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Some thoughts about preparing for birth
During my first pregnancy, I was super in tune with my body. I kept dancing, flying, training, and I enjoyed every second of it. And I was very naive, for I believed that that was enough. I thought I didn’t need to prepare much for birth, since I was so connected with my body, so used to using it, to listening to it, to responding to it. I wanted to have an unmedicated birth, and I thought that I was used to pain, I was used to breathing through it, so I should be fine. Gosh was I wrong 🤣 That is why, 4 years later, I put together a…
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Esferodinamia: a way to move through pregnancy
Esferodinamia: Weekly movement classes in Luxembourg for pregnancy, to move and connect with your body and your baby. A technique to help you move and connect During the spring I was lucky to be able to take a training that I had been wanted to take for a long time, and I became an Esferodinamia Instructor for Pregnancy, Birth and Postpartum. Esferodinamia is a technique in which one move (dynamis) with the help of big balls (sphaerae) and other elements such as smaller balls, suspensions and chairs or barres. Classes, particularly during pregnancy, are much more than a workout: they are meant to help women reconnect with their bodies, acknowledge…
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Protecting birth is protecting families
International Week for Respected Childbirth May is the month in which the International Week for Respected Childbirth is ‘celebrated’. It was a few weeks ago, and the theme for this year is “Protecting births is protecting families”. And it really is. Protecting birth is protecting their entering into this world, is giving them a warm and loving welcome. Protecting birth is protecting the bond between the child and the mother. A birth where the woman feels respected and empowered, and where the natural processes are respected as well, is the best way to promote attachment and bonding in the immediate postpartum. Of course, having had a good birth does not…
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Movement during Labor and Birth
“Movement is the only intervention with no risks and proven benefits.” Let’s go a bit deeper into understanding what this phrase really means. Movement is the only intervention with NO risks and proven benefits Ok, so you probably heard me say it a few times already. Movement is the only ‘intervention’ with no risks and proven benefits. Ok, but what does this mean exactly? Let’s go deeper into understanding the role of movement during labor and birth. It is not uncommon during labor, specially in hospital settings, that a practitioner might (for many different reasons) suggest a medical intervention, such as artificial oxytocin to speed up labor, or even an…
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May Birth Circle
Are you pregnant in Luxembourg and want to hear real stories about what birth is like here? Have you recently given birth here and would like to share your experience with other women? Join our May Birth Circle in Luxembourg! Hello everyone! We are opening registrations for our May Birth Circle. It will be held on 27/5/23 from 9am-12pm at Cocottes rue Chimay (8 rue Chimay, Ville Haute, Luxembourg Ville, Luxembourg). These are meetings in which, within a relaxed atmosphere, pregnant women can meet with women who already gave birth and listen to their birth stories. This is a safe space where women can ask questions about the process, medical…
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Writing a birth plan
On this post I will tell you why I think birth plans are so important, in general, and particularly in the Luxembourgish birth system. I will as well give you a few tips on how to write one! Birth plans and the birth system in Luxembourg I trully believe that birth plans are always useful no matter the context, but in the particular situation here in Luxembourg, they become super important. As you probably know, here in Luxembourg you cannot chose the midwife that will be with you during your labor and birth. (If you didn’t know about this, you can read the post I wrote about the birth system…
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The birth scenario in Luxembourg
Disclaimer: this post does not pretend to be a thorough guide to giving birth in Luxembourg, but just a little recap of how things work around here. Luxembourg is a very special country in many aspects, and the birth-related world is not an exception. With less than a half of the population of the country being native to the country, I thought it would be useful to gather up some information about how the system works here. We are a small country and the way the system work is quite different from our neighbours, so most of the information one can find online does not necessarily apply here. Where can…
