Tag: Doula the Dad
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Call me a Chameleon!
I realised through my own personal experience the true value of having birth support who can comfortably switch birth settings, who can effortlessly adjust to the mood and atmosphere as birth unfolds and everything shifts dynamically. For me the ability to be a chameleon seems intrinsic to the nature of a birth keeper…to be a…
Ilena J Standring – Doula & Coach
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What to pack in your hospital/birth centre bag: the quirky edit!
There are so many list out there for packing your bag for taking to the birth centre or hospital. Often the hospital or birth centre will issue a list of their recommended bag contents and so what I include in the list here is the “other” stuff; that as a doula in Amsterdam I see…
Ilena J Standring – Doula & Coach
Amsterdam Doula, Bevallingscoach, Birth, Birth Centre Birth Doula, Birth Centre Birth Doula Amsterdam, Birth Centre Birth Support, Birth Coach Amsterdam, Birth Coaching Amsterdam, Birth Doula, Birth Doula Services, Birth Doula Services Amsterdam, Birth Education, Birth Support, Birth Support Amsterdam, Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Support, Bridging Clinical and Holistic Birth, C-section, C-section Support Amsterdam, Caesarean, Cesarean Support Network NL, Childbirth Education Amsterdam, Doula, Doula Amsterdam, Doula Holistic, Doula Services, Doula Services Amsterdam, Family, Family Birth Support, Holistic, Holistic Birth, Holistic Birth Doula, Holistic Birth Doula Amsterdam, Holistic Birth Doula Services, Holistic Birth Doula Services Amsterdam, Holistic Birth Preparation, Holistic Birth Preparation Amsterdam, Holistic Birth Recovery, Holistic Birth Recovery Amsterdam, Holistic Birth Recovery Support, Holistic Birth Services, Holistic Birth Services Amsterdam, Holistic Birth Support, Holistic Birth Support Amsterdam, Holistic Birth Support Services, Holistic Birth Support Services Amsterdam, Holistic Doula, Holistic Doula Care, Holistic Doula Care Amsterdam, Holistic Doula Services Amsterdam, Holistic Healing, Holistic Health, Holistic Home Birth, Holistic Home Birth Amsterdam, Holistic Pregnancy, Holistic Pregnancy Amsterdam, Holistic Pregnancy Services, Holistic Pregnancy Services Amsterdam, Holistic Pregnancy Support Services Amsterdam, Holistische, Holistische Doula, Holistische Zwangerschap, Home Birth Amsterdam, Home Birth Birth Services Amsterdam, Home Birth Birth Support Amsterdam, Home Birth Doula Support, Home Birth Doula Support Amsterdam, Home Birth Support, Hospital Birth, Hospital Birth Amsterdam, Hospital Birth Doula Amsterdam, Hospital Birth Doula Services Amsterdam, Hospital Birth Support Amsterdam, Hospital Doula, Hospital Doula Amsterdam, Hospital Doula Support, Labour Support Amsterdam, Mindful Birth, Mindful Birth Amsterdam, Mindful Birth Support, Mindful Doula, Mindful Doula Amsterdam, Mindful Doula Services, Mindful Pregnancy, Mindful Pregnancy Amsterdam, Mindfulness Doula, Mother, Mother and Baby, Motherhood, Non-judgemental Birth Support, Sacred Birth, Sacred Birth Ceremony, Sacred Birth Support, Sacred Pregnancy, Unconditional Birth Support, vbac, VBAC Amsterdam, VBAC Support Amsterdam, VBAC Support Group NL, ZwangerschapscoachAmsterdam, AmsterdamDoula, Bevallingscoach, Bevallingscoach Amsterdam, Birth, BirthJunkie, BirthPlan, BirthPreferences, BirthPreparation, BirthWorker, Doula, Doula Amsterdam, Doula in Amsterdam, Doula NL, Doula the Dad, DoulaAmsterdam, Doulas and Dads, Family, Natural birth, NaturalBirth, PositivePregnancy, Pregnancy Tip, Pregnant, Zwangerschapscoach, Zwangerschapscoach Amsterdam -
Are we unwittingly perpetuating fear of C-sections; and contributing to birth trauma outcomes by doing so???
