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The Big Adventure

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by Gloria Hennessee The Big Adventure... by Gloria Hennessee....2

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...and Other Birthing Myths by Stephanie Knol......3

Staying Stress Free by Michelle Leclaire O’Neill, PhD., RN......5

How Many Visitors Are Too Many? by Faith Golden....6

Touching Earth with Your Baby by Dr. JoBea Holt.....8

The Benefits of Prenatal Yoga by Juanita Rivas-Raymer ........................4 Breastfeeding Consultant Resource Listings ................................6 Eco Nursing by Emelia Zoller ......................................................7 Breastfeeding Without Giving Birth by Rita L. Shertick, RN ..................7 Resources ........................................................................10 Marketplace Ads ................................................................13 The Same Team by Kimberly Nelson ..............................................14 Doula Resource Listings ......................................................14 How I Became a Birth Doula by Leslie Sandoval, CD (DONA) ................15 Professional Education and Training........................................15

“I’m here…Sorry, Boss. I was just thinking about something.” “Are you ready to go?” “I’m as ready as I’ll ever be.” Grace was trying to remember what she had been told at the Accepting about her mission. Since going through the Forgetting she had been unable to remember what it was. She knew that her mission was important. Important enough to agree to be sent into another world in a strange vehicle all by herself with no instructions on how to even operate the vehicle. How could she be expected to accomplish her mission when the Forgetting had erased the memory of exactly what her assignment was? What was it she was to endure and learn and be and do to serve mankind? They had said that this is how everyone does it – that you must forget in order to properly learn while there, and that the instructions for the mission are revealed during the journey. Oh…it’s starting… Grace felt intense pressure, especially against the top of her head. It was unlike anything she had felt before, then the pressure subsided. A few minutes later…again, pressure, then no pressure. This must be how vehicles travel to the new world. She listened for the familiar voices of Mission Control. She could hear them talking to each other. Hearing those sounds meant she wasn’t alone, that her progress was being monitored. The voices sounded calm. That must mean that the surges of pressure are normal. Pressure again, then no pressure. Pressure, then easing of pressure. This continued for hours. Each time she felt the squeezing, pushing surges, Grace could feel her

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So much to learn and explore before I can even start on my mission…but I’m happy I’m here… heart accelerate and then slow again to normal as the surge of pressure subsided. She could feel the vehicle moving with each surge. She was excited and a little anxious. This all felt so strange. How long before she would arrive? Then, just as she became accustomed to the surges of pressure and the subsiding, something different happened…the pitch of the voices of Mission Control changed. Grace listened carefully. The voices sounded excited and much louder. With the next surge her vehicle rotated as well. Another surge and suddenly Grace felt a change of temperature and was confronted with a visual image. She was THERE. She had arrived! Whoa! Everything was SO INTENSE! The visual, the audio…all the sensations suddenly much stronger. So this is what the faces of Mission Control look like! I made it. I’m here. Mission Control is talking more softly now and modulating the temperature of my vehicle. They act like they understand some of what I am going through. I’m so glad, because with the Forgetting, I didn’t know what to expect at all and I really need their help. I still have to learn how the communication system of this vehicle works. I’ve figured out how to sound the alarm and that will work until I learn the language so long as Mission Control is willing to try to figure out what I need when they hear that sound. Can’t be easy for them, but I have no choice, it’s my only means of communication for now. I have so much to learn about this place and the people here… Oh-oh…Someone is moving my vehicle. They’re moving it away from Mission Control. I NEED Mission Control! Alarm! Alarm! Alarm! Oh, good, one of the Mission Controls is coming alongside my vehicle and is talking directly to me. I can’t understand what he is saying but I can see and hear him. Gloria Hennesse He’s calm so I must be safe. I must have known that this place 888.UR.DOULA would be the right one to learn the next gloria@thenurturingtouch.com lessons in my development when I Gloria Hennessee is a reviewed it during the Accepting. Perhaps Postpartum Doula with it’s because my Mission Controls are over 10 years experience understanding and kind, even though assisting hundreds of they are learning their own lessons while families through the I’m learning mine. transition of welcoming So much to learn and explore before their new babies. She I can even start on my mission…but I’m works independently in happy I’m here…and this is going to be Los Angeles QUITE an adventure.

