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Today, I had the pleasure of spoiling a new Mama w

Today, I had the pleasure of spoiling a new Mama with a postpartum massage & bengkung bellybind.

And sometimes we just have to improvise- depending on what baby needs. This sweet 2 week old baby girl just wanted to be close to her mama!!!

This is SLOW Postpartum - Taking it moment by moment, day by day… #thefirstfortydays

Hey Mamas, did you know there’s a meal delivery

Hey Mamas, did you know there’s a meal delivery service based in Amsterdam (that delivers all over the Netherlands 🇳🇱)

Get 10% off with discount code:
CARE10-MAGGIE 🫶🏼

What they do:
• Deliver nutrient-dense, ready-made meals
• Special focus on postpartum recovery (new mothers)
• Meals are prepared, frozen, and delivered to your door
• Designed to support healing, energy, and overall wellbeing

How cool (and practical) is this?!!! As the saying goes,… “The first forty days impact the next forty years” 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼

📸 @nourishermeals

Preparing for birth is more than just knowing what

Preparing for birth is more than just knowing what will happen.
It’s about understanding your body, your options, and what helps you feel calm and in control.
In this 5-hour course, you and your partner will be guided through the physical, emotional and mental aspects of birth.
With a combination of theory and hands-on practice, you’ll learn how to navigate each stage of labour with confidence - and how to make choices that fit your situation.
What to expect:
• Understanding how your body works during birth
• Practical tools for pain relief and relaxation
• Techniques like massage, acupressure and positions
• A clear role for your partner
• Preparation for both physiological and medical scenarios
• Space to create your own birth preferences
Whether you’re planning a home birth or hospital birth — this course meets you where you are.

📍ELLE Midwives Kralingen-Crooswijk
🗓️May 3, June 7, June 28 & July 19
🕰️12:30 - 17:30
💶250 (often reimbursed by insurance)
Register: hello@maggiewalker.nl
(Language: English - hosted by Maggie
Walker)
Limited spots available.

📸 photo by @lizadikkerboom & @elle_midwives

“Being pregnant and giving birth are like crossi

“Being pregnant and giving birth are like crossing a bridge. People can accompany you to the bridge and they can greet you on the other side, but you walk the bridge alone.”

Support matters. Family, friends, midwives, doctors, and community can prepare you, encourage you, and wait for you.

But the central experience is yours. No one else can labor for you, make each push, endure each wave, or cross that threshold in your place.

Transformation happens in a space only you can truly know. Others may witness it, but they cannot fully share it. Birth changes the one giving birth forever.

There is strength in being supported, and power in knowing some journeys are walked from within.

📸 @beatrizmarquesfotografia 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼

Every Monday I am at Elle Midwives Kralingen-Croos

Every Monday I am at Elle Midwives Kralingen-Crooswijk location offering Massages with my open belly table!!!

Book a Relaxing Pregnancy and/or Postpartum Massage

€60/50min
Gift Cards available
Book now (hello@maggiewalker.nl)

👉🏼 Starting in May, every Thursday as well - Book Now!!!

You may have heard of the infamous birth comb for

You may have heard of the infamous birth comb for labour pain relief. Your Birth Weapon is the birth comb on steroids. A set of two spikey acupressure, massage balls that you can squeeze in your hands from your first contraction to your last.

Why it works?- based on the gateway theory of pain, your brain can only process one message at a time, so by flooding the brain with other sensory stimuli, it is unable to fully process the pain sensations. When gripped in your hands it will trigger acupressure points which can help induce feelings of calm and relieve pain.

Not only can Your Birth Weapon be used during labour but you can also use them during pregnancy and postpartum for light massage. Light massage stimulates increased blood flow and relaxation to the targeted area (ie back, jaw etc), similar to a shakti mat!

And the best part?
Mums have told us they’ve kept using it well after labor for:
-Postpartum & Breastfeeding Feels - A grounding tool to manage afterbirth pains, breastfeeding pain, emotional overwhelm
-Stress & Anxiety Relief - Life’s overwhelming? Give it a good squeeze.
~ Medical Procedures & Needles -
Distraction = game-changer.
-Period Cramps - Because ouch.
-Tattoo & Piercing Pain - Inked? Pierced?
This helps.
-Sensory Regulation - A pocket-sized fidget tool for busy hands.

Because birth is just the beginning. Keep
Your Birth Weapon™ on hand for all the intense moments that follow.

📸 @andhoney.store 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