Sophie's Safe Space

Fat and Pregnant – an interview with yoga teacher Sophie from Sophie's Safe Space

Sophie is a yoga teacher and founder of Sophie's Safe Space. She offers online yoga courses specifically for fat, curvy, plus-size people with large (and of course all other) bodies...
Tagged: Schwangerschaft
Mutter im Geburtspool, Vater nimmt Baby entgegen

7 birth positions at a glance

Most of us rarely witness live births and so are mostly familiar with them from films and television. In these films, women lie on their backs in hospital gowns and...
Tagged: Geburt
Frau im Abendkleid sitzt in einer Badewanne

What should I wear in the delivery room?

"A delivery room is not a catwalk," my midwife's voice still rings in my ears today, even though my last birth was a while ago. And I wouldn't be the...
Tagged: Geburt
Stapel Unterlagen

7 Tipps für Administratives und Behördengänge rund um die Geburt

Schwangerschaft, Geburt und Wochenbett können ziemlich aufwühlende Zeiten sein, in denen du viel mit dir selbst und deinen Gefühlen zu tun hast, tausend Dinge organisieren willst und zwischendurch auch echt...
Wochenbett-Szene mit Mutter, Schwester, kleinem Bruder und Baby, Leah Kunz

How long does the postpartum period last?

The postpartum period - for us at the weeks, this term is now part of everyday life and what we do all day. But if we're completely honest, we didn't...
Tagged: Wochenbett
Paar im Geburtspool

5 tips to combat labor pains during childbirth

Most women who are expecting their first child often only know pain during childbirth from films and series: there is usually a lot of screaming and strange breathing, the woman...
Tagged: Geburt
Frau hält Wochenbettbinden von the weeks, Natalie Stanczak

6 Myths About the Estimated Due Date (EDD)

The due date. Estimated date - or should we say: guessed date? Because it is actually more of a vague date that can give a clue, but never certainty. And...
Baby wird gestillt, Natalie Stanczak

Soft body, hard time - 5 thoughts on the post-baby body

Postpartum belly, after-baby body, the big aftermath. We get so many questions about your bodies every day, and it's not just about pregnancy problems and tips for giving birth, but...
Tagged: Wochenbett
Baby wird gestillt

14 things, whcih happen to your body after birth

Giving birth is crazy - is the postpartum period even worse? Well, not always, of course. But in the first few days, weeks and months after your pregnancy, your body...
Tagged: Wochenbett
Hebamme legt Brusternährungsset an, Natalie Stanczak

The 13 craziest breastfeeding myths

Breastfeeding sometimes seems to be one of the most mysterious topics surrounding pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period - because few things are surrounded by as many old wives' tales...
Frau fasst sich in den Slip

Sexuality after birth and pregnancy: Do I have to rediscover my body after birth?

by Anna Dillinger “My body is changing – my feeling about my body is changing” Pregnancy and birth are life-changing events. This is so clear that there is no need...
Mutter und Vater im Wochenbett mit Baby, Natalie Stanczak

Fathers, dads, and partners in the postpartum period

Sure, mom and baby are the stars in the postpartum period. But partners are of course an integral part of the postpartum team. They can take on a huge number...
Tagged: Wochenbett