Certified Baby Planner, Katrina Ball fulfills her mission in Bermuda!

When Katrina Ball first contacted the IABPP, she was on a mission to create a huge impact in the birthing community in Bermuda. Sharing the same philosophy on education with the academy, she set out not only to become a baby planner extraordinaire, but to educate herself as a birth and postpartum doula, breastfeeding counsellor, and childbirth educator.

During her participation in the IABPP Baby Planner Certification Course, Katrina was working a full-time job as well as fulfilling a role as first time parent to her son, Elijah. Although she was pretty busy, her passion and drive kept her moving forward. Her positive attitude, hard work, creativity, and passion paid off. Not only did Katrina complete each homework assignment, but she went above and beyond being the first Baby Planner to complete a very rigid exam within only a couple weeks. Katrina became a Certified Baby Planner on April 30, 2010, and since then, she has developed and created her company, “Mindful Mothering”.

Mindful Mothering resonated with her because of the research she had done during and after the birth of her son. It is her mission that other mothers develop a mindful attitude toward themselves and their children. Katrina will officially launch Mindful Mothering to the Bermuda community in September 2010.

Additionally Katrina plans to expand “Mindful Mothering” to a Professional Baby Planning and Childbirth Service and is continuing to work to become certified as a Birth Doula, Postpartum Doula, Breastfeeding Counselor and Childbirth Educator.

While preparing for her company’s grand opening, Katrina was invited to present “Mindful Mothering” to a panel of elite Obstetricians. She will also be written up in Bermuda’s top daily newspapers – The Royal Gazette and The Bermuda Sun. Not only is Katrina fulfilling her mission and creating a huge impact, but she is also providing the community of Bermuda a very supportive service in order to create Mindful Mothers and Parents.