Mignon: providing prenatal and postnatal education and support with the BCT

For the past 25 years the BCT has provided English language support and pregnancy and parenting education and resources for international families living in the Basel region.  Mignon is the prenatal and postnatal education side of the BCT, run by the BCT's prenatal and postnatal educator and supporter, Susie Atkinson.  You do not have to be a member of the BCT to take join any of the Mignon courses, but BCT members receive preferential rates and free sessions.  For more information about the BCT please see

wwww.baselchildrenstrust.ch

 

Services provided by the BCT include:

Education and resources, provided by qualified educators and counsellors:

  • Prenatal/birth and parenting preparation classes for couples or for either partner on their own
  • Prenatal yoga classes
  • Mother and Baby Yoga classes
  • Prenatal, breastfeeding and parenting information packs and resource guides
  • Feeding support drop ins and education sessions
  • One to one and ad hoc prenatal and postnatal support
  • Family First Aid training courses
  • Safe infant and healthy family eating education sessions
  • Parenting and baby development sessions, including baby massage and safe use of baby slings
  • Monthly English language magazine on parenting in the Basel region


Weekly social and supportive groups. These groups provide regular social contact for parents and for many international families provides a crucial support network:

  • Bumps and Babes playgroup for expectant families and families with babies to around 12 months.  This group includes regular drop in LLL breastfeeding support.
  • Bumps and Bruises playgroup, for family with babies between around 12-36 months
  • BCT All ages playgroup
  • Neighbourhood networks - so there is a BCT social support network in everyone’s local area


Fun family activities:

 

  • Monthly nature walks
  • Monthly children's book readings
  • Regular children’s discos
  • Family events and parties for Easter, summer celebrations, Halloween and Christmas
  • Regular mum’s nights out and dad’s nights out

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 

 

Mondays 12.30-13.30

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 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: 
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

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 eight 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.  however we know how it can sometimes be difficult to get out of the house with a small baby, so six dates are available for the price of five, giving a make up class option at the end should you need to miss a session during the series.  And if you amen all five then the sixth class is a free bonus class for you.

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.

You can register to join the next series here
Course dates are:
Thursday 16 May 14.00-15.00
Thursday 23 May 14.00-15.00
Thursday 30 May 14.00-15.00
Thursday 6 June 14.00-15.00
Thursday 13 June 14.00-15.00
Thursday 20 June 14.00-15.00
This course costs 110CHF for five sessions (plus a free bonus session).  However, I wish to make these sessions accessible to everyone, so if this financial outlay is not possible for you then please contribute what you are able to afford.
The course is held at the Kindermusik studio, 2nd floor, Leimgrubenweg 9C, 4053.  All materials and snacks are provided.

Join our Whatsapp community for class updates, support and community: 
https://chat.whatsapp.com/KONOS5rQRP8D2s35xjSwRF
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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