The First Touch: A Postpartum Home Visit for you and your baby
2-Hour In-Home Postpartum Nursing Visit
A calm, comprehensive postpartum home visit designed to support maternal recovery, infant feeding, and newborn care — delivered in the comfort of your home by a nurse practitioner.
This is often the first layer of professional support families receive after leaving the hospital, offering reassurance, clinical assessment, and thoughtful guidance during the early days after birth.
Who This Postpartum Home Visit Is For
The First Touch is ideal for families who:
Are newly home from hospital
Want professional support with infant feeding (breast, bottle, or combination)
Want their physical recovery checked by a clinician
Have questions about what’s normal and what needs attention
What’s Included in your visit
During your visit, your Nurse Practitioner will gently support both you and your baby.
Postpartum care may include:
assessment of your physical recovery, including bleeding, pain, mobility, and incision or perineal healing
infant feeding support and positioning
newborn assessment and early behaviour guidance
emotional and mental wellbeing screening
space for questions as they arise, without rushing
a personalized postpartum care summary
Each visit is individualized based on your recovery, your baby’s needs and what feels most supportive for you.
What a Postpartum Home Visit Feels Like
This is not a rushed medical appointment.
There is time to pause.
Time to ask.
Time to be reassured.
Care unfolds slowly and thoughtfully, with both clinical presence and emotional support – allowing families to feel grounded, supported, and heard.
Why Early Postpartum Support Matters
Postpartum care often doesn’t begin until six weeks — yet the most vulnerable questions and concerns happen much earlier.
The First Touch offers a gentle clinical check-in so you feel supported, grounded, and not left navigating this transition alone.
This visit is designed to provide continuity, reassurance, and professional guidance during the most delicate phase of recovery and newborn adjustment.
How To begin
We start with a calm consultation call to understand what’s coming up for you and recommend the most supportive next step.