Our Portland Postpartum Meal Preparation Services

Wildwood Birth's in-home meal preparation services are one of the best gifts you can give yourself and your expanding family. Our doula and nutritionist Kelsey Bushong delights in providing delicious meals tailored specifically to you, with the unique nutritional requirements of the postpartum season in mind.

“Kelsey is an absolute joy to work with, and bringing her in to help with meal prep after our daughter was born was the best decision I could have possibly made for our family. She does whatever we need for the week, whether it’s making complete recipes when we’re short on time or doing prep so that we can still enjoy cooking without the chopping. I was scared that we would have to subsist on takeout during the newborn phase, but she has made continuing to eat healthy not just doable, but easy! Plus, she is extremely warm, friendly and easy to talk to, and my husband, baby, dog and I all love hanging out with her when she’s here. I can’t recommend her highly enough!”
— Carly

Meet Kelsey (she/her)

Kelsey’s own experiences of giving birth and early motherhood shaped not only her work as a birth and postpartum doula, but also helped shape her academic career.

During her undergraduate studies in nutrition at the National University of Natural Medicine, she focused on perinatal and childhood nutrition. While an undergrad, Kelsey was disappointed with the lack of attention the program gave to infant feeding and was what inspired her to enroll in the Lactation Education program at the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health. Kelsey went on to attend the University of Western States, graduating with a Master’s degree in Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine. During graduate school, her research focused solely on perinatal nutrition and ended with her writing a thesis on postpartum depression and iron deficiency.

Her love of supporting new families paired with the skills and knowledge she gained through her studies, has coalesced in the most delicious way — through providing nutritious meals to new and growing families.

Pricing Info

Kelsey will provide in-home meal preparation services either prenatally (to stock your freezer!) or after your baby has arrived. Please find more detailed information below in the FAQ section.

Meal preparation sessions:

  • 1 session = $200

  • 5 sessions = $950

  • 10 sessions = $1,850

Additional fees:

  • Add-on meal item $50 each

  • Grocery shopping $50/hr

  • Travel fee for addresses more than 10 miles from downtown Portland (Pioneer square)

 

Postpartum Meal Preparation Frequently Asked Questions

  • Meal prep sessions are generally between 3-4 hours. Kelsey will be in your home, preparing the meals you have pre-selected. She will package and label the meals and date them so you know how long each item will remain fresh in your fridge.

  • This varies by family! Either you can provide recipes for Kelsey to work from, or she will provide a menu in which you select 4 items to be prepared. The meal items range from breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack options. Meal items can be tailored to your family’s dietary preferences and restrictions.

  • Based on your menu item selections, Kelsey will provide a grocery list in which you can acquire the ingredients prior to each session (delivery is a great option!), or Kelsey can do the shopping for you for $50/hr. Ingredient costs are not covered and would be reimbursed to Kelsey on the day of the session.

  • Generally one session per week is sufficient, as each of the 4 meal items prepared will yield 4-6 adult portions (enough for leftovers or to freeze). Additional meal items can be selected and added for $50 each. Please note that preparing additional meal items will add additional time to the meal prep session.