I just received a copy of the newest programs of the Espace Prévention in Lausanne. That means the registration for their classes has now begun. I know that the “Gym Maman-Bébé”, “Gym Parents-Enfants” and the “Massage pour Bébé” are very popular, so if you’re interested you should register ASAP. The complete program booklet can be downloaded here. You can find the complete list of classes, the days and time, as well as the price. Registration coupon ca be found on page 21 on the booklet (or you can do it online at the same site).

FYI, I took the Gym Mère-Bébé class at the end of 2008 and really liked it (see my previous post).

Espace Prévention
Pré du Marché 21-23
1004 Lausanne
Tel: 021 644 04 24
Fax: 021 644 04 26
prevention.lausanne(AT)avasad.ch

*Image courtesy of Espace Prevention

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I’m in Florida on a conference trip so I post this in rush. This is a great event for parents-to-be, initiated by the midwives of the Canton of Vaud. The info came from Ruth Brauen, who was our own midwife (with whom we did the birth prep course and who visited us for after-birth check-ups).

ON MAY 5th, 2010 – FROM 4 TO 7 PM
FREE ENTRANCE
THE MIDWIVES OF CANTON THE VAUD WELCOME YOU IN THEIR OWN PRACTICE FOR PREPARATION OF PARENTHOOD

Please consult the list of the practices opened on that occasion

IN LAUSANNE :

LAUSANNE 1005
UN CHEMIN VERS LA NAISSANCE
Ruth BRAUEN, Nicole DEMIEVILLE (speak English)
Place Riponne 3 5TH FLOOR
079/ 469 31 87 (R.B) et 079/ 327 89 75 (N.D)
Entrance behind bus stop n°8 (Béjart)

LAUSANNE
Marie-Jo VULLIEMIN
Sage-femme conseil
Rue de Bourg 25
078/ 725 58 02

LAUSANNE
SOFT NAISSANCE
Miya ISSAD
Place Chauderon 3
079/ 212 89 44

LAUSANNE
Nicole PADRUN FATZER
Chemin de Riant-Val 6
079/ 540 42 03

NAISSANCE-ATTITUDE
Chantal DIEZI (speaks english)
En Budron D1
079/ 751 35 48 – 021 653 43 55
LE MONT-SUR-LAUSANNE – 1052

MOUDON – 1510
MAISON DE NAISSANCE ZOE
Corinne MEYER et Nataly GENDROZ
Poyet 9
021/ 905 35 33

CUDREFIN- 1588
CABINET DE SAGE-FEMME
Brigitte SCHAFFNER
Rue de Neuchâtel 14
079/ 791 21 78

MURIST- 1489
CABINET
Maryse DEWARRAT
Clos de l’Hotau 30
079/ 332 18 89

LA TOUR DE PEILZ -1814
CABINET NATUR’ELLE
Patricia LEIN
Rue du Château 26
078/ 761 77 36

VEVEY -1800
CENTRE SAGES-FEMMES
Rue des Bosquets 9
021/ 921 62 20

GRANDVAUX – 1091
ESPACE MAMANS BIEN-NAITRE
Lucienne DALLENBACH
Route de Cully 38
079/ 603 68 71

LULLY s/MORGES – 1132
MAISON DE NAISSANCE LUNAISSANCE
Michèle Behrens
Chemin de la Lune 3
079/ 279 84 68

CRISSIER- 1023
CABINET DE SAGE-FEMME
Isabelle PERROT, Catherine GROSPIERRE, Michèle BEHRENS
Route de Bois-Genoud 36
076/ 488 54 38 – 079/ 373 49 34

AUBONNE- 1170
MURMURES DE VIE
Karine ALLAMAN et Sandrine RACINE
Ruelle du Soleil Levant 6
021/ 807 37 77

NYON – 1260
MATER-Né
Eliane SCHWOB BRONNER
6b Chemin du Joran
079/ 280 00 76

GRENS- 1274
MAISON DE NAISSANCE LA GRANGE ROUGE
Evelyne MOREILLON DELACHAUX
Rue du Village 5
022/ 362 0 372

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Good news for the moms-to-be. Two(!) English-speaking yoga instructors are offering their classes in Lausanne. I’m almost green with envy now that they weren’t there when I was pregnant!

