Eva Fernandes's Categories
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Child Care Agencies
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Breastfeeding Preparation
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Sleep Consultants
4 members
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WellMother
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Life Coaching
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Eva Fernandes's Events
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Paediatric Basic 1st Aid
May 20, 2013 from 9:30am to 11pm – Born
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Baby Massage with Karen James | Week 5 (5 week course)
May 20, 2013 from 12pm to 1:30pm – Born
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'Mothers Talking', a weekly event with Naomi Stadlen
May 20, 2013 from 2pm to 3:30pm – Born
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HypnoBirthing® with Katrina Berry, 4 week course
May 20, 2013 from 7pm to 9:30pm – Born
Welcome, Eva Fernandes!
Profile Information
- Expertise and decription of service(s) provided and what it is helpful for
- My passion for natural parenting led me to establish Born in 2000 when I became frustrated at the lack of availability of natural baby products on the high street. I wanted to use washable nappies and carry my daughter in a sling but the only place I could find those products were from mail order companies. I am passionate about the environment so I gave talks on using washable nappies and set up the real nappy campaign in Bristol which is now run by the council. The problem was we created a lot of demand for nappies but like me, mums wanted to see and feel what they were buying before they bought, so my sister Georgina and I set up BORN to fulfil that demand.
The success of Born is largely due to the fact that it is regarded so highly amongst health care professionals. We wanted to offer more than just a place to buy organic baby clothes or chemical free toiletries, we believe that new mothers need support from other mothers and professionals such as ante-natal yoga teachers, complimentary therapists and breastfeeding counsellors. We keep all this information in our stores and get to know who is doing what in the field of pregnancy and birth around our shops.
I am also involved in the 'Relaxed Birth and Parenting' training with Dominique Ker whose goal is to have a Relaxed Birth and Parenting teacher in every neighbourhood to bring back into the community the mother to mother support that our society desperately needs.
I am also a keen supporter of the charity Best Beginnings, you will find information about this charity on this web site. Part of Best Beginnings agenda is to have a nationwide network of Milk Banks. I helped set up the Precious Drops Campaign to fund the establishement of a milk bank at Southmead Hospital in Bristol.
It is also possible to Ameda breast pumps via the Bristol and Stoke Newington stores.
- Category
- Ante natal support, Post natal support, Support Group
- Place of work/Services Offered
- Born, 64 Gloucester Road, Bishopston, Bristol BS7 8BH
- Location
- Telephone, Bristol, London North
- Contact Telephone Number
- 0117 924 5080
- Contact Email Address
- eva@borndirect.com
- Web site
- http://www.borndirect.com
- Relevant Qualifications and Experience/Training
- Supporter of informed choices for pregnancy, birth and parenting. You can 'follow' me on Twitter (www.twitter.com) - search for EvafromBorn
Eva Fernandes's Videos
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Me and Simon on the Sofa
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One World Birth
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Eva Fernandes's Articled
How to have a baby moon
Having a baby moon is easy. You stay in bed, keep your pyjamas or nightie on, or better still stay naked (except for your pants as you’ll need something to hold you massive maternity pads in place!) and have lots and lots of skin to skin contact with your baby. In cultures where a baby moon is common practice, the mother is looked after by her mother and other friends, she is fed and watered and massaged as she has important work to do; feed and getting to know her baby. It is a once in a… Continue
Posted on March 3, 2010 at 22:30
My Top 10 tips for expectant parents
1. Practise ‘9 months in 9 months out’. Human babies need 24/7 care for 9 months after being born, how this manifests is – carrying baby in a sling, breastfeeding on cue, have your baby in your bed. During this time important neural networks fuse in the brain that will ensure that the child then adult has the basic foundations to reach its potential. They will grow into individual’s content with themselves and at peace with the world. The first 2 years of a child’s life are the most important… Continue
Posted on April 2, 2009 at 17:55
© 2013 Created by Eva Fernandes.
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Hi Eva,
Great to see you with the fantastic Simon on the Sofa. I have just joined this site and am keen to be listed as a doula. I can't quite work out how to join the list. If I search 'doulas' I don't come up. Is that because I am searching as myself or do I need to do something else?
Thanks
Can you tell me how I invite friends if I can't put in my email address? I tried ages ago and gave up!
Thanks
Yvonne
Have tried to list myself under a catorgory as you suggested but Cranial osteopathy and osteopathy catagory does not exist. Have I done it wrong?
Thanks Felicity
Thanks!
Saskia