Not all women experience a beautiful birth followed by rest and bonding with their baby...
How about you?
Did you find your birth to be difficult, stressful, or perhaps not what you had hoped for?
Did you and your baby not get the bonding time you needed after a caesarean birth?
Are you struggling with emotions after your birth experience?
Do you want to heal and connect with your baby after your birth experience?
Have you felt a lack of connection with your baby or not yet found it?
This is where I can help
The ‘Healing and Bonding Bath’ after Brigitte Meissner can truly be a nurturing, valuable first aid step for mothers and babies who experienced a c-section, a challenging or difficult birth. This special bath enhances the bonding between mother and baby and supports healing on an emotional level after a traumatic birth
Your birth story doesn’t have to be disappointing
The Healing and Bonding bath can be done in the first few days after the birth or even weeks later. It is a beautiful ritual that can help you and your baby rewrite your story, building a deeper connection, love and trust from within.
Who does this help?
The Healing & Bonding Bath can of course be embraced after any type of birth. However, it is particularly helpful under the following conditions:
Caesarean section birth
Suction cup birth
Forceps birth
Rapid or endlessly long birth process
Premature birth
When there's been a separation between mother and baby after birth
Difficult start with breastfeeding and general breastfeeding challenges
Feeling the baby blues
Experiencing postpartum depression
Not quite feeling that motherly bond
Missing bonding experience with an adopted baby
Traumatic birth
During the Healing and Bonding Bath, mothers learn...
How to create a meaningful bath experience that builds trust and love from within
How to read their baby’s unique body language and understand ‘what is he/she sharing with me? ’
How to support their baby’s emotional wellbeing
To equip themselves with tools to honour, cope with and heal their own intense emotions
You will also learn how to do the beautiful Bonding Bath by yourself. This is important because bonding between the mother and the baby blossoms best through repeated sessions.
“Sabina is very patient, sensitive and especially after birth gives you the time and emotional support you need… during the bath Cody seemed like he drifted off to another world; it was very fascinating to watch… The “H&B Bath” allowed us to relive the birthing process in a quiet way and form a deeper connection. Both of us truly enjoyed the experience and I can highly recommend it to anyone else.”
Anne Katrine Seitz
Healing & Bonding Bath Session
How does it work?
The Healing and Bonding Bath session consists of two parts.
It begins with a guided Healing Dialogue between mother and baby, which is based on movement therapy, as the first essential step toward healthy bonding and healing on an emotional level.
The second part, the Bonding Bath, recreates the familiar and safe environment that the baby had while being in mum’s womb, followed by the moment after birth when the newborn is placed on the mother’s bare chest while still wet. Making up for and repeating this special moment is an important healing and calming experience for both babies and mothers.
When babies are born physiologically, as well as after the H & B bath, they show an increased desire to suckle. After the H&B bath, your baby is more likely to physically search for the breast, and supporting his/her primal suckle instinct often resolves previous breastfeeding issues. If the baby is bottle feeding, the primal instinct can still be supported; however, a bottle should be prepared in advance.
What do you need...
Time… Plan for approximately 2+ hours of your time
An undisturbed atmosphere is the basic prerequisite for starting the Healing and Bonding Bath
The room should be pleasantly warm
A comfortable place to rest (lying down)
Two soft bath towels for your baby
Warm tap water for the bath
Breastfeeding or a prepared bottle for feeding the baby afterwards
If desired, invite a support person
You do not need any special additives for the bath, and in fact, they are to be avoided because newborn babies have a strong sense of smell. During the first few weeks after the birth, it is preferred for the baby to familiarise themselves with their mother's unique scent.
How much does it cost?
This package includes your first phone consultation, which is complimentary, so we can connect and understand your needs.
For Home Visit: To ensure you feel completely comfortable and relaxed. I'll spend up to 30 mins travelling time each way, allowing for 2.5 hours for the 'Healing & Bonding Bath'. This time is sacred and not rushed, and will go over time if necessary.
Cost: $450
For Practice Visit: We will dedicate the same 2.5 hours for the Healing & Bonding Bath to take place. This time is sacred and not rushed, and will go over time if necessary.
Cost: $ 370
A few things to note
The H & B Bath cannot be done in a rigid timeframe and may take longer than expected. However, from my experience, the H&B Bath takes approximately 2.5 hours.
The first ‘Healing and Bonding Bath’ might evoke stronger emotions (positive and unwanted) in the mother and her baby, which will be allowed and gently guided. Only in this way can this special session develop its full heartfelt healing effect.
It would be of high value for the mother and the baby to repeat the Healing and Bonding Bath by yourself at least 3 times (if you wish, more often) at approximately weekly intervals. In this way, it can optimise its profound effect.
Reference:
(German book) Emotionale Narben aus Schwangerschaft und Geburt auflösen: Mutter-Kind-Bindungen heilen oder unterstützen – in jedem Alter. Eigenverlag.
Translation: Meissner, B. (2013). "Dissolve emotional scars from pregnancy and childbirth"
Healing and supporting mother-child bond.
"Being pregnant and having a baby isn’t an overnight experience; it is the beginning of a process of transformation that includes physical, emotional and personal growth."
Sabina Just
