A gift guide from your doula (for San Luis Obispo parents & families)

This season has not always been about gifting in the way it is currently known and practiced, but it has always been about families and communities coming together in the darkest months to spend time around the communal fires of heart & home. In our consumerist culture, I encourage you to think outside of the box when shopping for friends & family members who may be expecting a little one (or are within a year or two postpartum). We can change the culture around pregnancy, birth, and postpartum slowly but surely by recentering mothers and birthing people, and bridging the gaps that may come up in their care. Here’s a little list (really, it goes so far beyond this) with some San Luis Obispo gifting ideas for local families.

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Childbirth Education

Contact these educators & see about reserving a spot in their class for your loved one. Some may even offer gift cards.

• Zabrina Cox, Evidence Based Birth

• Kyla Worthen-Hall, From Seed to Soul

Perinatal Bodywork

• Jasmine Potts at Live Well SLO

• Katie Leach of Tend to Your Center

• Fatima of Espiral Birthwork

Postpartum Doula Care

• With a SLO Doula Connection doula!

• With myself, also (I do offer gift cards! Good for one year from birth.)

Dried Floral Bouquets & Garlands

• From Little Pea Florals (currently available for purchase through my storefront here!)

Ceremonial Offerings & Support

• Hannah Goldstein

• Tawny Sterios

• A Stone Was Shown

Postpartum Meal Delivery & Meal Prep Guides

• Wildflower Medicine

• Wild Trek Wellness

• A Stone Was Shown

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