Preparation for your postpartum

• Are you expecting your first baby and have no idea what to expect once your little one arrives? Would you like to better understand what this special period entails?
• Or have you already heard difficult stories about the postpartum period (afterpains, fatigue, relationship conflicts, postnatal depression...) and would you like to prepare yourself to approach this phase with more calm and confidence?
• Perhaps this isn't your first baby, but do you want to experience everything differently this time compared to previous births? Then this workshop is just for you.

Welcome, whether alone or with your partner (I strongly encourage you to experience this together)

This workshop is intended for pregnant women and their partners. Together, we will take the time to reflect on the following themes:

• The biological needs of the newborn
  Proximity, attachment, emotional security, nutrition (breastfeeding or bottle-feeding)...
• The reality of the new mother's body after childbirth
  Postpartum recovery, maternity period (“suites de couches”)...
• The fundamental needs of a woman who has just given birth
  Rest, care, tailored nutrition, support, safety, intimacy, comfort, trust, love, celebration...
• Emotional changes and challenges
  Baby blues, postnatal depression, isolation, doubt, self-confidence as a parent, ambivalent feelings, exhaustion, identity changes, “baby clash”...
• The place and the essential role of the co-parent
  Paternity leave, presence and involvement, support for the partner, bond with the baby...
• The needs of young parents / The couple
   Calm, support, listening, practical help, learning to ask for help, daring to express your needs and boundaries...
• Building your own postnatal support network
• Professional resources for a respectful postpartum period

You will leave this workshop with valuable information, tools, inspiration, reflections, and concrete ideas to shape your own vision of the postpartum period — and to experience your fourth trimester with gentleness and confidence.

You also carry the wealth and strength of the connection with other (future) parents who, like you, are about to meet their baby.

🤍 You are not alone. Surround yourself as a parent — it starts today with the gift that you and your partner give yourselves by participating in this workshop.

Thank you !

♥ PRACTICAL INFO:

☆ from 4.30pm tot 5.30pm  Saturday 07 february in french / Saturday 21 february in english   

☆ Vanessa, our doula welcome you at Wheel of Care – Terre-Neuvestraat 194, 1000 Brussel.

☆Price: €60 per person or per couple. 
If you would like to register but the financial contribution is a barrier for you, please feel free to get in touch – we will find a solution together!

 ☆ Minimum 3 & maximum 6 coppel.

 Do you have any questions?
 Feel free to contact Vanessa (@Vanescence.doula) – she will be happy to help you! 0497 90 48 27 or hello@vanescence.com​