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July 11, 2011

Pilates on the Costa del Sol

If you’re looking for a fun way to exercise and keep fit and are based on the Costa del Sol, you may be interested in the Pilates classes offered by Pilates Para Ti!

Starting this week, Sophie Hoffman of Pilates Para Ti! has let us know that there is a new Pilates class being held each Saturday in Torreguadiaro at the Chambao Beach Bar from 11.30am. Right on the beach, under their umbrellas and just 5€ per class.

In addition to the beach classes, Sophie continues to run the Mum & Baby classes at the San Roque International School on Tuesdays from 11am and for the hot summer months the classes have moved into a large fully equipped air-conditioned classroom. You can also always arrange private classes for individual and group sessions, by arrangement.

If you want to know more, give Sophie a call on (+34) 600 214 977 or on pilatesparati@gmail.com or visit the Pilates Para Ti! Facebook page.

Pilates Costa del Sol

Pilates on the beach, Torreguadiaro, Costa del Sol

 


May 3, 2011

Costa del Sol Mother and Toddler Groups

Since early this year we have had a mummy meet-up group in the Mijas area of the Costa del Sol.

Growing from a small group of 3 mummies-to-be, the group now has now grown to 10+ members, many of whom have also been fellow pregnant women looking to meet others in the same boat.

Many of us had taken ante-natal classes together and wanted to continue to meet after the classes to have a natter about the latest tests we had to have done or the most recent scan photos we had, we would also compare aches and pains and bump sizes all over fruit juices, sparkling water and of course what had become the obligatory slice of cake, or two or three….

Mummy Meetup Groups on the Western Costa del Sol

Since having regular meetups and a proactive Facebook interaction amongst the mummies based around on the more eastern side of the Costa del Sol (Malaga to Marbella/San Pedro area approx.) it’s become more apparent that there are also lots of mummies based around the Gibraltar to San Pedro/Marbella area who would also like to go to mummy meet-up groups!

In all honesty, I did think there were more Mother & Toddler groups based around San Pedro, Sotogrande, Guadalmina areas already with nothing around the Mijas area but feedback from the My Baby Spain Facebook page shows that there’s a healthy amount of interest in having a new group in the area and there are a few mummies who’ve already expressed an interest in getting involved to help organise the groups. The following information covers a round up of the feedback so far concerning suggestions for meetup locations and when.

Please please add your comments and help to whittle down the most appropriate locations and to let us know whether there are already groups in certain areas that could be publicised a bit more to our interested mummies or whether you could organise regular events on our Facebook page for a local meetup.

As soon as this is done we can potentially help set up new groups!

Feedback & Suggested Meetups for west Costa del Sol

1) The Estepona – San Pedro area as suggested by Rachel Warburton
a) Los Arcos, Benavista as suggested by Rachel Warburton
b) The Oak, Benamara as suggested by Rachel Warburton
c) Galaxia Play Centre, Guadalmina
On Friday mornings from 11am you can pop along to the drop in baby clinic run by Marion Hughes, our resident Costa del Sol midwife for baby weighing, weaning advice etc. The cost of the drop in clinic is 12 euros and there is a toddler group at the play centre too.

2) Gibraltar / Sotogrande
The former site of the Terrasana cafe in Sotogrande as suggested by Natalie Guyan (any more details on this Natalie?)

Other Locations

We’ve also got mummies looking for meetup groups in Huercal Overa Almeria, Costa Blanca, La Coruña so it would be fab for other local mums to get in touch asap so that they can buddy up with other local mums to get something going!

Feel free to continue to add comments to the My Baby Spain Facebook page – soon enough we should get at least a few mums from the same area in touch with each other!

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February 10, 2011

Pregnancy Is…

Pregnancy Is…

Feeling like you need to have the most massive camel-like pee of your life and then only being able to manage a dribble
Constantly using the words “But the baby wants all that chocolate and I can’t deny him!”
Being scared because you now weigh the most you ever (care to) remember being in your life
Bursting out in tears for no reason at all when your other half asks you if you’re ok
Suffering from buggy snobbery as you scrutinise every buggy you see when out and about to make sure the one you get is up to scratch
Worrying about not being able to see your bikini line, forget your feet – who’s worried about seeing their feet anyway?
Having to sit that little bit further away from the desk to make room for the bump
Brushing your now vastly oversized bump/nipples on doorframes when closing or opening doors
Wondering how far away your breasts and bump have to be, to be considered in another time zone
Dousing anything you eat in Nutella, safe in the knowledge that an extra bit here and there isn’t going to make diddly-squat bit of difference to your now non-existent waistline.

>> My Baby Spain now arrranges regular meetups for Mums to be and New Mums having a baby in Spain. So far we have an established group in the Mijas area of the Costa del Sol. If you’re interested in establishing a group in your area please get in touch on Facebook or email us at info@mybabyspain.com! <<

Alana
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