Your words matter.
If you’ve got something to say and would like to contribute to The Doula’s Kitchen Blog, then I’d really love to hear from you. Sharing information, building communities and raising our voices to be heard is a very beautiful and necessary thing.
Affirmations. Why they are so powerful?
Birth Bug-Bear; Birth IS you. (It doesn’t happen TO you.)
Big birth bug-bear.
“So, because my body has never birthed a baby before, I’m just going to let the journey unfold and allow for events to happen as they will.” *said I.
(Oh no, oh no, oh no, no, no...)
How do I get into the NOW moment?
How do we go from busy, busy, busy (relatable because I am a Busy Lizzie) to the conscious, Now moment?
With practice.
Are you expecting a baby this year?
Are you expecting a baby this year?
Are you hoping to finally be able to meet other parents-to-be in a safe space after such a long time in a virtual world?
Are you looking for antenatal, birth preparation, classes with the support of a doula, fear release coach and hypnobirthing teacher?
Using the incredible space at The Huddle - South West Bumps & Beyond C.I.C you can begin your parenting journey in a place that will support you and your family the whole way through those early years.
✨How prepared are we for pregnancy really?✨
I’m 24 years old here, with my wonderful friend @preternatural.sophie , feeling oh, so, sick.I’m about 12 weeks pregnant with my eldest son.I’d been a nanny; I’d been 9 when my brother was born; I loved babies; I really wanted to be a mother.But it didn’t feel enough.
✨What is the price of a positive birth experience?✨
*Interestingly, I didn’t place a value on my first experience of birth, or my baby’s experience, until I’d done it.
💥‘Hypnobirthing worth is based on the value you place on your experience.’💥
Some things to think about;
✨Actively preparing for birth in a positive way can lessen the need for intervention.
Client Reviews
Definitely don’t take MY word for it.
I love the little whispers between friends - the discussions that turn into “oh you should really meet (🙋🏻♀️🙋🏾🙋🏼♀️🙋🏽♂️) I’ve worked with them and they’ve helped me to…”.
Because it’s about the FEELING you get when you’re with someone that matters.
Labour Line Beads
Labour line - or birthing line - beads.
It’s easy to forget that things have a beginning and an end - and for some, the visual interpretation of labour and birth can be a wonderful tool to support how we perceive time; and how some of us appreciate the sense of marking off moments in time as we reach a goal.
Pregnancy in a Pandemic
Pregnancy, Birth and Parenting in a Pandemic.
A wonderful chat with Sarah from @finallyamummy about pregnancy, birth and parenthood in a pandemic.
‘Village’ support, doulas, hypnobirthing and advocating for yourself.
Some random facts about me…
🙋🏻♀️Hello, hello and welcome!
I am joined in a rare photo with my eldest son, Arthur. He’s almost 13 and almost (almost) as tall as me.
Good grief.
Anyway, here are some random facts about me:
Find your super power!
I like to think of our brains as a computer; full of data and core programming.
This data makes you, you.
If you’ve ever experienced brain-spam (or pop ups) then you’ll understand how easily our brains can override the whole system.
A Hypnobirthing Hurrah!
We LOVE introducing you to TCBS Instructors so please help us give a warm welcome to the wonderful Lizzie (The Doula’s Kitchen) who will be teaching the Calm Birth School method in Somerset❤️❤️❤️
My name is Lizzie.
Pregnancy without a mother - how are you supported?
I Googled ‘pregnancy without a mother’ many times - with the thoughts;
• I’m not ready.
• I can’t do it without her.
• Who will mother me?
• Who’s going to help me?
…and after the birth of my second child, I made a wish.
THIS is lockdown.
@mumologist posted yesterday about the importance of sharing the messy, chaotic and the fretful; because on these (mostly) beautiful squares the potential to feel inadequate is great indeed.
The Capricorn Moon and a Cup of Tea.
This new moon energy (which you may have begun to feel the effects of yesterday as a sort of quiet contemplation) helps us to define our goals in our career and personal progression.
It likes us to look at what we have released to make way for the new intentions we’ve set. This means that you might be revisited by what you’re letting go of just to make sure you’re letting go deeply.
Cuddle up. Oxytocin’s favourite.
Anxiety, and panic, and fear, can manifest itself suddenly and with an overwhelming response.We all have trigger-points and these are things that will show up throughout our life.
It’s the tools we acquire that will help us manage these feelings and these - whether for a understanding a phobia or a low-lying ‘what if?’ - activate the new brain that brings us back to now; being consciously in the moment.
The Birthing-Boat. My Hypnobirthing Journey.
Eyes closed, I danced to the rhythm of my birthing-boat, the momentum was in my control. The boat lifting on another wave, up and up, faster and higher.
“Here is another one.” I would announce calmly.
The top of the wave, the boat stilling. And down the other side, exhilaration, relief, rest.