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Oops Parents
For the international parents in Germany who have a hundred questions and don't know who to ask. A videocast and content series with expert voices and parent stories. Messy, honest, practical.
Episodes
Oops ParentsS01 E13: Finding a nanny in Germany: Building trust and setting boundaries with Genevieve
How do you find a nanny you can trust, and how do you make sure they stay?Genevieve started nannying in the US in 2011 and moved to Berlin in 2014, where she…
Oops ParentsS1 E13 | Do I really need a doula? Birth and postpartum support
Do I really need a doula? In this episode of Oops Parents, we sit down with Shanay, also known as Shanay the Doula. She’s an internationally certified…
Oops ParentsS1 E11 | Amal's work beyond herself: Strengthening Afrodiasporic communities & belonging in Germany
Children of the diaspora in Germany are told who they are before they get to say it themselves. Amal Abbass is helping them, and their families, answer first…
Oops ParentsS1 E10 | Parenting between the cultures: Becoming a parent doesn't go to plan
Can't find a Hebamme? Had to switch gynecologist? No time to search for a Kita? Nigora Isamiddin shares her honest experience of pregnancy in Berlin as an…
Oops ParentsS1 E09 | Parenting between the cultures: Making Berlin home with Mum in Berlin
She moved to Berlin not knowing anyone, and ten years later, she's the person more than 50K parents turn to for where to take their kids. We're opening Season…
Oops ParentsS1 E08 | Hande | Parenting between cultures: Raising multilingual kids
My bilingual kid mixing German, Turkish, English in the same sentence and is that a problem or a sign it's working?This week we sat down with Hande Demirtaş…
Oops ParentsS1 E07 | Parenting between the cultures: From solo IVF to finding home in Berlin
In this episode, we sit down with Danielle Elliot, an American freelance journalist and solo mom by choice who did IVF on her own. Danielle went through IVF in…
Oops ParentsS1 E06 - Part 2 I Nele I Your baby's first year in Germany: A pediatrician's practical advices
In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Nele Marie Peters, a Berlin-based pediatrician with over 11 years of experience and mom of a toddler. If you're expecting…
Oops ParentsS1 E06 - Part 1 I Nele I Your baby's first year in Germany: A pediatrician's practical advices
In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Nele Marie Peters, a Berlin-based pediatrician with over 11 years of experience and mom of a toddler. If you're expecting…
Oops ParentsS1 E05 I Lauren | Parenting between the cultures: Seeing Berlin through a kid's lens
In this episode, we sit down with Lauren Kelleher, an American mom, music educator, and the creator of Berlin Baby Explorer. Before making Berlin her home…
Oops ParentsS1 E04 I Sari | Parenting between the cultures: Elterngeld & kita application as unmarried parent
In this episode, we sat down with Sari Torbiörnsson. She is a music supervisor from Sweden, raising her daughter in Berlin with her partner from Croatia…
Oops ParentsS1 E03 I Ezgi | Parenting between cultures: Miscarriage, NIPT test, giving birth in Turkey & Germany
In this episode, we sit with Ezgi, engineer and international mom of 2 by now (when we are writing this), who lived across Senegal, Turkey and Germany. She…
Oops ParentsS1 E02 I Your midwife in Germany: Everything you need to know
You want to give birth and just found out that you're pregnant in Germany. Congratulations! Now what? In this episode, we sit down with Jutta Wohlrab, a…
Oops ParentsS1 E01 | Why we started Oops Parents: Pregnancy and Parenthood in Berlin
Oops Parents is a videocast for international parents and parents-to-be navigating pregnancy, birth, and parenthood in Berlin. In this first episode…