Orientation visit
Before the
programme begins.
Work through this with the client at her home. It saves as you go, so you can put the iPad down. Anything agreed here can be amended later — add a note rather than overwriting what was agreed on the day.
Visit details
Her recovery
Ask, listen, write down. This is a conversation, never an examination. Nothing here is a medical assessment and the specialist does not diagnose.
“I am going to ask a few questions about how you are healing, so we can shape the treatments around you. I will not examine you. If anything is uncomfortable to talk about, say so.”
Treatment decisions
Record a decision for each treatment before the programme starts, based on what she has just told you. If anything is uncertain, postpone it and ask TPS.
she is uncomfortable, unwell, healing from a tear or incision, or has had new medical advice. Treatments are non-medical and can always wait.
The programme
Read this out and reconfirm it with her. Agree which day each scheduled treatment falls on, then go through what is included and what is not.
Mum and baby care always come first. Household tasks may be rescheduled around their needs. Treatments are non-medical and can be adapted or postponed.
Week one · care days 1 to 7
| Scheduled treatment | Included in her programme | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Massage + hot stone therapy | 4 sessions | Agreed |
| Foot scrub + reflexology | 1 session | Agreed |
| Facial massage | 1 session | Agreed |
| Thermal blanket treatment | 1 session | Agreed |
| Full body scrub | 1 session | Agreed |
| Hot tummy cream | Daily | Agreed |
| Belly binding | Daily | Agreed |
| Herbal bath preparation | Daily | Agreed |
Week two · care days 8 to 14
| Scheduled treatment | Included in her programme | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Massage + hot stone therapy | 4 sessions | Agreed |
| Foot scrub + reflexology | 1 session | Agreed |
| Facial massage | 1 session | Agreed |
| Thermal blanket treatment | 1 session | Agreed |
| Hot tummy cream | Daily | Agreed |
| Belly binding | Daily | Agreed |
| Herbal bath preparation | Daily | Agreed |
Every care day, and during the week
What is included, and what is not
Say all of this out loud and tick it off. This is the part that prevents an awkward conversation in week two.
One agreed rest day is taken every 7 to 10 days and does not reduce the client's 14 care days. Adapt or postpone treatment if she is uncomfortable, unwell, healing from a tear or incision, or has received new medical advice.
The house
Walk round together. Look at each space rather than asking about it.
Contact and communication
Her house, her rules
Ask directly: is there anything you would like done a particular way, or anything you would rather we did not do?
Changes since the consultation
Anything different from what was discussed when she booked. This is the question people forget to ask.
Orientation notes
Anything that did not belong in a box above. Say it back to her before you move on.
Programme summary
Read this back to her. It is everything she is getting, and the things she is not.
One postpartum specialist, reserved for her family for all 14 care days.
Treatments across the programme
| Treatment | Across 14 days | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Massage + hot stone therapy | 8 sessions | Agreed |
| Foot scrub + reflexology | 2 sessions | Agreed |
| Facial massage | 2 sessions | Agreed |
| Thermal blanket treatment | 2 sessions | Agreed |
| Full body scrub | 1 session | Agreed |
| Hot tummy cream | Every care day | Agreed |
| Belly binding | Every care day | Agreed |
| Herbal bath preparation | Every care day | Agreed |
Every care day
- Baby care: bath, massage and flash cards
- Three fresh meals, herbal teas and lactation drinks — Every care day
- Support mum with baby so she can rest — Every care day
- Make mum's bed and organise baby's wardrobe as needed — Every care day
- Clean the kitchen, living room and baby's sleep area — Every care day
- Laundry, ironing, folding and putting away — Mum, baby and children under 3 — during the week
- Weekly grocery shop or collection, as agreed
- Accompany mum and baby on gentle walks or agreed outings — Where requested
- Basic bathroom clean — Once a week only
Not included
- Medical or clinical care, wound checks, diagnosis or clinical advice
- Deep cleaning or heavy domestic work
- Cleaning rooms the specialist does not work in
- Care of children over three, beyond the laundry stated above
- Overnight or 24-hour awake care
- Unsupervised childcare
- Pet care, driving or errands beyond the agreed grocery shop
Review and sign-off
Read the record below together, then all three of you confirm it.
The orientation record
Orientation visit
- Visitn/a
- ProgrammePackage: 14 days · live-out · 7am to 7pm Starts: n/a
- PresentSpecialist: Yus TPS: n/a Also present: n/a
- Birth and recoveryn/a
- Clinical advicen/a
- Positioningn/a
- Sitting and help neededn/a
- Areas to avoidn/a
- Allergiesn/a
- How she is feelingn/a
- Treatment decisionsn/a
- Consent formn/a
- Massage rhythmSessions: 4 sessions a week — every other day Rest day: n/a
- The housen/a
- Access and keysn/a
- Her house rulesn/a
- Contactn/a
- Changed since consultationn/a
- For TPS to deciden/a
- Notes addedn/a
- Contact details givenn/a
- Orientation notesn/a
- Confirmed byn/a