We’ll miss you Jill

Saturday was my last day with our wonderful postpartum doula Jill Frink. I am quite lucky to know her as a friend and even more so to have experienced her soothing doula magic (and delectable feasts) these past two weeks. What is a postpartum doula, you ask? Since this is the first time I’ve encountered such a service, I’ll just tell you what Jill does or did for me. One important distinction is that she uses ayurvedic medicine in her practices. So all the food and many of the herbal remedies she prepared for us had an Indian flare. It was fabulous, I felt like I was back in India for two weeks. 

So my day with Jill looked like the following: Jill comes by around 10 AM and starts cooking a beautiful yummy breakfast. She also gives me a very tasty hot milk drink spiced with cardamom and who knows what else. Fatty, creamy foods are the theme here. I gained about 30 lb during my pregnancy and probably another 10 postpartum. It felt really right to be eating her rich warm meals though, very comforting. 

After breakfast we did a consultation. She checks in on how the baby’s doing and mom and adjusts the herbal medicines and food accordingly. Then I um..get a soft tissue, warm oil massage from her that lasts about 1 1/2 hours! Yes, I felt a bit spoiled. It was incredibly soothing, as you might imagine.

She leaves us in the afternoon with some super good lunch (and sometimes dessert!) and I ravage it because breastfeeding has made me a hungry monster. 

I wish I was a very wealthy, permanently postpartum woman so that I could have Jill over all the time. Actually, I wouldn’t wish postpartum permanence on anyone. 

Denise

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