De mooiste familie-ervaring | Een prachtige thuisbevalling On 22 January I receive a phone call from Marvin at 5:18am. It takes a while for me to wake, so I am just too late to answer. When I call back he tells me Malu is dilated to 5cm, and has strong contractions. I’m wide awake now, …
An amazing support team | Induced labour due to diabetes In June 2017, Bianca and I have contact for the first time. We already have plans to go on our world trip, but nothing is confirmed yet. She tells me that she’s due in February, but the baby will be born in January because she …
A birth with an unexpected ending! * This session is shared with permission from the midwife. Thank you midwifery Verloskundig Wonder! * Over 3 years ago I was at the birth of my niece. You can read that story here. It wasn’t an easy birth, with premature urge to push, and we very nearly had …
Just breathe | Hello Siep! | Home birth Nearly 4 years ago I photographed the birth of Fien, a beautiful home birth! Since then, Marlous and I have been Facebook friends, and it was there that I read, on 4 March 2017, that she was pregnant again. Wonderful! On the same day Marlous posted another …
Birth photos are so important, even when things don’t go as planned… ***TRIGGER WARNING*** This story ends well, but some of the images are very intense to see 3 years ago I was invited to photograph the birth of Saar. I can remember it like it was yesterday. It was a birth that made a …
Fate | Birth photography In September Yvonne sent me an email saying that baby number 2 was on the way! Awesome! 3 years ago I captured the birth of their first baby, Féline. It’s always so special when you’re then asked to be at the birth of the next baby too. For Féline’s birth I …
A natural twin birth | Double the fun Every birth is special, but this birth is extra special. Not just because it’s about twins, but because it’s about believing in yourself, in each other, in your body and in the babies in your belly. I hope that reading this story will help you to have faith …
A calm, peaceful birth | Birth Photography Dirksland In 2011 I photographed my 8th birth, the birth of Elina, and I came very close to missing it! In the years which followed I saw her a few more times for various photo session so it was extra special to hear her mother’s voice on the …
A boy or a girl? When I photographed the birth of Wilco’s sister’s third child, he and his wife Nathalie became enthusiastic about birth photography, and when Nathalie fell pregnant with their fourth child, they contacted me. A few weeks later I met Wilco and Nathalie for an initial meeting. During the last 3 births …
A fast home birth, in the end! | Birth photography Zeeland During the night of 5 and 6 June, I check my phone when I wake up to nurse my daughter. I have a message from Hein, Kim’s husband. Kim is pregnant with their second child, and her due date was 4 June. The last …