Welcome to
Coté’s Apothecary
Hi, I’m Coté, and I’m so glad you’re here.
Everything you’ll find in this shop comes straight from my hands, my garden, organic companies and my heart. Since 2005, I’ve been crafting these small-batch herbal products as a way to care for my own family, especially when my children were little and I wanted nothing but the purest, gentlest ingredients on their delicate skin.
Back then, I learned just how many harmful chemicals are hidden in conventional baby and body products. So I turned to the plants I knew and trusted, growing herbs in my garden, gathering from the wild with deep respect, and slowly infusing oils on my kitchen counter for weeks at a time. These remedies were born out of love and a desire to return to something more natural, local and honest. And over the years, they’ve supported not just my children, but countless other families who are looking for healing that feels real, safe, and deeply nourishing.
How I Make Each Product
Every balm, oil, and salve begins with whole herbs, many grown right outside my door, or wildcrafted with intention and care. I use only organic ingredients and recyclable containers, because I believe our healing shouldn’t come at the cost of the Earth.
To make the oils that form the base of most of my products, I slowly infuse organic oils with medicinal herbs over several weeks.
This slow, intentional process allows the plant’s full healing properties to infuse into the oil. creating a rich, soothing base for massage oils, baby balms, postpartum blends, and more.
What You’ll Find Here
These products are more than just skincare. They are part of a larger practice of living in harmony with nature, honoring the cycles of the body, and caring for ourselves, our births, and our families with intention. I hope they bring the same comfort and healing to you that they’ve brought to me.
My offerings are perfect for:
New parents and postpartum healing
Baby’s gentle skin
Massage and body care
Herbal bath rituals
Everyday support for you and your family
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Whether you’re preparing for birth, recovering postpartum, or simply tending to yourself with love, these herbal creations are here to support you.
rooted birth support package
$1,600.00 to $2,000.00 USD
A holistic and grounded approach to preparing for birth ~ body, mind, and spirit.
This package was created to support you through one of life’s most transformational journeys. With a balance of education, emotional presence, and hands-on guidance, I walk beside you through pregnancy, birth, and early postpartum.
What’s Included:
Free discovery call to connect and explore your vision for birth
Three prenatal meetings (2 in-person, 1 online childbirth class)
Unlimited support by text, email, and phone after signing
Access to private community : ROOTED IN COMMUNITY ~
Access to Motherboard Birth visual tools ($50 value)
Continuous, in-person labor and birth support
Two virtual postpartum visits within 2 weeks of birth
Discounts on childbirth classes + placenta encapsulation
In our prenatal time together, we explore the physiology of birth, create a birth and postpartum care plan, and dive into hands-on practices like breathwork, rebozo, massage, and partner support techniques.
My role is to offer steady presence, grounded information, and heart-centered care, helping you and your partner feel empowered, prepared, and supported in every step. Let’s root your birth experience in trust, connection, and deep respect.
GETTING STARTED:
We begin with a free virtual 1-hour consultation to connect, explore your vision for birth, and see if we’re a good fit. If you decide to move forward, I’ll send you a welcome email with curated resources to nourish your pregnancy journey.
Our time together includes:
One group online childbirth education class to ground you in the physiology of birth, informed decision-making, and how to prepare for different birth scenarios, emotionally, mentally, and physically.
Two in-person prenatal visits where we step out of the mind and into the body. We’ll practice breathwork, movement, and sound, explore positions, comfort tools, and prepare your partner to feel confident and involved.
My goal is to help you feel calm, informed, and more prepared for one of the most overlooked yet important stages of labor: early labor at home. Whether you’re planning a hospital, birth center, or home birth, this early phase often sets the tone for the entire experience, and you deserve to meet it with clarity and confidence.
Birth & Postpartum Support
You’ll have full access to me beginning at 38 weeks. I’ll come to your home during early labor (if desired) and stay by your side, throughout active labor, birth, and 1–2 hours after, until you’re settled and ready to rest.
After your baby arrives, you’ll receive one in person visit, OR two virtual postpartum visits during those tender first two weeks. These are gentle check-ins to process the birth, talk about healing, newborn care, emotions, and anything that’s unfolding.
What’s Included:
Two 45-minute Zoom calls
A safe, supportive space to ask questions and be heard
Resources and loving guidance rooted in experience
These calls are more than just check-ins, they are moments of connection, reflection, and deep care during a time when you deserve to be held
and supported.
