Hi Mama, below is a great local resource for breastfeeding moms. The owner of San Diego Breastfeeding Center is a lovely lady named Robin Kaplan. Call her if you have questions. The Breastfeeding Support group meets every Wednesday @ 12:30-2:00PM
1947 30th Street San Diego, CA 92102 (619) 606-2211
Babies In Bloom is another great local resource. Rochelle McLean is the owner and as close to an angel as you'll ever meet! Babies in Bloom's breastfeeding support group, called the Lactation Lounge is held on Tuesdays and Fridays. Check out the events calendar here. You may also be interested in the Baby Wearing 101 class this Saturday @ 11AM!
1988 Hacienda Drive
Vista, CA 92081 View Map
760-940-BABY
My favorite breastfeeding resource online is www.kellymom.com If you look through all the heading and you will find this resource provides an endless amount of sensible information!
Did you call your doctor about your concern with your postpartum bleeding? Also, how are your hemorrhoids? Better? Worse? The same? Did you read anything helpful in the information I sent?
Your
Baby Shower was beautiful! You looked amazing and well what can I say
about your
handsome little man?!! *Sigh* I only wished he would have opened his
eyes. But new babies rarely do when their belly is full and the sun is
bright & warm and all the arms that held him were so loving. Anyways I know that he
knew I was there :)
Note to reader: 1)I want to mention that although I did attend this clients baby shower I rarely ever go to baby showers of my Doula clients. I would have NO personal life if I attended each 1st birthday party and baby shower that I was invited to. That is a hard reality. 2) Please notice that I refer my clients to their Doctor or Care Provider and real live, local support people (Lactation Consultants, etc.) before I refer to websites.
I haven't seen the full length of the 45 minute movie yet but this 7 minute trailer is a very accurate, fantasticly educational piece for pregnant families and brand new families.
Please let me know what your thoughts are on this.
Danelle Frisbie says it all and says it right...here! In her DrMomma.org blog (linked above). I know that many of you could write a book about everything you've learned from breastfeeding experiences. But for your friends or you new moms that are struggling with this subject, Danelle is thorough, and honest. So I will not try to add to it (for a change) and let you read for yourself : )
Merry Christmas & Happy New Years to you, my mommy friends and your babies, you daddy's and my extended virtual family!Did you see this beautiful video, Breastfeeding Baby Jesus? I found it on Danelle Frisbie's blog. Thanks Danelle.
Here's my immediate family Christmas Day photo.
I enjoyed a lovely traditional Christmas eve with in-laws, Christmas morning with our grown kids and Christmas afternoon with my sisters, brothers, mom, etc.(see photo)
I've been shopping for a new camera for me to take to births. I've become very interested in photography...technology has made it amazingly easy for us to shoot, download and share the magical moments of our lives! You have inspired me in this area. What's a blog without the apropos photos?
It makes me laugh still that I took these next photos on Christmas when I should have been wrapping the final gifts, starting Christmas breakfast or a thousand other things. But these are the things that make my Christmas, the traditions and memories of Christmas's gone by. First is my sugar cookies, then an ornament that my son, Doug, made when he was in kindergarten. I also took a pic of the ornament that my sister, Becki, made with buttons from my grandma's button tin, the Christmas after she'd passed away. The photo of the cute coffee mugs remind me of Christmas Eve at my MIL's. This is my world. ...When I'm being a mom, daughter, sister and not being a doula. I love each of those names. I love being me.
A baby girl came to a lovely family on the Tuesday before Christmas. On 12/22 at 12:21PM weighing 7lbs. 1oz. I was the Doula. She was born by c-section. Maybe her cord was wrapped too tightly around her shoulder. Most of the time cords, umbilical cords, can wrap and knot and there is no problem. This time there was (fetal heart decelerations). It was an honor to meet this baby girl and her mom and dad. Two days before she was born she was breech (head up). Her mom and dad and I met for a couple of hours and discussed both their goal for turning her and having a non-medicated vaginal delivery and the possibility of c-section. Ultimately she was easily turned head down by doc (external cephalic version). Since this couple loves to travel, and by loves I mean travels ALOT! I explained the upcoming birth and the two very different possible scenarios like this. "Suppose you have planned to travel to Holland. You have studied the country, the language, and are excited about seeing the tulips, buying wooden shoes, etc. You pack your bags for the climate that's been forecasted. But when the plane lands and you get off you are in Singapore. Of course you are disappointed at first, you didn't pack for the climate, you have no sight seeing agenda, Argh! But then you remember that you are still on vacation and still on an adventure of a life time. So you take a moment to tantrum or sulk or cry but not to long since your distracted by the sights of the city calling you, and the smells of the food and Oh! The night safari leaves soon! As I often have said, "Life is Birth and Birth is Life. Just keep living life until you feel the urge to push" ...or baby tells you something different."
When I saw the new family one day postpartum, mom was recovering nicely, dad was running around, as should be and baby was nursing. Well she looked like she was nursing. She latched on in the operating recovery room. But now she looked like she was chewing, playing at nipple...we did a couple of re-latches and mom noticed the difference. Mom is an elephant trainer at WAP so she's a naturally intuitive animal! Sure enough, I spoke to the new mommy this morning, milk is in! Baby is gaining weight - hooray!
We've made full circle here now from baby Jesus breastfeeding to this precious baby girl 'breastfeeding'...
A midwife in Australia has this great blog and here's the best news from her Friday, January 16th entry - Breast is most definately best! Here she shares some Aussie news about a nine year old girl gravely ill with a tumor who's mom tried breastmilk as a treatment option. The child was given 500ml of breast milk each day mixed with fruit in a “smoothie” since October. She is now going back to school! You can read the newspaper article here: http://www.thedaily.com.au/news/2009/jan/13/breast-milk-cancer-fight/
