Ruth Martin-Gordon - Founder & CEO

Did you know that 90% of women struggle to find resources or products to help them physically heal after birth? Me neither, and was shocked😲 when i read this.

Let’s get acquainted. I’m Ruth, certified postpartum doula PCD(DONA), wife and mom to two adorable kids.

While pregnant my MIL came to visit and bought me the 1000-page Mayo Clinic Book of Pregnancy. I practically read it every night, along with a few apps that track my pregnancy.

Fast forward to giving birth via c-section, I lost so much blood after that I required a blood transfusion. I left the hospital diagnosed with postpartum anemia.😭Thinking back to the Mayo Clinic book I realized not one chapter addressed postpartum. At home I had help all staggered out. My aunt whipped up homemade sitz baths, while my MIL filled my kitchen with delicious soups and broths—a Jamaican postpartum tradition! The first days in, nothing prepared me for the sheer exhaustion that happened, and no one mentioned how to take a simple thing as a shower after a c section. I didn’t know you could have so many postpartum ailments. I never found any books or apps that mentioned anything about what I experienced postpartum.

It’s because of all these experiences CODDLE was born.

Hello, I’m Ruth - a wife and mom to two adorable kids. I founded CODDLE to share my postpartum struggles and those of other moms and birthing people while building a community that empowers them through education and safe organic postpartum products. I want every mom-to-be or birthing person be prepared for the most life altering experience they will have. Because we should have all the information, care and support we need to prepare for postpartum.

I’ve been featured in Shape,  Create&Cultivate Blog - From  Scratch, Create and Cultivate Wellness Summit Speaker Navigating back to work Postpartum and ToteSavvy blog #bossmom spotlight. I was also a finalist in the Black Girl Ventures + Equilibria Pitch Competition, held May 13th, 2021 and Pipeline Angels Pitch Summit (2024 Spring).

A little more about me:

1. I’m a Certified Postpartum Doula, PCD(DONA)

2. I’m a foodie - I’m a walking app of what’s good and where to eat in my city.

3. I'm a Humans of New York Alum. Check it out Here

4. I’m a well put together wino🍷🍷.

5. Cheese..Yes Please!

6. Life’s a beach.

Welcome to CODDLE, I’m so glad you’re here.🥳🥳

XO,

Ruth!