The idea of hygge is what I wish for everyone who has just had a baby. Hygge (pronounced hu-guh) is a Danish word with no precise English translation, denoting a sense of cozy, warm, fun, safe -- a feeling of wholeness, in which all needs are met. Supporting hygge in the early postpartum is an age-old practice spanning cultures across the globe. Traditionally this caregiver role would have been filled by mothers, sisters, aunties and cousins. In this day and age though, we don’t tend to live as close to our families, and we are all busier, and may lack the sense of family and community that we would ideally have to nurture a mother (or gestational parent) while she puts everything she has into nurturing the tiny new being that she’s birthed forth into the outside world. Thus, the need for a postpartum doula – a non-clinical care provider with the knowledge and experience to make this transition with your sweet new baby cozier, safer, more peaceful, more fun. The love I received in the first few weeks after my child was born allowed me the space to rest and heal myself, nurse her whenever she needed, and delight in her long-awaited presence in my home and my life forevermore. I would love to help create hygge for you.
