Postnatal courses

After the birth the body has to recover from the pregnancy and delivery. The stomach and pelvic floor muscles in particular have to regain their strength and you’d like to get your figure back. Our course centre offers special courses for this, including one you can do together with your baby. They deal with subjects like breastfeeding, crying, sleeping and waking rhythm, baby and work, and contraception. Swapping experiences with people in the same phase of life can be extremely enlightening and supportive. Before the birth you don’t how you will feel afterwards, or when you will want to or be able to do a course. For this reason we make it a rule that you can only enrol for the course after the birth.


Postnatal Mensendieck

This course is chiefly aimed at building up your fitness and muscle awareness again after the birth. You can see it as a preparation for more intensive exercise and sport. You work on the muscles that are put under a heavy strain during pregnancy and birth, like the pelvic floor and stomach muscles. There is also attention for posture and movement in daily life, particularly when caring for the baby. We advise you not to begin the course earlier than six to eight weeks after giving birth, to allow your body time to rest. The course consists of eight lessons.

Trainer: Karolien Steijaert
Cost: €96.00
Dates: Tuesday 20.45 - 21.45 hrs 6-04 untill 8-06

 

Moving with your Baby

This course playfully stimulates the natural contact between mother and baby. The baby explores the world around it starting with its own body and its mother’s. You learn movement games with your baby, songs, carrying positions and dance. We do strengthening exercises for the mother, which also involve the baby. The course consists of eight lessons, including a swimming lesson and a baby massage lesson, and is intended for babies aged from 6 to 16 weeks (at the start of the course) and their mothers. Of course it’s also possible for the father to participate, but the postnatal strengthening exercises are then less relevant.

Trainer: Mirjam Vos
Cost: €105.00 including entrance to the swimming pool.
Dates: Thursday 12.30 - 13.45 hrs 11-03 untill 22-04
              Tuesday  10.00 - 11.15 hrs 20-04 until 7-06


 

Baby Massage

This course consists of four lessons of an hour and a quarter each, and is intended for mothers or fathers with babies aged two to six months. Baby massage is an excellent way to strengthen the bond between parents and baby, and the technique is easy to learn. Through massage you learn to understand your baby’s body language better. It provides you with a simple way to relieve problems with your baby like colic, oversensitivity and crying. This form of massage can lead to a regular sleep rhythm, improved digestion and an increased sense of security.

Trainers: Maudy Filet & Mirjam Vos
Cost: €75.00 including massage oil.
Dates: Tuesday 11.30 - 12.45 hrs 30-03 untill 27-04