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The Cove and The Wave - Doula & Postpartum Support

Traditional birthkeeper. Pregnancy, birth & postpartum support in Belper, Derbyshire. Hypnobirthing. Pregnancy classes. Blessingway Ceremonies. And more 🙏✨️

29/08/2025

🍎 For me, apples have always been magic. When I think of them, I go back to my childhood bed and the countless bowls of apple porridge when I was full of cold.

Apples are a symbol of fertility and immortality and rightfully so, with their incredible properties they can support our bodies and minds against many ailments.

And then - they are fantastic in pregnancy and postpartum.

Here I invite you for a short journey through apple cider vinegar making and a small chat about apples as we continue enjoying the summer harvest and descending into Autumn... 🍎

Thank you for all the beautiful apples from your orchard ✨️🙏🏻

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22/08/2025

Many doulas today say they are leaving Doula UK. I am super happy to announce I won't be leaving Doula UK... because I never wanted to join them in the first place.

But I share this instead. For those who think doulas are found only there. Or who think that Doula UK membership means anything when it comes to the value of a doula you hire.

Swipe to see the list of incredible birthworkers who get the s**t done and speak up. Starting with incredible and her statement from today.

How lucky we are to have warriors, radical birthworkers, teachers, elders like them.

Love to all 🤍

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19/08/2025

Here to bring this simple truth.

It can be so difficult to watch a mother struggle. To see her hide tears. To see her go quiet. To see her tremble as she nurses her baby with her jaw clenched tight. To hear hopelessness in her voice as she recounts sleepless nights, latch issues, cluster feeds, cold cups of tea, full bladder, or a shower she managed to have three days prior.

It can be even more difficult to not desperately seek solutions, share advice, jump into the saviour mode, trying to help by any means necessary. I think we've all been there - uncomfortable in the presence of the vulnerable raw motherhood. Uncomfortable in the silence of tears and exhaustion. Truly, genuinely wanting to help. And so maybe, just maybe, giving little pieces of advice that we thought useful. Maybe even lecturing in one way or another, prompting the mom to change - change what she's doing, how she's receiving and how she's responding. And that way perhaps unwittingly reinforcing what she's already thinking - that there's something wrong with her and/or her baby, and not with the circumstances around them.

And perhaps, all that she needed was to be seen and witnessed with no judgement.

Because here is the difference between trying to save the mother and to witness her - attempting to save her is to doubt her strength and power. Witnessing her, on the other hand, is to hold space for her power to come to the surface. It is to acknowledge with an unwavering faith: I see you and I believe in you. I see how hard it is and I am here for you to come as you are. You don't have to hide. You don't need to pretend.

To witness is to stay still through somebody's storm. It is to provide a steady presence that does not attempt to tame this storm but rather to show those involved that it is safe. Even in the middle of the storm, it is safe to be here and experience it.

Finally, to witness a mother is to to reassure her. Because she knows she's seen. And that if she's seen and not saved, she can keep going, trusting her power to emerge on the other side.

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15/08/2025

This is not just a class. It's a return to yourself. A gift of time and rest in the midst of busy reality that, let's be honest, doesn't meet your needs as expectant mother.

This is a space for you to unwind and let go.
A space to find calm and peace.
A space to soothe discomforts and aches.
A space to connect with your body and your baby.
A space to be witnessed just as you are with just as you feel.

These classes will help you relax, soothe anxieties, improve your sleep, boost your confidence and equip you in practical tools to navigate your pregnancy and birth.

We start on Tuesday 2nd September. Only 8 spaces available.
Link to book in bio.🙏🏻

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06/08/2025

I am so happy to announce that I'll be bringing the Empowered Birth Workshop to this beautiful new space in the heart of Derby!

