About Us

The concept, which carries the Preggi Perfect Retreat, came to Dominique one lazy Saturday morning. Based on her own difficulties adjusting to motherhood, she decided it was time that the existing mothers of the world stop hiding behind their Martha Stewart mirages and told the moms-to-be what is really expected from the day you bring that precious baby home.

It was with that in mind that we came together to form a weekend away that will prepare the mom-to-be, manage her expectations of the up and coming months and give her a solid foundation on which to perch herself for the world of motherhood.

About Dominique

"Carrying and raising my gorgeous daughter Mika has probably been the most difficult thing I have ever had to do in my years on this earth.

Coming from a marketing and advertising background I was under the impression that climbing a corporate ladder with the undeniable, crucifying competition in a cutthroat industry would be my greatest feat. I was wrong. Becoming a mother would be my biggest challenge.

The second I saw my daughter I knew that I would instantly die to give her life. The connection was immediate, the momentous instant of unconditional love imminent. The adjustment to motherhood…a disaster!

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In someway I believe that most women experience the same thing yet very few like to admit it in the fear that this self-confession may lead others to believe that you are not a 'good enough mother'. However, it was the anger that drove me forward. The bitterness and resentment that I felt towards all the women in my life who had already had children - nobody warned me that I would have days where my hair looked like a bird had made a nest in it. Nobody told me that breastfeeding is much more difficult than people make it out to be and expressing even more so, leaving you feeling like a cow at a dairy farm. Nobody made me wise to the fact that leaving the house was no longer a simple situation of popping out but rather a flurry of nappies, bum cream and formula. Nobody stopped and warned me about the fact that losing your best friend is very real thing, especially when that best friend isn't in the same chapter of her life as you - parties, clubs and late nights swiftly become a thing of the past, along with some of your friends.

Once the realisation of the permanence of this situation set in, it left me gutted. After months of therapy and finally self-acceptance, I stand here today very content with who I am. I know that although I may not be the perfect mother, I am indeed the perfect mother for Mika and nothing will ever change that.

Admitting all of this doesn't take away from the fact that I love Mika with every fibre of my being, but rather puts things into perspective. Being a mom is hard and it gives me a new found respect for my own my mother who too spent countless nights with formula up-chuck across her chest and matted hair framing exhausted, mascara streaked eyes and fake smiles showing unbrushed teeth.

It may be hard, but looking at the big picture, becoming a mother is a wonderful, God given gift that all women should feel blessed to experience. We all love, cry, scream, shout, fight and laugh but what's important is not losing your own identity in the process.

At the Preggi Perfect Retreat it is our sole purpose to have you leaving there with as much knowledge as possible, but more importantly a support circle of new found friends who can love, cry, scream, shout, fight and laugh with you because more often then not, it is these friends and firm bonds that becomes the foundation of your sanity.
xoxo

About Lynne

After my miscarriage in May 2005 I was told that I should take the idea of having a baby out of my head. Needless to say, I was devastated;

I wanted the whole fairytale, loving husband, picket fence house and a bunch of children running around.

I placed the idea far away in my memory archive and planned my April wedding. It was the best day of my life; I married the perfect man, a man who loved me just the way I was, a man that was okay with the fact that their might not be children in our future. It was truly a happy day but there was always something missing..

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I couldnt give up on my fairytale dream; with a lot of prayer; some help from nature and a mother who always encouraged me to never give up on something that I truly wanted and a baby of my own, was all I wanted..

After a few months after my day in the spotlight, I was given the news that I was expecting, I didnt want to believe it, until I saw that little heartbeat on the screen, I felt like I could just burst with excitement, my Doctor even cried with me that day.

On the 4th of June 2007, my little angel was placed in my arms. My wedding day was perfect in every way but nothing could compare to the love and protectiveness I felt for this little boy, my special delivery from God I would be eternally grateful for. I named him Kaden..

After my little Prince was born, I made peace with the fact that I would only have one bundle as I believed him to be a miracle baby how wrong I was. My little miracle baby was a mere 4 months old when I was given the news that we were expanding our little family.. I was shocked, scared and excited all at the same time.. Another precious gift.. Could I really be this blessed?

Precisely one year and three weeks after the birth of my Prince, on the 25th of June 2008, I welcomed my little Princess into this world, the most beautiful little girl and she was all mine.. The moment I looked into her already brown eyes. I knew that I would suffer a thousand deaths before I would let anyone harm a hair on her head; I was in complete awe of her.. I named her Kyra.

My friend Karéne Wedekind, gave me this quote on the day of my Baby Shower. To know what its like having a baby.. Imagine the happiest, most perfect moment in your life Now add 10.."

Then image the most exhausting trying moment of your life and now add eleven Welcome to Parenthood I didnt understand it then but I sure as do now

My two miracle babies have completed my life in so many ways; I wouldn't change a single thing but it hasn't been easy. Having two babies, as special as they are, a year apart was hard. Even though my Prince & Princess had (and still do) a hands-on Daddy, it was difficult to manage a career, being a good Mom and wife.. because I didn't want to be a GOOD Mom, I wanted to be a GREAT Mom and whenever I couldnt measure up to my OWN expectations. I would feel defeated. And I had no reason to be

At Preggi Perfect Retreat you will be prepared for your little bundle, the good, the bad and the ugly, just like soldiers ready for combat. Here you will build friendships made for a lifetime.

Come on take a walk in our world..