Baby Ahoy

Lindsay is originally from the US. She and her husband, Brent moved to Amsterdam, The Netherlands as expats. They lived in The Netherlands for Six years and moved back to the United States in the summer of 2021. Lindsay was enthusiastic, kind, and flexible to give me the time to record her incredible birth stories….

Lindsay is originally from the US. She and her husband, Brent moved to Amsterdam, The Netherlands as expats. They lived in The Netherlands for Six years and moved back to the United States in the summer of 2021. Lindsay was enthusiastic, kind, and flexible to give me the time to record her incredible birth stories….

Julia is originally from Germany but lived in the UK for ten years. She & her partner Robin decided to move to The Netherlands in 2020 during the pandemic from the UK.  Julia shares how she moved from being fearful about birth and wanting a c-section to moving to the other end of the spectrum…

Julia is originally from Germany but lived in the UK for ten years. She & her partner Robin decided to move to The Netherlands in 2020 during the pandemic from the UK. In today’s episode Julia shares her brief experience of navigating the UK’s NHS during pregnancy and finding her feet in the Dutch maternity…

Hi ! Welcome to the first episode of Baby Ahoy Podcast Season 2.  Barbara is originally from Germany and Serdar is from Turkey. Barbara moved to the Netherlands to live with Serdar. Barbara loves animals and nature, enjoys long walks with her dog. She spent many years living in different countries, including very remote areas…

Today’s episode very close to my heart as I am sharing my dear friend, Jane Boogaard’s birth stories. Jane is from the UK and currently lives with her husband, Rob and their two gorgeous children Chloe & Josh in The Netherlands. Jane is an amazing artist. She trained in Theatre Arts and was a stage…

Today’s episode is the second part of Archana’s journey into Parenthood – we discuss Archana’s unexpected unassisted home birth. Please note, it was an accidental unassisted home birth. Archana had well trained, experienced midwives to help her through her pregnancy. 9 odd minutes – Archana mentions a book that her partner Mrinal read, book title…

Archana’s Pregnancy JourneyTrigger Warning – Some content of this episode can be triggering and difficult for some. Kindly use your discretion before you listen. Today’s episode is only the first part of her journey into Parenthood – Archana’s pregnancy journey, we discuss very sensitive and deeply difficult topics about why she and her partner had…

An appeal India is currently seeing an exceptional number of covid-19 infections. You must have seen some of the devastating scenes from India of people dying without oxygen supplies and others dying due to starvation. Your help and support will bring help and relief to so many. I request you to please donate how much…

Show notes – Elisabeth Elisabeth is a mother of 3 children. She’s an empathetic teacher, supremely creative artist and a lovely human being. I met Elisabeth through the local community. She has a wealth of information and knowledge about lay of the land, She’s a great organizer and I see her as a community builder….