Nipple Balm
$15.00 USD
Ingredients:
Apricot Oil, Grape Seed Oil, Calendula Flowers, Lavender Flowers, Marshmallow Roots, Slippery Elm, Comfrey and Bees Wax
This product doesn’t contain any toxic ingredients or essential oils.
A gentle, all-natural balm for sore, tender nipples. Safe for baby and soothing for you. Made with organic herbs and nourishing oils, with no essential oils for extra sensitivity. Perfect for the early days of breastfeeding and beyond.
Nourished Womb Tea
$20.00 USD
A nourishing, mineral-rich tea to support your womb, body
and spirit
This delicious organic herbal blend has been a favorite among my clients for over a decade. Crafted to gently strengthen and nourish, Nourished Womb is rich in minerals, antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory properties, making it the perfect ally for preparing the body for childbirth and restoring it in the postpartum period.
Whether you’re steeping into stillness or sipping on the go, this tea offers grounding, warmth, and deep support from the inside out.
Ritual:
Pour freshly boiled water over 2 Tbsp of herbs. Steep for at least 5 minutes. Enjoy warm or over ice.
Postpartum
Healing Bath
$20.00 USD
100% Organic Ingredients: Comfrey, Chamomile, Yarrow, Calendula, Sage, Lavender, Rose buds and Petals.
A gentle herbal soak to support healing after birth
This beautiful organic blend is crafted with soothing, anti-inflammatory herbs known for their ability to calm irritated skin, reduce swelling, and promote tissue repair. Designed for the tender postpartum body, it offers a moment of rest and restoration through the wisdom of plants.
Use as a bath, sitz soak, compress, or in your peri bottle—a perfect ritual to ease into healing, one warm soak at a time.
Sacred Sacru
Massage Oil
$25.00 USD
Ingredients:
Almond oil, Grape Seed Oil, Arnica flowers, St. John’s Wort, Chamomile, Comfrey, Lavender, Rose Petals, EO blend: Love Potion
A comforting blend to soothe the lower back through pregnancy, labor, and beyond
Pregnancy and labor ask so much of the body—especially the lower back and sacral area, where tension, fatigue, and energetic weight often settle. Sacred Sacrum is a lovingly handcrafted herbal massage oil created to bring relief, warmth, and grounding support to this sacred part of the body.
Infused with organic herbs and intention, this soothing blend is perfect for prenatal belly-and-back massage, labor support, or postpartum care.
Ritual:
Rub a small amount of oil between your hands to activate warmth and intention. Massage your loved one’s lower back with presence and compassion, offering them a moment of rest, release, and reconnection.
HOLISTIC CHILDBIRTH CLASSES ~ “THE ROOTS OF BIRTH”
$300.00 USD
Birth isn’t a protocol ~ it’s a part of you
In this class, we’ll explore birth as a human, sacred, and embodied experience. You’ll receive both grounded information and intuitive tools that support you in approaching birth with more confidence, calm, and trust. Not just to “cope,” but to surrender and to welcome birth with presence and love.
Partners are supported too with straightforward tools, clear guidance, and hands-on practices that help them feel more confident in their role. This class speaks to everyone in the room, offering a shared language and experience that strengthens connection and teamwork in birth.
This class is ideal for those planning an unmedicated birth at home or in a birth center. We do not cover hospital based procedure
or advocacy.
What We’ll Explore Together:
The physiology of labor and birth ~ Understanding how your body works
Preparing for different birth scenarios while staying grounded in trust
Emotional and spiritual aspects of labor ~ Navigating fears and cultivating presence
Coping tools you can actually use: breath-work, movement, sound, rebozo, counter-pressure, hip squeezes, and positions
Herbal wisdom for pregnancy, birth, and postpartum
Connection and community with other birthing families
This class fulfills the childbirth education requirements for clients of the Birth Center of Chicago, Burr Ridge Birth Center and Birth Roots Community Midwifery
HAPPY TOOSHIE ~ Gentle, effective healing for postpartum bodies & baby bottoms
$15.00 USD
Since 2005, Happy Tooshie has been our family’s go-to herbal salve. Handcrafted in small batches with organic herbs, infused oils, and deep care. Originally created to support my own healing after birth, this soothing blend quickly became a diaper bag essential, offering natural relief for the whole family.
