• On maternity leave from August 2024 •
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Golden Postpartum
Larissa Cieplik | Doula
Hi, I'm Larissa.
I’m a postpartum doula and I am so honoured you are here. I live in the North East of Melbourne and have been a Registered Nurse for ten years; currently working part time as an Associate Nurse Unit Manager at a large Melbourne Hospital. I am also a mother to my headstrong and clever daughter - whose name means “golden” - and who is my constant source of inspiration and motivation.
My passions include hiking, reading, watching films, being with my family and friends and anything mountain or river adjacent. I probably swear too much, and I'm just a little bit too loud, but I promise I'm improving on that last note. In addition to my lived experience, my knowledge is supported by my decade of acute nursing experience and my completed postpartum doula training course.
I have been caring for people for most of my adult life in my paid and unpaid labour, and I am drawn to work that allows me to nurture others. My own postpartum period was turbulent and I often found myself longing for a village of support. Becoming a mother or parent is so incredibly transformative, and I feel a deep passion to mother the mother, and to hold space for the new parents who emerge post the birth of their baby.
I believe that through the birth of our babies, we too are born. The transformation from maiden to mother is such an intense right of passage, and should not be walked alone. I am here to offer my support for this transition period for you and your family, so you may be held, loved and nurtured as you navigate your postpartum period.
“The most difficult part of birth is the first year afterwards. It is the year of travail - when the soul of a woman must birth the mother inside her.”
Joy Kusek
Offerings
Postpartum Doula Support
My packages are designed to cater to your physical, emotional and educational needs post the birth of your baby and may include:
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caring for your newborn to enable you to get some sleep
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home cleaning and organisation
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in-home cooking of nutritious meals and snacks
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breastfeeding support and education
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assisting with newborn care
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sibling support
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assistance to establish healthy sleep habits
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gentle body work
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birth debriefing
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24/7 support via text and voxer
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and so much more
Packages start from $200 for a one-off visit. For more details, costs or to discuss your individual needs, please get in touch.
Birth Debriefing
Birth Debriefing is an opportunity to tell your story to gentle and listening ears. We can discuss a recent birth, or one from fifty years ago. Your story deserves to be heard, and I believe strongly in the power of talk therapy.
In addition to my decade of experience debriefing with patients in a healthcare setting, I have completed “The Art of Birth Debriefing Mentorship” under the guidance of the incredible Lael Stone and B Lack.
Birth Debriefing can be:
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face to face
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via zoom
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part of a postpartum support package
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single or multiple sessions
It’s really up to you and your individual needs.
Birth Debriefing starts from $120. For more details, please get in touch.
“As a first time mum, having Larissa to listen, hold space and pass on her own knowledge to me was invaluable. I’m grateful to have had her beside me.”
Renee
