Doula Nagomi

Birth doula, postpartum doula, (pregnancy) massage and private baby massage course (ENG/NL)

05/04/2026

How did you feel breastfeeding for the last time?

This photo is me nursing my daughter for the last time in june 2016. I remember asking for a photo as I wanted to remember the last time breastfeeding. I knew I was going to miss it. At the same time I felt proud and relieved. And then soon after, when she got a cold I felt guilty.

This post is about the emotions that come with weaning off breastfeeding. Emotions that might come unexpected to you.

There are all kinds of reasons to stop breastfeeding but that doesn’t necessarily make it easier. A lactation consultant can give you personalized advice on weaning from breastfeeding to formula. Perhaps even a mix of (pumped) breastmilk and formula is an option.

A postpartum doula can offer a nonjudgmental listening ear, create a beautiful ceremony to give space to all your emotions and take photos of you and your baby.

When you stop breastfeeding you can feel excitement over having more freedom. Your baby can be fed by everyone making it easier to go out for some ‘me time’. You can also feel sadness from missing this special time with your baby. Frustration when you didn’t reach your goal. Guilt when you don’t have the ‘magic boob’ anymore when your baby is sick or is looking for comfort.

There are a lot of strong opinions about feeding your baby, from people around you and online. You can get mixed advices and judgemental looks.

A doula is a safe place to talk about what you are experiencing. I’m here for you 🫶

27/03/2026

Save this tutorial for when your baby is born 💞

Sarashi is a traditional Japanese cotton binding cloth used in postpartum for abdominal support. It’s thought to stabilize the torso, support core strength, and protect internal healing.

I’m excited to learn more about the use and history of sarashi from Japanese midwive and to work with the beautiful handmade products from Naoko 🌈

DM me if you are interested to use sarashi binding for pregnancy or postpartum. Available from May onward.

08/03/2026

Empowered women empower women!

I never looked at women the same anymore since I became a doula. Witnessing the incredible strength, determination, softness and loving care. Witnessing the transition to motherhood. Witnessing the sacrifice it takes to become a mom, to be a mom. It’s absolutely incredible what women can do! Be proud of yourselves 💖

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19/02/2026

Dear expecting parents, a loving message from to allow yourself to be supported. You don’t need to toughen up and do pregnancy, birth and parenthood on your own. We were not meant to do these things on our own.

Accept support when offered or ask for help when needed. This is something to be proud of, not to feel guilty or weak about.

Yes, I know you can do everything on your own. Women are strong. Mothers put taking care of their baby first before anything else. I know you can do it all. But that was never the point.

And practically, I know doula support is an investment. I’m happy to find a student doula for you. Or start saving up when you are planning to have a baby. Or put doula support on your baby registry. Together, we find a solution.

Take care dear (expecting) parents 💞

14/02/2026

Happy Valentine’s Day! Celebrate LOVE!

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15/01/2026

Dear moms (to be), you might be able to get a wellness budget from your employer and use it on pregnancy/ postpartum massages 🙌!

I was contacted by a mom to be asking me if I make official invoices with the VAT amount on it. And the answer is yes I do! She needed it for her employer and booked 10 massages of 90 minutes to be put on 1 invoice.

She explained that her employer has a personal wellbeing budget, usually to be spend on sports/ mindfulness etc to boost physical and mental health and to prevent long term sick leave. The budget doesn’t cover 10 massages but she also gets tax benefits therefore making it a great deal! Because she is pregnant they made an exception and allowed the budget to be used on massages! How wonderful!

She now enjoys 2 massages a week leading up to her due date. Maybe this can be YOU too 🙌! Convince HR that you need massages and I will see you soon 💆‍♀️

Please let me know if you tried and how your employer reacted!

22/10/2025

Happy 99th birthday to my sweet grandmother! It’s an honor to follow your footsteps in supporting women during birth.

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

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