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Stephanie Knol, CD(DONA) 562.846.9799 www.soothingbeginnings.com doulasteph@soothingbeginnings.com Stephanie Knol is a Certified Birth Doula and Postpartum Doula-in-Training. She lives with her husband, cloth-diapered toddler son, and two little dogs in Whittier, California.

Pushing Out a Bowling Ball and Other Mythical Birthing Images by Stephanie Knol

few weeks ago, while I was picking oranges with a friend and complaining about my child-induced lack of sleep, she told me that she didn’t want to have children. When I asked her why not, she said “First of all, pushing the bowling ball, and then not getting any sleep...it’s just not for me.” I looked at her curiously - pushing the bowling ball? What was she talking about? After a moment, I realized that she was referring to the image that birthing a baby is like pushing a bowling ball out of your vagina. That was not the first time I had encountered friends and acquaintances voicing this negative image of birthing. As a doula and a mother, I felt that it was time to set the record straight about this and a few other myths.

Myth #1

Giving birth to a baby is like pushing a bowling ball out of your vagina. Giving birth is NOT like pushing a bowling ball out of your vagina!!!! Really, it’s not! For your own sake, please let go of that image forever! First of all, your baby’s head is much, much smaller than a bowling ball. A bowling ball has a maximum diameter of 21.8 centimeters, more than twice the 10 centimeters of your baby’s head! Second, unlike a bowling ball, your baby’s head is meant to give and mold as it journeys through your pelvis and birth canal. This is why so many babies have “coneheads” when they are born. (I’ve never seen a bowling ball that looked a conehead, have you?) Thirdly, when you are in labor, your body is capable of amazing things. Thanks to all the hormones, and the gradual process of giving birth, your vagina becomes stretchy, and is able to open up to accomodate your baby’s head, and so what seems impossible becomes absolutely possible. I’m not saying that it’s easy or pain-free (though sometimes it is). I am saying that your body is made to open up and let your baby out! I once had a client who mentioned the bowling ball image in labor, and she later told me that one of the best things I did for her as a doula was to give her a more positive, less frightening image. In her case I told her to think of the baby’s head as a cone, not as a ball, and it worked wonders for her. If more women could reimagine the process of giving birth to be about a very stretchy body, full of wonderful, helpful hormones, and a moldable, giving baby’s head, I think their fear of giving birth might be reduced considerably.

Myth #2

Labor starts when your water breaks with a gush, and then painful contractions begin immediately. It is necessary to rush to the hospital as soon as this happens. If you are a character in a sitcom or a movie, this is a very likely scenario for you. However, if you are a real, live woman, this is rather unlikely! Typically, labor begins with contractions, or pressure waves, that slowly increase in strength and frequency. Only about 10 to 15% of the time does the water break before

labor contractions are felt. And in cases such as this, it is very rare that hard contractions immediately follow. Again, it is typically a gradual process, and contractions may not begin on their own for hours or even days after the water breaks, especially if no medications are administered. It is also common that the water breaks with a trickle rather than a gush. In fact, it can sometimes be tricky to figure out if your water has broken, or if the baby is just putting pressure on your bladder and pushing a bit of urine out. If your water does break before you have contractions, whether it is a gush or a trickle, you most likely do not need to rush to the hospital with the urgency you see on TV and in the movies. While most doctors advise that you come to the hospital when you suspect your water has broken, as long as your fluid is clear and everything seems normal, you usually have time to at least gather your things and grab some food before you head out the door (please discuss this with your caregiver). Some women even choose to wait for contractions to begin in the comfort of their own home, knowing that it could take a while, and preferring not to be at the hospital for so long.

Myth #3

You have to lie in bed during labor and give birth lying on your back. If you have an epidural, this will probably be true. But if you choose to labor without pain medications, or before you have an epidural, you usually can move around during labor. Many women walk the hallways, sit or lean on a birthing ball, rock in a rocking chair, kneel, stand, or take a shower during labor in the hospital. If you are getting IV fluids, you can ask to be unhooked to walk around. And even if you need to be on the IV and monitors, you can still try different positions, although you may need help from a partner, friend, doula, or nurse to keep the monitors in place. Once you are pushing, depending on your mobility, you can push on your hands and knees, in a squatting position, on your side, standing up, or lying down. Positions that don’t put pressure on your tailbone (the way lying down or semi-sitting do) can help open your pelvis and make it easier for the baby to come down. If you are in the hospital, there will often be considerable pressure to lie down to push and give birth, but ultimately, it is up to you.

