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Breastfeeding Resources |
Birth and Beyond Resources |
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Mom Run Businesses |
Professional Pregnancy Photography |
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A Few Articles . . .Hypnobirthing and Breech
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NEW!
Mom and Baby Yoga in
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Broward County
Breastfeeding Resources |
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Breastfeeding
Classes & Support - Broward County Resources
Classes provide you and your family with the most current information to
support you with successful breastfeeding in the first few weeks of life.
Most of them cover the basics. Dads and grandparents are welcome and
encouraged to come to all of the classes below. |
Breastfeeding FAQ
See answers to some frequent breastfeeding questions and myths such
as should you supplement with artificial breastmilk (formula) until
your milk comes in . . .no, no, and no! The baby gets colostrum until your milk comes in. Colostrum is
like gold. It’s made especially for your baby in it’s first couple of
days. |
Breastfeeding.com
Great site all about nursing. It even has video clips you
can watch to learn about latching, positioning, and pumping. |
La
Leche League International (LLL)
Nursing mothers supporting other nursing mothers. This is a very
active and supportive community in Broward County. Let LLL be there
for you! |
Nursing Bras!
Birth and
Baby
This site has a huge selection of nursing bras, the biggest I've
seen. And shipping is only $1. They're great about returns so that
you can try them on. |
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Birth and Beyond |
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HypnoBirthing
Institute
An incredible way to prepare for birth. We do many of their
breathing exercises in the prenatal yoga class. Vivian from Amazing
Births teaches local classes. |
Amazing
Births
Run by three fabulous women, Amazing Births offers all kinds of
prenatal services. Vivian also teaches the HypnoBirthing class
locally, is a chiropractor certified in pregnancy chiropractic, and
is a doula. Call her! |
Spinning
Babies
We talk a lot in class about positioning your baby for an easier
birth and do a lot of poses to encourage an Anterior Baby. This site
isn't high tech, but it's great in terms of positioning. |
Massage A Mom
May Lou is simply fantastic. She gives incredible pre and post natal
massages and is also just wonderful to talk to. Give yourself a
treat and get a prenatal massage. |
Bellywomen.net
Free and low-cost doulas. This site matches up women and doulas so
that you get a better, easier birth. Don't do birth without a doula!
And if you don't know what a doula is, then definitely visit this
site to find out. |
Broward
Babywearing meetings
Carrying your baby is really beneficial to both them and you. It
makes life as a new mom much, much easier if you have something to
carry them in! Local meetings help you out with finding the right
carrier to do just that. |
The Bradley
Method of Birth
A wonderful method of natural childbirth. There are several local
instructors and classes. |
Thebabywearer.com
Fantastic site to encourage babywearing. It gives tons of
information about different carriers, how to wear your baby
different ways, etc. Wear those babies! |
The Aware Parenting Institute
A philosophy of gentle parenting that will change both you and your
baby's life. |
Birth
Story Diaries
These are real stories written by women about their births. All
types of births, many with pictures. |
The
Active Birth Centre
Janet Balaska's amazing book, Active Birth, covers prenatal yoga and how
it relates to birthing. Check out her website to find out more of
what she does. |
Nurturing
Moves
Pre/Post Natal Fitness and Healing with Yoga, Belly dance, Physical
Therapy & Aquatics in Miami. Michelle Maniaci offers an integrative
approach for Pre/Post Natal Women and courses for perinatal
professionals. |
Birthing from Within
Veronica is amazing, amazing Birthing from Within instructor. She
holds classes as well as giving private instruction. If you're in
the Miami area, contact her for
an amazing birth! If you're not in Miami, then visit Sue's site (on
the right)! Veronica Achon, 786.229.6861,
Miami, FL
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Birthlabyrinth.com
Birthing from Within classes in Broward County. The only child birth
ed class of this type in Broward! For a transformative birth, take
one of Sue's classes! |
The Yoga
Institute of Broward
Ruth Ann is one of the few certified Iyengar yoga teachers in the
entire area. She's fantastic and is my personal yoga teacher! For
post-pregnancy yoga, go to Ruth Ann! |
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Finally,
A Few Articles |
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We do many of the HypnoBirthing breathing exercises in class. The
article gives background about the method as well as tells the
experience of women who have used the method to give birth. |
Can You HypnoBirth®?
When I first heard about HypnoBirthing, I thought that these women
were special. I was not like them. For my first daughter’s birth, I
thought pain was part of childbirth, and I was prepared for it . . . |
Chiropractic Care During Pregnancy
“She’s breech – what?!” No pregnant woman likes to hear this news.
Breech or Transverse for most of us means weeks of trying all kinds
of crazy unproven techniques such as diving in a swimming pool,
shining lights down low, having our partners . . . |
