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MY POSTPARTUM
Testimony by new mother Joana Salvador 15/07/2020: Even when everything is going well… and me and my baby are happy and healthy, a visceral feeling of tiredness and frustration comes up. I'm 40 years old and in April 2020 I started my second journey as a mother. The...
Newsletter – Fall 2020
Postnatal Support Network Update - Q2-3/2020Fall Equinox at the Postnatal Support NetworkThe Fall Equinox is here - on September 22, 2020, the Sun stands still, the day is equal to the night. It is time to bow in gratitude for what we have, time to rejoice at the...
Post Natal Care in post Covid-19 world
Siri Amrit Khalsa, one of PSN Lead Trainers and a Doula, talked to us about what it was like to support families during a world stilled by quarantine.
RECIPE: Shiitake Immune-Boost Broth
Either you are a new mum with your new-born needing all your attention and care or not, it’s now more important than ever to protect yourself from colds and keep your immune system strong. This meat-free broth benefits from the immune-boosting power of mushrooms —long...
Quarantine, postpartum rest and Female Cycles
written by Satya Kaur - Co-founder Postnatal Support Network At a time when Quarantine has become part of our day-to-day vocabulary, let us look into its spiritual meaning as it applies to female life cycles. True, Quarantine is now being used to refer to 2 weeks of...
Mothers need to eat too while they are breastfeeding – with recipe
Milk production burns 500 calories a day, which means that breast-feeding mothers need to eat extra 500 calories a day to meet that need. As baby gets bigger and hungrier, mothers may have to add even more calories-that is, until solids are added to the menu and the...
Newsletter – 2019
As the year comes to an end, it is the right time to look back and reflect…
We are happy and proud to announce that this year we have been able to train 57 helpers in Austria, France and The Netherlands.
How to join Postnatal Support Network
Local engagement is the most important foundation that helps to create a stable and efficient network which can then organize support for mothers everywhere. For more information about this valuable and fulfilling work, please check out the new video, made by our International Coordinator Agnieszka Bera
Meet the new PSN Director
I am Simona Giancola, I am a 38 years old professional, originally Italian, with an international background. After having lived - for study and for work - in several European countries, I settled in the Netherlands 10 years ago.I have worked and volunteered in the...
Tea for breast feeding
INGREDIENTS : 1 tea spoon : flax seeds, anyseeds and cumin seeds. Boil for 10 minutes in 2 liters of wáter. Then add 1 teaspoon of nettle leaves. Filter and sweeten according to your taste.
Ghee (clarified butter)
INGREDIENTS : Unsalted butter Let the butter cook in very low heat. (don’t worry if it starts to splutter). Don’t touch it. Once golden Brown turn off the fire and let the pan rest for some minutes without moving it, so the grease cools down and a crust forms. Then,...
Raisin and apricot purée
Eat it every 3 days. Very rich in iron. You can eat it with the tapioca, with oat porridge or as a spread. INGREDIENTS : 1 cup of dried apricots 1/3 cup of raisins HOW TO PREPARE : Soak the ingredients over night. Next morning make it into a purée.
Tapioca Pudding
Tapioca helps with the constipation and is excellent for the production of abundant milk. This pudding is rich in proteins and easy to digest. INGREDIENTS : 2 cups of milk of your choice (cow, soya, almond, coconut, etc.) ½ cup of tapioca (big pearls) ¼ cup of honey...
Post-Partum Sabji
This dish has a predominance of the fire element, which is lacking in a woman straight after having a child. It regenerates the nervous system and strengthens the uterus. It also purifies the body before the production of mother’s milk. Yoginis recommend it to prevent...
Contributors Required
We are currently looking for volunteers who would like to submit their writings on the subjects of postnatal care, motherhood, breast feeding or any other relevant issues. Would you like to become a contributor on this website? Then, please write to us at...
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Or Contact our national Coordinators
Name | Country | |
Agnieszka Bera | Global | info@shaktidoula.dk |
Ingrid Bal | Netherlands | charankamalkaur@ingridbal.com |
Mónica Santos | Portugal | monicaaum@gmail.com |
Amina Merabet | Spain | amina@madre-selva.com |
Elsa Martineau | France | elsayogadoula@gmail.com |
Solène Bourgeois | France | soleneyoga@gmail.com |
Sofiya H. Angelina Bonde | Denmark | mail@sofiyahenrietta.com |
Magalie Beantpal Kaur | Switzerland | info@beantpal.ch |
Catherine Tuchschmid | Switzerland | catherine@gaiaom.ch |
Patsy Gormley-Steele | UK | satprakashk@gmail.com |
Vesela Genadieva | Bulgaria | vessy@positivepostpartum.eu |
Yanitsa Karamarkova | Bulgaria | info@moiatadula.com |