Tag: Mother and baby
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946 Days

One of the longest, most rewarding, and most fulfilling jobs I have ever had. Yes : I said “jobs” – because whilst it was wonderful and tender and wrought with hormones and body doubt and body gratitude and self doubt and self care and self neglect and ideological ambition and realistic set backs and unwaivering…
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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…
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~ In this room ~

In this room; I dreamt of you. In this room; I prayed for you. In this room; I chanted to you. In this room; I imagined you. In this room; my hands traced your protruding limbs. In this room; I grew you, you grew me. In this room; I giggled at your hiccups, I prodded…
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Prenatal Relaxation, Visualisation and Meditation
Source: Prenatal Relaxation, Visualisation and Meditation As detailed in this blog post I wrote, taking some time regularly during pregnancy to meditate and connect to baby can be a really helpful way to help you develop the bond with baby prenatally. Through writing the blog post I decided to finally record some audios myself, after…
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Ina May Gaskin comes to Amsterdam – and YOU are invited!!!

Maybe you have heard the rumours??? Often described as “The Mother of Authentic Midwifery”, “America’s Most Loved Midwife” and notorious for her practice’s exemplary results and low intervention rates, Ina May Gaskin has gained international notoriety for promoting natural birth: and it is true – she is coming to Amsterdam!!!! Maybe you thought, “Tickets will…
