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Vem är bakom Postpartum.se?

Julianna Werner, certifierad postpartumdoula

Jag tycker att alla familjer förtjänar stöttning och omsorg efter födseln. Att återhämta sig fysiskt och emotionellt från en födsel, ta hand om en nyfödd bebis och att komma igång med amningen kan upplevas som mycket intensivt och krävande. Därför är det viktigt att den nyblivna mamman har stöd av någon som har hennes behov i fokus.

Jag är utbildad för att underlätta återhämtningen efter födseln, laga postpartumanpassad mat, stötta emotionellt och praktiskt och ge evidensbaserade råd kring amning, flaskmatning och bebisomsorg.

Jag finns i Stockholm och arbetar med familjer som talar både svenska och engelska.

Om mig

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Jag stöttar familjer innan födseln med min förberedande kurs, och i veckorna och månaderna efter födseln som postpartumdoula. Jag är övertygad om att mat är en av de viktigaste delarna av postpartumvård, därför levererar jag även hemlagade måltider till postpartumfamiljer runt om i Stockholm. Läs mer om vad som ingår i dessa tjänster genom att klicka på en nedan.

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Näringsrika maträtter som du kan få hemlevererade veckorna efter födseln.

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Ettårig postpartumdoulautbildning på svenska med Susannah Rickman. Early Bird-rabatt gäller hela december.

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@postpartum.se är ett konto skapat med nya och blivande mammor i åtanke. Här delar jag mina tankar och tips om allt som rör postpartum och livet som mamma. Jag skriver både på svenska och engelska, men alla mina posts kan översättas till valfritt språk.

Birth means that one is becoming two. Postpartum food is meant to communicate safety by ensuring there’s enough nourishment available here to support this growth. Postpartum food is meant to respond to the body’s immediate needs with real food with real fat, not low-calorie imitations of food.

You can’t grow from a place of scarcity.

Will a breastfeeding mother get all of the extra nutrients she needs, from a sandwich with low-fat margarine, a bowl of low fat yoghurt and a fruit, as the Swedish Food Agency advises?

I personally don’t believe that low-fat, ultra-processed foods like margarine or plastic wrapped bread from the supermarket are nutritious, but instead of arguing for my case, because I’m not a nutritionist, I’ll refer to @lilynicholsrdn for those who are interested in finding out why. Let’s just say that it’s a long-held belief that saturated fats (found in butter and other animal fats) are bad, but the evidence is inconclusive.

I was still eating a processed, low fat, vegetarian diet after my first pregnancy, but I could not keep my weight. My hair was thin. My skin was dry. My son was a year old when I made my first bone broth, and I will never forget the moment when I first tasted it. It was exactly what I didn’t know I was craving. It spoke to every cell in my body. Growing up on meals made from dehydrated bullion cubes I’d never tasted anything like it. It tasted like REAL food.

Cultures around the entire planet are nourishing their newborn mothers with rich, fatty, nutrient dense bone broths, porridges made from whole collections of ancestral grains, and herbal tonics. When I changed my diet to include this type of food, that’s when I started noticing a difference in my health. And when I conceived for the second time, I didn’t begin my pregnancy with deficiencies, like the first time.

WHAT IS TRADITIONAL POSTPARTUM CARE?

Many cultures around the world still practice traditional postpartum care with the purpose of enhancing postpartum recovery, and protecting the mother’s long term health and wellbeing. The first 20-60 days after birth may be regarded as an opportunity for rejuvenation, with the mother re-integrating into society as a more balanced version of herself.

Communities that take on the responsibility of keeping the new mother nourished and nurtured are identified as ethnokinship cultures.

Anthropologists refer to the traditional model of care as the ritual of reversal: “The increased support provided to the new mother temporarily changes her role from that of a caregiver to that of being one who is cared for. [...] For a very short, tightly circumscribed period, the mothers are mothered in order to value and protect their future capacity for mothering” (1).

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Dennis C-L, Fung K, Grigoriadis S, Robinson GE, Romans S, Ross L. Traditional Postpartum Practices and Rituals: A Qualitative Systematic Review. Women’s Health. 2007;3(4):487-502.

One thing’s for sure: Becoming a mother changes us. A woman who gives birth will adopt a new identity, slowly and over time, and a new social role not only in her family, but also in her larger community context.

How mothers are treated in the weeks following birth, shapes their new identity and teaches them about societal expectations on mothers.

