Continuous Maternal Vitality & Infant Wellness Guidance in Sebastopol & Occidental, CA

Postpartum Care Package & Functional Wellness Roadmap

Standard postpartum care often concludes at six weeks, right as long-term physiological, hormonal, and physical recovery begins.

Led by midwife Audrey Rees, our postpartum and functional medicine practice offers in-home and office care designed for families throughout Occidental and Sebastopol, California.

True postpartum healing requires time, root-cause physiological repletion, and intentional care, blending traditional midwifery wisdom with targeted bodywork and nutritional guidance.

Structure

Program Options & Structure

You may begin your care package whenever you feel ready after birth—typically starting anytime between 6 to 10 weeks postpartum. All standard consultations take place once per month for 90 minutes and can be held in-person at the office or virtually via Zoom.

Option 1: 6-Month Intensive

6 Monthly Sessions

Focused core support covering foundational lab analysis, blood sugar and mineral balancing, gut health, pelvic recovery, self-care routines, and early solid food introduction for your baby.

Option 2: 12-Month Comprehensive

12 Monthly Sessions

Full-year continuous care spanning through your baby's first birthday and beyond. Integrates foundational functional testing, deep somatic self-care instruction, hormone/cycle tracking, teething and weaning guidance, and complete infant developmental milestones.

Foundation

Core Package Components

1. Foundational Functional Lab Testing

In functional wellness, true root-cause healing begins at the foundation. Before evaluating complex hormones, we prioritize stabilizing blood sugar regulation, mineral levels, and gut health. When these base systems are balanced, metabolic energy stabilizes and your body builds the resilience required for lasting vitality. Included in your package price is a baseline lab panel:

Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP): Evaluates liver function, kidney health, fluid balance, and electrolyte status.
Blood Sugar & Insulin Markers: Assesses glucose regulation and insulin sensitivity to prevent postpartum energy crashes.
Full Mineral & Electrolyte Profile: Measures critical minerals required for cellular hydration, adrenal resilience, and nervous system health.
Complete Thyroid Panel: Evaluates TSH, Free T3, Free T4, Reverse T3, and thyroid antibodies to monitor post-pregnancy thyroid balance.
Iron & Ferritin Status: Assesses total iron, TIBC, and serum ferritin to restore iron stores without digestive distress.
GI-MAP (Stool Analysis): Assesses digestive capacity, gut microbiome health, inflammation, and dysbiosis.

2. Nutritional & Herbal Roadmap

Food-First Nutrient Density: Tailored meal strategies emphasizing bone broth, bioavailable proteins, healthy fats, and restorative whole foods.
Ferritin & Iron Optimization: Culinary protocols balancing heme and non-heme iron to rebuild stores gently and effectively.
Custom Herbal Formulations: Crafting herbal teas, tinctures, and tonics to support lactation, nervous system grounding, and hormone recovery.

3. Somatic & Pelvic Health Guidance

Self-Card & Nervous System Education: Integrated instruction in self-massage protocols, manual lymphatic drainage, and daily grounding exercises.
Scar Mobilization & Core Alignment: Targeted protocols for C-section scar release, pelvic floor realignment, and abdominal core reconnection.

4. Infant Developmental & Wellness Support

Milestone & Solid Food Transition: Session check-ins monitoring motor and social growth, alongside gentle step-by-step solid food introductions.
Teething & Comfort Support: Natural herbal and somatic strategies to ease teething pain, soothe inflamed gums, and comfort fussy infants.
Specialized Infant Bodywork (Add-On Available): 30-minute targeted Craniosacral Therapy (CST) and Infant Fascial Release (certified through Lori Hendrickson) to resolve birth strains, dural tension, oral tie restriction tension (pre/post-frenectomy), nursing/latch strain, and colic/gas.

5. Cycle Tracking & Return of Fertility

Fertility Awareness Method (FAM): Educational guidance on tracking basal body temperature, cervical mucus, and cycle recovery as menstruation returns.

Dynamic Sessions

Tailored Care: What We Cover Together

Because every mother begins her care package at a unique time and with distinct needs, our monthly sessions are not bound to a rigid, fixed timeline. We address topics organically as they naturally arise for you and your baby ensuring every visit delivers timely, meaningful, and highly practical support.

Foundational Intake & Health Baseline: Comprehensive health assessment, symptom review, and ordering your Foundational Lab Panel (CMP, Blood Sugar, Minerals, Thyroid, Iron, GI-MAP).

Functional Lab Review & Custom Protocol: In-depth analysis of your lab results and creation of a targeted diet, mineral, and gut-nourishing plan to restore core vitality.

