American having a baby in the Netherlands - Dutch vs. American systems and cultural differences
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- My partner and I recently had our baby in the Netherlands, and I was amazed by the societal and cultural differences between the USA and the Netherlands. As an American, the costs of giving birth and care in the Netherlands (midwives and kraamzorg really!) surprised me, and I share some of those experiences in this video.
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congratuations to you and your wife.
Thank you ☺️
Gefeliciflapstaart!
Congrats with your daughter! And to your little one: welcome to this world!
Aww, thank you so much!
Kraam used to be an independent word indicating the post-birth period. We nowadays only use it as a prefix. Kraamzorg is one example, kraamvisite is another. It's visiting to meet the newbord.
Wow, CONGRATS Eva, happy for you!! All the best and good heath to the new citizen!
Thank you!
Gefeliciteerd met jullie baby en veel geluk en gezondheid gewenst!
Dankjewel!!
Gefeliciteerd!! For you and .your partner! And for the newborn... we need to know her name.....Becoming a parent is one of the best things you experience in your life. Enjoy the moments, cause the grow up so fast. I can say that having 3 homeborn kids... and now being a grandfather of 8. 1 thing I missed in this video is that kraamzorg also assists during labour. Back when my kids were born kraamzorg was even 10 days. You emphysized very well in this video that having a baby here is not anything medical, but a natural thing. We say... het is een gezonde ziekte :)
My congratulations on the birth of your Daughter to both you and your Wife, Ava.. Your story took me back to the birth of our child many years ago, that was intended to be at home, but ended up in a battle of over 14 hours in Hospital due to complications. But, man, after she was born... such bliss. Different from what you described, before birth, we were able to follow a practical course in basic baby-care (with dummy-babies), provided by the "Kruisvereniging".. Ofcourse we also had Kraamzorg which was absolutely great.
But now for you and your Wife the long journey of parenting begins, which will get more complicated when your Daughter grows older. In many cases that parenting journey is also a journey into yourself.. for you will be confronted with yourself from time to time.
"Teach your parents well
Their children's hell will slowly go by
And feed them on your dreams
The one they pick's the one you'll know by" ( Teach your children - Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young)
Congratz to you and your wife with the birth of your baby-girl.
Congratulations to you both ❤
Gefeliciteerd met jullie dochter!
gefeliciteerd samen!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤
Voor geboortezorg geld het eigen risico van €385 dacht ik niet. Tot een paar je terug iig.
Klopt. Dat is nog steeds zo. Het zou wel kunnen dat sommige bijkomende dingen voor het eigen risico tellen, zoals medicatie b.v. Dat weet ik niet precies.
En uiteraard gefeliciteerd 🥳🎊🎉
@@jbird4478 alleen een eigen bijdrage voor de kraamzorg hebben wij betaald. Zelfs een extra echo in het ziekenhuis vlak voor de geboorte niets van gezien 💸 medicijnen kan ik me voorstellen ja.
Congratulations for you and youre wife🎉🎉
I’ve become a grandmother for the second time this week, and even for me as a Dutch (grand)mother things are changing within our Dutch healthcare system. I was flabbergasted to find out that te new moms may leave the hospital that early.
Now this was a big change for me, but also the lilttle things have changed over the decades.
but nevermind, just got with the flow, trust the system and your gut, and you both will be fine.
I’m fully convinced that when your baby girl is is 18, she doesn’t wear diapers anymore, she can ride a bike to the pub, and order a drink for her and her friends 😘
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GIVING BIRTH TO A CHILD IS NOT A DISEASE ,!!!!!!!!!!
Congratuverylations! :-D
Congratulations to you and your partner. May the future for your daughter be a bright one filled with love, friendship, family and fun.
Denying this girl a fatherfigure will have serious bad consequences for her. How will you fix this or you think it doesnt matter?
PS thank you for having Utrecht-born Nijntje (Miffi) around. That’s a nice both local and global commemoration of Dick Bruna.
YES YOU LIVE IN AN WALHALLA IN THE NETHERLANDS. !!!!!
Congratulations to the three of you. Hope you are getting enough sleep 😉
Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉🍼🍼🍼🍾🍾🍾
Dutch guy here. My sister has 4 daughters. She opted for hospital delivery everytime. With 3 of them it was a single night at the hospital and then off to home. But with one, who was premature, they've spent a week in hospital before going home.
