Nurturing the Mother

Nurturing the Mother Hello! I'm Janelle, a Registered Massage Therapist, Postpartum Doula & creator of The Cesarean Recovery Guide.
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I am here to support and empower you in pregnancy, postpartum and especially post csection. Nurturing the Mother is the result of an evolution of care. Through the years I, Janelle Fontaine, have grown my practice from being a massage therapist to the general public to narrowing my skills in supporting birthing folks in pregnancy and postpartum. After the birth of my first son, I saw the need for postpartum support and became a postpartum doula. Being a postpartum doula allowed me to support birthing folks in a different way. It gave me the insight and tools to empower parents to be the parents they want to be. The next layer has been the addition of The Cesarean Recovery Guide. Seeing clients after their cesarean, I noticed a need for reconnection to self as well as a deep interest from clients to know what to do with their scar and abdomen. That’s when The Cesarean Recovery Guide was born - a guide meant to empower a client’s healing journey with self paced learning of hands on massage therapy. What drives all this is my belief that if a parent is supported, they can care for themselves and for their child. And the question that keeps pushing the evolution of Nurturing the Mother is - how good can this get? So join me, lean in to the support, and let me nurture you so you can be the best version of the parent you and your family needs.

10/30/2025

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c-section recovery, compression therapy, scar care, core support, postpartum healing, early recovery tips, cesarean care, mobility after c-section, swelling reduction, postpartum recovery essentials

Hello! 👋 I’m Janelle, a Registered Massage Therapist with a focus on c-section recovery. Whether you just had a c-section or had one long ago, follow along for tips and tricks and all things cesarean healing related and out c-section recovery into your own hands✨ Have questions? My DMs are always open!

🍂 Nurturing the Mother: Cesarean Massage and Rehab for Health Care Professionals 🍂Only 2 sessions left for the Fall Coho...
10/29/2025

🍂 Nurturing the Mother: Cesarean Massage and Rehab for Health Care Professionals 🍂

Only 2 sessions left for the Fall Cohort!

📍November 23rd & 24th 2025 | ONLINE Live Virtual

📍November 29th & 30th | In-Person | , Victoria- Vancouver Island BC

2025 not the right time? 🐰 Hop on the waitlist to be the first to know about 2026 courses.
🗣️ Comment Waitlist to get the link to the 2026 ❄️ waitlist

Cesarean births make up over 1 in 3 births in Canada, and most are unplanned. That means thousands of people are recovering from major abdominal surgery while learning how to care for a newborn—often with very little support for their own healing.

That’s where you come in.

Join me for a two-day, in-person or online training designed for health care professionals who want to show up more fully for this often-overlooked population.

You’ll learn:
Conception, Pregnancy, Postpartum, Loss & Trauma Awareness
Understanding Cesarean Birth - Primary care providers, Indications for a cesarean, Breech Babies, Risk and Complications & Anaesthesia during a Cesarean
Anatomy of a cesarean
Science of scar tissue
Pillars to cesarean recovery
Treatment - Babies, Intake & Assessment, Positioning, Treatment, Techniques, Home-care & Remex
Products that support recovery
Marketing & Visibility
And many different rabbit holes along the way

When we know how to support cesarean recovery, we offer something most people didn’t even know they needed—but never forget once they receive it.

✨ Want to join a room full of heart-led professionals learning this work together? DM me or email hello@nurturingthemother.ca for details and registration.

Let’s nurture the nurturers. Let’s change the standard of care.

Join Natalie from & myself, Janelle from .ca for our next Nurturing Talks on Friday October 31st at 11am PST and join i...
10/28/2025

Join Natalie from & myself, Janelle from .ca for our next Nurturing Talks on Friday October 31st at 11am PST and join in on the conversation.

Natalie is a Registered Midwife specializing in postpartum care. Join us as she shares how she supports folks in pregnancy, postpartum and parenthood.

Can’t make it on Friday? Catch the replay!

In the meantime, if you have any questions for Natalie or myself, drop them below and tag us! We can’t wait to connect.

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Nurturing Talks is a weekly series of Instagram Lives where I chat with some inspiring folks who work to support people in pregnancy, postpartum and parenthood.



