In your home · Basel · Zurich · Fricktal · in English
After a birth, everyone checks on the baby. I come to look after you: so you can rest, eat, talk it through and heal, in your own home and in your own language.
Taking requests now for births from March 2027. Closing the bones from February.
I'm Karina. A mom and expat in Switzerland myself, holistic postpartum practitioner in training with Clover Yoga Postpartum, MA in Psychology. I know what it's like to do the first weeks far from family.
Why it's not a luxury
Switzerland looks after the medical side well. The rest is quietly left to you, often in a country where your family can't drop by.
Basic insurance pays for midwife home visits in the first 56 days: up to 10, or up to 16 after a first baby, twins, a premature birth or a C-section. They're short medical checks. Nobody is paid to stay for the afternoon so you can sleep, shower or cry.
Basic insurance rules, the same in every canton.Federal partner leave is 14 days. After that, many mothers spend the long days alone with a newborn, while the nights are still broken and the body is still healing.
Federal partner leave: 2 weeks, within 6 months of the birth.In many families, a mother, sister or aunt moves in for the first weeks. Far from home, that person often isn't there, and the help that comes is a short visit and a stack of advice.
Many traditions keep the mother warm, fed and resting for around 40 days, like zuo yuezi in China or la cuarentena in Latin America. Care like this used to be normal.
Tradition, not medical advice.Booking this help is planning ahead. It fills the gap the system leaves, before you fall into it.
What a visit can hold
Every visit looks different. We start with what you need most that day: sleep, a warm meal, someone to talk to, or a bath. Here's what I can bring.
Packages
I take a few families each season, so each one gets my full attention. Prices on request: book a call or send me a message and I'll send you everything.
3 founding spots for births from March 2027. The nest at an introductory price, in exchange for your honest feedback and, if you're happy, a few words I can share.
Price on request
Ask about one visitPrice on request
Ask about The nestPrice on request
Ask about the ContinuumSome parents find the first weeks the hardest. Others struggle more around months 3 and 4, when the baby is awake more and you start to feel invisible. Some want support in the last month before maternity leave ends. Use your visits whenever you need them most in the first year.
Packages can be paid in 2 or 3 instalments, for the same total.
Gift vouchers for any amount, so grandparents and friends can give care instead of more baby clothes.
Need more visits, a longer stretch, or a different mix? Ask for a personalised package in your message.
A 2 to 3 hour ritual from six weeks after the birth, or years later. Read about it.
To be clear
Next step
Pick a time that suits you. We talk about your due date, what you need, and whether I'm the right person for you. If it's a fit, I send you the details and the forms to sign.
Book a free callBest while you're pregnant, so the weeks after are planned before they start.
Ask a question or send a request without booking a call. I reply within a few days.
