Emotional support

  • Craniosacral therapy

  • Full-body massage with warm therapeutic oil

  • Sobada Maya

  • Manual Drain Lymphatic

  • Breastfeeding support

  • Human temazcal bath

  • Herbal bath preparation

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  • Nutrition, herbs and supplement guidance

  • Moxa and Auriculotherapy treatment

  • Castor-oil packs

  • C-section support and treatments

  • Closing of the Bones Ceremony

  • Newborn care rooted in babies' physiologic design and attachment parenting strategies, helping understanding baby development, sleep-related dynamics, crying and anything else wants to be explored and discussed

  • Placenta Medicine

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One off home postpartum
care session

Available as a gift card.

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Includes​

1× 3.5hr in-home postpartum care session.

2 littler of Bone Broth 

1x medicinal tea/elixir (2-3 serves)​​

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Duration

3.5hr

 

Option to extend at additional cost and depending on availability.

Please reach out to discuss.​

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Full amount is due upon booking and is non-refundable. A travel fee may be added depending on your location.​

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full service postpartum
care package

Combining my deep knowledge of the postpartum period, healing bodywork, and nurturing presence, my focus is on caring for Mama—so she can focus on bonding, healing, and thriving.

Sessions may include bodywork, 

emotional support, and intuitive care based on her needs.​

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Photo credit: Andreia Alves

Includes​

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  • 1x pre-birth, in-person education & planning session with you and your partner personalised postpartum plan to better support for the mother/ baby dyad and family after labour.

  • Placenta Medicine, encapsulation, tinctures, prints and honouring ritual after birth (optional )

  • 5x weekly, in-home postpartum care sessions of 3.5hr duration.

  • Closing of the bones ceremony of around 4hr duration

  • 2 litters of homemade Bone Broth Soup for each postpartum home session

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  • First home session between the 1st and 5th day for a craniosacral session and birth debrief.

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  • Ideally on the last day of the initial postpartum period will be for the Closing of the Bones Ceremony.

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    Duration

  • 6 weeks timeframe following the birth.

  • Can be extended if you are still wanting/needing more care.
    This is negotiated at the time in terms of my availability and what kind of care you are needing (which will impact pricing)

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30% non-refundable deposit is due upon booking, with the remainder due at least one month before your ‘due date’ or at birth, whichever comes first.

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Payment plans are available, please reach out to discuss options.

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An additional travel fee may also be added, depending on your location.

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​ 30 hours in total

2400€ (including VAT)

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continuity of care package (from 12 weeks to 1 year)

Rooted in a deep commitment to holistic, ongoing support, this offering is inspired by traditional birthing and healing practices, it waves together all that ive learned to support you from early pregnancy through the first year after birth, honoring each phase with presence and care.

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If you feel called to walk this journey together,

i'd love to connect.

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Please reach out to learn more.​​​​

Why Work With Me?

 

I bring a blend of holistic bodywork, traditional postpartum wisdom, support through Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology, and years of experience holding space for women and mothers to heal and reconnect.

 

I support mothers not just physically, but emotionally and energetically

 

so they emerge from postpartum feeling seen, stronger and deeply nurtured—

I value your time and will do my best to respond within 24 to 48 hours.
If you don’t hear from me by then, please feel free to follow up.

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Oranjeplantsoen 6, 1111 CD Diemen
  support@catarinalapao.com
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