You’ve all read the headlines, the sensationalist introduction to link to new studies on the latest medical research, the byline underneath the headline: “Moms beware! C-section may harm your baby’s ‘concentration’ “ “Mother’s agony as anaesthetic wore off during C-section” “Are women losing ability to give birth naturally? They’re relying too much on C-sections and…
Ilena J Standring – Doula & Coach
Amsterdam Doula, Bevallingscoach, Birth, Birth Centre Birth Doula, Birth Centre Birth Doula Amsterdam, Birth Centre Birth Support, Birth Coach Amsterdam, Birth Coaching Amsterdam, Birth Doula, Birth Doula Services, Birth Doula Services Amsterdam, Birth Education, Birth Support, Birth Support Amsterdam, Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Support, Bridging Clinical and Holistic Birth, C-section, C-section Birth, C-section Birth Amsterdam, C-section Healing Amsterdam, C-section Support Amsterdam, Caesarean, Caesarean Amsterdam, Caesarean Birth, Caesarean Birth Support Amsterdam, Caesarean Doula, Caesarean Doula Amsterdam, Caesarean Healing Amsterdam, Cesarean Birth, Cesarean Support Network NL, Doula, Doula Amsterdam, Doula Holistic, Doula Services, Doula Services Amsterdam, Family, Family Birth Support, Gentle C-section Amsterdam, Gentle Caesarean Amsterdam, Holistic, Holistic Birth, Holistic Birth Amsterdam, Holistic Birth Doula, Holistic Birth Doula Amsterdam, Holistic Birth Doula Services, Holistic Birth Doula Services Amsterdam, Holistic Birth Preparation, Holistic Birth Preparation Amsterdam, Holistic Birth Services, Holistic Birth Services Amsterdam, Holistic Birth Support, Holistic Birth Support Amsterdam, Holistic Birth Support Services, Holistic Birth Support Services Amsterdam, Holistic Doula, Holistic Doula Care, Holistic Doula Care Amsterdam, Holistic Doula Services Amsterdam, Holistic Healing, Holistic Health, Holistic Home Birth, Holistic Home Birth Amsterdam, Holistic Pregnancy, Holistic Pregnancy Amsterdam, Holistic Pregnancy Services, Holistic Pregnancy Services Amsterdam, Holistic Pregnancy Support Services Amsterdam, Holistische, Holistische Doula, Holistische Zwangerschap, Home Birth Amsterdam, Home Birth Birth Services Amsterdam, Home Birth Birth Support Amsterdam, Home Birth Doula Support, Home Birth Doula Support Amsterdam, Home Birth Support, Hospital Birth, Hospital Birth Amsterdam, Hospital Birth Doula Amsterdam, Hospital Birth Doula Services Amsterdam, Hospital Birth Support Amsterdam, Hospital Doula, Hospital Doula Amsterdam, Hospital Doula Support, Labour Support Amsterdam, Mindful Birth, Mindful Birth Amsterdam, Mindful Birth Support, Mindful Doula, Mindful Doula Amsterdam, Mindful Doula Services, Mindfulness Doula, Mother, Mother and Baby, Motherhood, Natural C-section Amsterdam, Natural Caesarean Amsterdam, Non-judgemental Birth Support, Surgical Birth Recovery, Unconditional Birth Support, vbac, VBAC Amsterdam, VBAC Support Amsterdam, VBAC Support Group NL, ZwangerschapscoachAmsterdam Doula, AmsterdamDoula, Bevallingscoach, Bevallingscoach Amsterdam, Birth, Birth story, Birth Trauma, birth worker, BirthJunkie, BirthTrauma, BirthWorker, C-section, Cesarean, Csection, Doula, Doula the Dad, DoulaAmsterdam, DoulaNL, Doulas are for Partners Too, Empowered birth, Family, Feminism, feminist, Labour, Labour support, Natural birth, Pregnancy, vbac, Zwangerschapscoach, Zwangerschapscoach Amsterdam -
I wish I had…
I wish I’d been more prepared… I wish I had read more about what to expect… I wish I’d known that I could say no… I wish I had known that I could question their decisions… I wish I’d made a birth plan… I wish I’d asked them to follow the birth plan… I wish…
Ilena J Standring – Doula & Coach
Amsterdam Doula, Bevallingscoach, Birth, Birth Centre Birth Doula, Birth Centre Birth Doula Amsterdam, Birth Centre Birth Support, Birth Coach Amsterdam, Birth Coaching Amsterdam, Birth Doula, Birth Doula Services, Birth Doula Services Amsterdam, Birth Education, Birth Support, Birth Support Amsterdam, Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Support, Bridging Clinical and Holistic Birth, C-section, C-section Birth, C-section Birth Amsterdam, C-section Healing Amsterdam, C-section Support Amsterdam, Caesarean, Caesarean Amsterdam, Caesarean Birth, Caesarean Birth Support Amsterdam, Caesarean Doula, Caesarean Doula Amsterdam, Caesarean Healing Amsterdam, Cesarean Birth, Cesarean Support Network NL, Childbirth Education Amsterdam, Coach, Doula, Doula