Myth #4

Your baby has a due date and you know when it is. You and your baby have an “Estimated Date of Delivery”(EDD), or “Esti mated Date of Confinement”(EDC). Note the word “estimated”. Unlike your bills, if your baby comes after your EDD, she is not late or overdue. Generally speaking, it is quite common for a baby to arrive within two weeks before or after your EDD.

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The Benefits of Prenatal Yoga by Juanita Rivas-Raymer

oga is quite possibly the best exercise an expectant mom can do while pregnant. There are many benefits that come with practicing yoga including the connection one can achieve between mind and body. This connection enables the participant to notice how she holds herself while standing, lying, sitting, and laboring. In turn, one is then able to discover where stress and tension are “being held,” because we all hold stress and tension within the different areas of our bodies and systems. Twenty years ago, as I sat in a bathtub feeling the first real contractions of my first labor, I stared intently at my belly and tried to deal with the impending event as best I could. Twenty hours later, my beautiful daughter was born. After all these years I still wonder how I managed to get through it without an epidural. I should tell you, my threshold for pain is not very high, but I’m also afraid of needles which actually worked to my advantage in a way. As I think back on what I did during those twenty hours, what I remember most was my breathing. As it turns out, it was my “Ujjayi” breathing that got me through my labor, which I’ve since learned about through practicing and teaching yoga. Over the years, I have talked with many moms about participating in yoga because I’ve seen firsthand how it allows women to cope with the intense pain of childbirth. I’ve witnessed (and practiced) breathing techniques learned in yoga that assist laboring moms with blocking out everything around them. In addition to the pain and discomfort moms experience during labor there are other distractions that can take focus away from the task at hand including beeping sounds from machinery and equipment, nearby conversations, poking and prodding, and yes, sometimes even the television. I have many students that come to my classes because their doctors recommended they take yoga in preparation of childbirth. I assume this is because they know the benefits of learning breathing and relaxation techniques. At this point I should also mention that I am a DONA certified birth doula and have attended over 75 births in the past 10 years. For those of you who don’t know, a birth doula is someone who provides physical and emotional support and assists in gathering information for women and their partners during labor and birth. As a birth doula I have a profound appreciation for the philosophy of yoga which emphasizes, among many things, “staying in the present moment” Juanita Rivas-Raymer and “slowing down” in our lives. In labor 626.202.9594 this is important because when you have www.painterdoula.com too much on your mind, it is hard to deal with the experience of having a baby. Juanita started her journey helping families, as a Yoga encourages us to be “in our Breastfeeding Peer Councilor 12 years ago, working bodies.” Meaning, that if we listen to our with the W.I.C office. A few years later she became a body, it will tell us when it’s time to slow Birth Doula. About 2 years ago, she became a yoga down or adjust our lifestyle. I know that teacher and teaches in the city of Glendora and LaVsince I started practicing and teaching erne. She lives with her family in Azusa. For info on yoga, I naturally check in with my body taking yoga classes with Juanita, go to: when I get stressed. For example, when www.painterdoula.com I’m driving in bad traffic, or lost on the photo: Shutterstock

