beautiful experience

Written By Tamara Niedermann
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I called Tamara for advice when I was 8 months pregnant because I wanted to consume my placenta after birth but wasn't sure if I should go with encapsulation or smoothies. Tamara was friendly and took the time to answer all my questions in a caring, relaxed manner that made me feel confident that I didn't need to be in a rush to finish talking or make a decision right away. She gave me information and mentioned that consuming the placenta in smoothies would be the most natural, unprocessed way of consuming a placenta because it would be raw. Since that was what I was looking for, I decided to go with the smoothie package that Tamara offers. I am so glad I did!

Drinking my placenta smoothies was one of my favorite parts of the birth recovery. I think they helped a lot in restoring iron levels and gave me energy. Tamara’s customer service was amazing! The day after I gave birth, she came over to our house first thing in the morning to pick up the placenta to prepare into small cubes so that it would be easier to blend. She checked in with me several times to see how I was doing and made me feel cared for. I believe consuming the placenta is one of the most nourishing things you can do for your body post-partum and I would recommend Tamara’s services to anyone who is looking for a beautiful, high quality, and professional experience.

Ashley F. and Baby nova born March 13, 2020

Tamara Niedermann

hi! i'm tamara, creator and owner of the kindred feminine. i have always known i am at my best when i was in support of the people around me. i surrounded myself with deep connections -- people who i could know and live life with. that desire for deep relationship is what has guided my journey to birth work, herbalism, and supporting the birthing and bleeding people in my community.

six years ago, when my younger sister and her husband started their parenting journey, she started sharing the things she was learning about pregnancy and labor. i watched documentaries with her. i read the books she recommended, and i realized that there was another way to birth your babies. until that point, the idea of home birth and midwives and doulas were sort of a joke. in movies and television they portray midwives as the hippy lady with incense and beads -- which to be fair that midwife exists and now i strive to be worthy of her -- but she's played as a joke. it took these books and documentaries, and new perspectives to show me that midwifery and doulas are legitimate callings, and home birth is a legitimate option.

simultaneous to my birth worker journey, i was coming into a better understanding of my womanhood and i wanted to have more holistic options for interacting with my fertility. so, i transitioned from hormonal birth control to the sympto-thermal method of fertility awareness to track my cycles, and then i switched out my single use menstrual products for reusables. both of these changes gave me a deeper knowledge of my cycles and my body

my growing love for fertility and body literacy combined with my heart for birthing and bleeding people and pregnancy, started me on this incredible journey of learning, and growth, and stewardship of the wisdom that has been passed to me.

the kindred feminine serves all birthing and bleeding people by supporting pregnant people prenatally, attending out of hospital births, and in the postpartum time. tamara teaches bodily autonomy through the fertility awareness method. i processes placentas, and makes herbal preparations including teas, baths, salves, and tinctures and elixirs.

i'm a bisexual cis woman who uses the pronouns she, hers, and her. i’m a newlywed in my early thirties. i'm the daughter of an immigrant single mother. i'm an advocate for fat positivity, body hair acceptance, lgbtq families, body literacy, and bodily autonomy for all people. i'm a birth keeper, and an herb

https://thekindredfeminine.com
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