Doula Nagomi, Voorburg (2025)

25/05/2025

Sometimes you can’t choose and you will deliver your baby through a planned C-section. I asked moms to share their experience and if they had any advice on how to prepare. Let me know if you like to add anything 🤗!

• ⁠Build trust with the medical team that will support your birth
• ⁠Focus on what you can control
• ⁠Make a plan and put it in your medical files so there is no discussion on the birth day
• ⁠Healing is easier after a planned c-section in comparison to an emergency c-section
• ⁠Have conversations with your doctor about fears and wishes
• ⁠What does a gentle c-section look like in your hospital?
• ⁠Expectation management- discuss the birth step by step - who is there for every step and how long does it take
• ⁠When - how many hours - after birth can you go home?
• ⁠How long before procedure is it not possible to eat/drink?

Is it possible to
• seeing baby be born?
• ⁠half lotus birth? (Umbilical cord not cut before placenta is born)
• ⁠mother assisted birth?
• ⁠baby immediately on chest? Skin to skin?
• ⁠Can baby stay with mama?
• ⁠Play music?
• ⁠Doula in the OR?
• ⁠Take baby out slowly?
• ⁠Mother to dry off baby?
• ⁠Bring your own hat for baby?
• ⁠Cordring instead of clamp?
• ⁠Who cuts the cord?
• ⁠Can doula take pictures/ video?
• ⁠Who will stay with mom at all times?
• ⁠Can doula stay if husband and baby need to leave?

Things to make it nicer:
- Doing it as a team. Parents and baby together welcoming life earthside.
- ⁠Affirmation cards
- ⁠Write/ say welcome message to baby
- ⁠Bring fairy lights, aroma diffuser, snacks, to make the room cozier (not the OR but where you stay afterwards)
- ⁠Looking at the images together afterwards to process the birth experience
- ⁠Calling it belly birth instead of c-section
- ⁠Bring something for fun in case you need to wait a long time.

05/05/2025

May 5th is International Day of the Midwife. As a doula I’m in awe of the work that midwives do. Their knowledge to guide safe childbirth amazes me; at home or in the hospital (or the occasional birth in the car). I see how they handle critical situations and how they are committed to giving families the best birth experiences.

In The Netherlands it’s normal to have your pregnancy and birth monitored by a midwife. There are midwives that work together in a practice and caseload midwives who work more independently. It’s important to find a midwife that matches your view on childbirth.

Midwives and doulas work together. We each have our own focus in the different stages of labour, birth and postpartum. I’ve had many positive experiences working together with midwives but a special shoutout to .hmc , , , , and .

Who was your midwife? Drop them a ❤️ in the comments

12/12/2024

100 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reviews 😍!

Thank you all so much for your beautiful words and support! It means the world to me!

I always had the dream to be self employed but it was so scary to start! Who would hire me? How would they find me? Is it good enough what I have to offer?

I’m so happy to feel your appreciation. For recommending me to your friends, family and social media groups of pregnant/ newborn parents.

Your reviews are not only helping me to reach more families it also helps me to heal from ‘not feeling good enough’. I can’t thank you enough 🥹

08/12/2024

Please light a candle at 7pm today in honor to remember all the beautiful souls that left us too soon. They will always be loved and never forgotten.

Today I light a candle for my clients that lost their pregnancy or baby. You have a special place in my heart 🕯️

29/10/2024

As part of my birth doula support, I also visit the families after birth. This visit can be planned whenever you are ready. Some like to talk about their birth experience soon after birth. Others are so caught up in taking care of their baby that they don’t want any extra appointments. My visit is supposed to be supportive, therefore can be planned at any time that suits your needs.

We typically talk about how you are feeling in that moment, how you feel about your birth experience, any questions you may have regarding the birth or your baby, helping you navigate the Dutch healthcare system, etc. Sometimes tears are flowing, sometimes hugs are exchanged, sometimes we laugh.

I also present the birth video or pictures I took (with your permission). This is usually an emotional moment to watch the labour process. Some like to do this in privacy and others like to watch it with me. It’s all good for me.

The postpartum visit is a closure to the birth doula support. But I’m happy to stay in your life as a postpartum doula or for relaxing massages or if you just like to update me every now and then 🥰.

20/10/2024

Do you have a rainbow baby and would you like to share with us what kind of support was most valuable for you during pregnancy and postpartum? What were some things people said or did that made you feel supported?

And for those of you reading this and thinking: what is a rainbow baby? This term is used for a baby born after any kind of pregnancy loss for example miscarriage, stillbirth, ectopic or molar pregnancy. The rainbow is used as a symbol of the hope brought by the baby after the emotional storm of the previous loss.

I’m a mentor for the birth doula and postpartum doula students at and would be happy to share your advice with the group.

Thank you and big hugs 🫶

19/09/2024

Expecting another baby? Congratulations! But who is available to take care of your child(ren) when you are giving birth? Don’t have (reliable) family and friends around? Then a sibling doula is the solution for you.

