Postpartum plan, part 1 – Essentials for post birth care
16 April 2019
I am a certified birth and postpartum doula supporting families in Berlin. since becoming a mother myself, I am passionate about birth and I am passionate about the postpartum period. I have supported friends and then clients through this transition ever since my own motherhood journey began in 2012. The doula work has been my calling and passion for a long time. Here I am, ready to support you in your journey. Welcome! My name is Agata.
I am a Birth Doula
caring, compassionate and evidence based care
I provide professional pregnancy and birth support in Berlin. As your doula I am there for you and your partner, helping you meet your goals and needs, to work together towards a birth experience you want.
I am a Postpartum Doula
experienced and intuitive
I support new families in the beginning of their new chapter, providing help, guidance, experience and a space to acknowledge emotions in this tender time.
I am a babywearing and baby massage instructor
closeness and bonding
I teach new parents how to safely and comfortably carry their new babies, helping them to meet their need for closeness and freeing their hands at the same time.
Baby massage is another daily ritual you can incorporate for building a strong bond, at the same time helping babies regulate and sleep better.
Birth is important
I chose to become a doula because I believe that the way we birth and the way our babies come into the world is of paramount importance. Helping expecting parents prepare for this experience, bringing them comfort, support and a familiar face in the birthing space has become my calling ever since I had my first child.
Becoming a parent is an amazing journey but can be a lonely and difficult one at times. Therefore, I believe we all deserve to have someone who will listen to us along the way, someone who will provide support free of judgment, without an agenda. We deserve pregnancies free of fear and births that are centered around us, where we make the choices, informed and independent. The births that will help us grow into parents who know they can take anything on, who feel empowered and confident.
Support is important
I know we can’t control the birth process, that every birth is different and that sometimes we will have to change our plans and accept the way our babies need to be born. Still, as birthing individuals we should be able to feel strong, we should be supported and cared for. Our partners should be able to feel involved and supported too. They should be given tools they can use in the birth room and after.
As a doula, I want to help people achieve all that. I bring my knowledge and experience and a calm presence, I hold space for your family to go on this journey feeling safe. I believe in a postpartum period full of rest, restoration, nurturing, and growth, in mothering the mother, in concentrating on building the bonds in the new family, slowing down, and self-care.
“Whenever and however you give birth, your experience will impact your emotions, your mind, your body, and your spirit for the rest of your life”
– Ina May Gaskin
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