First, are the classes by Alexandra Macdonald (read my previous blog about her). Alexandra, who just gave birth to baby Eitan a couple of weeks ago, will be back leading her classes on Sundays 14 March, 4 April & 9 May, 10am-1pm at the Atelier de Yoga Jean Lechim in Lausanne. If you prefer to do it in Geneva, the dates are Sundays 21 March, 11 April, 2 May, 10-1pm at Atelier de Yoga Sandra Piretti. Tarif 80 Frs/class. For more info contact Alexandra via yoga(AT)alexandramacdonald.com.au or 079 760 60 84

The second, are the classes offered by Anita McCann. Anita just moved from the UK with her twin boys aged 5. She has been a yoga teacher for many years and specialise in Pregnancy Yoga which she did in London. She is also a qualified teacher from the Birthlight Institute (which also has a base in Zurich), focusing on the needs of women, babies and young children pre and postnatal. She has just started a weekly Yoga for Pregnancy class at Yogaworks in Lausanne (It is her own personal class, btw). For more information, visit Anita’s website.

*Photograph courtesy of Alexandra Macdonald

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Find your local mom groups

The Lausanne Mum and Mum-to-be Coffee and Chat Group meets every two weeks on Tuesday at Starbucks St. Laurent. This group was founded by Raksha, and has helped many moms (including myself of course) to meet other moms, talk about problems or just to have adult conversation. Occasionally there are special programs, like book exchange or Q&A with a midwife. Check the Events page for the date of next meeting.

Sign up to online “local” mom groups

There are many Yahoo! Groups that could be useful for moms in Switzerland. I’m in “Lausanne-Kids” and “Expat-Moms in Switzerland” and found these 2 groups to be fantastic. The moms (and dads!) are very helpful and there are often offers for great second-hands!

And, if you can bear another social networking site, join CityMom.ch!

Read Lausanne Mom Blog regularly and sign up for email updates or RSS feed

While I know that this blog doesn’t always have the answer, I always aim to have posts that are complete and useful. There are many information related to pregnancy that I had put on the site and I try to update them regularly, as well as posting new info. You can easily browse the related category (Pregnancy & Baby) or type the keyword (like: midwife, maternity rights) in the search tool. If you don’t find what you’re looking for, email me at info(AT)lausannemom.com

Buy second-hands

For our daughter, we bought all of her newborn stuffs new, and now I know that we could have saved a lot of money by buying second-hands. Check this post about online sites where you can buy second-hands. I now buy second-hands regularly, mostly from the moms that advertise in the Yahoo! Groups I mentioned above. If you sign up early you may be able to get most of the things you will need during the pregnancy and after the birth. And finally I recently joined another one, called “SwissSwapandShop” and currently eagerly waiting for some used children books for our 1 year-old.

Hope these tips help! Happy Pregnancy!

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Sarah has kindly written her experience on registering her baby for U.S. birth certificate, passport and social security number for this blog. It can be downloaded here. Of note, there are some things that can be done before the baby is born, so that you can speed up the process.

Many thanks, Sarah, for sharing this! I’m sure it will be very useful for many American moms in Switzerland. If any of you wants to provide additional information, please leave comments. And if you want to post similar information on birth registration for other countries on this blog, do let me know!

*Photograph courtesy of swimparallel, used under Creative Common License

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Some of you may already hear about the Prenatal Yoga classes by Alexandra Macdonald recently started in Paudex, near Lausanne. Here is a little bit about her and her course, in her own words:

My name is Alexandra Macdonald and I am an English/Australian mother-to-be living and working in Lausanne. A dancer and Yoga teacher by profession, I arrived in Switzerland on the invitation of Cie Philippe Saire, a renowned contemporary dance company based in Lausanne. I did my Yoga teacher training in Australia and India and have been teaching for eight years in a variety of contexts (Yoga studios, health clubs, dance companies, corporate enterprises, private clients).