As a sibling doula I’m on call for you from week 37 of pregnancy. That means my phone is on 24/7 and I will change my plans when you need me there.

During your pregnancy we meet at your house to talk about everything. What you expect from me in the different possible scenarios. Practical stuff like schedules and where to find things around the house. Parenting style and how you like me to handle common situations.

For me it’s also important to meet your little one and observe the interaction between you and how she responds to my presence. It’s important for everyone to feel comfortable.

It’s a combination between birth doula support and postpartum doula support. Let me know how I can help you out so you can look forward to the birth of your baby!

06/09/2024

Would you like your birth journey on video?

As part of my birth doula support I offer to take short video clips from the moment I start supporting you. I will edit it into a birth video for you with nice music.

Most of the time you don’t notice that I take these short video clips. During the prenatal meetings I will ask you how you like me to document the birth of your baby. What moments are important to you and what you feel comfortable with.

In my postpartum visit I will transfer the video to you. It’s up to you if we watch it together.

My clients tell me it helps them to process their birth experience. And it’s a wonderful memory to such an important life event. During labour you are often in a bubble and you will forget certain details. Watching the video together with your partner creates feelings of pride, gratitude, closure, happiness and a deep level of love and respect.

25/08/2024

What comes to mind when you read the words ‘the hierarchy of birth’? Do you instantly imagine a best and worst case type of birth? Do you feel certain emotions when you think about different birth scenarios?

Recently I supported a mom postpartum who used the words “the hierarchy of birth”. She had a vaginal birth for her second child. Her first one was born via c-section. Her dream came true! A VBAC! Because vaginal birth was supposed to be so much better. Much higher in the (imaginary) hierarchy of birth. Social media made it seem like it was the highest accomplishment after a cesarean birth. Yet, she didn’t experience that kind of joy.

We talked about her birth experience to help her process it. And one thing she realized is that there is no hierarchy of the type of birth you have.

In my opinion as a doula (and a mom) the highest form of birth is one where you felt supported, loved, heard, safe, in control, understood, respected, comfortable in the birth space. Where your birth team used your preferred style of communication. This can be in any type of birth. And the great thing is that you can (partially) control it. I say partially because there are always circumstances you can’t control or influence at the moment.

How to (try to) accomplish this? For example by carefully choosing your birth team to match your needs, informing yourself about the phases of labour, exploring your options for pain relief, understanding the physiology of birth, connecting with your inner wisdom. Writing a clear ‘emotional support plan’ (birth plan).

Way too many times have I supported women who were embarrassed about using an epidural when their birth plan was so clear on wanting a natural birth. Because of the hierarchy of birth it feels like a downgrade, like they weren’t good enough, like a failure. But if the epidural was YOUR choice to fit YOUR needs and it made your birth experience so much better, then isn’t that the ‘highest’ form of birth?

I’d like to hear your thoughts on this.

19/08/2024

Repost from .hmc

“Doula Nagomi is a familiar face at the MKC (Mother and Child Center). She often accompanies expecting parents to support them during labour and birth. This one on one care is very valuable because her full focus is on you.”

Thanks for the positive attention on doula care. It’s great when we all work together as a birth team to provide the best experience for expecting parents 💕

My experience in supporting my clients who give birth at HMC Westeinde is very good. Everyone is super friendly and explain the procedures in a respectful way. Their care is focused on a positive birth experience while looking out for the safety of mom and baby. Looking forward to the next birth! Could be anytime now..

03/08/2024

Where are you from? And what are traditions from your culture around birth, postpartum or baby’s first year? Please share in the comments!

I’m from The Netherlands 🇳🇱 and we traditionally eat ‘beschuit met muisjes’ (rusk with a kind of sweet aniseed topping) right after birth and with every visitor that comes to admire the baby. Traditionally there is white/ pink ‘muisjes’ for a girl and white/ blue for a boy. There is also white / orange when a Royal baby is born. Nowadays there are many more options, also depending on the city the baby is born.

The flavor is a bit odd for my international clients. Have you tried it and did you like it?

22/07/2024

What happens when you booked a massage but you are not feeling well or your baby isn’t feeling well? Or maybe your toddler couldn’t go to daycare last minute.

I completely understand there are unforeseen circumstances when you are pregnant or a parent. I’m happy to offer flexibility in massage appointments. Therefore I don’t charge a cancellation fee. We reschedule your massage to a better day and time.

After working as a self-employed doula and massage therapist I’ve noticed that I don’t have many cancellations. I never had a ‘no show’. Sometimes a mom contacts me, feeling bad for me, that she can’t make her massage appointment. This is always for an understandable reason and I mostly feel bad for my poor client who so badly needed a massage.

I always have a 1000 things to do so in case of last minute cancellations I just work on my to-do list.

It’s important for me to feel respected and that clients value my time. When I feel this, I don’t mind to reschedule at all.

So please book your massage and keep me updated on any changes. Have a relaxing day!

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