The Strong After Birth Method™
Regain strength. Restore your body. Reclaim confidence after birth.
Your body has done something extraordinary. But healing after birth isn’t automatic — and most mums are never shown how to truly recover.
Your Recovery Deserves More Than "Just Rest"
The Reality of Those First 40 Days:
✗ Core feels weak and separated
✗ Constant lower back pain
✗ Energy crashes throughout the day
✗ Everyone asks about baby, not you
✗ Eating whatever's quick, not healing
✗ Feeling depleted, not recovering
But it doesn’t have to be this way.
Your recovery can feel supported, intentional, and deeply restorative.
With the right care, you can:
Rebuild strength in your core and pelvis
Ease aches, pains, and swelling
Restore your energy and feel more like yourself
Be nourished with foods that actually help your body heal
Feel held, confident, and grounded as you step into motherhood
This is exactly what the Strong After Birth Method™ was created for — to guide you through the first 40 days with the kind of support most mums wish they had.
There's an Ancient Way Forward
For thousands of years, cultures worldwide have supported new mothers with intentional postpartum care. The Strong After Birth Method™ brings this ancestral wisdom into your modern London life.
How We Can Work Together
You’ve been preparing for your baby — the birth, the nursery, the feeding plan.
But here’s the part no one talks about:
Who’s preparing to take care of you after birth?
The early weeks can be tender and disorienting.
Your body will be healing, your energy low, and your heart full — yet stretched.
And in the middle of all that, you deserve more than a few “don’t forget to rest” comments.
You deserve care.
Real, practical, nourishing care.
That’s where I come in.
I offer postpartum recovery support for mums in the first 40 days after birth —
so you can feel strong, nourished, and truly cared for.
Through my signature method — The Strong After Birth Method™, I guide you to:
Rebuild your core and womb with traditional belly binding
Restore your energy and replenish lost nutrients to optimise healing with warming, therapeutic meals
Regulate your nervous system with rest-focused rituals
And feel emotionally held — even when everything is new
This is not about bouncing back.
This is about restoring your body with intention, softness, and strength.
The Strong After Birth Method™
Is a postpartum recovery experience rooted in Jamu belly binding, therapeutic nourishment, and ancestral postpartum care — all designed to help you rebuild your core, restore your energy, and feel deeply supported.
This is a SIX-visit package offering Belly Binding and Postpartum Massage in London.
What’s Included:
30-minute preparation video consultation
Jamu belly binding sessions x6
Postpartum full body & belly massage x6
Organic herbal paste and belly binding kit
6 week postpartum nutrition plan based on the recovery phases
Home visits within Hackney & zones 1-2 East/North East London
Ongoing email support during business hours
BONUS:
Postpartum meal plan templates & recipe book
Postpartum pantry checklist
Nervous system support & rest framework tools
Free 20-minute check-in at the end of the 40 days
Note: visits can be customised to suit your needs, please get in touch to discuss.
The Complete The Strong After Birth Method™
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1. Core & Womb Recovery
Focus: Containing, stabilising, and gently rebuilding the of body after birth.
Expert Jamu Belly Binding (6 sessions): Traditional Indonesian practice using healing herbal paste and cotton wrapping to support uterine healing, close diastasis recti, and improve posture
Therapeutic Massage (6 sessions): Full body and abdominal techniques that encourage circulation, reduce swelling, and support physical recovery
Pelvic Floor Awareness: Gentle reconnection exercises and awareness techniques to restore strength and prevent long-term issues
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2. Nourishment & Replenishment
Focus: Nutrition plan based on the phases of postpartum recovery to rebuilding strength, warming the body, and replenish nutrients.
6-Week Phase-Based Meal Plan: Nutrition designed for your body's changing needs from week 1-6 postpartum, rooted in TCM principles
40+ Healing Recipe Collection: Warming, easy-to-digest meals that rebuild blood, support milk supply, and restore energy
Postpartum Pantry Guide: Complete setup for nourishing teas, broths, and essential healing foods
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3. Warming Rituals for Calm & Containment
Focus: Practical tools for supporting the nervous system and creating space for slowness and safety.
Calming Daily Rituals: Foot soaks, warming compresses, and herbal tea protocols to ground your nervous system
Energy-Protective Routines: Practical frameworks for rest, boundaries, and preventing depletion
Emotional Containment: The binding provides physical and psychological support during this vulnerable transition
Why this matters
Ignoring postpartum recovery isn’t just about feeling tired for a few months. Without the right support, mums are more likely to struggle with:
Persistent core separation or prolapse
Chronic back pain and poor posture
Hormonal imbalances, fatigue, and low mood
Feeling disconnected from their body and strength
The first 40 days are a golden window. With the right care, you set the foundation not only for your healing now — but for your long-term health and wellbeing.
Hi, I’m Livia
Posptpartum Nutritional Therapist and trained Belly Binding Practitioner - London.
I help mums in the sacred window after birth feel strong, nourished, and deeply supported.
But this work isn’t just professional — it’s personal.
I grew up watching the women in my family receive warm, hands-on postpartum care — belly binding, healing foods, and gentle rest. It was calm. Contained. Supported.
And I also witnessed what happened when that care wasn’t there. Friends and family who felt alone, exhausted, and left to “figure it out” — while their bodies quietly struggled to heal.
That contrast stayed with me.
And it’s what led me to combine nutritional therapy with ancestral postpartum wisdom to create The Strong After Birth Method™ — a gentle, grounded recovery system that meets you where you are.
