Jamu Treatment · For Mothers
Your Fourth Trimester, Held With Care
A living tradition of postpartum care, part of Indonesian, Singaporean and Malay cultures for centuries: Jamu physiological binding, wrapping and massage, brought gently into your own home, held for you as you heal.
What Is Jamu?
A tradition of healing older than any of us.
A living tradition of postpartum care, part of Indonesian, Singaporean and Malay cultures for centuries. Jamu physiological binding, wrapping and massage target post-birth recovery: moving stagnant blood, enhancing circulation, and working traditional herbs and plants into the abdomen beneath gentle bandages and wraps. It's not only physical. It tends to your emotional and mental wellbeing too, and keeps your body warm while it heals.
In these cultures, mothers rest through a "confinement period": family steps in for the household, the cooking, the lactation support, and visitors are kept away for the first month so healing comes first. It's one reason these cultures report such low rates of postnatal depression. This is the same care, brought to you.
- Detoxification & reproductive healing
- Deeper, easier sleep
- Improved circulation, fewer blood clots
- Lower risk of postnatal depression
- Reduced water retention
- Abdominal toning & diastasis recti healing
- Back pain relief & spinal realignment
- Overall emotional & mental wellbeing
What Your Treatment Includes
Ten Sessions Across Three Weeks, In Your Own Home
Across three weeks, on weekdays, built around your baby's schedule. Here's what each visit looks like.
Jamu Healing Massage
Each session begins with a Jamu massage, easing you into the treatment.
Product Application
Traditional Jamu products, customised to your symptoms, applied to the abdomen.
Physiological Binding & Wrapping
Bandages and wraps are applied and secured with a core girdle.
Overnight Wear
Everything stays on overnight, and you can walk, feed and sleep as normal.
Removal & Shower
Removed and showered before the next day's session begins, fresh each time.
Meditation & Breathing
A gentle meditation and breathing practice, so you stay calm and open to the journey.
Postpartum Mother's Milk Tea
To close your session, enjoy a warming postpartum mother's milk tea. One cup to drink right away, and a second to reheat and enjoy later in the day.
"You can function in all these layers quite comfortably. You'll be able to see to the needs of your baby, drive, breastfeed and so on."
The Investment
Care Built Around Your Four Phases of Healing
A postpartum mother moves through four physiological phases of healing over 30 to 40 days. My care is built to hold you through them, never as a one-off session on its own.
Most Chosen
Experience Jamu
Ten sessions across three weeks, in the sanctuary of your own home. Your first session runs up to three hours; from there, we settle into 90-minute visits.
$ 2,400
for 10 sessions
5 & 7-Session Packages
Extend or Ease Into Care
Jamu massage, physiological binding and wrapping, offered in packages of 5 or 7 sessions, never fewer: in step with the four physiological phases a postpartum mother moves through over 30 to 40 days.
$ 280
/session
Full Cultural Care, 30–40 Days
Some families ask for the full 30 to 40 days of cultural care, the ancient tradition of Jamu bodywork. It's something families have called on me for over the past 9 years, and I'm honoured to hold it for you too. Reach out and we'll build your care together.
Full Cultural Care, 30–40 Days
Some families ask for the full 30 to 40 days of cultural care. Reach out and we'll build your care together.
A travel surcharge applies for clients more than 20km from Brookvale.
Payment by bank transfer: details provided on request.
Book Your Care
Let's Begin Your Fourth Trimester Care
Tell me a little about you and your due date, and I'll be in touch personally to talk through your care and find the right fit for you and your baby.
- I reply personally within 1–2 days
- Your details are never shared
- No pressure, no obligation
Gift a Treatment
Give Her the Gift of Fourth Trimester Care
Tell me a little about the mum you'd like to treat, and her due date if you know it, and I'll help you find the right gift for her and her baby.
You can gift Jamu Treatment, Practitioner Training, or leave it flexible between the two. There's no online store for this, so just reach out and I'll arrange a personal gift certificate for you, along with everything she'll need to book her own appointment when she's ready.
In Their Own Words
Mothers Who've Been Held Through Their Fourth Trimester
"Six months later, I still think about Jackie and the care she gave me almost every day. She came into my life when my world had completely flipped: becoming a mum, being hospitalised for a serious illness postpartum, and unable to care for my newborn. I was overwhelmed, vulnerable, and lost. Jackie wasn't just my postpartum practitioner, she became the mother I needed during one of the hardest seasons of my life.
The treatments themselves were incredible, it truly felt like my body could finally complete its healing after a lot of trauma. The Jamu massage became the only time I could genuinely rest, and the physiological binding made such a difference that my diastasis recti is now very minimal.
It wasn't just a service, it was one of the greatest gifts I could have given myself during postpartum. If you're considering booking with Jackie, don't hesitate. You won't find this level of care anywhere else."
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"I had my postnatal massage and Jamu wrap with Jackie recently. She is truly amazing in her services."
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Diane Nguyen
"Jackie was a godsend during my postpartum period. I left the hospital after an emergency Caesarian with a major abdominal separation."
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Katie Chan
"I couldn't speak more highly of my experience with Jackie. Not only is her own energy so gentle, caring and kind, but her hands are true magic."
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Kaitlin Allen
"Nurture by Touch was the best investment I made postpartum. Jackie has an incredible energy and is so calming and supportive."
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Victoria Jones
"After hearing about Jamu massage and Belly Banding on a podcast, I knew I wanted this care for my fourth trimester."
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Ainsley Rajah
"I did 5 sessions of post-natal massage and binding with Jackie after the birth of our little boy and I could not recommend it enough!!"
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Malisa Howard
Before You Book
Everything You Need to Know
When can you start treating me?
As soon as you get home from hospital after birth, unless medical approval is required. With a caesarian birth we have to wait 2-4 weeks post birth before care can start
Is it too late for treatment?
It's best to start as early as you can, to begin the healing and strengthening process. But it's never too late: if you're already a few months down the track and you've only found me now, that is no problem.
Where will you treat me?
Your bedroom or baby's room would be best. It's a sanctuary, where you will connect with your baby, where it's easy to rest and feed.
What should I wear for the nurturing experience?
It works well to wear a dressing gown with loose fitting underwear underneath. Your modesty will be respected at all times.
What should I have ready for you?
I'll need three to four large bath towels, your favourite sleeping pillow, and easy access to a bathroom with warm water. I'll also access your kitchen to mix your Jamu abdominal herbs and prepare your postpartum tea.
Do I need someone else to look after my baby while you are here?
No, it's time together and I'll help you. I continue working on your side while you feed, and I'll help settle your little one afterward.
What about toddlers in the house?
That's OK too. We might have some interruptions, but we'll work through this together.
How long do I need to wear everything?
As close to 24hrs as possible, and I'll talk you through this. Two hours before I arrive for your next session, you remove everything, have a shower, and allow your skin to breathe before the care is repeated again.
Will you treat me on my bed?
No; I bring my own relaxing futon floor mattress for you. It's big enough for you, me and baby.
Will I be able to do things with the bandages and wraps on?
You can rest, feed and move around the house as normal, but it's highly advisable to stay home while you're in Jamu postpartum care, and not go out, walk or drive. This is your time to heal, and your body does that best when it isn't asked to do anything else.
What if my baby is late, or things out of my control change?
Then you just keep me posted and I'll work around you and your baby.
What do I wear afterwards?
Something loose fitting and comfortable is ideal.
Will this help me go back to work sooner?
Treatment helps your body heal and strengthen faster, which for many mothers means an easier, and sometimes earlier, return to work. Of course, every recovery is individual.