Amsterdam, Doula Holistic, Doula Services, Doula Services Amsterdam, Family, Family Birth Support, Gentle C-section Amsterdam, Gentle Caesarean Amsterdam, Holistic, Holistic Birth, Holistic Birth Amsterdam, Holistic Birth Doula, Holistic Birth Doula Amsterdam, Holistic Birth Doula Services, Holistic Birth Doula Services Amsterdam, Holistic Birth Preparation, Holistic Birth Preparation Amsterdam, Holistic Birth Recovery, Holistic Birth Recovery Amsterdam, Holistic Birth Recovery Support, Holistic Birth Services, Holistic Birth Services Amsterdam, Holistic Birth Support, Holistic Birth Support Amsterdam, Holistic Birth Support Services, Holistic Birth Support Services Amsterdam, Holistic Doula, Holistic Doula Care, Holistic Doula Care Amsterdam, Holistic Doula Services Amsterdam, Holistic Healing, Holistic Health, Holistic Home Birth, Holistic Home Birth Amsterdam, Holistic Pregnancy, Holistic Pregnancy Amsterdam, Holistic Pregnancy Services, Holistic Pregnancy Services Amsterdam, Holistic Pregnancy Support Services Amsterdam, Holistische, Holistische Doula, Holistische Zwangerschap, Home Birth Amsterdam, Home Birth Birth Services Amsterdam, Home Birth Birth Support Amsterdam, Home Birth Doula Support, Home Birth Doula Support Amsterdam, Home Birth Support, Hospital Birth, Hospital Birth Amsterdam, Hospital Birth Doula Amsterdam, Hospital Birth Doula Services Amsterdam, Hospital Birth Support Amsterdam, Hospital Doula, Hospital Doula Amsterdam, Hospital Doula Support, Labour Support Amsterdam, Mindful Birth, Mindful Birth Amsterdam, Mindful Birth Support, Mindful Doula, Mindful Doula Amsterdam, Mindful Doula Services, Mindful Pregnancy, Mindful Pregnancy Amsterdam, Mindfulness Doula, Mother, Mother and Baby, Motherhood, Natural C-section Amsterdam, Natural Caesarean Amsterdam, Non-judgemental Birth Support, Sacred Birth, Sacred Birth Ceremony, Sacred Birth Support, Sacred Pregnancy, Single Parent, Solo Parent, Surgical Birth Recovery, Unconditional Birth Support, vbac, VBAC Amsterdam, VBAC Support Amsterdam, VBAC Support Group NL, ZwangerschapscoachAmsterdam Doula, AmsterdamDoula, Bevallingscoach, Bevallingscoach Amsterdam, Birth, Birth story, birth worker, BirthJunkie, BirthWorker, Doula, Doula Amsterdam, Doula NL, Doula the Dad, DoulaAmsterdam, Doulas and Dads, Doulas are for Partners Too, Empowered birth, Family, Labour, LabourSupport, LabourSupportAmsterdam, Natural birth, Pregnancy, Zwangerschapscoach, Zwangerschapscoach Amsterdam -
Doulas are for Dads too!!! A father shares…
And then all the pursuing, the hustling, the meditation, the love, the fear, the struggle and the efforts to make your dream a reality is worth it….when you receive jaw droppingly lovely feedback from a dad you supported; a man of few words. “I would like to have on record that I was initially sceptical…
Ilena J Standring – Doula & Coach
Amsterdam Doula, Bevallingscoach, Birth, Birth Coach Amsterdam, Birth Coaching Amsterdam, Birth Doula, Birth Education, Birth Support, Birth Support Amsterdam, Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Support, C-section, C-section Support Amsterdam, Caesarean, Cesarean Support Network NL, Childbirth Education Amsterdam, Doula, Doula Amsterdam, Family, Holistic, Holistic Birth, Holistic Birth Doula, Holistic Birth Doula Amsterdam, Holistic Birth Support, Holistic Doula, Holistic Doula Care, Holistic Health, Holistic Pregnancy, Holistische, Holistische Doula, Holistische Zwangerschap, Hospital Birth, Hospital Birth Amsterdam, Hospital Birth Doula Amsterdam, Hospital Birth Support Amsterdam, Hospital Doula, Hospital Doula Amsterdam, Hospital Doula Support, Labour Support Amsterdam, Mindful Doula, Mindful Pregnancy, Mindful Pregnancy Amsterdam, Mindfulness Coach Amsterdam, Mindfulness Doula, Mother, Mother and Baby, Motherhood, Non-judgemental Birth Support, Sacred Birth, Sacred Birth Ceremony, Sacred Birth Support, Sacred Pregnancy, Single Parent, Solo Parent, Unconditional Birth Support, vbac, VBAC Amsterdam, VBAC Support Amsterdam, VBAC Support Group NL, ZwangerschapscoachAmsterdam, Amsterdam Doula, AmsterdamDoula, Bevallingscoach, Bevallingscoach Amsterdam, Birth, Birth Trauma, birth worker, BirthJunkie, BirthTrauma, BirthWorker, Doula, Doula Amsterdam, Doula the Dad, DoulaAmsterdam, DoulaNL, Doulas and Dads, Doulas are for Partners Too, Family, Zwangerschapscoach, Zwangerschapscoach Amsterdam
Ilena - doula, matrescence coach, course leader 