At The Heart Of This Method: Jamu Belly Binding
Jamu belly binding is an ancient postpartum healing practice from Indonesia — a core ritual in traditional care that helps mothers:
Brings in the hips, abdomen and rib cage
Realign and support the womb and internal organs after birth
Reduce abdominal water retention and swelling
Support abdominal closure (diastasis recti)
Relieve back pain and improve posture
Promote calm, containment, and emotional grounding
Jamu belly binding is done by applying a healing herbal paste on the abdomen and tightly wrapping the abdomen and the pelvic area with traditional binding cloth.
This isn’t just physical — it’s emotional and energetic containment.
The wrap gently reminds the body that it’s safe. That it’s supported. That it can begin to close.
In The Strong After Birth Method™, postpartum belly binding is not an add-on — it's the foundation of your physical recovery.
Therapeutic Nourishment: Why It Matters in the First 40 Days
The food you eat after birth isn’t just fuel — it’s medicine.
Your body has just done something extraordinary — and now, it’s healing. That healing takes energy, minerals, warmth, and deep replenishment. But most mums are left eating toast, cereal, or cold leftovers while their body quietly struggles to recover.
Postpartum recovery unfolds in stages, with your body requiring specific nutrients and foods to support healing during this vulnerable time — especially if you've experienced tearing or had a caesarean section. For breastfeeding mothers, nutritional demands increase significantly as your body produces milk to nourish your growing baby.
The Strong After Birth Method™ brings ancient principles back into your postpartum healing — so your body isn’t just fed, it’s truly nourished. It’s about warming, restorative meals rooted in traditional chinese medicine food therapy and modern nutrition that honour what your body truly needs right now:
Rebuilds blood & replenishes nutrients lost during birth
Supports breast milk supply
Supports digestion & reduces bloating
Balances hormones naturally
Increases warmth & circulation
Calms the nervous system
This Is For You If..
You’re pregnant and planning for the arrival of baby — and deep down, you know your recovery deserves just as much care.
You’ve heard how the early weeks can feel:
Depleted. Foggy. Weak in your core.
Everyone’s focused on the baby — but no one’s checking in on you.
You know your healing matters.
And you’re not willing to leave it to chance.
You want to:
Support your womb and core from day one, so you feel stable, held, and strong in your body
Use traditional postpartum care like belly binding and therapeutic nourishment to accelerate recovery and reduce long-term issues
Have a plan for rest, food, and physical recovery
Avoid burnout, hormone crashes, and “just get through it” survival mode
Feel emotionally and physically cared for, even if others don’t know how to support you
This isn’t about bouncing back.
It’s about closing the body properly, replenishing deeply, and honouring the power of your womb.
If you’re preparing for birth and know you want to recover with strength, softness, and intention, The Strong After Birth Method™ is for you.
FAQs
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Jamu belly binding is a traditional Indonesian postpartum practice that uses a healing herbal paste and a long piece of cotton cloth to wrap the abdomen gently but firmly. It’s designed to:
Support the uterus as it returns to its original size
Help close abdominal separation (diastasis recti)
Encourage proper posture
Reduce swelling and promote circulation
Provide emotional comfort and a sense of containment
It is not a waist trainer.
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Ideally, within the first 5–7 days postpartum if you had a vaginal birth — but it’s still beneficial even weeks later. The earlier we start, the more support we can offer your healing uterus, core, and pelvic floor.
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Yes — once your scar is stable belly binding be used (the wound should typically heal within two weeks post c-section)
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Traditionally belly binding is performed over 40-42 days soon after giving birth. However in our modern day lifestyle this may not be feasible. I recommend atleast 6 belly binding sessions but this can be customised. Get in touch through the contact form to discuss further.
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It's recommended to wear the belly wrap for 8 hours daily (not while sleeping) throughout your recovery period.
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This method isn’t about snapback culture — it’s about recovery, not appearance.
While belly binding may help reduce bloating and improve posture (which can make you feel and look more “put together”), its real purpose is to support your internal healing — your uterus, abdominals, and back. The focus is strength, not shrinkage.
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The prime time to do belly-binding is within 3 months after delivery due to relaxin; however, some moms do it 1-2 years after birth simply because of their schedule or self-care/emotional reasons but still report good results.
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The Strong After Birth Method™ includes a minimum 6 belly binding and postpartum full body and belly massage session but I can customise a plan for you to include more sessions at an additional cost. Please get in touch to discuss further.
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In my opinion, yes. The body goes through several phases of recovery in early postpartum and when you are eating the right nutrient dense foods according to the 3 Pillars of Postpartum Food Medicine you are optimising and honouring your body to heal fully, especially if you had birth complications or a c-section.
My postpartum healing nutrition plan will guide you through speicific foods to include during the first 40 days of recovery.
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I offer an Essential Belly Binding & Massage package for mothers who want traditional physical recovery support only.
What's Included:
6 x Jamu belly binding sessions
6 x Postpartum full body & abdominal massage sessions
Organic herbal paste and belly binding kit
Home visits within zones 1-2 East/North East London
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I'm based in East London Zone 2 and travel to customers in Zones 1 and 2 across East and North East London. Postcodes covered: E1-E20, N1, N5, N7, N15-N17, N19.
Outside these areas? Contact me to discuss travel costs.
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Absolutely! I offer gift vouchers for both packages — perfect for partners, family, or baby shower gifts.
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Fill out the contact form with your questions. I’m happy to talk through what’s right for you and your recovery.