I also hold a Bachelor of Arts-Dance, and have worked extensively throughout Europe and Australia. I am now five and a half months pregnant and am currently giving Prenatal Yoga classes and private sessions in Lausanne and Geneva. This is proving to be a wonderfully enriching experience and I look forward to connecting with more mothers-to-be in this unique context! Please find below some info on Prenatal Yoga and don’t hestate to contact me if you are interested or have any questions.

With warmth,

Alexandra

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Practicing yoga during pregnancy allows you to stay in harmony with your body in a period when it is going through important transformations. You will feel a calmness, grace and confidence which will make you look and feel radiant. Yoga is a privileged moment of calm and relaxation to deepen the relationship between you and your baby. With its global approach, yoga adapts to you and not the reverse. This class will be taught by an experienced dance and yoga teacher, herself a mother to be.

Each Thursday at  L’Imprimerie, 6 Rue du Pré-Jérôme (quartier Plainpalais)
September 24th to November 26th from 10h-11h15.

Each Friday at Espace Grandeur Nature, Simplon 16, Paudex (just next to Lausanne)
September 25th to November 27th from 10h-11h15

Tarif: CHF35/class

To register or for more information:
yoga(AT)alexandramacdonald.com
079 760 60 84

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Sara, together with a midwife, just published a guide for Mums and Mums-to-be. I quoted her email below:

Dear all,

I have produced some information targeting mums and mums to be in the Lausanne area, which I am hoping will be of use. I produced it on behalf of the American International Women’s Club, working closely with a lovely midwife from the CHUV. It includes information on having a baby in Lausanne, choices to make, paediatricians etc; as well as classes, activities and things to do with your little ones. We are hoping to update the document regularly so please send me any additional information that you feel should be included in future versions. You can access it by using the URL below. Please note that the format has altered slightly in places due to the club having a different version of word to me! The pdf of the document is towards the bottom of this webpage.

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This may be old news to some of my readers, but anyhow I thought it would still be a good post, in case some mothers have not heard about it.

I joined CityMom.ch a couple of weeks ago. After Friendster, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, several mailing lists, and three blogs, I really thought that I would not need any other networking site. And yet, I found CityMom interesting and useful.

It is still small but I can see that it is growing. The number of members, as well as the groups, have steadily grown. They also started organizing some events. In fact, I have also participated in one of their events, the Baby Bootcamp (see my baby blog for more story).

If you are interested to join this mommy network, please sign up here.

*Logo courtesy of CityMom.ch

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So here is the online clothing store list, to complete the previous offline store list. As always, if you know other stores that are not listed here, please share in the comment!

In Switzerland

HotMama

LaRedoute

Verbaudet

Esprit Maternity

Baby-Walz

Jubilane

Ackermann

Quelle

Jolie-Maman

Outside Switzerland but ship to Switzerland

Next Euro

Isabella Oliver

L’Avenue de Bébé

Belly Button

Mamarella

P.S.: For international online shoppers, please remember that you may have to pay VAT on your imported goods. See my previous post.

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Here are some that I know, in no particular order. Please leave a comment if you know others. (I’ll try to list and publish the online ones soon). Update: You can find the online store list here.

Arthur et Lola
Galerie Saint-François B, 1003 Lausanne
Tel. 021 320 08 94

InPregna
boulevard de Grancy 19, 1006 Lausanne
Tel. 021 601 92 00

Tartine
rue Enning 8, 1003 Lausanne
Tel. 021 320 05 40

Zara
rue du Pont 5, 1003 Lausanne
Tel. 021 312 87 29

H&M
MMM Crissier
chemin de Closalet 7, 1023 Crissier
Tel. 021 637 26 66

C&A
rue Centrale 12, 1003 Lausanne
Tel. 021 343 21 42

*Photograph courtesy of mackz, used under Creative Common License

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