My go-to kids shoe shop in Amsterdam. I really love this place! The shopkeeper is of great help and…read morereally takes her time/lets the kids take their time. It's sale now...oops!! Left with 2 pairs of shoes, a bag, 2 pairs of sox and a rain coat. I like: because they have different brands than the other shops. Something cool for 0-12 (size 3 till 41!!!) And your kid gets a coin to use in the vending machine with toys :D too sweet!!

De Boezemvriend moved from De Pijp to Zuid. It's a shop specialized in breastfeeding. This means:…read morecourses, lactation consults, all kinds of products relating to breastfeeding (like pumps, nursing bra's and quite fashionable nursing clothing) and lot's of nice goodies for the mama's and baby's, including cute baby gifts. Besides this you can have a coffee or tea in a relaxing atmosphere where you do not have to feel strange breastfeeding your child. Also, you child can freely roam around. I wish there were more cafe's like this!! I would have never come here would I not have booked a "course on nursing" just before I was about to give birth to my first son. You might ask yourself why we need a course on nursing when nature invented this miraculous system and mothers have been nursing for ages. Nevertheless, I decided to go. And with me I took (or towed) along my man (I am sorry, it's part of the deal when getting your wife pregnant). We genuinely left the place informed and smiling. I want to compliment the instructors for giving such helpful information on nursing while making the audience laugh. It indeed helped me later on.

From the owner: De Boezemvriend is een concept store met een Winkel, Borstvoedingscentrum, Studio en Café waar je…read morede leukste cursussen en mooiste producten kunt vinden voor tijdens je zwangerschap en de eerste maanden na de geboorte van je baby. Ook zijn er lactatiekundigen die jou kunnen begeleiden en helpen bij het geven van borstvoeding en kun je bij ons terecht voor het huren van een borstkolf en aanverwante artikelen.

I took my 2 year old girl here to get her first haircut, and while it wasn't The Best Experience…read moreEver, everybody survived and lived on to get ice cream afterwards. They don't have fancy fire truck chairs or anything here. There is one simple high chair in front of a circle lit mirror in a very small room at the back of the store. They also have a basket of cars and trucks which happily distracted my little girl, and that became the only way the haircut could be completed. My girl didn't want to sit in the chair or on my lap for more than a minute, so the hairdresser did half the haircut squatting down on the floor to accommodate my toddler's most favored location: driving cars around on the ground. She got the job done with her flexibility, cajoling, and judicious use of 2 banana flavored gummy candies. I also got advice on what products to use on my girl's hair to prevent tangling, how to bring her curls out, and how her hair might change in the future as she grows out of babyhood. She also didn't mind that after all the resistance my little girl put up, she didn't want to leave the salon after her hair was cut. She let her hang out and keep playing on the floor while she cut the hair of her next client. Overall it was a nice experience but next time I think I'll try out Bloem for comparison, since it's much closer to where I live and they have fire truck chairs. While my little girl played on the hair cutting floor, I checked out the rest of the space. There is an upstairs space full of precious onesies and upscale toys and books for babies, a section of dresses and accessories for mothers, and a downstairs area full of dress up costumes, puzzles, games, cars, and other toys for children 3-7 years old. There was a cute dress I saw down there that I wanted to try on because I was pleasantly surprised to see that it was available in size XL, but I didn't want to leave my girl alone longer than necessary. They had a lot of nice presents down there that stimulate childrens' creativity, so they'd make good gifts or would be a nice place to take a small child and let them go crazy. Overall I'd recommend this place if you're looking for something fancy.

The customer service with these folks IS AWFUL. Don't even think about trying to be reasonable…read morewith them. John actually HUNG UP ON ME. So suddenly I have a $900 baby stroller show up at my house. I am a 73 yr old widow with no children. Apparently it was fraud as someone ordered it using my credit card (which I still have) and delivered it to my home. I tried to find out which card it was charged on and they would not tell me. I asked for Johns supervisor and he said they would call me. They never did. 30 days later my statement arrived and I found the fraudulent charge and disputed it. John was as uncooperative and unprofessional as it gets. He gave me a return address. I carried the very heavy package to FedX and shipped it back. NOW IT IS RETURNED BACK from Fed X saying the company is out of business. It was their address label I printed off. If you are thinking of buying from these folks, think again. I dont know what kind of scam these folks are running but they need to FIRE JOHN if anyone is still left there employed. Opal Singleton

Great gear but very ordinary service! I love Bugaboo, we have a Cameleon stroller with just about…read moreevery accessory and I wanted to see if there was anything in the store we could buy to add to our collection. The sales girl was vaguely interested, I volunteered information, I commented on the display trying to engage her but nothing....oh well. Maybe she could've asked about where I bought mine, she could've sold me on the new Bee or sold me a blanket or new foot warmer??? Even a cup/snack tray holder??? Oh well. I guess I'll return to the States and buy my accessories and strollers from people who are as passionate about their product as I am

It's OK if you're a parent, I guess, as this is a second hand shop. It sells mostly clothes but…read morealso toys and books, most of which seemed to be for babies and toddlers. Not a place to buy a birthday gift, though.

My local go-to shop for my baby's toys! I mean... come on, re-use stuff! There is already so much,…read moreright? I like this biiiig organized mess. If you are looking for something particular? Just ask, these lovely ladies know exactly what's going on. It works like this: Second hand and never worn cloths and toys, sheets and books, plastic and wooden. No stains, nicks or stitched on arms or legs. People bring'm here, they get sold, they get a share, not sold? Of to the third world! What can you find? Baby stuff, aaaanything! Cheap, really cheap. Pants: 1,5-7 Sleeping bags: 7,50-18,00 (normally 30-80!) Shoes: 1,5-20.... you'll get greedy here! Wooden toys,... great stuff. On a budget? Go here. Brands, german toys, lamaze cuddles and very good toys. Baby bouncer for 17,50 (new 85) Wollendoll (wollepop) i love you!