07/25/2025
✨ 24-48 Hour Postpartum Home Visits: A Midwife’s Perspective ✨
There’s nothing quite like the first 24 hours after giving birth, especially for a first-time mom. It’s a beautiful blur of bonding, learning, healing, and emotions. As a midwife, this is one of the most sacred windows of care we offer: the 24-48 hour postpartum home visit.
Why is this visit so important?
🧡 Support When It’s Needed Most
Whether birth happened at home, a birth center, or hospital, the first days or at home can feel overwhelming. As your midwife, we come to you to offer reassurance, answer questions, and help ease that transition into parenthood.
👶 Baby Checks
We assess baby’s feeding, weight, jaundice risk, temperature, and general well-being. We go at your pace. We can watch feeding, help with latch if needed, and offer gentle guidance on newborn cues.
🤱 Mom’s Recovery
We check vital signs, bleeding, uterus, perineum (if needed), and how you're feeling emotionally and physically. Whether you’re riding a hormonal high or feeling fragile, we are here for you.
🫶 Reassurance, Not Rush
There’s no time limit. We listen to your birth story, hold space for your questions, and celebrate your incredible journey. Whether it’s your first time diapering a newborn or wondering if baby’s sleep is “normal”, this visit is your time to breathe, feel supported, and be seen.
💛 For First-Time Moms Especially
Everything is new. Every sound, every feeding, every emotion. Our goal is to wrap care around you in those early hours, to remind you that you're doing beautifully, even if it doesn’t feel like it yet.
Being invited into your home during this tender time is an honor we don’t take lightly. If you’re preparing for your first birth and wondering what postpartum care will look like, this visit is where it all begins.
🤔 If you’re curious about midwifery care or building your birth and postpartum team, we would love to connect.
