Tag: Pregnancy Tip

• 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

  August 8, 2016

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• Caesarean Birth Recovery – 45 Tips for Healing

  Now, as many clients and friends will testify, I am a great believer and fan of the body’s ability to heal itself miraculously – but given that there is so much going on for you after having had a baby, a major surgery and a major rite of passage – a little helping hand to…

  Ilena J Standring – Doula & Coach

  April 5, 2016

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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

  November 19, 2015

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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…

  Ilena J Standring – Doula & Coach

  September 8, 2015

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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…

  Ilena J Standring – Doula & Coach

  August 26, 2015

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• Feeling “connected” to baby during pregnancy

  

  “Every orchestra has specific instruments and musicians, but you, the mother, are the conductor. You are writing your own symphony, you choose the music and the notes. If something is out of tune, you can change the music. You create the harmony. You are the maestro.” excerpt from The Greatest Pregnancy Ever: The Keys to…

  Ilena J Standring – Doula & Coach

  August 25, 2015

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