Vocabulary

Following are the German translations for some common words you might need to use during your pregnancy, delivery, post-delivery, and while shopping.

When shopping:
Baby Sling	Tragetuch
Backpack	Rucksack
Crib	Stubenwagen
Baby Bath	Baby Badewanne
Carry Cot	Tragtasche
Car Seat	Autokindersitz
Changing Table	Wickeltisch
Cot	Gitterbett
Dummy / Pacifier	Schnuller
High Chair	Hochstuhl
Infant Seat	Kindersitz
Nappies / Diapers	(Höschen) Windeln
Playpen	Gehschule
Pram / Stroller	Kinderwagen
Travel Cot	Reisebett
Cradle	Wiege
Fitted Sheets	Spannleintücher
Johnny Jump Up	Wippe
Muslin Cloth	Stoffwindel
Breast Pads	Stilleinlagen
Rubber Crib Mat	Gummiunterlage
In the hospital / delivery room:
Delivery room	Kreissaal
(Birth) induction	(Geburts) Einleitung
Forceps	Zange
Ventouse vacuum	Saugglocke
Epidural	Epidural
Contraction(s)	Wehe(n)
To push	Druecken
Enema	Einlauf
Pain Relief	Schmerzmittel
First stage of labour	Eroeffnungsphase
Second stage of labour	Uebergangsphase
Third stage of labour	Austreibungsphase
Caesarean Section	Kaiserschnitt
Breech position	Beckenendlage / Steisslage
On the food label:
Without Artificial Colours	Ohne Farbstoffzusatz
Without Artificial Flavours	Ohne Aromazusatz
Without Preservatives	Ohne Konservierungsstoffe
Without Sugar	Ohne Zuckerzusatz
Bio	Organic (eg Hipp is organic )
Other Important Vocabulary:
Mothers Day - 2nd Sun in May	Muttertag
Fathers Day - 2nd Sun in Jun	Vatertag

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