{"id":71,"date":"2023-03-21T10:52:59","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T10:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neljastrimester.ee\/?page_id=71"},"modified":"2026-04-22T19:20:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T19:20:26","slug":"doula-daisi-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.neljastrimester.ee\/en\/doula-daisi-2\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"

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About me<\/h1>\n

My name is Daisi. I am a mother, a postpartum doula and family caregiver, a breastfeeding counselor, an educator, and the helping hand of nurturing baby celebrations that centre and support mothers.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc97 My story<\/h2>\n

My story begins much like many journeys into motherhood:\n\nMy story begins much like many journeys into motherhood: \u201cOnce upon a time, there was a woman expecting a baby. She prepared thoroughly for birth and for welcoming her child into the sweetest little nursery. Yet it soon became clear that all those preparations had done very little to prepare her for the realities of the postpartum period. Becoming a mother turned out to be the most challenging and humbling lesson of her life.\u201d<\/p>\n

\ud83e\ude77 My motivation<\/h2>\n

I have always been drawn to the quiet yet boundless strength that lives within women. But I had no idea how much emotional and physical resilience it takes to become the first home for a new human being, to care for them around the clock, while setting aside one\u2019s own needs and watching parts of one\u2019s identity quietly fall away.<\/p>\n

And yet so little is spoken about it: about the potential for healing, the brain\u2019s plasticity, heightened sensitivity, the universal principles of support \u2014 and how the absence of support can shape and affect an entire family in the long term.<\/p>\n

The birth of a baby is a beautiful and singular event \u2014 one that also gives birth to a mother, a father, and a new family.\nA gentle birth experience and the first months outside the womb, often called the fourth trimester, lay the foundation for a healthy child \u2014 and a healthy child is the foundation of a healthy society.<\/p>\n

\ud83e\ude77 My education<\/h2>\n