Hello! 👋 I’m Janelle, a Registered Massage Therapist with a focus on c-section recovery. Whether you just had a c-section or had one long ago, follow along for tips and tricks and all things cesarean healing related and out c-section recovery into your own hands✨

Have questions? My DMs are always open 🫶

10/27/2025

🤔 What are the signs that your c-section scar has fully healed 🙌

⏳ It takes 1 to 2 years to fully heal from a c-section.

This timeline is very important to keep in mind. While it may feel like it’ll take 6 weeks (we get discharged at that time, so we’re good to go, right?), it often takes much longer.

👍 No pain felt in the c-section area. At rest but also with any movement or exercise.

💜 You’re fully satisfied with the way your scar looks.This is sometimes a tricky one because we have certain ideas of what our postpartum body will look like.

💪 Your core and body feels strong. Often after pregnancy and a c-section our core and glutes feel weak. Working on strength during our recovery helps us feel strong and pain free.

💃 You feel comfortable and confident in all activities (including s*x). Knowing that you can do and feel good doing all the things that make you happy is how you know you’ve made it.

Keep in mind that while you might feel like you’ve healed, sensations around your scar and abdomen may change with time (our bodies change, we take on new activities etc).

It’s important to keep in mind what you’ve learned to support yourself in your c-section recovery and to use those tools again if symptoms pop up again.

Not feeling quite there yet in your c-section recovery, send me a DM and let’s see how we can get you to feeling your best.

Hello! 👋 I’m Janelle, a Registered Massage Therapist with a focus on c-section recovery. Whether you just had a c-section or had one long ago, follow along for tips and tricks and all things cesarean healing related and put c-section recovery into your own hands✨ Have questions? My DMs are always open 🫶

10/27/2025

Gift the Cesarean Recovery Guide!✨

❤️‍🩹 Recovery after a C-section can feel overwhelming, and we all know how important it is to support one another during those early postpartum days.

🤱🏽Now you can gift our Cesarean Recovery Guide to a friend, family member, or even a fellow parent from your mom group or prenatal class. 💛

This guide is a perfect way to say, “I’ve got your back” when they need it most.

🎁 Whether you know someone who’s recently had a cesarean or you want to surprise a friend with a resource that will truly help, the gift of recovery support goes a long way.

This is the perfect gift for someone who is pregnant and planning a cesarean birth, who had one recently, or even someone who had one a year ago.

Tag someone who could benefit from this or share with a friend. 🫶

Want to learn more about gifting the CRG?

🌀 Comment “GIFT” for more information, or follow the link in our profile to gift this guide to a c-section mom you love, today.



Hello! 👋 I’m Janelle, a Registered Massage Therapist with a focus on c-section recovery. Whether you just had a c-section or had one long ago, follow along for tips and tricks and all things cesarean healing related and put c-section recovery into your own hands✨ Have questions? My DMs are always open 🫶

👏 Ready to take the scare out of your C-section recovery?🙌 This week-by-week guide is like your spell book for healing 🧙...
10/26/2025

👏 Ready to take the scare out of your C-section recovery?

🙌 This week-by-week guide is like your spell book for healing 🧙‍♀️— filled with self-massage techniques that banish scar-tissue “boogeymen” and help your body feel alive again. Inside you’ll find everything from recovery tricks (no treats skipped 🍬) and product potions 🧪 to hydro-therapy cauldrons 💧, massage magic, and the science behind scar tissue.

With videos, captions, and easy-to-read text, this guide makes absorbing postpartum info less of a haunting and more of a breeze. Whether you’re preparing for a C-section or had one moons ago 🌕, this resource helps you reconnect with your body and heal without the fright.

Hello! 👋 I’m Janelle, a Registered Massage Therapist focused on C-section recovery. Whether you’re fresh from the OR or it’s been years, follow along for tips, tricks, and scar-healing spells ✨. Ready to take recovery into your own witchy hands? 🕷️ My DMs are always open 🫶

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10/25/2025

Once your incision is fully closed and you’ve been cleared by your provider, it’s time to start giving that scar some extra TLC and love. ❤️‍🩹

Why? 🧐 Because keeping the skin soft helps the layers underneath move better later on. Think less pulling, less stiffness down the road.

