BBABBY Fair

BBABBY Fair

BBABBY fair was created by Mamamaria to be a place for future parents, families and Trying to Conceive (TTC) people, to meet holistic care providers working around conception, pregnancy, delivery and postpartum, and early parenting all encapsulated in the 4Bs of the fair: Before, Belly, Birth and Beyond.

Contrary to the various consumeristic materialistic fairs that already exist that mainly focus on selling and marketing products to families and parents to be, the BBABBY fair is all about raising awareness of the paramount importance of the well-being and emotional support that is so needed in the transition to parenthood.

The real deal! The BBABBY fair will focus on the parts of parenthood that are actually hardest such as the transition period called matrescence (and patrescence!), mental health issues, attachment, challenges with breast feeding, parenting children with special needs or being an LGBTI+ parent, among many more.

The fair will include panel discussions, workshops, side events such as speed dating event with the holistic specialists, baby clothes swap, and cacao ceremony, as well as a selection of booths.

Topics to be covered:

• Before: Am I ready to being a parent: essential elements for the big stepFinancial preparation for parentingFertility challenges - emotional support and physical support (nutrition, essential oils, hormonal balance, etc.) Preparation for fathers.
• Belly/Bump: MiscarriagePhysical support in pregnancy - osteopathy, nutrition, spinning babies Birth preparation coursesPostpartum preparation.
• Birth: Birth doulas Comfort measures in laborThe partner in laborTrauma in birth Birth as a spiritual transition and rite of passage.
• Beyond: Immediate postpartum - first 6 weeks Maternal mental healthAware parenting (parenting brings up our wounds)First 1000 days until age 2 Co-parenting, relationship strainParenting kids with special needs.

1. This fair is a not-for-profit community and advocacy event where all proceedings will go towards investing in creating more events like this and campaigns in the future.

2. The Fair aims to create a space to share experiences of the “Elephant in the Womb” - the parenting struggles that are such commonplace but so few are openly talked about.

3. The objective is to emphasize the importance of the first 1000 days (conception to age 2), and this way advocate for investment in early childhood health and development.

About the Organization

Mamamaria is based in Amsterdam and works all around the world through her online services. Through her Parenting courses and Coaching, she supports parents and parents-to-be to prepare emotionally, financially and practically for being parents of a whole human being, not just for giving birth to a baby. Maria holds a Masters in Psychology, is an Aware Parenting Certified Coach and mother of 3 children in a multi-cultural and blended family.