Category: For future parents

  • Interview Sanne Kateman, founder of Kinderwensloket in Amsterdam

    Interview Sanne Kateman, founder of Kinderwensloket in Amsterdam

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    Maud
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    In this interview, we spoke to Sanne, a psychology teacher at the University of Amsterdam and the founder of Kinderwensloket. Sanne is a single mother by choice. She has used the experience of her journey towards single parenthood to set up Kinderwensloket and support other people considering having a baby on their own. What made…

  • Demystifying hypnobirthing

    Demystifying hypnobirthing

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    Lesley
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    When you hear the term ‘hypno’ or ‘hypnosis’, your first thought might be about losing or surrendering control… yet the hypnobirthing method is the complete opposite! Hypnobirthing combines deep relaxation techniques and self-hypnosis, also sometimes called ‘focussed relaxation’. These techniques enable you as a mother in labour to remain in control of the birth process. The skills…

  • Pregnancy fatigue: why am I so tired?

    Pregnancy fatigue: why am I so tired?

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    Tansy
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    We all have days of feeling a bit sleepy or lethargic. But you might notice during pregnancy that tiredness is taken to the extreme. Perhaps you just can’t keep your eyes open at work, nod off watching telly, or struggle more than usual to get up when the morning alarm goes off. Well, don’t worry.…

  • Acupuncture: how can it help during and after pregnancy?

    Acupuncture: how can it help during and after pregnancy?

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    Maud
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    You might already have used acupuncture before, but did you know that this traditional Chinese practice can also be of precious help during pregnancy and after birth? Read more about the benefits of perinatal acupuncture in our first blog post below.