Verloskundigepraktijk Astrid Limburg

I rather not go on a tirade about this midwife office because it could be just me (which is also really bad if that’s so), but I did not enjoy my experience at this midwife office at all. I loved two of the midwives and was super fortunate that one of them was able to be present for my birth, but I can’t recommend them to anyone. If I wasn’t being chastised over the phone, I was given hell for being late (literally a few minutes as I was walking to the appointments for exercise) or I was given seriously incorrect information or being «mentally prepared» to not expect to have a home birth.
Ruth and Maaike are gifts from above. They were both warm and genuine from the very start and I only felt secure with them. That’s part of my problem with them. Customer service is not a thing in Holland, and I understand that. But when you are in the business of healthcare, you should be warmer than what I’ve encountered. If it weren’t for Ruth and Maaike, I’d give this place zero stars. No one welcomes you when you enter. Most of the time there wasn’t even someone at the desk. That’s a problem. My first appointment was scheduled at 7p and when we got there, we were sitting alone in silence for far too long (almost 20 minutes) before we saw the midwife, or another human being.
After giving birth we had a terrible midwife whom I’d never met before come visit us on our 3-​day post partum visit and she made my disdain for the practice on a whole reach catastrophic levels. I go into detail on my blog so I don’t want to hash it out here.
It’s quite a shame, really. I’ve known a handful of other new mothers (who don’t look like me) that have nothing but praises to sing. I know I’m not being sensitive either. In my final pp checkup I was advised to find a midwife that I will see for my entire pregnancy instead of returning to them. It sounds rude, but it’s honest. I won’t return here. Only if Ruth or Maaike go freelance.