highways, my shoulders start to scrunch up near my ears, and my breathing gets shallow. Sometimes I even clench my jaw and hold my breath (usually when I’m running late). After awhile, I begin to notice how tense I feel and take action with a few deep, cleansing breaths. In no time my shoulders come down, and I feel more relaxed. So it is in labor. As a laboring mom hits “transition,” this is when her cervix opens 8 to 10 centimeters, it becomes harder and harder to stay focused (due to the pain she’s experiencing from contractions). It is vital at this point for the laboring mom to “go back to her breath.” That is to say, she must focus on her breathing instead of focusing on her pain. The more ingrained breathing and relaxation techniques are, the easier it will be to get into a “meditative state” during childbirth. I was introduced to yoga as a little girl by my father. He would take us to the park and while we played, he would practice his yoga. Naturally, we would want to see if we could twist our bodies into pretzels too. I credit the beneficial breathing techniques I used during my first labor to this early exposure to yoga through my father. With yoga you are not just exercising, you are developing stress-relieving skills that will help in both child birthing and in your day to day life. Additional benefits of yoga (during pregnancy as well as in labor) include stretching out tight muscles and gaining strength through the yoga poses. The yoga poses are a gentle way of keeping your body active and flexible while minimizing some common pregnancy symptoms like morning sickness and constipation. Practicing yoga poses can also help in an easier labor and smooth delivery by relieving tension around the cervix and birth canal and by opening the pelvis. Each yoga pose helps with a different part of the body. So, for example, if your back is hurting, there are many poses that will relieve the tension built up there like “Downward Facing Dog.” This particular pose not only stretches out the back and most of the body but rejuvenates it as well. “Cat and Cow” (pose) is also good for stretching out the back. Another pose that helps specifically with relaxation and quieting the mind is called “Savasana” (also known as Corpse Pose). This is the pose with which we end each of my prenatal yoga classes (along with a meditation). The poses, or movement, in yoga are aided tremendously by the breathing. As we gain strength and flexibility through movement, we must remember that movement is enhanced by the various breathing techniques we learn. It is the breathing that helps one to soften and get into poses more easily. The specific breathing technique I mentioned earlier (one I practiced during my first labor called Ujjayi) is learned in Ashtanga yoga. With Ujjayi breathing you learn to breath long and vigorous; this helps to relax and oxygenate your body along with your baby’s. Breathing more efficiently will help you feel energized in labor. Also, as you are breathing, you can stay focused on your breath, so that your mind is occupied with this instead of focusing on the pain. During labor and while giving birth it is best to breath spontaneously, but many women find it very helpful to focus on the rhythm of the breath and, if necessary, to emphasize the exhalations. In the Ujjayi breathing, it focuses on the exhalation. Exhaling helps you to release and relax and to counteract the tendency to tense up and hold the inhalation as a reaction to the pain. Developing awareness of your breathing in pregnancy will enable you to do this without imposing any control or limitations on yourself in labor. It will help you to go with the work of the contractions rather than against it. When I support a mom in labor, I encourage her partner to be diligent in making sure “mom is breathing” and not holding her breath. Focusing on the exhacontinued on next page...

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Benefits of Prenatal Yoga (continued) lation is what got me, and many others I’ve worked with and talked to, through “transition” (8-10cm). I realize that most of us are extremely busy working, going to school, raising children and tending to households among other things, yet taking time to attend a yoga class twice a week can give you the chance to really experience your pregnancy and connect to that new baby in a fun and beneficial way. Being in a prenatal yoga class also gives you an opportunity to chat with other expectant moms about shared issues and experiences. Yoga is good for your health both in general and during your pregnancy and labor. Prenatal yoga classes will help you feel balanced and can alleviate those aches and pains due to the pregnancy.

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onoring your Uborn. Uborn – the child who is uterine-born and uterine borne – who is already existing and very much alive and present but not visible as a being to the naked eye. Prior to conception, you should make a point to acknowledge that you are preparing the uterine nursery for your uborn. Once you have conceived, you must establish and maintain the connection between you and your uborn. She is alive and present in you. Be still, and you will know she is present. Be still. Be! What your uborn needs are peace and safety, calm and serenity, beautiful music, loving care, healing voices, nourishing maternal emotions, and a healthy body to pouch about in. I am not discussing – nor am I advocating – prenatal stimulation and education. In fact, I think they are dangerous. Trying to educate our children before birth is too much too soon. In my experience, babies will learn best and be brightest if they are allowed to follow their own learning rhythms. This is especially true before birth. Uborns do not need to be taught anything. They are truly perfect exactly the way they are. They do need to be acknowledged, comforted, listened to, or felt. (Their movements are messages to Mommy.) The communications of uborns need to be addressed. Uborns can become frantic when they hear rock music or yelling from either parent. Pay attention to these movements and silent messages and alter your environment to suit your forty-week gestation. Rubbing or patting your belly in response to or in initiation to your uborn is okay. Play Gregorian chants or Baroque music for your uborn’s developing awareness of sound. Speak in loving ways, not for the purpose of educating, teaching, or stimulating, but for the purpose of connecting and acknowledging that you are at one with each other. After all, your uborn is another organ of your body during gestation. One of the most important aspects of your relationship to your uborn is respect. If you decide to communicate, and your uborn doesn’t feel responsive, you know his regular movements, and you know that he is healthy; you need to respect his desire to rest and not to respond to your need for communication. During a hypnosis session, we frequently notice that uborns respond to the lack of motion by tumbling about. When the uborn’s mother or father (or I) explains to him what we are doing and that this is a rest time and why we are resting, he calms down. It’s amazing. It reminds me of a day I spent recently on the beach in Malibu. I was walking with a friend south along the beach, and a school of porpoises swam by, about thirty yards off-shore, going north. We did an about-face and decided to see if we could communicate with the sea animals. We talked to them as we walked. We said we were turning around and going the other way. Come with us. We did, and they did. We were like children – gleeful and incredulous. We did it again, and they did, too. We skipped along the water’s edge and played. We were as one. The third time we did it, they kept going “their” way. We said good-bye and thanked them for the game as they continued north and we south. It is important to communicate with your uborn but not to stimulate her. Overstimulated minds become overwhelmed, and overstimulated bodies can become ill. I have been working with mothers-to-be for many years. In fact, one of the first children born to one of these mothers is now 20. The babies born from a uborn centered conception and pregnancy develop well and seem to have a zest for life. They are curious and aware. They are usually treated with respect, as both mother and father learn that long before the baby is born. The race and registration for the best nursery school does not deeply affect moms and dads. They realize that their child knows exactly how

