{"id":54,"date":"2025-09-08T17:23:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T17:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sascha.mydrweb.be\/?page_id=54"},"modified":"2025-09-09T16:46:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T16:46:44","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sascha.mydrweb.be\/?page_id=54","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"54\" class=\"elementor elementor-54\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fa2dc55 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7fa2dc55\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11b0f0ce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11b0f0ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-425aece2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"425aece2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fe4dab2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2fe4dab2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rooted in care, guided by heart<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365af02e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"365af02e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"268\" data-end=\"629\">I\u2019m Nicole van Wyk, a Postnatal Support Network\u2013trained doula serving families in Belgium. For more than a decade, I worked in childcare, witnessing up close the tender dance of family life: the needs, the rhythms, the joys, and the challenges. Again and again, one truth stood out: mothers are often overlooked as individuals in the fragile weeks after birth.<\/p><p data-start=\"631\" data-end=\"702\">That realisation led me to my true calling: <strong data-start=\"675\" data-end=\"700\">mothering the mother.<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ConnectiveDocSignExtentionInstalled\" data-extension-version=\"1.0.4\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14da5193 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14da5193\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">mothering<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f9efb58 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f9efb58\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cb2535d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2cb2535d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69060af5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69060af5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5630a2a7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5630a2a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-368e45ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"368e45ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mothering the Mother<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44ce72b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44ce72b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"735\" data-end=\"945\">The weeks after birth are not only about welcoming a child, they are also about welcoming a new version of yourself. My practice honours the <em data-start=\"875\" data-end=\"891\">sacred 40 days<\/em>, a time of healing, bonding, and gentle transition.<\/p><p data-start=\"947\" data-end=\"1062\">Through four intertwined pillars of care, I help families rest, recover, and find confidence in their new rhythm:<\/p><p data-start=\"1065\" data-end=\"1150\"><strong data-start=\"1065\" data-end=\"1078\">Emotional: <\/strong>attentive listening, reassurance, and normalising the ups and downs<\/p><p data-start=\"1153\" data-end=\"1233\"><strong data-start=\"1153\" data-end=\"1166\">Practical: <\/strong>nourishing meals, light household resets, and baby care basics<\/p><p data-start=\"1236\" data-end=\"1294\"><strong data-start=\"1236\" data-end=\"1246\">Mental: <\/strong>clear, kind information to build confidence<\/p><p data-start=\"1297\" data-end=\"1363\"><strong data-start=\"1297\" data-end=\"1309\">Physical: <\/strong>comfort measures that honour and support recovery<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24e545d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"24e545d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1e993d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1e993d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bad49ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bad49ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How I Support You<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d976dc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d976dc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1393\" data-end=\"1505\">Each family\u2019s path is unique, and my care is flexible, respectful, and collaborative. With me, you can expect:<\/p><ul data-start=\"1506\" data-end=\"1803\"><li data-start=\"1506\" data-end=\"1580\"><p data-start=\"1508\" data-end=\"1580\">Gentle feeding support (breast\/chest, bottle, pumping, or combination)<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1581\" data-end=\"1624\"><p data-start=\"1583\" data-end=\"1624\">Newborn soothing and babywearing basics<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1625\" data-end=\"1671\"><p data-start=\"1627\" data-end=\"1671\">Sleep sanctuary setup to protect your rest<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1672\" data-end=\"1803\"><p data-start=\"1674\" data-end=\"1803\">Optional traditions and rituals, including belly binding, sitz bath or yoni steam guidance (where safe), and relaxation massage<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1805\" data-end=\"2065\">I work alongside your clinical team, midwives, IBCLCs, GPs, and pelvic-health physios\u2014and will always signpost when specialist support is best for you. Visits are typically 2\u20133 hours by day, with optional overnights during the first two weeks for deeper rest.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06e7809 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"06e7809\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34ac901 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34ac901\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f08ae9f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f08ae9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12697d2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12697d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e500ef6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e500ef6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My Promise<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-857e85d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"857e85d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2088\" data-end=\"2375\">I bring steady hands, warm food, calm presence, and evidence-informed guidance into your home. Whether you are a first-time parent, welcoming multiples, recovering from a caesarean, or growing your family through adoption or surrogacy, my role is to hold you, so you can hold your baby.<\/p><p data-start=\"2377\" data-end=\"2443\">Because however your journey looks, <strong data-start=\"2413\" data-end=\"2441\">you don\u2019t walk it alone.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-395c9c0a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"395c9c0a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47b9c137 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47b9c137\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What other mothers say about me<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6977939f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6977939f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-396fb5b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"396fb5b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d046dd4 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"7d046dd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"207\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/sascha.mydrweb.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AboutPage-Testimonials_1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-61\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">\u201cLorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.\u201d<\/p><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Dan Smith<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-333ec15c elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"333ec15c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"207\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/sascha.mydrweb.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AboutPage-Testimonials_2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-62\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">\u201cLorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.\u201d<\/p><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Mary D. 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