At the end of May with hot sun, surrounded by spring green and situated on the edge of the Ashdown Forest (made famous by Winnie the Pooh) PRN visited a countryside retreat created by Wyld Experiences. Deeply committed to reconnecting with nature the Wyld Experiences team Poppie, Dora and Sofie have set up a weekend … Read more
Katie Hickey, the Balanced Doula’s life-affirming gift – When I attended the doula UK conference, as a friend of Doula UK, in 2017 I was yet to decide who I was going to do my doula training course with. I wanted to get more of a feel for the doula community first and to see … Read more
Wyld Experiences have created a brand new pregnancy/mother retreat concept just a stone’s throw from London and we want to share details of this new venture with you. Their aim is to show the pleasurable side of pregnancy and birth so that women, their partners and babies can all have a positive birth experience. The event weaves … Read more
In short, yes. I have had many vegan and vegetarian clients and this alone convinces me that vegans can eat their own placenta. After all, a vegan would know what they can and cannot eat, right? Generally, and simplistically, vegetarians and vegans are against killing animals so that they can consume the animals’ bodies. The … Read more
Deciding to encapsulate and make other remedies with my own placenta following the birth of my fourth baby was a decision that came easily. As a Placenta Remedies Specialist, I know many other specialists in Ireland and Limerick that would have happily done the service for me, which could have been considered the “easier” option. … Read more
Caroline Spear shares her journey to becoming a Placenta Remedy Specialist I love placentas! I have always been fascinated by them, and the rituals different peoples have for them. As a Homeopath, I started to make tinctures for clients who had had a history of depression, especially related to pregnancy. I wasn’t too sure about … Read more
Sarah Cossey shares how she became a Placenta Remedy Specialist On a cold November morning almost five years ago, I sat on a staircase with a three-year-old girl on my lap. As her mum’s doula, I explained gently to her what was happening as her baby sister was birthed in the hallway with her mum … Read more
Mum and blogger Janine of The Pegglet Mama writes… “Ew that sounds absolutely dreadful! Why, on Earth would anyone do that?!”, I think was the remark I blurted out when first hearing about placenta encapsulation and consumption. I was 25 weeks pregnant with my first-born (Sophie), and I was nearing the end of my massage … Read more
Written by one of our specialists – Victoria Webb. Placenta Specialists are always citing the benefits of consuming your placenta, as fed back by 1000s women from across the world. One of those side effects is the reduction in incidences of baby blues and postnatal depression. But how do we know that this is true? … Read more
Written by PRN Member Olivia Crocker Giving birth is such a significant event in our life, and it’s only right that we give it much thought, attention and planning. Something often overlooked that deserves equal consideration is our post-partum period; what happens in those weeks after we’ve given birth? How can we nourish and care … Read more