Mummy and baby classes in Edinburgh

[EdinburghMummyToBe]

Hi ladies! I've just been thinking about mummy and baby classes for when my bump arrives in at the end of the year and I'm in some sort of routine. I definitely want to do a swimming class but am keen to attend other things as well to meet other mums. Can anyone recommend some good classes in and around the Edinburgh area? Thanks.

Try the Pregnancy and Parenting Centre at 10 Lower Gilmore Place. They have a lovely drop-in group called Motherspace on Monday afternoons for mums and little babies (you 'graduate' about 8 months or crawling, whichever comes first). They also do pregnancy yoga. I preferred Gaye Cleary's classes (google her name) in Stockbridge, but the PPC ones were nice too. Lots of options for swimming classes, but there's no hurry as many won't take babies till they're at least 12 weeks & 12 pounds.

Turtle Tots take smaller and younger babies, we've been going since my son was 6 weeks. They have classes all over Edinburgh in private pools, so the water is nice and warm for the little ones.

The breastfeeding group at Ikea every Tuesday is good, not so much a 'class' but a great chance to talk to other mums and get free tea/coffee/hot chocolate. There's a selection of toys provided by ikea, and a health visitor available every week for any advice. Mums tend to 'join' anywhere from 2-3 weeks old and come as long as possible (before returning to work etc). I've been going 7 months now and love it. New people come nearly every week so there's generally a few babies around each age group, and plenty of people to talk to who are willing to share their experiences.

The Centre for Holistic Health, 5A York Place, have a Mum and Baby clinic each Friday from 10am-1pm. It's listed here on mumsnet:

local.mumsnet.com/edinburgh/postnatal-support-and-services/114157-mum-and-baby-clinic

Hope that helps!

Hi there Stacks,

I have a bump due end of October and am interested in the breastfeeding group at Ikea - do you have more details, what time do people meet on the Tuesday?

Many thanks!

Are there any cafes or places where mummies with wee ones meet in the Inverleith area?