So here’s my question:

What’s the message mothers receive about their own value when their community — and the health care system — abandons them during the most vulnerable period of their lives?

What are we teaching mothers when we expect them to get up on their feet and resume with their normal lives without even as much as a week of rest after pregnancy and birth, suffer through sleep deprivation, emotional turmoil, nutritional depletion, lack of social support and recognition— and STILL live up to the expectations of a “good mom”?

Maybe this is a radical statement, but I think resting after birth is an absolute necessity.

Your body needs you to slow down so that it can focus its energy on regeneration. Resting also gives you the mental space to integrate the birth experience, and truly tune into your newborn baby’s needs.

Postpartum rest will not happen without social support. Our brains slow down and preserve energy when we’re surrounded by people we trust. If you don’t live in a place where the ritual of mothering the mother is part of the culture, this means that an extended period of rest requires planning.

Ask yourself: Who’s going to be there with you, every day for the first 40 days? Who’s going to cook for you, so you don’t have to do it?

If people get provoked because you prioritize rest, it’s because resting is an act of resistance against a system that values profit over people. Choosing to rest means to separate your self-worth from your productivity and work identity, and to recognize that you are a cyclical being who needs to receive in order to give.

Asking for support from others is not egoistic, because we all need each other, as equal parts of a whole.

Photo: @rebelutionbirth

Imagine combining the Swedish 240 day paid parental leave (per parent), with this level of social recognition and nurturing postpartum care?

Full article linked in stories.

While postpartum care is centered around the woman who has given birth, everyone in the family, including future generations, benefit.

The dad, or non-birthing parent, benefits because they won’t feel like the responsibility to protect the mother’s mental health and wellbeing rests solely on them. They too can enjoy the fourth trimester when they don’t have to hold the fort during the mother’s recovery.

The baby benefits hugely. Creating time for as much skin to skin-contact as possible will create optimal conditions for baby to thrive both physically and mentally, and for breastfeeding to succeed.

With empathetic, mother-centered support in place, parent-infant bonding will be facilitated, and this will have life-long effects on the child’s mental health and development, and even influence the relationships they themselves form with their own children in the future.

All week I’ve prepared for this special meal delivery of vegan postpartum food that was ordered as a gift.

Creating vegan postpartum meals is not about simply excluding the meats, animal fats and broths. You have to compensate for the absence of these ingredients. I did this by relying on plants like nettle and kombu for mineral replenishment.

It was important to only use ingredients that the body will recognize as food, and avoid industrial, ultra-processed options. On top of that, it was important to make the dishes balanced and filling, and rich in flavor.

I hope the family will feel nourished by this order, and I’m so grateful that I was trusted to cook for them! 🍀

🌸 Bone broth appreciation post 🌸

Bone broth is a postpartum staple, supporting tissue repair and healing, gut function, re-mineralization and fluid balance after birth.

This bone broth didn’t gel in the fridge because it’s made primarily of marrow bones. It’s still rich in flavor and packed with nutrients.

The fat on top can act as a seal and make the broth last in the fridge for longer. It can also be removed, dehydrated and used for cooking.

What’s your favorite way of consuming bone broth?

There’s a shortage of quality information available to parents about infant sleep. Sleep trainers offer quick fixes to infant sleep problems, but the positive results are rarely long lasting.

Sleep training is based on Behaviorist Theory which originated in the early 1900’s. While there are many different sleep training methods today, they all involve changing the way the parent responds to the child’s cues. Not getting a desired response from the parent teaches the child several negative messages, and floods the child’s developing brain with cortisol.

Why is sleep training problematic?

Mothers and babies are supposed to be physiologically synchronized. The mother-baby unit shares emotions, meaning that when the baby’s cortisol levels rise, so does the mother’s.

Sleep training disturbs this mechanism by training the baby to suppress his behavioral responses, which are meant to let the mother know when her baby is in distress. Parents’ sensitivity to their baby’s needs, including his emotional needs, are foundational to a secure attachment.

Studies show that parent-child asynchrony has long-term implications for infant brain development, metabolic and neurological adaptations, and long-term mental health.

If you want to read more about sleep training and alternative, gentler methods of improving infant sleep, visit my blog.

Photographer: @rebelutionbirth

It is common for babies to go through a phase of increased fussiness when they’re between 2 and 12 weeks old. This behavior is commonly referred to as the witching hour, and it usually happens in the late afternoon or early evening, and may last for several hours.