For postpartum care: Apply to the perineum to ease soreness, tenderness, and minor bruising after birth. Its calming herbal formula supports gentle recovery and offers much-needed comfort during those early days.
For baby’s skin: Safe enough for newborns and effective from day one, Happy Tooshie helps make the first meconium clean-up easier and protects against diaper rash. A little goes a long way in keeping your baby’s skin soft, calm, and cared for.
This all-purpose salve belongs in every birth and postpartum bag. A simple, nourishing way to care for yourself and your baby, naturally.
PLACENTA ENCAPSULATION
AND ART
$350 ($300 FOR ACTIVE CLIENTS) USD
Honoring the womb’s wisdom, nourishing the body’s return
The placenta, often called the “Tree of Life,” is more than a biological organ—it is your baby’s first companion, a sacred guide, and the bridge of nourishment, oxygen, and protection throughout pregnancy. From the moment of conception, it holds space for growth and life, preparing your baby for their journey earthside.
Across cultures and time, the placenta has been revered not only for its vital function, but also for its spiritual and ancestral significance, recognized as a vessel of life force and a link between spirit and matter. From the Rapa Nui of Easter Island to the Māori of Aotearoa to Navajo traditions, the placenta has long been honored as a symbol of connection to lineage, land, and identity.
Today, placenta encapsulation offers a meaningful way to continue this reverence, while nourishing the postpartum body from within. Once steamed, dried, and placed into capsules, the placenta returns vital nutrients to the birthing person’s system, including iron, B vitamins, and hormones that are believed to:
Support hormonal balance
Improve mood and emotional well-being
Enhance energy and overall recovery
Promote healthy milk production
Replenish what was lost through birth
This practice is chosen by many not only for its physiological benefits, but also as a ceremonial act of reclaiming postpartum care rooted in tradition, intuition, and love.
Placenta encapsulation is a gentle way to carry forward the sacred connection between body, baby, and earth ~ honoring what has nourished life and allowing it to nourish you in return.
As part of this offering, you may also receive a Placenta Art print. A vibrant, one-of-a-kind impression of your own placenta made with food-grade natural coloring. This piece is gifted with love to celebrate and honor your unique journey, should you wish to receive it. Placenta encapsulation is more than a service. It is a continuation of the bond between you and your baby, and a gentle reminder of the power that lives within you still.
ROOTED HOLISTIC SESSIONS ~ Offered at Cote’s home office
in Warrenville
$120.00 USD
Duration: 1 to 1.5-hours
Available in English and Spanish
Using vibration, voice, and deep listening to support your journey.
These one-on-one sessions are designed to support your body, mind, and spirit as you prepare for, or integrate after, the transformative experience of birth. We begin by setting a shared intention and discussing any physical, emotional, or energetic concerns you’d like to explore. From there, you’ll rest fully clothed on a massage table, surrounded by soft music and a calm atmosphere as we move into gentle healing practices.
I incorporate tools such as singing bowls, vocal resonance, and sound vibration, which help to prepare the body for labor by softening tension and activating your own voice and breath. In labor, your sound is one of your most powerful allies, and these sessions offer a chance to reconnect with your voice in a safe, supported way.
Each session is intuitively tailored, and may include breathwork, guided meditation, energy work, or ceremonial elements depending on your needs.
Afterward, we’ll take time to process and integrate the experience, addressing any lingering questions or insights that arise. My intention is to create a safe and nurturing space where you can release, restore, and feel more grounded in your journey, whether you’re preparing for birth or healing in the postpartum.
ROOTED MENTORING CALLS FOR HOLISTIC DOULAS (English
and Spanish)
$100.00 USD
These one-on-one, 1-hour mentoring calls are a space to reflect, ask questions, and grow in your birthwork practice. Whether you’re just beginning or deepening your path, we’ll explore whatever is most alive for you. From client care and boundaries, prenatal visits, to business foundations, intuition, and integration.
Rooted in The Matrona’s teachings and guided by your unique journey, each session is tailored to meet you where you are. With heart, clarity, and grounded support.
Because birthwork doesn’t always follow a strict timeline, these calls are intentionally flexible. You can book them as you need, when you need. Use them for processing, planning, inspiration, or support at any stage of your path.
Mentoring Call Options:
Single Session – $100
3-Call Package – $250
6-Call Package – $500
Let this be a space for you to feel seen, supported, and rooted in your calling.
