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    Village for mama book

    Rated 5.00 out of 5 based on 2 customer ratings
    (2 customer reviews)

    $65.00

    A postpartum recipe book with recipe gift cards to help modern mamas gather their village and organise homemade meal giving for their fourth trimester.

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    Description

    A postpartum recipe book with recipe gift cards to help modern mamas gather their village and organise homemade meal giving for their fourth trimester.

    The perfect gift for a mama to be, a book she will treasure and a wonderful activity for a baby shower and mother’s blessing.

    Hand out the recipe gift cards to friends and family to organise homemade meal giving.

    Delicious recipes designed alongside a naturopath to help replenish and nourish a new mama post birth. Recipes cater to all mamas including vegan, gluten free and dairy free options.

    Includes:
    Village for mama postpartum recipe book (100 pages & 30 unique recipes)
    30 Nourishing recipe gift cards with a pre-written letter on each
    Door sign

    By purchasing the village for mama book you are:

    – Facilitating a well nourished and supported fourth trimester for a mama to be.
    – Encouraging an Australian made and printed book.
    – Supporting local Australian recipe developer, naturopath, photographers, graphic designer, editor and printing company (Madeleine, Brooke, Jenna, Juliette, Kayla, Kristie, Sue and the team at Complete Colour)
    – Supporting sustainable green printing. Printing on FSC certified paper with 100% vegetable based inks at a solar powered facility in Melbourne, Victoria.
    – Allowing Leila to self publish with love.

    Shipping

    • Flat rate shipping of $10 Australia wide. International shipping and express postage will become available early 2021.
    • Free shipping on orders over $100 Australia wide.
    • Local collection from Tugun for Gold Coast residents (Free).
    • Local delivery  (free) for these postcodes (select local pick up at check out and I will arrange delivery within 3 business days): 4220, 4221, 4223, 4224, 4225, 4226, 4227, 4228, 4230

    Additional information

    Weight0.800 kg
    Dimensions25.5 × 18 × 2.5 cm

    2 reviews for Village for mama book

    1. Rated 5 out of 5

      Stevi (verified owner) – February 9, 2021

      Absolutely love this book. Really informative. Beautiful to look at. Amazing resource with the awesome recipe cards. Wishing I had come across it before I had my first bub.
      The recipes are so easy to follow and delicious. I have made them for some of my friends after their babies and they loved them too.
      If you are pregnant and looking to prepare for postpartum or if you want a resource to be able to support your friends postpartum with awesome recipes, this book is worth it. Bonus, if you cook for your friends, you can give them the recipe card to recreate themselves.

    2. Rated 5 out of 5

      Jaimi – February 9, 2021

      I’ve made several of the book’s recipes and they’ve all been delicious. My new go to gift for Mama, is hand delivering a nutrient dense main along side the delicious lactation brownies (which i make double of, just for me!) I can also give them the recipe card to make it again, or pay it forward to another needing Mama. It is so important to nourish your body after pregnancy, thank you for creating an aesthetically pleasing book filled with delicious recipes.

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    the perfect gift for a mama to be, a book she will treasure and a wonderful activity for a baby shower

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    hand out the recipe cards to friends and family to organise homemade meal giving

    NOURISH

    recipes designed alongside a naturopath to help replenish and nourish a new mama post birth