Join me for a two-hour journey intertwining the mindfulness with the birth preparation, the heart-womb connection in pregnancy and full body relaxation 🌀

At this workshop you will:

✨️ learn about physiological birth
✨️ discover supportive techniques to connect with your body's wisdom and navigate pregnancy and labour
✨️ ease discomfort and support your body with somatic movement
✨️ connect with your needs and wishes through journalling
✨️ find ways to dissolve anxiety with breathing techniques for birth
✨️ experience a full body guided relaxation journey to connect with your baby

This workshop will take place on the 13th September (Sunday) and is bookable via Gong Space website.

Can't wait to see you there 🌼🌀

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04/08/2025

I love getting feedback from mamas that attended the pregnancy classes ☀️
We have 4 weeks left until the new term begins. We will chat birth prep, engage in somatic movement, breathwork for pregnancy and labour, guided relaxations and more. This will be your time to fully relax and unwind after busy days, waiting for your baby to come. ✨️
Go to bio to book or message me for more details. 🌀

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02/08/2025

What a busy day setting up a mindfulness area at our local Pride. We had a quiet space with lots of cushions and a baby corner for those who needed a calm moment/quiet place for little ones or/and themselves. We need spaces like this at big, loud events that can easily become overwhelming, especially for families, children and neurodivergent people. Spaces to rest, unwind, collect thoughts and find your centre. 🙏🏻

Thank you for a wonderful day 🌈🌈🌈

31/07/2025

Our bodies are meant to carry, birth and nourish our babies. 🌀 It is all a part of a perfect, sustainable design.

Did you know that colostrum has a similar scent to the amniotic fluid? This is how, once earthside, your baby knows where to go... ✨️

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Resources:
Schaal B, From Amnion to Colostrum Milk, Praeger Publishers, 2005
Porter R, Unique Salience of Maternal Breast Odours for Newborn Infants, 1999.

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30/07/2025

Birthing Comb 🌀
Simple and sustainable tool in labour to support you in riding the waves. To divert your attention through acupressure. To soothe pain, anxiety and/or the intensity of the sensations.
I have acquired some special peach wood combs to gift to my doula clients this year as a part of their welcome bag. The ones I have left can be purchased here or via my website for just £5 + postage ✨️
They come in a lovely drawstring bag and are posted with first class delivery. Limited combs are available as I keep most for my clients. 🌼

Lots of love,

Weronika x

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28/07/2025

I was kindly asked this year by to run a mindfulness area 🌀🌈 I will be offering three sessions to unwind and relax in the busyness of the day and these are suitable for teens, kids and adults alike. There will be cushions and blankets available, as well as some toys for the younger participants.
The sessions will be at 2pm, 2:45pm and 3:30pm and will last about 30mins. Come and join me on Green Lane!

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26/07/2025

At the heart of my work is always the mother.

Her needs, her wishes, her decisions.

Each of them a reminder that my presence cannot be biased or affected by my own processes and thoughts.

As a birthkeeper, it may be difficult to resist the urge to do, to save, to fill the silence. But sometimes resisting this urge can be the greatest gift we can give the mothers we work with. It allows them to contact their power directly with no mediators.

Most of the time, being a doula means being present. And in our presence finding our strength. That is not to say that physical support/performing actual tasks doesn't have a place in doula work - of course it does! However, we all know how powerful the presence alone can be, taking shape of an unwanted person coming into the room, or the contrary - someone we've been waiting for. Both bringing contrasting emotions, feelings and levels of safety.

These musings reflect the thoughts I have about my place in the birthing world, having supported in silence from afar, and whilst holding the mother in my very arms.

The upcoming months bring a lot of ways we can work together:

- Empowered Birth classes starting again at Sage Yoga in Belper
- a new birth workshop in Derby (yet to be announced)
- a mothers retreat in the heart of Derbyshire (in the making)
- a free self-love guided meditation journey organised for parents & children during Pride in Belper
- 2 spaces left this year for in person birth support

So if you're looking for a heart-led, mother-centred pregnancy, birth or postnatal support, don't hesitate to reach out and book in a free connection call.

Lots of love,

Weronika x

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Belper

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+447395417618

Website

http://www.coveandwave.com/

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