Baby Ahoy

This episode is about Karoll sharing her birth stories. Her first Surgical (C-Section) Birth in the US and her second Vaginal Birth after C- Section (VBAC) at the hospital in The Netherlands. Karoll was born in 1984 in Antananarivo, the capital city of Madagascar to Madagascan parents. She left her home country with her family…

Vasia is a Greek expat living in Luven, Belgium for the last 9 years. Vasia is a researcher at the University of Luven. She is a mother of two young boys, Nikolas and Vyron, and a wife to compassionate lovely man, Koen. Today’s episode is a continuation of the previous episode. We talk about Vasia’s…

Vasia is a Greek expat living in Luven, Belgium for the last 9 years. Vasia is a researcher at the University of Luven. She is a mother of two young boys, Nikolas and Vyron, and a wife to compassionate lovely man, Koen. Trigger Warning – Today’s episode is Vasia’s first pregnancy and a difficult, traumatic…

Serdar was born in Turkey, in a city at the Black Sea region, in the fall of 1980. Due to his father’s job, he grew up in multiple cities throughout his childhood, including Istanbul, Ankara and Paris. Thanks to those domestic and international moves, he experienced international friendships and cultures from a very young age….

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…