Carry Together
with your desire to have children, pregnancy, preparion for labour and delivery, postnatal period, parenthood, breastfeeding & formula, loss
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
What we do?
Desire to have children & prenatal consultation
Do you think about having children and/or do you want to know more about (in)fertility. being pregnant and labour & delivery? We will answer all your questions, inform and support you throughout the process.
Pregnancy follow-up
We follow up your pregnancy in cooperation with your gynecologist. Together we will look for what you need and provide personal care tailored to your needs.
Postnatal period
During this intense and beautiful period we are here for you and your baby day and night. Not only for medical guidance, but also for all questions, uncertainties and doubts. Until 1 years after birth you can call on your midwife.
Breastfeeding & formula
If you want more information around food choices for your baby, you can contact your midwife for this already during pregnancy. After delivery, she will help you get started. For specific breastfeeding problems or challenges you can make an appointment. Think of; pain during feeding, difficulties with your baby drinking, adjustments in milk production, pumping, phasing out breastfeeding, combining or switching to artificial feeding, bottle habituation….
Perinatal counseling
Becoming a mother is just about the most profound transition in a person’s life. It
makes you happy and proud but also vulnerable and uncertain. Do you find it difficult to find a new balance? Is motherhood overwhelming you? We like to listen to your story and together we find out what you are up against and where you want to go.
Loss
Sometimes you are confronted with the loss of your child or with the loss of your future dreams. Your midwife can help you to bear this grief
Workshops & courses
At ELLE there are no group courses available in English yet. Private lessons are a possibility.
Who are we?
Britte
Midwife
For many years I have been working as a passionate and enthusiastic midwife. In 2013 I graduated and first worked in midwifery in the Netherlands for a while. After that I moved to Belgium. There I worked in a group practice for 8 years, where I have accompanied (home)births in addition to pregnancy and postnatal period.
Together with my partner, his teenage son, our little baby and two cats we are a nice family. In addition, I write a column for an online magazine, I like to read very exciting thrillers, I regularly detox at the spa, I paint and I can enjoy a nice glass of bubbles once in a while.
Since 2022 I have been a member of ELLE midwives team. So cliché, but I have the most beautiful profession in the world
Barbara
Midwife & lactation expert
I am Barbara and I live with my husband and children (young adults) in Meerbeek. You can see me walking through the fields and woods there, it is beautiful here! I like to lie with a book on the couch. As often as can be, we also use our campervan to find other beautiful places.
As a midwife I have been accompanying couples over the past 20 years through pregnancy, birth and postnatal period. I also studied lactation. As a colleague of Britte, my focus at ELLE is mainly on the postnatel period. I find it incredibly exciting to be able to support young families during this special period.
Inspired by all those parents and babies, I began to study the important transition phase that is called parenthood. In 2022 I completed the perinatal counselor training with the goal of supporting women’s mental well-being, from pregnancywish to babyhood.
Where can you find us?
You can see us cycling or driving around from Leuven to Brussels. Is your town not listed, but would you still like to call on an ELLE midwife? Feel free to call or email and we will look at the possibilities together.
Make a first appointment by phone (016/664.391) or via the online agenda. All follow-up appointments are made during the initial consultation. It is also possible to schedule a breastfeeding consultation.
Our appointments take place at Practice Vuurvlinder or at your home (if needed). After delivery, visits are at home until your baby is 3 weeks old, after that there is an option to come to the practice for an appointment.
Locations consultations, courses & workshops
Practice Vuurvlinder Kwikstraat 39A 3078 Kortenberg
Make your appointment via the online calendar here, call 016/664.391 or send a message via the website
Telefoon: 016/664.391
Be carried by ELLE midwives
As you awaken your desire for children
During pregnancy
In preparation for birth of new life
Through the postnatal time & early parenthood
#carrytogether
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