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We serve all clients virtually; and serve in-person in the Greater Boston area including:
Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Somerville, Quincy, Milton, and Braintree.

african american mother plants tree on top of buried placenta with help from her son

PLACENTA CARE

 

Placenta Tree Planting

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The ceremony of placenta burial has historically been a part of cultures across almost every continent, including Africa and Turtle Island. Tribes and peoples across these lands have buried placentas at the base of trees that grow up with these newborns. These trees carry diverse meanings for families, including a connection to the newborn’s land and home. This offering will provide personal help choosing and procuring tree and growing materials; planting the tree and placenta; and guidance through resources on aftercare for the newly planted tree.

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Optionally, part of the placenta can be preserved for you as a tincture, made into capsules, or a keepsake.

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Exchange:

Varies dependent on tree and growing space, submit your budget and notes on your consultation form.

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PAIL GARDEN

inspired by Nneka Hall

Our PAIL (Pregnancy and Infant Loss) Memory Gardens can help with...

Healing and Coping: Gardening provides a therapeutic outlet for processing grief and emotions. The act of nurturing plants can symbolize the process of healing and growth.

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Connection to Child: A garden can serve as a meaningful creation for a child loss, providing a practice for remembrance, nurturing, and reflection.​

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Included:

  • Sight visit to access best growing space(s) for garden set-up and design

  • Individualized garden design and plan (visual print)

  • Guidance choosing and procuring growing materials

  • Resources on recommended practices for maintenance (additional maintenance visits can be included if in budget)

  • Support via email and Telegram

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Exchange:

Varies dependent on project, submit your budget on your consultation form.

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smiling and affectionate african couple holding onto their baby

POSTPARTUM & PAIL CARE

 

Daytime

Postpartum and PAIL Support

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Every day during your postpartum or PAIL (Pregnancy and Infant Loss) looks a little different, as your needs will be changing daily and healing is a nonlinear journey. A postpartum doula's responsibilities shift each day based on you and your family's needs.

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Daytime hours are typically booked in 4-hour shifts.

 

Exchange: $45-50/hour

(from the hours of 7am to 5pm)

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May include:

  • Evidence-based support about postpartum recovery - including physical and emotional changes - and referrals to community resources

  • Breastfeeding/bodyfeeding support and guidance, including assistance with latching and positioning

  • Managing grocery shopping, meal prepping for baby and family and/or organize meal trains, and assisting with feeding schedules

  • Introduction to infant massage and early communication techniques

  • Organizing laundry service

  • Assisting with postpartum parent care (simple hair care, reflexology, etc.)

  • Womb wellness support (see below)

  • Answering the phone and taking messages (for PAIL)

  • Helping with funeral or burial arrangements, offering support in researching compassionate service providers for stillbirth or neonatal death (for PAIL)

  • Offering non-judgmental listening and encouragement

  • Support via email and Telegram

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Womb Wellness Support

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This offering is best for those face-to-face with womb challenges (examples: thyroid imbalance, endometriosis, fibroids, PCOS, sexual trauma), those looking for a more nature and ancetral-based approach to postpartum healing, and/or womb wellness as well as those need assistance with researching healing options for womb challenges.

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