About the costs. I'm following an American couple on TH-cam who just had their second baby. She spent two nights at the hospital and they've got charged just over 10k Dollars. I really got a WTF moment there. Healthcare is so much better here in the Netherlands.
Congrats !
Now come the real challenges in life, take it easy and make good use of the kraamzorg. It'll be the only time where you can get some rest and they are an excellent person to ask things you aren't sure about.
Hoera! Een nieuwe wereldburger, welkom meiske! Gefeliciteerd met de geboorte van jullie dochter! ❤
Congratulations to you both, enjoy your baby girl!❤
Congratulations!! ❤
Congratulations to you both!
Gefeliciteerd met de geboorte van jullie dochter, hoe hebben jullie haar genoemd? 👶🍼
gefeliciteerd met jullie baby!
Congratulations 🎉
Congratulations ❤❤❤
Congratulations 🎉❤
Congratulations!
Vote🌊💙🌊💙🌊💙🌊💙
Congratulations!!!!!!
Congratulations 🙂
I hope she grows up healthy!
Hartelijk gefeliciteerd
Congratulations!
gefeliciteerd !!!!!
Congrats
Congrats
Gefeliciteerd!!! ❤
🥳 Gefeliciteerd 🎉
Gefeliciteerd!🥳
Gefeliciteerd 🍼
🍼🍼🍼🍼🙋♂️
€130 insurance? Most health insurance in the Netherlands costs around €170 -€200 per month. And then the €385 per year. If you have a low income, it's a lot of money.
Als je meer als 150 euro betaald voor je basisverzekering dan moet je toch eens gaan kijken naar een andere verzekering. Of je hebt een aantal extra modules meeverzekerd.
I'm sure the new lady will join a beautiful and inspiring environment. May she grow up as happy and cheerful as you two 🥰
Awww, thank you!
congratulations to the three of you. It is such a joy to watch your video's because they make me (re)appreciate the blessings one takes for granted being Dutch.
Aww thank you!! ☺️
Congratulations :)
Just a small note on ultrasounds. I’ve had two babies in the US. I’ve had one on the east coast and one on the west coast. Typically pregnant Americans get one at their first appointment but not always. Then also one at 20ish weeks to check overall development and gender. However, after those two, ultrasounds are used if something might be wrong.
Interesting! So clearly very different from my impression of this. Thank you for sharing as it is useful for others to hear about your experience 💜
Congratulations 🎉❤ I hope the mothers and baby are doing well 😃
Thanks, we are ☺️
Van Harte Gefeliciteerd! Veel geluk!
Heel erg bedankt!
Congratulations Ava!
Thank you!
Congratulations to the both of you!
Thank you!
Congrats Moms!!
Thank you ☺️
Congratz to you both, enjoy! I can see you’ve fallen in love with all and everything because of your experience. Cuddle and have a good sleep in between.
So true 💜 and thank you!
@@DutchAmericano You’re welcome, in many ways. And I like your speaking dutch.🤗
Wat is haar naam? Ik dacht je gaat het op het eind wel vertellen? Nieuwsgierig als ik ben, ga ik toch even vragen.
Haha, ik snap dat jullie nieuwsgierig zijn! We hebben besloten om haar naam niet te delen in verband met haar privacy.
@@DutchAmericano ok 🧸
@@DutchAmericano Ten eerste: Van harte gefeliciteerd met jullie kindje. Ten tweede: Dan moet het een bijzondere naam zijn, die opvalt. Want waarom zou juist háár naam uit duizenden namen haar privacy schaden of in gevaar brengen? Beetje vergezocht naar mijn mening. Bovendien: Haar naam en verder niets geeft verder geen enkele aanwijzing omtrent haar privacy. Straks, bij de kinderopvang wordt ook bekend, wat haar naam is en nog veel meer. Dat houdt je toch niet tegen, dus kun je er beter open over zijn!
Beschuit met muisjes!!
Gefeliciteerd! 🎉
I'm proud and happy this is all possible nowadays!
I wish you three all the best, love, wisdom and prosperity possible!
Mazel tov...but literally no one of the 7.5 Billion of us envy the Dutch.
😂
Luckily not, we can’t host them all.
That leaves 700 million who, presumably, do. Sounds plausible.
Congratulations to you and your wife!
Gefeliciteerd!