Our Baby Care
About Our Baby Care:
Our Baby Care is the product of Acceptance, it took some time and a few life lessons to understand what I want, where I am needed and what I am meant to do in this life.
After years of a successful career in the art world, the hunger of working again with newborns became deafening.
21 years ago I reached out to Tracy Hogg and a beautiful online friendship developed.Tracy Hogg was the author of "the baby whisperer" and s
She taught me so much about connecting to newborns. She inspired me to study Maternity Care in the Netherlands.
Now that my own children are having their children, I decided to return to my base, use my talent and teach young parents to listen what their child is "saying".
Maternity Care is something that should be funded by the state, each family should have an easy beginning.
Our Baby Care is inclusive and meant for all sorts of families, single parents, modern families and same sex families. We have done our best to avoid the word "Maternity" as much as possible, but some of our services are actually physically checking up with the mother.
A bit about me:
Rachel Meijler, Amsterdam 1974. Mother of two, grandmother of five, married to a patient man and proud member of a modern family. Educated Kraamzorg by LOI 2004
Our Baby Care Vision:
My plan is to bring in more caregivers and hopefully convince insurance companies, the huge benefit our our service, what works in the Netherlands should work here as well!
Our Baby Care Philosophy:
A miracle, if you think about the complexity of the creation of a new baby, I can't think of anything else than describing it as a true miracle. This miracle is supposed to fill us with joy and sometimes its just too much of everything and too little sleep, so the expected joy turns into something not joyous at all. I remember how I woke up one morning in the living room, with my two week year old firstborn still latched to my breast and I was exhausted. I was breastfeeding for most of the days and felt terribly lost and ashamed that I wasn't all joyous at all.
we survived and I made a vow that my second child, I would be better prepared and it was such a difference.I made sure had all the help I needed, I took care of myself and then of my daughter. I made sure my eldest son was taken care of and it was quiet and it was good.
We need to share our true experiences, we need to be able to ask for help, It takes a village to raise a child, it really does...
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Testimonials:
“I would recommend Rachel as a maternity care giver to anyone. She was a powerful and essential component in five of the most important, transforming days of my life.” Dana G.