Many professionals attribute this intense fussiness and crying to overstimulation, among other causes, like digestive discomfort or overtiredness.

However, the same professionals will suggest multisensory strategies, like swaddling, swaying, white/pink noise, bouncing, baby massage, or change of environment, to help calm fussy babies.

I absolutely agree that these strategies often work. But my question is: If the baby is calmed by multisensory input, why do we assume that the issue was overstimulation in the first place, and not understimulation?

Some babies are more sensory seeking than others, and these babies experience stress when they’re deprived of rich stimulation. These babies signal their need for MORE sensory nourishment by fussing, or, as Dr. Pamela Douglas calls it: dialling up.

Appropriate sensory nourishment for newborns include:
- Babywearing
- Interactions with family and other loving people
- Time outside/change of environment

If your baby has gone through a fussy phase, what helped calm them down? Was it more sensory input, or less?

Bye 2024!

So much has happened in a year, it’s impossible to fit in a reel. The experiences I’m most grateful for are being able to visit my partner’s home country Aotearoa New Zealand, and my daughter Luca’s peaceful arrival into this world.

I think the time around New Year’s Eve is so powerful, with so many people across continents reflecting on the past and setting intentions for the future together. I love to take part in this collective prayer by journaling and practicing gratitude with my loved ones.

Thank you for being part of my community ♥️

With love,
Julianna

Vem blir en bra postpartumdoula?

Jag får en del meddelanden från personer som undrar vilka förkunskaper som krävs för att gå NYFÖDD postpartumdoulautbildning. Svaret är att det inte krävs några förkunskaper alls.

Faktum är, att det inte är dina kunskaper i sig, som kommer göra dig till en uppskattad postpartumdoula.

Det är din förmåga att bygga relationer med människor, få människor att slappna av i din närvaro, och lita på dig. Det är alla små detaljer, som att få mamman att känna att hon är din högsta prioritet, att lyssna lyhört och minnas saker hon berättar för dig, att dela din kunskap på ett sätt som hedrar och stärker hennes självförmåga, som gör dig till en uppskattad postpartumdoula.

Du behöver inte vara en viss sorts person, för att vara lämplig. Vissa familjer söker en postpartumdoula som sprider lugn med sin grundade energi, medan andra känner sig mer avslappnade med en doula som har nära till skratt.

NYFÖDD är utformad för att förbereda dig för de olika situationer du kommer att möta i yrket.

Du kommer få en bred kunskap som inkluderar läkning och hormonell omställning, postpartumkostens grundläggande principer, fysisk omvårdnad, psykisk ohälsa i samband med födseln och föräldraskapet, traumamedvetenhet, mammabebis nervsystem, HBTQI+ medvetenhet, mångkulturell medvetenhet, bearbetning av födselupplevelsen, bära barn säkert, bebisars sömn, amning och matning, bebisar med särskilda behov, och mer.

Vissa ämnen kommer att intressera dig mer än andra. Vi kommer uppmuntra dig att ge näring åt det som inspirerar dig, så att du kan bli den postpartumdoula du är menad att vara. Lita på att du kommer växa in i rollen, och hitta din nisch.

Mer info finns via ♾️ i min bio. DMa mig gärna om du har frågor 💓

Steg för steg guide för dig som undrar hur du bokar din plats på NYFÖDD postpartumdoulautbildning.

Early Bird priset gäller för dig som bokar innan december är slut.

Utbildningen startar 12 april 2025. Alla datum finns att se i kursbeskrivningen som du laddar ner från min hemsida.

Välkommen att höra av dig till mig eller @liv_moder om du har fler frågor om bokningsprocessen eller utbildningen i sig 🌹

New parents are often asked if their baby sleeps well, and Instagram is filled with mom-influencers and sleep trainers who promote the different tricks they use to get their babies to sleep more soundly. These pieces of advice spread like wildfire across social media because sleep deprivation is a major concern for new parents, and the algorithm generally favors easy-to-copy life hacks, especially controversial ones 🚩

However, as Lyndsey Hookway, author of Holistic Sleep Coaching, puts it: “Infant sleep can be optimized, but placing adult needs first by forcing infants to sleep longer than they are developmentally or biologically able to is inappropriate.”

A newborn who wakes up frequently is likely a very healthy baby with excellent survival instincts and communication skills.

In other words, it is perfectly normal for a baby to wake up several times in the night. Short sleep cycles, minimal deep sleep and frequent night wakings protect young infants from SIDS.

