Other Services

Birth Matters NW has a variety of skills that are offered in addition to birth and postpartum support. These are available to all birth and postpartum clients as well as other families seeking to round out their birthing experience.

Placenta Encapsulation, Prints, Tinctures, and Keepsakes

Malaysian Style Benkung Belly Binding & Warming Paste

Encapsulation

Belly Binding

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Placenta Encapsulation

Full service encapsulation services are offered through
Puget Sound Placenta ($300)
This includes a transport kit (when booked in advance), full encapsulation + optional cord keepsake and placenta print, 4 page postpartum guide, and a digital print image of your placenta.

Priority return mail service provided with every service!

Placenta tinctures also available

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Traditional Benkung
Belly Binding

Binding the stomach offers support, stability and comfort to the muscles, skin and internal organs to repair and bring healing to the postpartum body. During pregnancy, the vertical abdominal muscles widen and thin to accommodate growing babies, which can result in diastasis recti. This is a condition where the muscles separate and may stay separate (if not properly cared for), creating back issues, hernias and bulging of the abdomen. Binding is a terrific way to heal the muscle walls back together and also support spine and posture realignment. Binding is considered very emotionally healing for postpartum mothers. Traditionally belly binding is done daily for 6 weeks postpartum starting on day 3-4 after birth. It is at it's most effective and best used during the first 8 weeks postpartum, but can also be useful for support during anytime of the postpartum period.
Other benefits include:

Helps uterus return to pre-pregnancy size
Improves posture and spinal alignment
Alleviates back ache
Provides some self-care for new parent
May help stabilizes loose ligaments
Providing additional pressure to abdomen to help reduce water retention
Gently allows organs to return to their pre-pregnancy position

Guide/How To

Warming Paste

Alongside belly binding you can double up and use a warming past postpartum to get you feeling good. The point of the warming paste is that it will physically warm up your abdominal area to help with the following: Increase blood flow to the area to help aid in muscle recover | Help with toning | Aid in tightening of loose skin | Help rid of water retention that the body holds onto post baby