unplanned pregnancy

Mindful Birth & Parenting Lesson 1

Session 1 What is Mindfulness? How Does it Relate to Childbirth and Parenting. In this first session we will explore what Mindfulness is, what it is't, how it differs to meditation and how it can transform our experience. Because this course is about childbirth and parenting we will also explore how mindfulness can alleviate the anxieties and discomforts [...]

Nadia Raafat2017-01-02T18:10:35+00:00January 2nd, 2017|

How an Unplanned Pregnancy Taught me How to Become a Mother

When I was carrying my first pregnancy, unplanned, aged 31 years and only 18 months into a relationship - my birth preparation was more about where the baby and I would live, and how I would support us, (should my partner - suffering from acute anxiety - decide he was not ready for fatherhood) than which [...]

Nadia Raafat2018-03-12T17:34:51+00:00November 25th, 2016|