Assessment
- We walk through your home to identify environmental and spatial conditions relevant to this important life stage for your family
The ultimate goal of this service is to help you prepare your home environment for the life stages of fertility planning, pregnancy, postpartum, and early childhood While preparation for a baby often focuses on nutrition, lifestyle, and healthcare, the home is where daily life unfolds and where environmental conditions play a significant role in lived experience and day-to-day routines. This assessment applies the Holistic Home Approach and evaluates your home through 23 Holistic Aspects, including air quality, water, materials, light, thermal comfort, spatial layout, and sensory experience. Together, these elements help form a comprehensive picture of how your home functions as a lived environment. The assessment identifies opportunities to reduce unnecessary environmental disruptions and refine key factors of the home to better support comfort, ease, and a sense of grounded living for you and your family during this stage of life. It also highlights areas where small, considered adjustments may improve how the home is experienced and used on a daily basis. The outcome is a clearer understanding of your home environment, along with practical, design-led guidance to support a more intentional, supportive, and well-considered living space throughout this period of transition.
Our proprietary process is designed so that each consultation is purposeful, customized, and aligned with your family's needs during this life stage
"I love Ana's approach. The experience of a space is very important to me - airflow and sunlight shape how I feel every day. I was very happy to learn she keeps the overall home environment top of mind throughout the process."Fertility & Pregnancy Home Assessment
Wellness-oriented guides offering practical insights and design strategies to help you make informed choices for your home
It is an evaluation of your home environment for the life stages of fertility planning, pregnancy, postpartum and early childhood. It looks at your home through the 23 Holistic Home Aspects, from air, water and light to natural materials, layout and connection to nature, with a focus on the needs of each stage.
It includes a review of your home's materials, finishes and furnishings, fresh air and ventilation, water, daylight, thermal comfort and layout, with special attention to the bedroom, nursery and the rooms where you spend the most time, followed by a written summary of observations and personalized recommendations.
Yes. Virtual assessments are available nationwide through a guided video walkthrough, and in-person assessments are available in the Portland area.
No. It is an assessment of your home environment, not a medical evaluation, home inspection or laboratory test.
Daylight, fresh air, sounds of nature, views of greenery and easy access to an outdoor space shape how your home feels every day and is experienced by the whole family.
Any stage is a good time to start. You can have the initial assessment before you begin your conception journey, or at any time during pregnancy or postpartum. Each stage brings its own unique challenges, and the assessment focuses on the ones that matter most to your family.
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