The Best Thing about Postpartum Care in Germany
I’ve written a whole series about prenatal care in Germany on this blog but haven’t said a single thing about postpartum care. I’d…
Bamm-Bamm Talks: 2,5 Years
When I last took stock of our son’s language skills at 20 months – almost a year ago – we were expecting a…
Prenatal Care in Germany Part 3: Preparing for Birth
Welcome to the third and final part of my prenatal care in Germany mini-series! Part one was about visits at the gynaecologist’s office and part two was…
Prenatal Care in Germany Part 2: the Midwife
The first part of the prenatal care in Germany series covered everything related to going to the gynaecologist: appointments, ultrasounds, and tests, trimester…
Prenatal Care in Germany Part 1: at the Doctor’s Office
When I decided that I should write down my experiences and observations about the prenatal care system in Germany I naively thought that…
Bamm-Bamm Talks: 20 Months
Welcome the first instalment of the new “Bamm-Bamm Talks” series! After following my daughter’s language progress in the series “Birdy Talks“, I’m excited…
5 Reasons Why I Make a Terrible Latvian Mother
Parenting outside the culture where you yourself were born and raised can be a tricky thing. I certainly do some things differently than…
Birdy Talks: 3,5 Years
As another year rolls to a close, it is again time to take stock of our firstborn’s language progress. Growing up with three…
Trilingual Baby’s First Words
Do you know what your first words were? According to the little book that was given to every parent upon the birth of…
