A birth photographer meeting a birth photographer | A peaceful home birth Lobke is a birth photographer herself, and I got to know her when she did the ‘birth photography’ workshop with me last year. A few months ago we had a reunion day, and Lobke mailed that she wasn’t sure whether she’d be there …
The father of my children? I knew I wanted children when I was still a child myself. It was an absolute given – completely obvious. I wanted children so badly that I worried I wouldn’t be able to have them. I often hear this, that women think that they’ll be unable to have children. Maybe …
Even though you carried your child inside of you for 9 months, even though you were there when your baby was born; when they are here, it’s hard to imagine how this baby ever fitted inside your womb! It’s so nice if you have the possibility to see how this was. Just after birth …
Exactly the way it was meant to be | A home water birth On the 2nd of February 2013 I was at the birth of Gwendolyn and Peter’s first child, Ferron. Ferron was born in the hospital in Terneuzen, without any fuss or any problems. Just a beautiful birth! When Gwendolyn told me this …
I met Carola this summer at a maternity fair organized by the KOW (Childcare Walcheren). Soon after the fair she contacted me. She really wanted a Fresh First Hours session. This is a session that will start in the first hour your baby is born. Persijn, her boyfriend, was not sure whether he wanted this, he …
The birth of twins | Winston & Lucas There is nothing as changeable as the upcoming birth of twins. You’ll realize that as you read this story. I went round the bend from all the different plans being made and changed and I wasn’t the one growing two babies in her belly! But I think that …