What I can do, as a postpartum doula, is to help resolve any feeding issues to ensure that the baby is feeding effectively, inform parents about biologically normal infant sleep, help parents find well-functioning sleep positions and of course, support parents practically to help them preserve energy in the daytime.

Instead of promoting quick-fixes like sleep training, helping parents tune in to their baby’s cues not only boosts their parental confidence, but it can also improve infant and child mental health and strengthen bonding ♥️

Jag är så stolt över att äntligen kunna presentera NYFÖDD, en ettårig, ODIS-certifierad postpartumdoulautbildning på svenska.

Det är en ära för mig att få samarbeta med min egen lärare Susannah @liv_moder som har en djup kunskap om nyfödda mammors fysiska, emotionella och själsliga behov. Tillsammans med en rad fantastiska gästföreläsare har vi skapat en utbildning som täcker både bredd och djup.

Jag vet att den här utbildningen är mycket efterlängtad, men timingen kunde inte vara mer rätt. Det är så mycket spännande som händer globalt inom det här området just nu, och efterfrågan på postpartumdoulaomsorg ökar i Sverige i takt med att medvetenheten sprids.

Varmt välkommen att läsa mer och boka din plats via ♾️ i bio.

Foto: @rebelutionbirth

How many outfits do you need for a newborn?

The general recommendation is that you need one outfit for each day of the week, so about 7 outfits.

I personally used about 5 outfits on repeat for my newborn over the first month.

People love to gift bodysuits/onesies in size 50, but most babies grow out of these before you even have time to wash them.

If your baby is fussing and crying during diaper and outfit changes, keep in mind that they’re completely new to this world and experience sensory input differently from adults.

Many babies cry when you pull a tight top over their head, indicating that they don’t like that step of the process. Your baby could also be crying because he’s cold.

To minimize discomfort, try:

- Changing your baby right where you are, by having a little basket with outfit changes, diapers, cloths and a foldable changing mat by your bedside

- If you use a changing table, ask your postpartum doula/partner/grandma to fill a hot water bottle and place it on the changing table a few minutes before you put baby down

- Use tops that open in front, so you can lay it out and then place your baby in it

- Make sure the clothes don’t have tags that could irritate baby’s skin

If your baby starts to cry, pause to comfort them before continuing the dressing process 💓

Three common but useless advice for postpartum:

1. Ask friends and family for help

This advice ignores the fact that western society is completely void of culturally rooted postpartum care rituals and that resting for an extended period and receiving nurturing care after birth is a norm breaking and in some contexts even provocative practice. For this reason, being able to expect of relatives to put the mother’s needs at the center, respect and protect the mother-baby-dyad and offer help in a nurturing way that requires little management from the postpartum family, is a huge privilege.

2. Get used to the mess

While I get the point of this common advice, I think that keeping the postpartum nest clean and declutterred is a priority, because this helps keep mama’s mind decluttered too. Clutter spikes cortisol, and that interferes with rest, recovery and bonding with baby. If the mother is usually the one who takes main responsibility for domestic chores, she might not be able to just “relax and let it go” if she feels like her home is deteriorating. Managing clutter creates mental load: noticing, remembering, delegating, reminding.

3. Hire a cleaner

I’ve heard this advice from postpartum doulas who don’t want to do domestic chores. Families who already have a cleaner that they trust will benefit greatly from this service during postpartum, and for some others, hiring a cleaner specifically for the postpartum period might be a realistic option. I definitely considered this for my own family when I was planning for my second postpartum, but I soon realized that I wouldn’t be comfortable inviting just anyone I don’t know into my personal space right after birth. To know that whoever is doing my dishes, is also someone who will make me a warming electrolyte drink and ask me how my night was, provides another level of comfort.

What’s the most useless, or most helpful, postpartum advice you’ve received?

Just like newborn babies need to feel safe in order to thrive, so do mothers. What would make you feel safe when you’re in deep healing, emotional turmoil, caring for your newborn?

Happy halloween 🎃 from me and my little lingonberry ♥️

In order to make a variety of nutrient-rich meals with ease, I try to always have these things at home:

- Bone broths
- Sourdough
- Eggs

Bone broth or meat stock… I don’t care what you call it. I use a combination of marrow bones and knuckle bones.

