Category Archives: Infants & Toddlers
Momblog: Bumps and Babies Support Group
The next “Bumps and Babies” coffee morning and support group is Friday, 8 March 2013 from 10:00-11:45. Mothers who are expecting (bumps) and mothers with new babies (plus any older siblings) and their birth partners are invited out to talk to Michelle (a trained doula, breastfeeding counsellor, and childbirth & parenting educator) and other mothers [...]
Momblog: Childcare Part 2
As written earlier this year in Childcare Part 1, “when it comes to our children, no matter our parenting style, we all want the best for them”. And as also was stated, at some point, as expatriates, without “ready-made” childcare options (close friends, family), we often have to turn to paid childcare. Finding the [...]
Momblog: Babywearing in winter
Depending on where we live, it’s often difficult to figure out how to wear our babies when the temperature drops. The best solution, of course, depends on the mercury level. Luckily, you don’t have to try to figure out a solution alone. The Association Suisse de Portage de Bebes has compiled a list of tips [...]
Review: Family friendly boutique & cafe
In May 2012, Munchkins Boutique and Cafe opened its doors in Founex. To celebrate, a month later MiV was offered a gift certificate for our inaugural summer raffle. Nevertheless, and despite my best intentions, it took me seven months before I made the short trip from Nyon to check it out. And then I was [...]
BabyBlog: Breastfed babies at 3-8 weeks
You’ve gotten through the first couple of weeks with your new baby and you think you’ve figured things out and then WHAM! Something changes. We often forget this, but our children are constantly growing, maturing, changing (and so are we), so this is only the first change we’ll face as new parents. And they [...]