by Fatima Fazli-Vermeulen | Pregnancy, The Mamas Recommend
Just when you thought you had it all figured out in this foreign city, pregnancy hits you! Your growing baby bump shouldn’t mean that you miss out on dressing the way you like. Here are the Amsterdam Mamas’ favourite maternity wear suppliers for every...
by Deborah Nicholls-Lee | Autumn, Children, Cultural Holidays, Life in Amsterdam, Winter
It’s Holiday season! Want to make sure that the kids know it’s Christmas? Here’s how to create that festive feeling and put a smile on their faces. 1. Follow the Lights at the Amsterdam Licht Festival As night falls, so Amsterdam lights up with...
by Donna Bardsley | Children, Podcast
In this episode, we meet an Amsterdam Papa named Victor*, and learn how he and his husband became the parents to twin boys through gestational surrogacy. We find out what their options were as gay (intended) fathers, how they decided on surrogacy,...
by Anna Csanadi | Health, Pregnancy, The Mamas Recommend
Whether you are new to the Netherlands, new to motherhood, or both, a childbirth class is an excellent way to learn more about the birthing process and meet other parents at the same stage of pregnancy as you. Read on for our recommended prenatal classes in...
by Joska Kruijssen | Children, Learning Dutch
Are you looking for a fun way for you and the kids to improve your Dutch? Dutch teacher Joska Kruijssen of Rubio Dutch has the apps you need to bring learning into the home in a cheap and time-efficient way. There are multiple ways to create a meaningful Dutch...
by Kyra Schiffers | Children, Restaurants & Eating Out, The Mamas Recommend
What’s a party without a cake? No surprise that recommendations for custom-made birthday cakes is a popular question on our Facebook site. Frozen, Cars, unicorns, and rainbows – or any other fantasy our little ones are dreaming of, we’ve got the shortlist you...