Beautiful birth stories help future moms to believe in themselves and the amazing ability of their bodies.

Natalie started to prepare for birth and motherhood even before she became pregnant. Her spiritual and holistic approach to pregnancy, birth and parenthood is a true inspiration for every mom-to-be.

When little Mira decided to join her mom and dad outside her mom's womb a little earlier than expected, Natalie's and Kelvin's original birth plan went out the window, and all three had to come to terms with a birth that would be different than expected.

In this episode, Natalie shares her amazing birth story.

• How she prepared holistically for pregnancy, birth and parenthood, even before she became pregnant

• How she helped herself during pregnancy with non-negotiable self-care routines and practice

• How she learned to trust her mind, spirit and body

• How being grounded and prepared helped to deal when the birth happened differently than planned

• How baby Mira decided to give her mom a speed train birth

• How Natalie managed to stay relaxed, calm and focused even during the more challenging and tiring moments of birth

• How Kelvin was by her side, boosting their oxytocin at every step of the way

As always: Listen, like, comment and above all: SHARE with other (future) moms who need to hear this!

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About Natalie:
https://www.nataliie.love/ https://www.instagram.com/nataliie.love/ https://www.facebook.com/nataliie.love11

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Music credits: Relaxing Ballad by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com​ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com​ Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/​...

Beautiful birth stories help future moms to believe in themselves and the amazing ability of their bodies. They need to be told much more!

Hannah created the ultimate birth tent to bring her baby into this world.

Due to the Covid pandemic, her baby's dad wasn't able to be by their side during birth, so she decided to honor his Indian background by building herself a birth tent out of Indian saris - a cocoon that made her feel powerful, safe and comfortable to welcome her baby in.

She shares with us the amazing story of her home birth, assisted by her mom and sister.

In this episode, learn how:

• It really takes a village to raise a child

• Your birth environment can give you all the power and confidence you need

• You can create a true cocoon for your postpartum

As always: Listen, like, comment and above all: SHARE with other (future) moms who need to hear this!

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More about Mamamoon: www.mamamoon.me
https://www.instagram.com/mamamoonretreats/
https://www.facebook.com/mamamoonretreats

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About Hannah:
https://instagram.com/hannah.mahalo
https://hannahmahalo.wordpress.com

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Music credits: Relaxing Ballad by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com​ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com​ Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/​...

Breastfeeding is as much a beautiful and amazing way of feeding your child as it can be a challenging and confusing topic for new moms.

It doesn't help that every culture knows different recommendations, advice and myths around breastfeeding.

What to eat and not to eat, how to feed, when to feed, where to feed. Bottle yes or no, formula yes or no - and is there actually such a thing as confusing your child with a pacifier?

Marieke van Luin, Breastfeeding Consultant and Coach at Mamma Minds helps us to bust some myths and get some good advice for you on the table.

Her passion and energy to support new moms is amazing - you're definitely gonna wanna listen to her stories. Her most important advice: Take care of yourself, go easy on yourself and ask for help!

In this episode, we're all about:
* nutrition when breastfeeding
* what to do to stimulate milk production
* what to do when you have too much milk
* formula yes or no?
* bottles and pacifiers - how to handle them
* going back to work while still breastfeeding
* why relaxing and taking care of yourself is the best thing you can do to make your breastfeeding journey an amazing one

As always: Listen, like, comment and above all: SHARE with other (future) moms who need to hear this!

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https://www.mamamoon.me/
https://www.instagram.com/mamamoonretreats/ https://www.facebook.com/mamamoonretreats

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About Marieke van Luin:
http://mammaminds.nl/
https://www.facebook.com/Mammaminds
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mammamindsmariekevanluin/

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Music credits:
Relaxing Ballad by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com​ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com​ Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/​...

Home Birth is still a topic with lots of myths and fears being spread about it. Especially in countries where home births are not the norm, knowledge and information around home births are often hard to find.

Johanna and Atilla welcomed their little son to our world at home, and we're excited that they agreed to share their birth story.

The day that little Oscar was born went completely differently than they had planned. In their birth story they share how they prepared for home birth, and how all the knowledge and information they had enabled them to stay calm and relaxed during labor and birth at home - even when Oscar decided to be ready to be born much quicker than they anticipated.

A beautiful, inspiring birth story about a couple forming a great birthing and parenting team, a grandma that caught her grand child as he was born, and a midwife that was experienced enough to let the family manage this labor together.

In this episode, get tips and tricks about

• how to prepare for birth as a couple * why knowing all the details of pregnancy and labor help both mom and dad to be to be in control

• how to prepare for birth at home

• how to stay relaxed even if everything goes differently than expected

As always: Listen, like, comment and above all: SHARE with other (future) moms who need to hear this!

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More about Mamamoon: www.mamamoon.me https://www.instagram.com/mamamoonretreats/ https://www.facebook.com/mamamoonretreats

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About Johanna and Attila: https://www.instagram.com/poppy_loves_oo https://www.instagram.com/mr.hun28

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Music credits: Relaxing Ballad by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com​ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com​ Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/​...