I use my sourdough starter for buttermilk pancakes, fermenting oats and baking bread, mostly. I haven’t mastered the art of baking yet (I never actually liked baking, I just like bread), but the rolls I make are good enough for my bread-loving family.

While eggs are a staple in our kitchen, I also consider them to be a luxury food. We often eat eggs for breakfast, with bread, pancakes or, on special occasions, with some type of meat like smoked duck or bacon.

My name is Julianna, I’m a mother of two living in Stockholm, Sweden. I’m a certified postpartum doula who offers mother-centered in-home postpartum care, and home-cooked postpartum meals that I deliver personally to families around Stockholm.

My children are three years (Penn) and seven months old (Luca). The year after my son Penn was born, I completed a sacred birthkeeper training and a postpartum doula certification training.

I’ve been thinking, reading, writing and talking about postpartum care and baby care almost every day for the past three years.

What I’m most proud of when it comes to my postpartum care practice is that I found the courage to start offering my services even though I knew I was far from being the postpartum care provider I wanted to be.

At the time I’d been a vegetarian for 5+ years but I wanted to learn how to use meats and bones in my cooking so that I could prepare deeply nourishing postpartum food for my clients, tailored to their preferences and needs.

I’m proud to say that my food is one of the things that the postpartum families I work with say they appreciate the most!

I’m never going to feel complete, done, or perfect as a postpartum doula, or as a mom. I’m approaching this work, and life in general, with curiosity and flexibility.

Curiosity – because I love learning, and because it keeps me moving forward

Flexibility – because I never want to be afraid to change my mind, and because it helps me to approach problems in new, creative ways

If you want to learn more about me and what I offer, visit my website.

Thank you for being here! 💓💓

There is a mismatch between the cultural expectations of infant sleep, and the biological norm. Because of this, parents often perceive that their babies have sleep problems. Note that sleep problems in infants only exist in industrialized contexts.

So, is it infants’ behavior that need modification, or our expectations?

Favorite autumn stews

Cinnamon spiced, broth-based pumpkin stew with Swedish field pea and wild rice

Japanese beef curry based on awase dashi stock and buttery curry roux

The Japanese curry is already available on my postpartum meal delivery menu and the pumpkin stew might be added soon! 🍁

Did you know… you don’t need to create a night-like environment (darkness, silence and/or white noise) for your baby’s daytime naps. In fact, it will only confuse their body clock.

One thing that has changed about my parenting style over these past three years of mothering is the way I approach infant and toddler sleep.

When my firstborn was a baby, I used to stress so much about getting him down to sleep at certain times of the day. I thought it would reflect poorly on me as a parent if he didn’t have a consistent sleep routine.

I realize now that it was all about me, and the expectations that I put on myself, and very little about him and his actual sleep needs.

With my second baby, I’ve come to question the common beliefs around infant sleep. I’ve found that there’s a more harmonious and joyful way of living with my baby, than constantly planning for her next nap. After all, sleeping is not a learned behavior… It’s a biological function.

Inkokt päron med ingefära och lönnsirap

Seasonal and local fruit, prepared traditionally and in alignment with the principles of postpartum cooking.

Warm, soft and spiced.

Introducing my favorite postpartum related podcasts

@ancestralkitchenpodcast
@littleyarrow podcast
@sacredwindowstudies
@viharknipitklart
Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond

Most of the episodes featured in this reel happened to be about pelvic health, but all of the podcasts except @viharknipitklart cover a wide range of topics related to nourishment, birth and postpartum 🌞

On the topic of postpartum desserts and sweet treats….

Maple syrup is my favorite sweetener for postpartum.

When you’re pregnant or postpartum, your nutritional demands are higher than ever, and compared to refined sugar, natural sweeteners do have some valuable nutrients.

Maple syrup provides you with minerals and antioxidants. One table spoon contains 33% of your daily value of the trace mineral manganese.

High quality maple syrup is dark and rich. I was once gifted the best quality maple syrup from Canadian friends which made me aware of the difference in quality between different brands.

Maple syrup is also a traditional food in some North American indigenous communities. I thank @postpartumhealinglodge for introducing me to this beautiful food. In the picture is also Raeanne’s avena, a postpartum porridge I’ve had the honor of making for many postpartum mothers here in Sweden.

Celebrating that we just signed the contract for our new home with a postpartum worthy dessert 🎉

Peaches drizzled with olive oil and baked in the oven, served with mascarpone cheese, maple syrup, pistachios and a sprinkle of sea salt.

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