The post partum (or post natal) is period in time, that starts after birth. Traditionally the first 40 days, were seen as a sacred window(Ayurveda), a time period during which the gross of physical and emotional recovery takes place and during which rest and recovery is especially important.

In our society the most attention is given to the new baby and we forget that after a birth, the new mother has also been born. Post Partum in the Netherlands is seen as the week during which the new mother recieves Kraamzorg and is also referred to as "the kraam week."

This life changing transition from woman to mother requiers time and rest. New mothers are just as vulnerable as a new born babies and deserve the same love and attention. Their needs are virtually the same, gentle care and nourishment. But within them also lies tremendous power and being seen, heard and validated makes them grow in confidence, trust their instincts. To be able to care for the new baby, the new Mum deserves to be cared for herself. Her cup needs to be filled and that has to be the priority. Holding space for her is crucial.

Becoming a mother in a country and culture that is not your own, where you don't have a network might be a lonely and overwhelming experience.

It adds an extra dimention to the already intense transition into motherhood. I saw this first hand in my mother and father and have made it one of my life's missions to support new parents in this period in this predicament. Post Partum not only the first fourty days but the entire period you transition, where you go through the ups and downs and adjust to a new life as a parent.

As a Post Partum Doula with now close to three years experience i support the new mother and family in practial, emotional, spirutual and physical ways ALL the way through the first year.