Prenatal Yoga has become an increasingly popular amongst future moms recently, and it's a great way to get connected with yourself and the baby in your belly on a physical but also on a mental and spiritual level.

Pregnancy comes with massive changes for moms-to-be and processing, adopting and integrating can be a challenge. Prenatal yoga, its exercises but also its philosophies are designed to help moms-to-be not only prepare for labor and birth on a physical, mental and spiritual level but prepare for parenthood just as well.

In this episode, we're particularly proud to talk to Kirsteen Ruffell from Birthlight Yoga. She is an experienced Yoga Tutor and Senior Teacher in the UK. As such she's not only an icon in the world of prenatal yoga but also training the new generations of Prenatal yoga teachers.

We're getting Kirsteen to talk and clarify why and how prenatal yoga helps you throughout your pregnancy.

Topics we cover:
* Can I practice yoga during pregnancy?
* What are the benefits of Prenatal Yoga during pregnancy?
* Are there risks of practicing yoga during pregnancy?
* What if I didn’t practice yoga regularly or even at all previously?
* As an experienced practitioner, can I continue with my practice?
* What can I do in my first, second and third trimester and what can I focus on?
* When can I start going back to yoga after birth?

As always: Listen, like, comment and above all: SHARE with other (future) moms who need to hear this!

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https://www.mamamoon.me/
https://www.instagram.com/mamamoonretreats/
https://www.facebook.com/mamamoonretreats

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About Kirsteen and Birthlight:
http://www.birthlight.com/
https://www.facebook.com/birthlight/
https://www.instagram.com/birthlight_worldwide/

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Music credits:

Relaxing Ballad by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com​ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com​ Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/​...

Powerful birth stories help future moms to believe in themselves and the amazing ability of their bodies.

We've all heard enough about scary and traumatic birth stories, and while they need to be told so we can make things better, what moms-to-be really need to hear when they prepare for birth are the amazing, beautiful, strong and roaring birth stories.

• Birth stories that make you believe in your body, your baby and yourself.

• Birth stories that show you just how strong and powerful you will be when your moment comes.

• Birth stories that make you, future mom, look forward to the moment when you'll bring your baby into this world.

Our Mamamoon mom Brittany shares with us the amazing story of how she brought baby Declan George into this world.

Learn about:

• How Brittany prepared for birth and parenthood

• How she trusted her intuition

• How she built her birth team

• How her partner was the best birth support she could wish for

As always: Listen, like, comment and above all: SHARE with other (future) moms who need to hear this!

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www.mamamoon.me

https://www.instagram.com/mamamoonretreats

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For questions, reach out to Brittany at

https://www.instagram.com/brittany_raye

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Music credits:

Relaxing Ballad by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com

Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com

Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

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If you're considering to have your baby at home, preparing for your home birth can seem scary and overwhelming.

In this part 2 of our Home Birth podcast episodes, we continue to talk to German midwives Iris Rapolder and Felicitas Henkel from https://www.hausgeburt-darmstadt.de/ about the practicalities of having your baby at home.

Listen to this episode to get all their practical knowledge and tips around how to prepare for home birth.

Questions we answer are:

* What kind of equipment do I need?
* Will it be messy?
* Can I have a pool or a birth stool?
* What about cleaning up?
* How can I create the most beautiful birthing environment possible and why does that help me?

As always: Listen, like, comment and above all: SHARE with other (future) moms who need to hear this!

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More about the midwives Iris Rapolder and Felicitas Henkel: https://www.hausgeburt-darmstadt.de/ https://www.instagram.com/hausgeburt_darmstadt

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Additional resources:
"Sex like Birth": A performance about what would happen if sex was treated like birth:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jACKa9YW2Yg

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Music credits: Relaxing Ballad by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

While home births are completely normal in the Netherlands, only less than 1% of babies in other European countries are born naturally at home. With the help of midwives Iris Rapolder and Felicitas Henkel from www.hausgeburt-darmstadt.de we bust some myths about having your baby at home:

* Why and when should I consider a home birth?
* Is it dangerous for me or my baby?
* Is it messy?
*Who will support me?
* How do I find and choose a midwife,
and many more questions answered.

As always: Listen, like, comment and above all: SHARE with other (future) moms who need to hear this!

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More about Mamamoon:
www.mamamoon.me https://www.instagram.com/mamamoonretreats https://www.facebook.com/mamamoonretreats

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More about the midwives Iris Rapolder and Felicitas Henkel:
https://www.hausgeburt-darmstadt.de/ https://www.instagram.com/hausgeburt_darmstadt

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Additional resources:
"Sex like Birth": A performance about what would happen if sex was treated like birth is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jACKa9YW2Yg

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Topics in this episode:
* When did we stop having babies at home?
* Why do hospitals play such a big role in something as natural as birthing a baby?
* Why should I think about having my baby at home?
* When is having my baby at home risky and not advisable?
* How do I find midwives that will support me during my home birth?
* How do I choose the right midwife for me?
* What about my partner - what roles do they play?
* How do I prepare my home and environment for birth?

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Music credits: Relaxing Ballad by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...