Shanghai Mama

China Helpline is a phone-based English/Chinese and German/Chinese translation service.
Call 4008 80 80 80

Arc-en-ciel stocks kids underwear (petit bateau)
Showroom is on wed from 9:30 to 3 by appointment.
Villa 15, Sasson Park, 2416 Hongqiao road
长宁区红桥路２４１６号龙柏花苑１５号别墅
Contact Irene: 1381 6117 562
irenedebrazza(at)yahoo.fr

Bao dian (宝点）is a local shop which has many branches around town and stocks women’s underwear and swimwear (including brands like Topshop) and a big selection of baby and kid clothes (Carter’s, Hosh Kosh, Disney). It’s one of those places where you need to go through the heap of stuff they have and see if there is anything for you… The price is good and the quality seems pretty okay, so it’s worth spending a while there and having a good look.
They have a website but it’s only in Chinese.
Addresses:
n.1294 Fuxing road, near Xiangyang road (6437 6241)
复兴路１２９４号
n.286 Taiping road (6407 1692)　太平路２８６号
n.306 Taiping road (6407 7232)　太平路３０６号
n.1741-2 Xietu road 　斜土路１７４１－２号
n. 236 Shimenyi road　石门一路２３６号
2-12, n. 588 Nanjing road (inside Taobaocheng)　南京西路５８８号淘宝城２－１２f
B1-23, Yatai xinyang Clothes market, Pudong Century Park 浦东世纪公园亚太新阳服饰礼品市场b1－２３号
n.417 Shangcheng road, Pudong Lujiazui 1312 0755 533　浦东陆家嘴商城路４１７号
Service number: 6437 6241

Another place which sounds and smells rather tempting…. The staff is trained on how to deal with pregnancy so you only need to relax..
www.aroma-garden.com

If you can’t find the sling you are looking for here in Shanghai and are good at sewing then maybe making your own is a really good option. I found this website where you can download instruction on how to make one.
I’m planning to try it out, but I’ll wait til after the baby is born (only 2 weeks now!) as I already have two slings!
If anyone tries to make one or has in the past, please let me know you got on.
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Vert Bonbon stocks beautiful pregnancy, baby and children clothes.
Among their special designs are the very trendy long sleeve tshirt for pregnancy with ” made in shanghai” stamped at belly height and the super cute “born in Shanghai” tshirts for little ones.

Puxi showroom: Every Tuesday from 10:00 to 16:00 at Ladoll, Blk 19, Apt 701, 921 Xinzha Road, SH 200041
Tel Sophie: 135 8591 4884

Pudong showroon: Twice a month on Wednesday from 10:00 to 16:00 at Yanlord Garden, Blk 20, Apt 21 B, 99 Puming Road, SH 200120
Tel Ariane: 139 1899 6864

For Hongqiao showroom: please contact the company by email.

Contact info:
vert_bonbon@yahoo.fr
Natacha: 1381 7940 067/ Ariane: 1391 8996 864

This is another fashionable brand of maternity clothing I discovered at the last IMSG sale. This brands is from Germany and seems very stilish and colourful.
Kirsten Wachholz has a showroom every Thursday from 10.00 to 17.00 at this address:
Hongqiao Golf Villa, House 67, 555 Hongxu Road, 201103, Shanghai
By appointment only
T: 5422 1290
M: 1381 781 7954
E: bellybutton_showroomshanghai(at)yahoo.com

If you don’t want to buy a car seat or a travel cot but need one for a while get in touch with Shanghai Toy Club. Shanghai Toy Club rents out baby, toddler and pre-school toys and equipment and also has a range of baby product for sale which are otherwise unavailable in Shanghai. These include: swimming nappies, teething gel, kids toothpaste, mosquito patches, potty protectors, sunglasses and much more.

To find out more visit: www.shanghaitoyclub.net or email info@shanghaitoyclub.net t: 1356433544

Half the sky is a US based charity which works at helping orphaned babies and girls in China to have a more fullfiling and nurtured upbringing.

They run 3 main projects:
Baby sister Infant Nurture Center: HTS employs and trains special “Nannies”, local retired women, to spend their days in the orphanage, each holding and playing with 3-3 babies in a relaxed, family-like environment.
Little Sister Preschools: HTS employs young local teachers and then trains them in an innovative and empowering curriculum which combines the western” Reggio Emilia” approach with the best of contemporary Chinese preschool methods.
Big Sister Project: HTS created this program to give older orphaned girls a chance to make something special of their lives. Tailored to the needs of the individual, they provide the services that have the potential to turn a girl’s life arounds: remedial tutoring, middle school tuition, music, computer , langare and vocational training. The hope is that one day they will teach in the HTS schools and share what they’ve learned with their little sisters.

This is just a little bit of information on what they do I got from their flyer, please check out the website for more info.

Apart from sending a donation you can support this charity by buying your breastfeeding cushion from one of their Shanghai based volonteers, the cost for the cushion with 2 covers is of 150rmb and that also pays for an extra cushion to be made and donated to one of the orphanages.
Local volonteers also make hand made cards. You can find their products at of the charity sales that regularly happen around town or by contacting one the volonteers through the contact below.

For info: htsshanghai@halfthesky.org
Local volonteers who have breastfeeding cushions: Lynn Humphreys: lynnhumphreys(at)hotmail.com
Mhairi Higgings: thehigginsclan(at)hotmail.com

For parents of kids with food allergies/intollerances. Last Thursday of each month at Shanghai United Family Hospital, 1139 Xianxia lu, 10 am-noon.
Contact: shanghai_food_allergies(at)yahoogroups.com