When I was pregnant with my son, I knew I wanted to breastfeed, but I had no strong views on how long I wanted to breastfeed for nor any expectation for how things might evolve once I would return to work as a lawyer at Google. While our breastfeeding journey has not...
Around 21 years ago I just happened to see a small advert in the then BCT Newsletter asking if any BCT member lived near Gent and would like to meet up. As a new mum with a 6 week-old baby, no family around and a husband who was travelling for work the majority of...
The first year of crèche is a horror. Little people catch every bug going and runny noses never seem to stop. More importantly, they have to stay at home and parents still need to show up at the job that pays for food and shelter. So how do you manage? 1. Call...
Ghosts in the Grottes de Han, Weird Witches in Bellewaerde, Pumpkins in Plopsaland and Scary Pairi Daiza … Plans are underway at the activity parks in Belgium to continue offering families plenty of freaky fun this Halloween. This summer Walibi was recruiting 300...
Gynaecologists and midwives advise every new mum to start postnatal gymnastics about 6-8 weeks after giving birth. Why do medical experts place so much emphasis on postnatal exercises? What are the effects of back-strengthening exercises? When people still gathered...
... by BCT First Aid for Parents instructor Kate Ellwood www.lifefirstskills.com Summer is just around the corner so time to give some thought to how you are going to protect your baby from the sun and heat. This article will provide clear information to enable you to...
After our popular series of talks on multilingualism last year, we continue with the 2023 edition. Here are a few thoughts and ideas from the first talk of this year. A socio-linguistic perspective on languages: How do euro-centric biases influence our thinking about...
From the outset, the BCT Pregnant and New Mums’ Drop In has endeavoured to be a safe, friendly place to make new friends and share experiences of being a new mum - the good, the bad and the ugly! By Kate Ellwood | BCT First Aid and Hypnobirthing Teacher My baby won't...
The BCT runs birth preparation courses throughout the year, both for first-time parents and for those expecting second or subsequent children. Our Birth & Parenting courses provide in-depth preparation for childbirth. They are designed to give pregnant women and...
BCT member Abbi shares her very personal story of how her family coped with the neonatal birth of little Chloe. Chloe was born on the 18th March 2019. 11 and a half months after her big sister Mila was born and one month early. It was different this time. With Mila,...
Kind en Gezin (translates as ‘Child & Family’), together with its partners, aim to create as many opportunities as possible for all young children and their families who live in Flanders and Brussels. Kind en Gezin focuses on the preventive treatment and guidance...
Our birth culture has often encouraged anxiety, with horror stories passed down from generations of women, strangers, friends and colleagues. The media shows ‘warts and all’ documentaries following women having difficult, painful and frightening birth experiences,...