to grow and develop with the proper attention, nourishment, care, love, and Michelle Leclaire O’Neill, respect. The most important gifts that you Ph.D., R.N. 310.454.0920 can give your child during gestation and birthing1@verizon.net the first year of life are your attention, www.leclairemethod.com your care, your understanding, your listening, your loving gaze, your milk, your Michelle Leclaire O'Neill Ph.D., R.N., the director of the Mind Body Center in Pacific Palisades, developed frequent presence. hypnobirthing, the hypnosis for natural childbirth One mother (a lawyer) told me that she was just too busy to play her music tape method. She is a pioneer in the study of mind-body inteor to play her hypnosis tape or to medi- gration for treating infertility, pregnancy, pre-term labor, and postpartum depression. She is the author of tate. Creative Childbirth, The Complete Leclaire “I’ll wait till he arrives,” she said. “He has,” I answered. “He can hear Method, The Pregnancy Diary, Meditations and feel and experience your way of for Pregnancy, and many other books. being. He arrives at implantation. Don’t go worrying about his nanny or his nursery school or his education. You are his nanny. You are his nursery, and you are his education. All that you do for your uborn is more important than all you can do for him for the rest of his life. How exciting that we can play an active part in the growth and development of our uborns.”

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race…Nicole and Steve were so excited when their baby Mia was born they couldn’t wait to show her off to the world. They would have introduced the entire family to Mia right after birth, but Nicole had a cesarean and the hospital had a policy of a one-hour bonding period with the parents. After that bonding period, only grandparents, aunts and uncles could visit the new baby, and only two at a time for 5 minutes, before the new family was left alone again. The bonding period is a relatively new practice at some hospitals and is based on studies of the various states of consciousness that newborns go through. One of the newborns first responses following birth is to move into a quiet alert state. In this state, the baby’s body is quiet. Her body molds to her parents’, her hands touch their skin, her eyes open wide and are bright and shiny. In this state, she is able to communicate with her parents for an average of 40 minutes through eye contact, which may prepare the way for future attachment between parents and child. In the quietalert state, infants look directly into their parent’s eyes and are able to respond to voices. Interestingly enough, the focal length is almost exactly the distance between mother’s breast and her face. When newborns stay in contact with their mother in the first few hours of life, they remain in the quiet alert state longer and hardly cry at all. Nicole was in the hospital for 2 days, and Steve stayed with her most of the time helping with Mia. On the third day when she was due to be discharged, she was running a slight fever and asked to stay another day. One of the reasons she wanted to stay an extra day was that she had had precious little rest during her hospital stay because she had so many visitors. Both Nicole and Steve have large extended families and lots of friends whom they encouraged to, “stop by any time.” So people did and they stayed until Nicole and Steve were exhausted. On the morning of the 4th day, Steve asked his father to help him to collect all of Nicole’s things and Mia from the hospital and the new family went home. That afternoon the procession of visitors began again. Visitors came, and came and came, each group staying as long as they liked, each holding Mia and being fed and entertained by the new parents until on the 5th day, the new parents were bleary eyed and absolutely exhausted, unable to take care of their newborn or themselves. Fortunately for them, the grandparents stepped in, spent the night and took care of Mia while Nicole and Steve slept for an entire 10 hours.

