Lisa Declercq - Bewonder

Hello! I’m Lisa. I’m here to support you before, during and after your baby is born.

In 2018 I had the honor of becoming a mother for the first time and this was such a warm gift! I enjoyed it every day and I still do. During this time of motherhood a deeper longing to share this with other mothers and to connect grew more and more. I became a doula through the Vlaamse Federatie (doula federation in the Flemish part of Belgium) in 2019 and this is how Bewonder was born. With admiration for every woman, to see her in all her beauty.

Losing a baby in 2020 gave me and my family another perspective on pregnancy and birth. Besides grief and sadness there is also a lot of gratitude to how organizations in Belgium help you in this situation and with the process. A pregnancy after loss is not the same as a first experience without the worries. This is how we welcome our third baby into the world in 2024. All of these experiences make you who you are, how you see and how you act. It is my wish to inspire and to offer my love and care to you and your family during this time of Wonder. I wish you may stand in your power and to start your parenthood safely, healthy and happily.

Besides being a birth doula I teach pregnancy yoga, organize retreats, offer healing massages pre and post natal, offer rituals, breech consultations to help the baby turn in a natural way by means of movement and moxa (based on spinning babies and body ready method) and foot reflexology (natural induction).

I look forward to connect.

Prenatal doula support

• I offer prenatal support according to your needs (+/- 6hrs)
• Use of body ready method techniques to support in movement
• Prenatal yoga
• Prenatal massage
• Breach baby consultation by way of movement and moxa
• Natural induction by means of movement and foot reflexology
• Writing down your birth wishes – informing

Labour & birth support

Can support labour and birth:

• in your home: YES
• in a birth centre: YES
• in hospital: YES

Birth doula experience: 4 years and 20 births attended

Postnatal doula support

There is always an after birth catch up to talk about the experience within 2 weeks after birth.

I offer:

• Postpartum (mama) massage
• Baby massage
• Closing the bones ritual
• Postpartum yoga classes

Training & certifications

• 2018 – 2019 Doula training through the Vlaamse Federatie van doula’s
• 2019 – 2020 Pregnancy yoga Training with Lut van Melle
• 2021 Pregnancy massage course Wellness academy
• 2021 – 2022 Body Ready Method
• 2022 – 2023 Foot reflexology by Happy hands academy
• Since 2014 Yoga teacher training with Yogalife international and Belgium
  Hathy Yoga teacher – Anatomy – Yoga Nidra (relaxation) – Yoga Sadhana
• 2016 – 2017 Ayurveda food and lifestyle consultant (advice during pregnancy and postpartum)
• Member of Vlaamse Federatie van Doula’s

Pricing

Birth doula package: includes on call time, birth doula presence, +/- 6 hrs prenatal consultations and +/- 2hrs early postpartum: €995 excl. transportation costs

Massage / body work (1h30): €90 in house

Ritual (3h): €180 excl. transportation costs

Prices are an indication

Testimonials

“This was my first pregnancy and childbirth experience. I wanted to make it pleasant and healthy for myself and my husband. In the sixth month of pregnancy I found a doula. I decided that I needed a person who is experienced and would support me on my way. My husband and I were so happy that Lisa was with us before, during and after childbirth.
Now I remember her massages that I needed at that moment for my back and hips. Relaxing yoga classes in our garden. Our conversations on concerns and questions about the birth process. My husband was glad that we had such a support and all this is one person and there is no need to run extra, because after all, it was the quarantine time of 2021. On my request, she was with me on one of my regular visits to the doctor.  she speaks several languages, which made communication easier. She was with me throughout the whole time from the beginning of the contractions at home until the birth of my child in the hospital. She accompanied us and answered the questions of the doctors, at my request, as we discussed everything in advance. I remember her delicious postpartum soup. And her words all along the way “you can do it” and they were at the right moments. My husband remembers her support and says that he is happy that we found the doula.”

~ Inga, Roeland and Ignacio

“Where to start with how amazing Lisa is. I had no idea what to expect from having a doula, but I knew it sounded something I wanted given I was having my first baby in a different country to my family. I instantly felt at ease from the first few minutes of meeting Lisa. She explained things so clearly and in such a warm and friendly manner. Lisa was present at my birth and was such a help and created an incredible experience for myself and my partner. Even when things were very tense, Lisa calmly spoke us through the steps which were happening. Overall, I could not recommend Lisa enough. My pregnancy and birth experience became such a positive experience once we had found her. I now also consider her a very dear friend.”

~ Lexi, Fre and Feyna

“Lisa was voor ons een geweldige meerwaarde bij ons proces van zwangerschap, geboorte en erna. Bij de voorbereiding bood ze ons een leidraad en een luisterend oor en ondersteunde zowel mij als mijn lief, empathisch en zonder oordeel.
Tijdens de bevalling vormde ze samen met mijn lief en de vroedvrouw een fantastisch trio. Lisa ondersteunde mij zowel mentaal als fysiek met aangename aanrakingen en massages bij de weeën. Ze hielp ook mijn lief zijn plek te vinden bij de bevalling en was er tegelijk ook voor hem. Alles verliep zo vlot en harmonisch. Ook na de bevalling is ze oprecht betrokken gebleven bij mij en mijn kindje.
Ik vind Lisa haar kracht dat ze heel zorgend is en daarnaast ook een plezante en goedlachse madam. Ook haar achtergrond in yoga en massage maken haar tot een doula die je erbij wilt hebben!”

~ Fai, Amir & Lila