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 2 with Paulina, part-time engineer, part-time content creator, full-time mom of three, who moved to Berlin from Poland over 10 years ago and fell in love with the city enough to start sharing it with other parents.

We talked about:

• Her move from Poland to Berlin, and how it became home
• Raising three kids while working and building a content platform
• Mum in Berlin: her account for exploring the city and Germany with kids
• Her ADHD diagnosis, what she felt and the tricks that actually help- Gymnasium vs. ISS: Germany's school system after Grundschule
• Juggling it all as an international mom in Berlin, and her insights on the German system, from schooling to healthcare

Her message: don't put so much pressure on yourself; the water finds its way.

Follow Paulina: @mum_in_berlin | mum-in-berlin.com

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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, product designer, mom of two, and founder of Logoyo Mini which is a new app built with Berlin universities to help multilingual kids find their voice with confidence.We talked about:

• why mixing languages is actually a good sign, not a delay
• the Logopädie (speech therapy) waitlist reality — and the wild stat that 70% of kids referred aren't there for a disorder, they're there because they're multilingual
• the moment she called an ambulance for her son's febrile seizure and couldn't explain what was happening in German
• how "panicking parent" mode helps nobody, and what actually helps instead
• why the home language is the emotion language, and why that matters more than perfect grammar

Join Hande's project: https://logoyo-mini.com and follow the developments @logoyo_miniIf you're raising a kid between languages in Berlin, you are not the only one.🎧 Also on Spotify and Apple Podcasts @oopsparents📩 www.oopsparents.comSubscribe for @oopsparents for the rest of the story

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 the US without a partner. When her baby was still small, she started traveling with her and her journalist instincts kicked in. Along the way she ended up researching IVF and fertility laws country by country, learning firsthand how differently the world treats women trying to become mothers alone. After all that travel, she's now looking to settle in Berlin.In this episode we talk about:

• Choosing to become a solo mom and doing IVF alone
• What she learned researching IVF access and donor laws across different countries
• Which countries make solo motherhood easier, and which ones make it nearly impossible
• Traveling with a baby and building a life on the move
• Why she's chosen Berlin as the next place to put down roots

Danielle's Instagram: @shesalwayssomewhere

Oops Parents is a videocast and content series for international parents navigating pregnancy and parenthood in Germany. Honest, practical, and a little chaotic in the best way.

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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 a baby in Germany or recently became a parent, this conversation will save you hours of confusion and maybe a few sleepless nights. For real!

Whether you're an international parent trying to understand Germany's healthcare system or simply looking for practical advice from a pediatrician, this episode is for you. In this episode we talk about:

• How to find a pediatrician in Germany (and why you should do it before birth)
• Your baby's first-year screening and vaccination schedule
• What every parent should know before leaving the hospital
• The biggest myths about fever and when you should actually worry
• Is my baby eating enough? How pediatricians know
• Weight gain, breastfeeding, formula, and common newborn concerns
• The questions parents ask pediatricians most often
• How Germany's pediatric healthcare system works for international families

• Nele’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fragdrnele/Nele’s
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@fragdrnele
• To connect with Nele (you can write in English): https://drnelemariepeters.simplybook....
• Her book (in German): https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0C29783FY?r...

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Oops Parents is a videocast and content series for international parents navigating pregnancy and parenthood in Germany. Honest, practical, and a little chaotic in the best way.

• Join our newsletter: http://www.oopsparents.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oopsparents/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OopsParents
• Apple Podcasts: @oopsparents
• TikTok: @oopsparents

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 a baby in Germany or recently became a parent, this conversation will save you hours of confusion and maybe a few sleepless nights. For real!

Whether you're an international parent trying to understand Germany's healthcare system or simply looking for practical advice from a pediatrician, this episode is for you. In this episode we talk about:

• How to find a pediatrician in Germany (and why you should do it before birth)
• Your baby's first-year screening and vaccination schedule
• What every parent should know before leaving the hospital
• The biggest myths about fever and when you should actually worry
• Is my baby eating enough? How pediatricians know
• Weight gain, breastfeeding, formula, and common newborn concerns
• The questions parents ask pediatricians most often
• How Germany's pediatric healthcare system works for international families

• Nele’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fragdrnele/Nele’s
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@fragdrnele
• To connect with Nele (you can write in English): ⁠https://drnelemariepeters.simplybook....⁠
• Her book (in German): ⁠https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0C29783FY?r...⁠

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Oops Parents is a videocast and content series for international parents navigating pregnancy and parenthood in Germany. Honest, practical, and a little chaotic in the best way.