In today’s society we, especially women think we can do it all. We can’t. The truth about the first few weeks after having a baby is that you are recovering from having a baby and for some of you having surgery. You are tired or exhausted from being awakened every 2-3 hours all night long, and if you are breastfeeding from the extra caloric demand on your body. Any way you slice it, it takes at least 6 weeks to recover from having a baby, and 10 months for your body to get back to its pre-pregnancy state. You need to take care of yourself and the baby during the first few weeks postpartum. This is a time to bond as a family, learn about each other during the quiet-alert times, and attach. Here are some tips to make sure you and baby are taken care of once you are at home: • Get help! Most women hate to be dependent on others but after childbirth and surgery you deserve and need it. If your partner can take time off work to help, that’s great. If not, consider hiring a doula. A postpartum doula aka postnatal doula provides support to the mother and family following the birth and immediate postpartum period. This can be for a few days or up to and beyond six weeks, depending on need. This may include breastfeeding support; newborn care assistance, cooking, light housekeeping and errands. She offers education, companionship and nonjudgmental support during for the few weeks following the birth. Also provides evidence-based information on infant feeding, emotional and physical recovery from birth, infant soothing and coping skills for new parents and makes appropriate referrals when necessary • Use your common sense about how much you can do. If your bleeding is bright red, you are over-doing it. • Plan on doing nothing but taking care of yourself and the baby for two weeks. Relatives and friends can help as long as they don’t make you nervous or cause you more work In fact the rule for visitors should be: come, bring food, clean up, and leave. Faith Golden Don’t make more work for the new family 818 222-2606 who is already overwhelmed. www.itsaparentparenting.com • Limit visitors to immediate family and close friends only. Wear a bathrobe so The founder of It's Aparent, Faith Golden, has over 15 they won’t stay long. It’s not your job to years experience as an infant and preschool special education teacher. It's Aparent provides in-home parentertain them. While you are still in the hospital, if ent training specializing in training parents to be effecyou have older children, they should be tive parents with the tools that they will use to parent for a lifetime. continued on page 9...

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Breastfeeding classes, prenatal, post partum, private instruction; post natal nutrition, transition to solids & gentle weaning; consults in hospital, client’s home; available weekends. Kramer, Rachel, MD, CLE, Melissa Tatum, MA, CLE 310-273-9533, ♣ ■ 250 North Robertson Blvd., Suite 404, Beverly Hills, CA 90211-1788 Also serves West Hollywood, Miracle Mile, Hollywood

Consultations in hospital and Pediatric office; physical assessment of infant and well child follow-up. Credit cards accepted. MCH Services Inc 800-822-6688 Rona Cohen, RN, BS, MN, IBCLC www.mchservicesinc.com

P.O. Box 6241 Beverly Hills, CA 90212-1241 Multi Site Turnkey National Corporate Lactation Programs Prenatal education through corporate lactation programs only. Breast pump sales. Credit cards accepted. Saint John’s Health Center/Lactation Station 310-829-8944 1328 22nd Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404-2091 Elaine Robertson, IBCLC, Teresa Sakamoto, BA, IBCLC, available daily 9AM - 5PM. Consults in hospital & by appointment; breast pump rentals & sales; credit cards accepted; support groups Wed. & Fri. at noon; weekend phone consults. Slavick, Suzy, RN, CLE 310-871-3554, ■ www.bhlactationcenter.com 145 S. La Peer Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90211-2601 Also serves San Fernando Valley, Culver City, Mid-Wilshire

Consults in hospital, office, client’s home; credit cards accepted; available weekends & evenings. Experienced in hospital setting. Warm and supportive approach. Tellalian, Louise Arce, RN, LCCE, CLC 310-274-2272, ■ 1911 San Ysidro Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210-1520 Serves Greater Los Angeles

Prenatal breastfeeding classes; small group in home setting on Saturday AM with phone follow-up, private instruction available; phone counseling. The Pump Station 310-998 1981 W. Haldeman, RN, MN, CLC, C. Harvey, RN, MS, CLC, J Sacher, RN, MN, CLC www.Pumpstation.com 2415 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90403 Breastfeeding classes; consults in office & home visits; breast pump rentals & related sales; credit cards accepted; support groups; bras & nursing wear, baby care products, baby & preemie clothes.

