Body check
Ask about bleeding, stitches, feeding pain, appetite, water, and any symptom that needs the midwife or doctor today.
A postpartum recovery handout you can give a new mum before everyone starts asking about the baby
Your client may have nappies, wipes, and a cot ready. She still needs someone to ask about bleeding, pain, food, sleep, mood, visitors, and whether she has help after you leave.
Instant digital delivery through Payhip. This page does not replace medical care. It gives a doula a warmer way to start the recovery conversation.
Mood check
Ask what feels heavy, strange, angry, or frightening. Give her language before silence hardens around it.
Home check
Ask who is bringing food, who is watching older children, and which visitor needs a boundary this week.
A five-minute client handoff
- Text the link after your final antenatal visit or first home visit.
- Tell her to pick one body check and one help check for today.
- If she wants the full plan, point her to the Fourth Trimester Recovery Companion.
- If you want to send a paid client gift, use the doula client care pack.
- If the couple are already tense, the Mama Bundle adds the marriage and return-to-work guides.
A good handout does not add homework. It gives a tired mother one honest question she can answer today.
Why this exists
Doulas see the gap early. A mum may smile through the visit because everyone else has already called her blessed. She may still need a plain check on pain, fear, feeding, and whether someone will bring dinner tonight.
The Fourth Trimester Recovery Companion turns that check into short readings, recovery prompts, family rhythms, and prayers for the first twelve weeks after birth.
Single guide: £13.99. Bundle: £30.99.