Pelvic Floor & Structural Recovery: Assessment of physical alignment, pelvic floor tone, posture, and learning gentle self-directed structural realignment routines.

Mineral & Iron Optimization: Re-evaluating energy levels, monitoring ferritin and iron absorption, and refining dietary/herbal repletion strategies.

Scar Mobilization & Core Reconnection: Hands-on guidance for C-section scar tissue release (or perineal recovery) and deep abdominal core re-patterning.

Infant Solid Foods & Digestive Health: Step-by-step guidance on introducing nutrient-dense first foods, supporting baby's gut microbiome, and managing allergy awareness.

Teething & Infant Comfort Strategies: Gentle herbal remedies, topical comfort routines, and soothing practices for teething discomfort and infant irritability.

Cycle Tracking & Hormonal Recovery: Fertility Awareness Method (FAM) education, understanding body signals as cycles return, and supporting natural hormone balance.

Nervous System Regulation & Self-Massage: Learning vagus nerve grounding techniques, home lymphatic self-massage, and stress modulation routines.

Gentle Infant Sleep & Co-Regulation: Establishing grounded sleep hygiene, soothing routines, and healthy maternal-infant attachment without rigid training methods.

Weaning Support & Long-Term Vitality: Guidance through lactation transitions, long-term nutrient repletion, and maintaining vibrant energy beyond the first year.

Accessible Care

Investment & Sliding Scale Pricing

We are deeply committed to making holistic root-cause care as accessible as possible while ensuring the sustainability of our practice. To honor the diverse financial realities of our community, we offer a self-selected sliding scale pricing model based on financial capacity, income, and access to generational wealth.

Tier 1: Standard / Supported

Select this rate if meeting your basic living expenses requires careful budgeting, or if paying our baseline rate would create financial hardship or strain.

Tier 2: Sustaining (Base)

Select this rate if your basic needs are consistently met, you have predictable income, and you can comfortably pay for wellness services without impacting your daily stability.

Tier 3: Supporter / Redistribution

If you are in the owning class, have comfortable disposable income, own assets, or hold wealth/generational security. This tier directly offsets cost barriers for community members.

Care Package Option	Tier 1: Supported	Tier 2: Sustaining	Tier 3: Supporter
Option 1: 6-Month Intensive (6 Monthly Sessions + Full Lab Panel)	Paid in Full: $1,800 Monthly: $350/mo	Paid in Full: $2,200 Monthly: $420/mo	Paid in Full: $2,600 Monthly: $510/mo
Option 2: 12-Month Comprehensive (12 Monthly Sessions + Full Lab Panel)	Paid in Full: $2,800 Monthly: $275/mo	Paid in Full: $3,300 Monthly: $325/mo	Paid in Full: $3,900 Monthly: $395/mo

Custom Add-On Services

Mother's Hands-On Bodywork Session (90 Minutes) — +$150 per visit: While standard visits include self-massage instruction, you may add a full 90-minute hands-on bodywork session. Modalities include Craniosacral Therapy (CST), Myofascial Release, Swedish Massage, Hot Stone Therapy, Warm Towels, and Moxibustion.
Infant Bodywork Session Add-On (30 Minutes) — +$50 per visit: Specialized 30-minute hands-on bodywork session for baby using Craniosacral Therapy (CST) and Lori Hendrickson Infant Fascial Release. Can be added to any regular session or added alongside a Mother's Massage session.
Additional Consultation Visits — $150 per 90-minute session: Extra consultations beyond your scheduled monthly session are available upon request.
In-Home Visit Fee — +$50 per visit: Home visits are available upon request for any scheduled session (within local service area).
Advanced Testing Add-Ons (Optional): If secondary testing is needed after foundational baselines are established, hormone/cortisol (DUTCH) or environmental toxin panels can be added at out-of-pocket lab cost.

Insurance & Primary Provider Lab Credits

The package price includes cash-pay lab costs ($330 Foundational Blood Panel + $350 GI-MAP).

Blood Work Credit ($330): If your blood work is covered through Medi-Cal or ordered by your primary care provider under private insurance, a $330 credit will be deducted from your package price.
GI-MAP Stool Analysis ($350): Please note that specialized functional stool testing (GI-MAP) is not covered by insurance and remains an out-of-pocket lab expense. If you choose to opt out of the GI-MAP, a $350 credit can be applied.

Terms & Billing Information: Monthly payment plans are structured to spread the package investment evenly across your care period. Enrolling in a monthly plan constitutes a commitment to complete the 6-month or 12-month series as outlined in your care contract. Payments are automatically processed monthly via our secure client portal.