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Our endorsed midwives can help you prep for postpartum properly because what happens after the baby comes is often the part nobody warns you about.

Most pregnancy care is laser-focused on birth, and then you get sent home with a baby, a leaking body, no sleep, and absolutely no plan. We do it differently. We sit down with you before birth and work through what you'll actually need; physically, emotionally, practically, so you walk into postpartum with a plan instead of a panic.

What we cover:
What your body will actually go through in the first 6 weeks
(bleeding, healing, hormones, the lot)
Feeding setup; whether you're planning to breastfeed, bottle feed, or stay flexible
Sleep, support and the realistic version of "rest"
Who you'll need around you, and what to ask them to actually do
Mental health: what's normal, what's not, and when to reach out
Postpartum supplies, kit and the stuff worth having ready
What to do in the first 24 hours, the first week, the first month
Partner and support person prep; what they need to know
Visitors, boundaries and how to actually have them
Returning to movement, intimacy and "yourself" (whatever that means now)

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