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    Perhaps this year we can be a little kinder to our Perhaps this year we can be a little kinder to ourselves. We can celebrate and admire the beauty in all stages of motherhood. Remove the words ‘bounce back’ from our pregnancy and postpartum vocabulary. 
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I was gifted @katejbaer stunning book, ‘what kind of woman’ for Christmas and wow what a gift. 
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Her words are beautiful and resonate so deeply.
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As I awoke this morning... I glanced at the words next to my bed and thought.... 
What kind of woman.
What kind of woman will you be this year? 
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As mothers, our identity is greater than motherhood despite at times it feeling all consuming. More often than not we get lost in the background and everyone and everything else comes first. 
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It’s true, birth is a right of passage. A transformation from maiden to mother. Although that transformation doesn’t end at motherhood. We can be mothers and so much more. 
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Today I spent some time setting my intentions for the year as well as thinking about what kind of woman I would like to be and become alongside my role as a mother. 
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Have you taken any time today to think about you, and what you would like to do and achieve for yourself? To set your intentions? What changes will you make? What kind of woman will you be this year?
    New year, new life, new beginnings. 
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I was going to sit and type a bit of a reflection on this year. Instead I just want to say this... 
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This year has been a weird and wonderful one... 
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Most have faced hardships and challenges like no other. Some have experienced loss greater than ever and others have welcomed new little loves. I’ve watched people adapt, evolve, collaborate, laugh, cry, dream, hope and most importantly prevail against all odds. 
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That’s the wonder of life, despite the hardship there is still beauty. So much beauty. 
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This year I launched village for mama and self published the book. It was a hard juggle whilst being a mama to an adventurous, spirited and determined daughter who never sleeps! But, I wouldn’t have it any other way, for without her, this village would not exist. 
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I have made it my mission to help more mamas experience a magical well supported and nourished fourth trimester. However, as I reflect on this, I actually hope that we all experience a magical, well nourished and supported new year. A year of connection, community, inspiration, collaboration and happiness. 
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Thank you to every single one of you who have supported me along the way. To all the beautiful mamas who have purchased a book and to all of you who have made up my virtual village. I am beyond grateful for your support and I look forward to a new year of growing and connecting. 
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Happy new year mamas,
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Leila x 
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New life captured by @shelleylawnikanis
    I didn’t ever imagine there would be a time in m I didn’t ever imagine there would be a time in my life when I would look at a photo of a woman in a nappy (and holding a beautiful bub) and feel all the feels. 
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Sounds silly I know, but those early tender postpartum weeks are incomparable to any other moment in time. The hormones, love, discomfort, awe, overwhelm, fear, angst, admiration all bubbling away in one big mixing pot of postpartum magic.
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After you give birth, regardless of how,
vaginal, cesarean, medicated, unmedicated ... bleeding post birth is a thing, and it can continue for several weeks. 
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You see, your uterus is tender and contracting down to its original size (ahhhhmaazing body mama) and the where the placenta (magical organ) once was, is now a large wound. An empty space the size of a dinner plate, raw, repairing and causing lengthy blood loss.
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So not only are giant nappies the best thing ever for the weeks to follow... a comfortable cuddle for your bits and a perfect solution for dealing with the inevitable. Rest and warm nourishing food are equally as valuable for the healing process after your body has just gone through the extraordinary gift of birthing new life. 
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So mama, put your feet and your bits up, keep warm, rest and devour delicious deliveries from your village 
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Ps. This a repost from a while ago because over the last few months so many new mamas have joined me on here and I am so so grateful for all of you! Hello and welcome if you are one of them and have read this far.  This  is one of my favourite posts from this year while I’m reflecting on all that has happened in the world of @villageformama.
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mama beauty and babe @newdarlings  #postpartum #fourthtrimester #thisismotherhood
    After you give birth, everything changes. Everythi After you give birth, everything changes. Everything you thought you knew changes.
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You develop a whole new scale of emotions and priorities. Your body slowly reduces back to a new normal and all that is left behind are small lines and tokens; a glorious road map of growing new life and your transformation from maiden to mother.  ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Photo via @jollymamafrance
    Did anyone announce their pregnancy over Christmas Did anyone announce their pregnancy over Christmas? We’ve got the the perfect gift for them...  A postpartum recipe book with recipe gift cards to help modern mamas gather their village and organise homemade meal giving during their fourth trimester.  A wonderful gift for a mama to be, a book she will treasure and a wonderful activity for a baby shower or mother’s blessing.  Free shipping Australia wide for today & tomorrow too mamas!
    Wishing you all a beautiful Christmas. 
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❤️ Village for mama
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With love and gratitude, I have chosen you to be a part of my village. Would you kindly deliver this meal to our family after we welcome our new baby.
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Nourishing and nutrient dense food is essential during the early weeks and months after giving birth. Not only to help support my healing process but to ensure I have enough energy to feed and nurture the latest addition to the family. 
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I’d be so grateful if you could prepare this meal for me using the best quality ingredients you can find and afford.
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Consider doubling this recipe to feed your own family too or triple it to bring me a frozen backup in the later weeks of my motherhood journey. 
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If you aren’t sure what some of the ingredients are or where to source them, www.villageformama.com has some great resources and additional recipes to inspire and help you too. 
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One of the greatest challenges a new mother faces is the time to allow herself to heal. If the sign on the door invites you in, be sure to offer a helping hand before you snuggle the baby. Pop a load of washing on and make us both a cup of tea! 
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If the sign on the door says that today’s not the day, please do not be offended; I may not be up for hosting or perhaps I’m deep in a much-needed nap. There will be plenty of opportunities for cuddles in the future.
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Thank you for being part of my village,
All my love 
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New mama,

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