Willows Doula Support WA

Creating alllll the goodness for my marketstall for Wild Village ! Counting down the sleeps until I’m there 🔥♥️🌟
There are still some tickets available - very reasonable payment plans also an option 🙏🏼🌸

𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦-𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘮 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘢. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳, 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭. ⁣
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𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘝𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘶𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦, 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 & 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩.⁣
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Over a long weekend this spring, you will experience workshops and offerings from Australia's best guides, facilitators, artists and mentors. All in one space. Created just for you.

Wild Village Festival
Unlike any other...
23-26th September 2022
Dwellingup Forest

Willows Doula Support WA updated their phone number.

***Wisdom Wednesday: Pregnancy***

Now That I Am Forever With Child

How the days went
while you were blooming within me
I remember each upon each-
the swelling changed planes of my body
and how you first fluttered, then jumped
and I thought it was my heart.

How the days wound down
and the turning of winter
I recall, with you growing heavy
against the wind. I thought
now here hands
are formed, and her hair
has started to curl
now her teeth are done
now she sneezes.
Then the seed opened
I bore you one morning just before spring
My head rang like a fiery piston
my legs were towers between which
A new world was passing.

Since then
I can only distinguish
one thread within running hours
You, flowing through selves
toward You.

~ Audre Lorde

Thinking of all the women who have given birth, all the women who have lost children during pregnancy and those who long to be pregnant. Blessings to you all.

☾ Yolanda Kauffman ~ Occupy Menstruation

Learn to mentor girls and lead Girls' Circles
JourneyOfYoungWomen.org/mentoring-girls-certificate-training-1705/

Art by Kari Lehr

***Wisdom Wednesday: Pregnancy***

Call it the milk of life – not breast milk, but womb milk. For the first 11 weeks of pregnancy, before the mother’s nutrient-rich blood supply is plumbed in, all the materials and energy for building a baby are supplied by secretions from glands in the uterus lining.

For the first time, researchers have worked out in detail how nutrients make their way from these glands into the developing embryo. “It’s like a rapidly growing building site,” says John Aplin of the University of Manchester, UK.

During pregnancy, the lining of the uterus behaves quite differently to normal: the glands start storing large amounts of glucose as glycogen, which is then secreted to nourish the embryo during its first 11 weeks.

After this time, the mother’s blood supply delivered via the umbilical cord takes over and the “womb-milk” secretions dry up. But how the glycogen and other materials for baby-building were transported to the embryo and placenta was a mystery until now.

~ Andy Coghlan bit.ly/2wG0uAc

☾ Lana Kevic ~ Occupy Menstruation
Heal Your Womb, Find Wholeness:
www.sistersawake.org

Art: Heidi Taillefer

Birthing on country Aboriginal midwives like Marni Tuala are empowering families to take charge of their health right from birth.

58 Stunning Photos That Show The Bond Between Moms And Doulas These images capture the amazing bond between moms and doulas.

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20 Breathtaking Birth Photos That Highlight The Strength Of Doulas "These doulas are giving their clients the gift of judgment-free support."

New Evidence That We Just Need To Give Women More Time To Labor When moms in a recent study had one more hour to push, the C-section rate was cut in half.

Incredibly powerful words, and a poignant reminder from Phyllis Klaus at the When Survivors Give Birth workshop with Penny this weekend.

Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin and the Farm Midwives - Trailer Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin and the Farm Midwives tells the story of counterculture heroine Ina May Gaskin and her spirited friends, who began delivering eac...

Everyone knew this mum was depressed. Why didn’t she? Post-natal depression isn’t just about feeling sad.

Embarrassed // poem by Hollie McNish // directed by Jake Dypka // @holliepoetry This poem is taken from my book Nobody Told Me: a journey from pregnancy to pre-school in poetry and prose: http://www.blackfriarsbooks.com/book/nobody-told-...

“The whole point of a person-centred birth is the knowledge that the birthing person is the birth power source. They may need, and deserve, help, but in essence, they always had, currently have, and will have the power.”

-Heather McCue (edited)

https://www.facebook.com/bodywisebirthwise/posts/1310854558943889

“The whole point of a person-centred birth is the knowledge that the birthing person is the birth power source. They may need, and deserve, help, but in essence, they always had, currently have, and will have the power.”

-Heather McCue (edited)

So awesome ❤️

Instagram video by Lindsey Meehleis • May 21, 2016 at 10:05pm UTC See this Instagram video by • 34 likes

https://www.facebook.com/birthwithoutfear/photos/a.169419956435900.34832.108616812516215/1174482779262941/?type=3

Incredible! This is what your babies look like in the womb.

Twin babies born at home in the water. Twin A was breech and Twin B was born 16 minutes later in the caul. Wow! They were both 6+ lbs and born at almost 39 weeks.

Shared with permission.


{We shared this months ago but think it's worth resharing for those who didn't see it.}

Hello everyone! I'm putting it out there that I'm looking for 3 pregnant mummas to Doula for, in order for me to complete my DONA certification :) I am offering a reduced rate and placenta services if required. I have recently completed doula training with Eat Pray Doula and have learnt many precious birth support skills from the wise women who taught me ...Any birthing options are welcome - home, hospital, c-section... please pass this on # # #
Yemanja Doula Services WA

Sacred birth keeper teachings with amazing wise women ❤️
I very much look forward to bringing this wisdom back home & supporting motherbabies in gentle birth 💗🌀🕉☮🌙🙏🏼🌿
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Sacred birth keeping teachings with amazing women
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Looking forward to sharing the wisdom & supporting motherbabies when I arrive home ❤️🌙☯🕉🙏🏼🌈🌿

27 Historical Women Who DGAF About Breastfeeding In Public So, like, does this mean that "nursing corsets" were a thing?