Parenting

Index

Baby Signers
Tel: (0117) 924 7117 web: www.babysigners.co.uk
Baby signing is a way for babies and parents to communicate in the months prior to the former learning to speak. It uses British Sign Language gestures and can remove distress and frustration by giving infants a way of articulating their wants in a form interpretable by mums and dads.

Bath Homebirth Group
Tel: (01225) 318172.
Support group for pregnant women and their partners who wish to give birth at home. Meet last Sunday monthly at Bath Natural Health Clinic, James St, Bath.

Bauhaus Hair Design
50 Bedminster Parade, Bristol. Tel: (0117) 966 1066.
On-site creche facility run once every three weeks as this database was being compiled (January 2007.) Discrete breastfeeding space provided. See Beauty Treatments for full listing.
Bella-bees Tel 0781 306 4996. Email: Bella.bees@blueyonder.co.uk. Web: being set up, call for details.
Natural balm blended from beeswax from apiaries in and around Bristol with olive oil and sweet almond oil. On the market since autumn 2006, with positive feedback from young mothers who use it to promote skin healing after nappy rash or prevent it happening in the first place. See also Dietary Health, Shops, Products.

bloomingfit.com
Web: www.bloomingfit.com
bloomingfit.com is Britain's first online professional exercise and wellbeing programme for mums-to-be. Keeping fit and active is of huge benefit during pregnancy, and this website makes it fun and relaxing. The back-in-shape programme will help resume trimness once junior's arrived. The online cafe provides support from others at the same stage of pregnancy. One year's subscription is £24.99.

Born in Water
Tel: (01225) 868961 / 07894 034406, web: www.borninwater.co.uk email: rachel@borninwater.co.uk
Service hiring out birthing pools across Bristol and Bath (and beyond if required) to expectant families. The pool used can be brought to your house to prepare you ahead of delivery - used as a hot tub it relieves aches and tension. Once the baby is born, the pool offers the perfect environment in which the (newly-enlarged) family can relax.

Clarion Health
2-4 Henry St, Bath. Tel: 0870 919 3772 web:www.clarionhealth.co.uk
Previously Halcyon Health, if you're concerned about MMR, multi-component and mercury in vaccines, these people provide a full range of single measles, mumps and rubella, and mercury-free childhood vaccines in their private and professional medical clinic.

Maree Rice
Pilates Tel: (0117) 950 2411, web: www.mareerice.com
Pilates during pregnancy classes run. See Pilates & Alexander Technique for full listing.

Number Eight Manvers St
8 Manvers St, Bath Tel: (01225) 331888, web: www.eightmanvers.co.uk
Babies from one month upward catered for in this spacious, smart, relaxed caf. Organic, seasonal vegetables and fresh fruit are pureed so junior can eat as scrumptiously as mum and dad. Juices watered-down too. Highchairs, baby-changing facilities and on one level, the ace people here are cool with breastfeeding too.

Southville Centre
Beauley Rd, Southville, Bristol. Tel: (0117) 923 1039.
Autumn 2006 saw a new mums and baby pilates class run at this popular centre - give them a call to see if there's more of the same in 2007 (and tell them Venue sent you.)

Try for a Baby
Tel: 0800 1978 858 web: www.tryforababy.co.uk
This programme uses techniques like hypnotherapy and acupuncture to aid conception, and as no drugs are used, it can be mixed with almost any medical procedure. Monthly open days in Clifton. Due to be featured on the Discovery Channel in 2007.