• Join our newsletter: ⁠http://www.oopsparents.com⁠
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oopsparents/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OopsParents
• Apple Podcasts: @oopsparents
• TikTok: @oopsparents

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, Lauren lived in different cities across the U.S. and around the world, including Ghana and Japan. And she chose the city as the place where she gave birth to and is raising her son, Levi.In this episode we talk about:

• Moving around the world and why Lauren chose Berlin to start her family

• What Berlin offers families and why it’s a great place to raise kids

• Her pregnancy, birth, and postpartum experience in Berlin• Raising a bilingual child and navigating multiple cultures • The challenges and joys of parenting without extended family nearby

• How Berlin Baby Explorer was born and became a resource for parents

• Building an international parent community in Berlin

• Lauren’s favorite kid-friendly spots around Berlin

• Indoor spots for those days when Berlin forgets it’s supposed to be summer 😄

Lauren's instagram: @berlinbabyexplorer

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Oops Parents is a videocast and content series for international parents navigating pregnancy and parenthood in Germany. Honest, practical, and a little chaotic in the best way.

• Join our newsletter: ⁠http://www.oopsparents.com⁠
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• TikTok: @oopsparents

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. Neither of them is German. Neither of them is married to the other. And both of them had to learn Germany's parenting bureaucracy from scratch starting with: Vaterschaftsanerkennung (paternity acknowledgment), before they even got to Elterngeld, Elternzeit, and the Kita application process.

In this episode, Sari shares her honest, unfiltered experience of:

• Vaterschaftsanerkennung as an unmarried couple: what it is, why it matters, and why doing it before birth saves months of stress

• Elterngeld and Elternzeit: missed deadlines, delayed payments, and navigating a system that communicates only by post

• The Kita application process and getting a Kitagutschein in Berlin, and why timing your Jugendamt application early matters

• What actually helped: family centers (Familienzentrum), midwife (Hebamme) support, and the community of fellow international parents in Berlin

• Her honest "Oops" moment as a new parentIf you're an immigrant or expat parent in Germany navigating pregnancy, birth, or early parenthood without family nearby, this episode is for you. You are not the only one.

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Oops Parents is a videocast and content series for international parents navigating pregnancy and parenthood in Germany. Honest, practical, and a little chaotic in the best way.

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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 opens up about her miscarriage, a scary false positive NIPT result, the book that helped her understand the pregnancy data, and her birth journey.

In this episode we talk about:

• What is the NIPT test and how the results are calculated

• Trisomy 13, 18, and 21, what a positive result actually means statistically

• Why false positives happen, and what to ask your doctor before testingAmniocentesis

• Expecting Better by Emily Oster, the book that changed how she understood pregnancy data

• Finding a Hebamme in Germany, and why you need to start searching the moment you are pregnant

• Birth options in Germany, hospital vs Geburtshaus vs home birth• Giving birth in Turkey vs Germany, insurance, costs, and doctor availability

• Feeling alone as an international parent without family nearby

Oops Parents is a videocast and content series for international parents navigating pregnancy and parenthood in Germany. Honest, practical, and a little chaotic in the best way.

Join our newsletter: www.oopsparents.com

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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 Berlin-based midwife with 40 years of experience working with international families. She breaks down everything you actually need to know: when to start looking for a midwife, what a midwife does that your Frauenarzt doesn't, and why postnatal midwife care in Germany is one of the best-kept secrets in the system.

In this episode:

- What to do the moment you find out you're pregnant in Germany

- How to actually find a midwife (hint: it's not ChatGPT)

- The different types of midwives and what each one covers

- Home birth vs. birth center vs. hospital. what's really the difference

- What insurance covers and what you'll likely pay out of pocket

- Why your partner absolutely needs to be in that birth prep class

- Hypnobirthing: What it is and why Jutta swears by it

- Postnatal care: What a midwife does after birth, and for how long

- Postnatal depression: Signs, support, and why silence is the real danger

About Jutta Wohlrab:40 years experienced midwife. Public speaker. Jutta has spent her career supporting international families through pregnancy, birth, and the early weeks of parenthood in Berlin. She offers birth preparation courses, Hypnobirthing, and postnatal programs find everything at elementsofbirth.de, in her website or through social media accounts.

🌐 Website: https://elementsofbirth.de/

📸 Instagram: @juttawohlrab

🎵 TikTok: @MidwifeJuttaWohlrab

Check her book Happy Birthing Days (English version): https://www.amazon.de/Jutta-Wohlrab-ebook/dp/B01IX9CSEU?ref_=ast_author_mpb

📍 Useful resources mentioned in the episode:

1. hebamme.de — midwife directory

2. amily.de — midwife booking platform (Jutta has some reservations — she explains why in the episode)

3. Your insurance provider (AOK, DAK, TK or private) — call them for a local midwife list

4. Your gynecologist's office — can also give you a referral list.

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Oops Parents is a videocast and content series for international parents navigating pregnancy and parenthood in Germany. Honest, practical, and a little chaotic in the best way.

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Oops Parents is a videocast for international parents and parents-to-be navigating pregnancy, birth, and parenthood in Berlin.

In this first episode, co-founders Gülşah and Duygu share why they started Oops Parents, and what's coming next. Every Tuesday, they'll be joined by experts and parents sharing practical and emotional insights on what it really means to raise a family somewhere that isn't your home country. Whether you call yourself an immigrant, expat, or international parent 🫠, you're in the right place.