Mignon
with the Basel Children's Trust
Pre- and postnatal education and support

Baby Signing

Baby signing (using gestures based on British Sign Language) is a fun, social and educational activity for babies and their carers - and it can be shared by all members of the extended family.

With baby signing families find that understanding and communicating between babies and adults can become easier and less frustrating. Parents and babies gain confidence in their interactions and in their language and motor skills. Everyone thrives on the social interaction, games and singing that is part of baby signing.

As with learning any new language practice is key. Over the six week course we learn signs that are useful to everyday life with a baby - on themes such as food, or daily routine or bed time plus lots of babies favourites, like animals or transport. This makes it easy and useful for families to practice every day with their little one, both having fun and becoming fluent in the signs - and so helping their babies to use the signs too.

We include baby signing in our Connected and Contented baby sessions., However if you would like a dedicated Baby Signing course please don't hesitate to contact me and we can arrange a course to suit you.

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

Thursdays 18.15-19.45

Face to face at the Kindermusik studio, second floor, Leimgrubenweg 9, 4053 Basel

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 10.00-10.45 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:
https://forms.gle/kTDufPNcTsudn1Vr7

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

Mother and Baby Yoga

Postnatal yoga, relaxation time, discussion and support for mothers, no matter how young or old their baby. We welcome all the babies to join the class and entertain them with games, songs and rhymes, whilst the class focus remains on the mama. Gentle postnatal yoga, pelvic floor work, breathing and relaxation techniques, along with social support, cake and chat.

Thursdays 13,.30-14.30 at the Kindermusik Studio, Second floor, Leimgrubenweg 9C, 4053 Basel

25CHF per session

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