Consider sticking to simple, unscented products. The fancy perfumed stuff might smell nice, but can irritate healing tissue. Shea butter, vitamin E, or plain coconut oil are products widely known to be used for this kind of thing.

Hello! 👋 I’m Janelle, a Registered Massage Therapist with a focus on c-section recovery. Whether you just had a c-section or had one long ago, follow along for tips and tricks and all things cesarean healing related and put c-section recovery into your own hands✨ Have questions? My DMs are always open 🫶

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I am also the magic maker of my own motherhood.And I take this job seriously. I do it with joy in my heart as I know tha...
10/24/2025

I am also the magic maker of my own motherhood.

And I take this job seriously. I do it with joy in my heart as I know that these little imperfect traditions will brighten their day and warm my mama heart.

It’ll be something we both look forward to. As a mother, creating something that will light up their faces when they see it. And for them, it’ll be something they look forward to and bring them just a bit more happiness in their little lives.

Because you see, it’s these little things, picking out festive food, gathering with family over a feast, hanging little ghosties, sticking festive decals on the window, marveling over christmas lights as we ride our bike, heading out to the forest and cutting down our christmas tree, finding jujube our festive stuffy every morning in December and doing a festive activity a day before Christmas that make their childhood (and my motherhood) just that much sweeter.

What are some of your favorite traditions or ways you punctuate the passage of time with your family?

👻 Dress up this halloween as your local RMT .ca who reminds you scar tissue deserves love too. Hel...
10/24/2025

👻 Dress up this halloween as your local RMT .ca who reminds you scar tissue deserves love too.



Hello! 👋 I’m Janelle, a Registered Massage Therapist with a focus on c-section recovery. Whether you just had a c-section or had one long ago, follow along for tips and tricks and all things cesarean healing related and out c-section recovery into your own hands✨ Have questions? My DMs are always open 🫶

👻 Don’t let your C-section recovery become a ghost town this October.It’s easy to move on once the incision closes, but ...
10/23/2025

👻 Don’t let your C-section recovery become a ghost town this October.

It’s easy to move on once the incision closes, but real recovery takes time, awareness, and gentle attention to how your body feels, not just how it looks.

If you’ve been feeling numb, tight, or unsure where to start, The Cesarean Recovery Guide walks you through every stage of healing with practical tools, movement, and care you can actually use.

Your body’s still speaking.. don’t ghost it.
❤️‍🩹 Learn more inside The Cesarean Recovery Guide at .ca



Hello! 👋 I’m Janelle, a Registered Massage Therapist with a focus on c-section recovery. Whether you just had a c-section or had one long ago, follow along for tips and tricks and all things cesarean healing related and out c-section recovery into your own hands✨ Have questions? My DMs are always open 🫶

Join Anya from & myself, Janelle from .ca for our next Nurturing Talks on Friday October 24th at 11am PST and join in o...
10/22/2025

Join Anya from & myself, Janelle from .ca for our next Nurturing Talks on Friday October 24th at 11am PST and join in on the conversation.

Anya is a Registered Nurse & Lactation Counsellor and she will share how she supports in pregnancy, postpartum and parenthood.

Can’t make it on Friday? Catch the replay!

In the meantime, if you have any questions for Anya or myself, drop them below and tag us! We can’t wait to connect.

✨

Nurturing Talks is a weekly series of Instagram Lives where I chat with some inspiring folks who work to support people in pregnancy, postpartum and parenthood.



Hello! 👋 I’m Janelle, a Registered Massage Therapist with a focus on c-section recovery. Whether you just had a c-section or had one long ago, follow along for tips and tricks and all things cesarean healing related and out c-section recovery into your own hands✨

Have questions? My DMs are always open 🫶

10/22/2025

👻 Just your friendly neighbourhood RMT… haunting the treatment room and helping people feel more at home in their bodies.



Hello! 👋 I’m Janelle, a Registered Massage Therapist with a focus on c-section recovery. Whether you just had a c-section or had one long ago, follow along for tips and tricks and all things cesarean healing related and out c-section recovery into your own hands✨ Have questions? My DMs are always open 🫶

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