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The Dutch maternity system is built on a simple idea: birth is healthy until proven otherwise. Independent midwives lead low-risk care, home birth is a normal choice, and after the baby arrives a kraamzorg maternity nurse comes to your home for days — cooking, teaching, watching, reassuring. It is not perfect, and the home birth rate has fallen, but as a model of humane, mother-centred care it remains one of the best examples in the world.
Lettura di 8 min · Sept 2026
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Enemas before birth, caesareans without a medical reason, medication to stop milk, early formula and supply, and why night breastfeeding really is harder. What each practice is, why people choose it, and where the criticism deserves to be questioned.
14 min read · Ago 2026
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One pair of oversized merino men's sweatpants from John Merino in Amsterdam, worn from early pregnancy through a year of motherhood, worn into holes, and then repaired with a patch made from barely-worn baby trousers. A small story about circular clothing, repair, and what motherhood actually does to a body and a mind.
Lettura di 6 min · Ago 2026
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Haemorrhoids after pregnancy and birth are common, temporary and rarely discussed. What they are, why pushing invites them, and the remedies worth keeping in the drawer — eucalyptus cream and the Dutch classic, Curanol.
Lettura di 9 min · Ago 2026
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Breast milk changes by the hour, by the day, and by whether the baby is ill. Night milk is not day milk. Milk fed to a sick baby is not the milk from a week before. Here is what is actually happening, and why pumping cannot reproduce it.
Lettura di 9 min · Ago 2026
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Una recensione personale di abbigliamento per l'allattamento che non si affida alle cerniere, con una raccomandazione per Latte Mamiato ad Anversa.
Lettura di 5 min · Ago 2026
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Schiuma, lattice, molle e certificazioni — una lettura chiara delle evidenze su ciò su cui dorme tuo figlio per dieci ore a notte.
Lettura di 8 min · Lug 2026
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Cos'è il Lotus Birth? Il Lotus birth — chiamato anche non recisione del cordone ombelicale — è la pratica di lasciare il cordone ombelicale non reciso dopo il parto, consentendo al bambino di rimanere attaccato alla placenta finché il cordone non si stacca naturalmente…
Lettura di 7 min · Mag 2025
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Come ho scoperto il parto senza dolore e 2 brevi storie di parto Intorno a me tutti sembravano convinti che il parto sarebbe stato come una maratona… nel fuoco. Ho annuito con garbo, ma nella mia testa pensavo: Ci sarà sicuramente un…
Lettura di 5 min · Apr 2025
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Home birth—the decision to deliver a baby in the comfort of your own home—is experiencing a quiet resurgence. While still relatively uncommon in many countries, the Netherlands offers a shining example of how this…
4 min read · Apr 2025
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🌸 Top Books for a Beautiful Birth & Empowered Postpartum Journey Whether you're preparing for your first birth or looking to enrich your knowledge for a more empowered experience, diving into the right resources can…
2 min read · Apr 2025
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The most natural way for labor to start is when a woman’s body decides the time has come. A surge of hormones sets contractions in motion, pain is eased by the body’s own chemistry, and birth begins in its own rhythm.…
4 min read · Apr 2025
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Childbirth is universal, but it hasn’t always looked the same. Across centuries, continents, and cultures, birth has evolved—shaped by beliefs, tools, traditions, and power. Here’s a brief walk through the history of…
4 min read · Apr 2025
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Recently someone told me that since labour carries the meaning of hard work, birth must be a hard work. In English ... however, birth goes beyond language. So I was curious what does labour translate into in other…
3 min read · Apr 2025
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A German-Engineer-Dad Compatible Guide to the Chaos of Tiny Humans Who Just Discovered They Have Opinions. Part IV of the Manual for Julian.
2 min read · Feb 2025
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The first night, the foggy days, milk, cramps, nappies, the witching hour and the first tooth — the newborn half of the manual, on its own.
Lettura di 7 min · Feb 2025
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A German-Engineer-Dad-Friendly Field Guide to birth itself: contractions, the placenta, the water, the hospital, and the case for staying home.
Lettura di 8 min · Feb 2025
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The edition that was promised: the nine months before the birth, written for a father who wants to know what is actually happening and what he can usefully do about it.
Lettura di 9 min · Feb 2025
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💡 The Magic of Shared Resources As a start, I’d like to say—I’m a huge fan of the sharing economy in many cases. Sharing resources helps us consume less and build stronger communities , since trust and care are at the…
4 min read · Nov 2024
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How to Thrive (Not Just Survive) Pregnancy isn’t just about growing a tiny human — it’s about discovering your instincts, your power, and maybe even your sass. Yes, there will be nausea, aches, and mood swings. But it’s…
3 min read · Nov 2024
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👶 So What Happens After the Baby Comes? One big change: I connected deeply to my other mom friends. There is so much uniting in the experience. And no matter my attempts to keep connected to the non-mom friends too,…
3 min read · Oct 2024
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Potty Training: A Process, Not a Sprint Potty training is one of those developmental milestones that comes wrapped in expectation, trial, and the occasional puddle on the floor. Contrary to the modern Dutch trend of…
3 min read · Sept 2024
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Why Barefoot Shoes Are the Best Thing for Kids' Feet Picture this: a toddler sprinting across the grass, toes splaying, feet flexing, every step a perfect little dance of freedom. That’s what barefoot shoes were made…
3 min read · Sept 2024
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Why Time Abroad Sets the Scene for Creation A spermatozoid, an egg, and a frog walk into a resort… There’s a saying that surfaces with a wink and a cocktail in hand: “Babies are made best on vacation.” And if life is…
2 min read · Aug 2024
