The first months after birth: recovery, breastfeeding, and finding a new rhythm.
Parenting
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.
6 min read · Aug 2026
Parenting
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.
9 min read · Aug 2026
Parenting
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.
9 min read · Aug 2026
Parenting
A personal review of breastfeeding clothing that does not rely on zippers, with a recommendation for Latte Mamiato in Antwerp.
5 min read · Aug 2026
