The reality of motherhood. There seems to be a trend at the moment – totally honest blogs about the first weeks of motherhood. The more honest you are, the more chance there is that your story will go viral. Especially if you write about it not being as wonderful as you thought it would be, …
Nursing in public I would breastfeed my baby – I knew that with absolute certainty a long time ago. I would feed my baby wherever and whenever necessary – that was also an absolute certainty. I’ve always said, “I’ll get my boobs out wherever I am, if my child needs to be fed.” 🙂 I …
Newborn photos Liv It took a while before I could process them, but finally they are done: the newborn photos of Liv. Because of the c-section I could only take a few photos. I didn’t manage to go to the studio till 2 weeks after her birth and of course she was bright awake most of the …
Two objects which can help create a relaxed baby – Part II: the cosleeper As with the wrap, I can’t remember where I first heard of “co-sleepers”. I think a lot of baby wearing moms also cosleep, and that I probably heard the term somewhere there. During my pregnancy I told a lot of people …
Two objects which can help create a relaxed baby Part I: (the advantages of a) baby wrap I’m not sure how or when my love of babywearing started, but a friend reminded me that I carried a child I babysat in a carrier more than 15 years ago. I don’t remember whether it was an …
Reflections on the birth Everything I could plan for the birth, I planned. I had years to think about how I wanted to give birth, and the preparations I would do. I did a hypnobirthing course with Denny, I wrote a birth plan, and I planned everything you can plan for something like this, because …
…..the one I fantasized about writing for so long, and now I really am going to write it. It’s day 10 of Liv’s life, and everything is going better than expected, especially if you consider that she was born by caesarian section in the end… One thing I’ve noticed is that your story changes in …
Waiting for the baby If there was 1 thing I didn’t want to have to do, it was waiting. From the very beginning of this pregnancy I’ve focussed on it lasting 42 weeks, so it doesn’t feel so incredibly long at the end. It seems like all first-time moms say: “I think the baby will …
The Epi-no A little while ago I mentioned on FaceBook that “my” Epi-no had arrived. There were a lot of reactions, and lots of questions, so now you’re getting an Epi-no post. 🙂 The first time I heard of the Epi-no was a few years ago at the Negenmaandenbeurs (baby expo). Tami, the woman behind …
Maternity shoot at the beach and the woods Everyone who knows me, or has been following me for a while, knows by now that I consider myself a very thrifty person. But it’s not always true, it’s just that there are a lot of things which I don’t want to spend money on, or which …