Breastfeeding Resources

English speaking breastfeeding counsellors:

Lydia Weisskopf:      061 462 07 46

Catherine Schucan: 061 401 27 29

Monika Messner:      061 322 75 00

Frau Führer:               061 421 77 26

Health insurance in Switzerland will pay for a number of consultations with a breastfeeding/lactation consultant.  Insurance companies may also provide a gutschein for women who breastfeed.

 

La Leche League Basel, offer excellent (and free) breastfeeding support, counselling and education in English (and other languages).  The LLL leaders are trained with the highest level of breastfeeding support and are all wonderful.  This link lists the English speaking counsellors in Basel:

http://en.lalecheleaguebasel.ch/p/kontakt.html

 

This link takes you to the LLL site that covers all of Switzerland:

http://lalecheleague.ch/en/

 

Nursing bras, including personalised fittings:

www.bellefiore.com

 

Upcoming courses

Prenatal Relax, Stretch and Breathe

 

Weekly sessions available on Zoom 

 

Reservation is essential 

 

Mondays 18.30-20.00 via Zoom

 

Upcoming schedule of topics for discussion/prenatal class section:

8 March: onset of labour, when to go to hospital, stages of labour

15 March: pain management techniques used in Switzerland

22 March: caesarean birth and recovery after CB

29 March: first minutes, hours and days after birth

Reservation for each session via: https://doodle.com/poll/f5i3tpmnckwdv6cw

 

Mother and Baby Yoga

Weekly sessions available on Zoom.  Reservation is essential 

 

Mondays 15.00-16.15 

Wednesdays 9.00-10.15 

Reservation for each session via: https://doodle.com/poll/x7ibqgz8tmau58za?utm_source=poll&utm_medium=link

Preparing for Parenthood antenatal courses

Upcoming courses:

 

Preparing for Parenthood 04 

Saturday 10 April 15.00-19.00

Sunday 11 April 13.30-18.30

Tuesday 13 April 18.30-21.00

+ postnatal session (1,5hours) after the babies are born

+2 RSB sessions prenatally

+1 MBY session postnatally