Hidden Gems: Additional postpartum & parenting supports in Vancouver that’ll help you thrive in the long term
While there’s no shortage of well-known resources in Vancouver, there’s a whole world of hidden gems that can make this season a little easier (and a lot more enjoyable). By now, lactation consultants, pelvic floor physios, and clinical counsellors are becoming more commonly-used in postpartum care (yay!), but what other support is out there? From meal delivery services that take one thing off your plate (literally) to personal trainers who actually get postpartum bodies, this guide is packed with local experts ready to support you. Whether you need a nutritionist to help with postpartum depletion or a career coach to reimagine your work-life balance, we’ve got you covered. Here are some of Vancouver’s best-kept secrets for thriving—not just surviving—this chapter of motherhood.
Postpartum Meal delivery
There’s local meal prep companies like 2 Guys with Knives, Eat Real Meals, and Well Fed that will delivery fresh and frozen meals to your home, but the following companies in particular include a focus on postpartum parents:
Feeding Mama
Feeding Mama specializes in ready-made meals enriched with Traditional Chinese Medicine, delivered straight to your door in Metro Vancouver. Their Mega Bundle (Meals, broths and cookies) makes a great gift!
Bloom Natural Nutrition
Bloom Natural Nutrition offers weekly curated selections of warming, healing, and seasonal plant-forward meals to support postpartum recovery. You can choose from 4, 8, or 12 servings of healthy meals, or a six week meal support package, delivered ready to heat and eat. They also offer nutritional consultations for pregnancy, postpartum, and for baby.
Fresh in your Fridge
Catering to a variety of diets, Fresh in your Fridge match you with a nutritionist to come up with your meal plan. Their Postpartum and Maternity meal plans are created to provide optimal nutrition for new mothers during their postpartum period.
Nutritionists
Hot tip: If your nutritionist is a registered dietician, they may be fully or partially covered by your extended health care benefits… check with your provider!
Bloom Natural Nutrition
As mentioned above, Angela at Bloom Natural Nutrition also provides nutritional consults, as well as meal planning help. Check out her freebie, A Month of Easy Weeknight Meals (with recipe’s included!).
Vancouver Dieticians
The Vancouver Dieticians team provides comprehensive nutritional care for individuals during preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum periods, offering personalized counseling to support optimal maternal health, fetal development, and postpartum recovery.
Little Spuds Nutrition
Located in Victoria, but providing services virtually, Little Spuds provides individual, family, and perinatal nutrition consulting and education. They have expertise in fertility, prenatal, parental, postpartum, lactation, and infant feeding and nutrition.
Chiropractors
Bloom Family Wellness
A go-to clinic for prenatal and postnatal chiropractic care, Bloom Family Wellness is located in North Vancouver, and focuses on gentle, family-centered treatments to keep moms (and their little ones) feeling aligned and supported through every stage of motherhood.
Baseline Health & Wellness
With a holistic approach to chiropractic care, Baseline Health & Wellness supports expecting and new moms with tailored treatments to ease pregnancy discomfort, improve mobility, and promote postpartum recovery. They have clinics Downtown & in Burnaby.
Mint Integrative Health
Located on West Broadway, Mint Integrative Health is a full-service wellness clinic, that offers specialized prenatal and postnatal chiropractic care alongside naturopathic and massage therapy to support moms through pregnancy, birth, and beyond.
The Chiro Culture
A modern, movement-focused chiropractic clinic on Victoria Drive, The Chiro Culture helps moms navigate pregnancy and postpartum recovery with expert adjustments, rehab exercises, and a deep understanding of the body's changing needs.
Parenting consultants
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Brittany, a early childhood expert, provides personalized consultations to help empower parents with the knowledge they need to navigate toddlerhood and manage their little one’s emotions.
Joy in the Home
Laurie is an Educator, Behaviour Consultant, and student in Professional Counselling specializing in Child and Parent Coaching. She provides 1-on-1 coaching to help you meet your child's developmental needs.
Personal trainers
The Mom MOvemnt
Sam at The Mom Movement provides personal training, group fitness classes, nutrition consultations, as well as cohesive, easy-to-follow educational resources and mentorship for pregnant and postpartum women. Based out of Driftwood Athletics (at Hastings & Boundary), her 6 week Babies & Barbells class makes me want to have another baby, just so I can attend!
The Lu Method
Vancouver’s Lucy Ulmer developed the The Lu Method, a revolutionary holistic approach to fitness through pregnancy and postpartum. You can access the classes online, or through her classes at Hustle or Spin Society in Vancouver.
Mama Method
Mama Method is a boutique Pilates fitness studio in North Burnaby. They specialize in prenatal, postpartum, and women's health, offering athletic-focused programs through their 1-on-1 coaching, virtual group classes, and self-paced programs.
Coach Dee Fitness
Personal training and mom & baby workout classes are based out of Port Coquitlam & Pitt Meadows, but Coach Dee also provides prenatal/postnatal programs online, as well as a lot of advice & tips on Instagram.
life & Career coaches
Andrea Barr
Andrea Barr is a certified career and life coach based in Vancouver, specializing in helping parents achieve their professional goals while balancing family life. She also hosts the "All Figured Out" podcast, which focuses on continuing to grow personally and professionally, while balancing spending more time with your family.
Nadine Stille Coaching & Consulting
Nadine Stille is a career and life coach dedicated to assisting moms in creating more joy both at home and work. She supports moms to create a ‘Mama Care Journey’, through her various coaching programs, to helpyou gain clarity through life transitions.
Cayley Benjamin Motherhood Coaching
Cayley Benjamin focuses on guiding mothers through "matrescence" (amazing!), helping them navigate personal growth and societal pressures. She offers coaching services & virtual group programs tailored to support moms during this significant life change. Currently on maternity leave, but due back Spring 2025.
Lucidity Transformative Coaching
Colleen at Lucidity Transformative Coaching is a certified Life & Wellness Coach, with additional training in goal-setting, grief, and psychological first aid, who is passionate about supporting parents as they navigate the transformative journey of parenthood. She also provides life coaching services aimed at helping individuals achieve clarity and transformation in their personal and professional lives.
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