Postpartum
After 9 months of pregnancy and looking forward to the arrival of the baby, your baby is born! The period after the birth is postpartum. A beautiful and special time, but also an emotional and intensive period. For most parents it takes some getting used to. We are here to support you.
This includes our care
Sufficient rest is very important for the maternity woman. The maternity nurse is present daily during the first week to help in the family and to create this rest. She also offers help with breastfeeding and supports in caring for the baby. The midwife will visit you at home for medical check-ups and to perform the heel prick. We will also be available by phone in the coming weeks if you need to discuss anything. After 6 weeks we will do a follow-up check at the practice. Is everything going well then? Then this concludes the care.
What to expect from us after childbirth
For a good recovery, lots of rest is important. The baby sets the rhythm for the next little while! Feed, change and care every few hours. Try to get into this rhythm so that you can rest even when the baby is sleeping.
The midwife will visit you several times during the first week for a home visit. We will monitor your recovery and answer your questions.
- Available 7 days a week for questions or problems
- Medical checks on mother and child and performing the heel prick
- Support and advice
- Guidance on breastfeeding
- Cooperation with the maternity nurse
Our touch points during your pregnancy
Congratulations, you are pregnant! Contact us to schedule your first appointment and first ultrasound . Do you have any questions before your first appointment? Then the midwife can answer them for you in advance.
Have you already started taking folic acid and vitamin D? Otherwise, start this as well.
If you are curious about what is happening in your belly and don't want to wait for the term ultrasound, you can get a ultrasound with us at 8 weeks.
The first meeting with the midwife! The midwife will give you information about the practice so you know how to reach us and what our methods are.
At this ultrasound , the baby is measured from the buttocks to the head. The length measured here determines the due date!
Want more information about the tests that can be done in pregnancy on the baby? We will explain them to you in detail.
This medical ultrasound assesses whether the baby's development is progressing well.
Are you curious about the sex of the baby? Starting at 16 weeks, we can take a look at this with the ultrasound !
The 20 weeks ultrasound is scheduled in week 19. This medical ultrasound is designed to detect any abnormalities in the baby. So an exciting ultrasound !
After the 20 weeks ultrasound you will have an appointment with the midwife. She will go over the results of the ultrasound with you again.
Everyone prepares for childbirth and the arrival of the baby in their own way. Attending a meeting on childbirth or breastfeeding can be of great help.
Most women feel their baby move for the first time between weeks 20 and 24. This may be very clear one day, but a little less so another day. By 27 weeks, your baby is heavy and strong enough to report clearly every day!
You will see your midwife more often now. This is important because we want to monitor your blood pressure and the baby's growth.
Not everyone gets a growth ultrasound in pregnancy. There are a number of indications when this growth ultrasound may be performed; the main reason is when the obstetrician has doubts about the baby's growth.
Childbirth is really getting closer now! You may have to work a few more weeks and then maternity leave starts. Some women have already prepared a birth plan; others still need to delve deeper.
Most babies lie with their head down in week 35. We check this with the ultrasound to be absolutely sure.
From week 37, your baby is ready to be born. However, most babies are still a little while away.
About 4% of children are born on the due date. The rest come a little earlier or a little later. Still, you probably live very much towards this day!
85% of women gave birth at week 41. That means there are still many children in the belly at week 41.
The midwife will call you when the contractions have started and you could use her support. We are there for you and carefully monitor the condition of mother and baby.
The first days with your baby at home! That takes some getting used to. There are often questions, concerns and queries about your physical recovery. The midwife will visit your home to discuss these.
The first few days after birth your baby will lose some weight, but by the end of the first week most babies are growing again. 2 weeks after birth, babies are back above birth weight.
ultrasound's during your pregnancy
Sometimes a small or larger amount of vaginal bleeding may occur early in pregnancy. Sometimes this is harmless, sometimes it is a sign that the pregnancy is not going well.
Anyone may come by our office for an 8 week ultrasound! The baby is still smaller than 2 cm at this term!
Are you curious if the baby is growing well? For this we have the heart consultation.
Between weeks 10 and 11, the term ultrasound is done. The baby is then larger than 3 cm.
This ultrasound falls under prenatal screening. This ultrasound is done if you choose this ultrasound, after you have had the informational interview about it. The baby is about 7 cm, this is the last time the baby is measured from buttocks to head.
Are you curious if you are expecting a boy or girl? At 16 weeks, we can tell.
The 20 weeks ultrasound also falls under prenatal screening. The baby weighs about 250-300 grams. The ultrasound is done between weeks 19 and 20.
During the 2nd half of the pregnancy, the midwife may request a growth ultrasound when she has doubts about the growth of the belly. Sometimes the growth ultrasound is used preventively, then it is usually done around 30 weeks.
This ultrasound is only performed, if a low position of the placenta was seen during the 20 weeks ultrasound . Was this not the case? Then this ultrasound is not made.
Not everyone has an indication for a growth ultrasound after the 20 weeks ultrasound . To make sure the baby's head is down, we make a ultrasound to check this.
Have you not yet given birth? Then during this ultrasound we measure the baby's growth again and we measure if there is enough amniotic fluid around the baby.
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We are here for you
- 24/7 availabilty of our midwives.
- 5 days a week consultations at our practice.
- 5 days a week telephonic consultation with our midwives
- 5 days a week heart consultation with the doptone.
- 1 day a week heart consultation with the ultrasound.
- Available for support for 6 weeks after birth