Sling Courses

The easiest way to learn to use a baby sling is to have someone show you how.  

 

Of course there are YouTube clips, pictures and photographs, but when it is your own little (or big) baby, having someone on hand to take you through each step, check the tightness of each layer and reassure you you have it just right gives most parents much more confidence.  Parents who have taken a sling course tend to get much more use out of their sling because they are confident and have learnt the ties that are most usful to them.

 

I run courses for newborn/front carrying (suitable for babies from birth to about 1 year) and back carrying (suitable for babies from around 6 months).  Each class takes around 1-1.5 hours, in which we try out several different sling ties, to find those that suit you and your baby best.  Then we practise them until you are totally confident!   Just in case, I leave you with a set of photographs to remind you of each tie we cover.  

 

I can either come to your home for a course or group courses can be arranged. Prenatal sling courses are also available, please contact me for more details.  If you already have a sling we can use that for the course, or I have plenty you can try out during the course to see what length and fabric suits you best.

 

Each sling course costs 90 CHF for a one to one session and 45 CHF per person for a group session.  

Front Carrying (from birth)

An introduction to carrying, the theory and the benefits.  Learn and practise 3 or 4 techniques to carry your baby on your front. 

Back Carrying (from 6 months)

More comfortable for you both as your baby grows. Learn and practise different techniques to safely lift and carry your baby on your back

 


Upcoming courses

Prenatal Relax, Stretch and Breathe

Gentle prenatal yoga, combined with discussion time, social support, breathing and relaxation techniques and regular, with partner, skills for labour sessions 

 

Tuesdays 18.15-19.45 at the Kindermusik studio, second floor, Leimgrubenweg 9, 4053 Basel

Day time sessions also possible, please get in touch to discuss

 

25 CHF per session

 

More details here: 

Relax Stretch and Breathe

 

To reserve a place in an upcoming RSB session please use this registration form: 

https://forms.gle/MuJJ2XRndYtoDFyw7

 

 

 

 

Connected and Contented Baby Sessions

Connected and Contented Baby sessions run every Friday 9.30-10.30 at the Magical Café in Felix Kampfplatz.

 

These sessions combine Baby Yoga, Baby Massage and Baby Signing for a wonderful session that builds connections within the babies' brains, their bodies, with their caregivers and with each others.  Suitable for babies and toddlers of all ages.

 

To reserve a place in a session please use this form: 
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Sessions cost 25 CHF per session.  Book and pay for multiple sessions of Mother and Baby Yoga and/or Connected and Contented Baby sessions with a special price:
3 sessions 70CHF

4 sessions 90 CHF

5 sessions 110 CHF

6 sessions 130 CHF

Mama and Baby Yoga

This five week postnatal and baby yoga course helps you reconnect with yourself, with your body and your breath. As your new role in your family evolves this postnatal yoga series gives you the opportunity to develop physically and mentally, finding strength, flexibility, relief and rest in your body, your breath and your mind.
At the same time our baby yoga asanas help your baby deepen their understanding of what and where their body is, how they can currently move and what potential their bodies hold and ways they are separate from you and ways they are connected to you.  Asanas are adapted to suit babies across the age range, developing confidence, range, shape and movement as each baby grows and changes   
Practicing yoga together with your baby can bring happiness, peacefulness, connection and understanding between the two of you.
We use both baby and postnatal asanas and movements, breathing and singing activities, stretches and rest and integration time to have a feel good time each week, taking care of ourselves, of our family and our community and world as we adapt to life with this baby.

Mignon Mama and Baby Yoga, for pre mobile babies (from around six weeks to starting to crawl).  This is a five week course, with each class building on the previous class so regular attendance makes a real difference. 

If you have a baby that is already mobile (crawling or walking) and you would like to join a Mama and Baby Yoga series with them please get in touch with me.

New sessions coming in the new year, please get in touch for details about dates
This course costs 100CHF for five session block or 25 CHF per session.  
The course is held at the Kindermusik studio, 2nd floor, Leimgrubenweg 9C, 4053.  All materials and snacks are provided.

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For more information about prenatal and postnatal classes please see www.mignonbaby.com

Preparing for Parenthood antenatal courses

 

One to one and small group classes held regularly throughout the year, these classes give your family the support, resources, information and time to understand and plan what you want and need as you become parents.

 

Sessions typically include topics such as:

Normal process of birth and the Swiss maternity and postnatal care system, including different birth routes,  pain management, caesarean birth

Informed decision making and support in developing plans for birth and postnatal period that suits you and your family

Skills and resources for all members of the family to facilitate birth and the postnatal period

Understanding and techniques for successful and well supported breastfeeding, including managing feeding in the family dynamic and when returning to work

 

Resource, techniques and support for all the family during the fourth trimester and beyond, including use of baby slings

 

Please contact me directly on antenatal.bct@gmail.com of via the contact form for more details

 

 

 

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