6360 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 410, Los Angeles, CA 90048-5601 Also serves, Beverly Hills, Ladera Heights, View Park, Culver City

Private instruction; consults in hospital, office, client’s home; credit cards accepted; low or no cost consults for teens; available Saturdays, evenings. The Pump Station 323-469-5300 W. Haldeman, RN, MN, CLC, C. Harvey, RN, MS, CLC, J Sacher, RN, MN, CLC www.Pumpstation.com 1248 Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 90038 Breastfeeding classes; consults in office & home visits; breast pump rentals & related sales; credit cards accepted; support groups; bras & nursing wear, baby care products, baby & preemie clothes. CULVER CITY/SOUTH LOS ANGELES

Kaiser Permanente Medical Center 323-857-4121, ■ Also serves West Los Angeles, Baldwin Hills

6041 Cadillac Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90034-1702 Gwen Brown, RN, BSN, CLC, Alexanne Soltwedel, RN, BSN, CLE Breastfeeding classes prenatal, post partum; consults in hospital, clinic; breast pump sales & related sales; credit cards accepted; support group, teen services. Lactation Education Center Mon.-Fri. 9 AM-5 PMBURBANK/PASADENA/GLENDALE

Baghdassarian, Roza, BA, CLE 818-353-7446, ❋ www.moreser.com Also serves San Fernando Valley and Greater LA

Private breastfeeding instruction; consults in hospital, clinic. Provides post partum care for mother and newborn up to one year; available weekends and evenings. Lee, Carole F. , OTR/L, MA, MS, CLE 323-528-1406

Breastfeeding classes prenatal, private instruction; consults in hospital, office, client’s home, at Glendale Memorial Hospital; breast pump rentals, sales; BabyWeigh scales, nursing wear; available Saturday & evenings; credit cards accepted. Bell, Cynthia, RNC, BSN 213-703-6400 2324 Janet Lee Drive, La Crescenta, CA 91214-2208 Private breastfeeding instruction; consults in hospital, client’s home, pediatric office, hospital clinic; available weekends and evenings. Bellies, Babies and Bosoms 818-541-1200; 818-247-0200, ❋ ▲ ◆ ■ H. Schroeder MPH, RD, IBCLC, MJ Haddad, IBCLC, M. Limbach, CLE www.bellies.biz 3461 N. Verdugo Road, Glendale, CA 91208

Also serves Los Feliz, Echo Park. Mt. Washington

Also serves San Gabriel Valley, Eagle Rock / Los Angeles

Private instruction; consults in hospital, office, client’s home; experienced in medically fragile, high risk infants with special needs; available weekends & evenings. McClain, Dionne, DC, CLE 323-653-1014 McClain Sports and Wellness

Prenatal & post partum classes, private instruction; consults in hospital, office, client’s home; breast pump rentals & sales, nursing wear; baby scales;available weekends & eves.

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Hamilton, Maureen 323-228-4855, ■ 2963 4th Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90018-2933 Also serves Beverly Hills, West LA

Bridwell, Margaret, OTR/L, CLE 626-372-0929 Altadena, CA 91001-3746 Also serves San Gabriel Valley

Private breastfeeding instruction; consults in hospital, office, client’s home; pediatric office; hospital clinic; also available weekends and evenings. Dawson, Diane LM, CPM 818-913-0448 West Home Birth www.westhomebirth.com 380 S. Euclid Avenue, #301, Pasadena, CA 91101-3104 Also serves Studio City, Silverlake

Breastfeeding classes, prenatal, post partum, private instruction; consults in hospital, client’s home; credit cards accepted; available weekends & evenings. Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health Center 818-507-4191, ❋ ■ 1420 S. Central Ave., Breastfeeding Resource Center 5th Fl., Glendale, CA 91204 Serves San Gabriel/San Fernando Valleys and Greater Los Angeles area

Breastfeeding classes prenatal; consults in hospital, clinic; support groups; phone consultations and referrals to community resources; childbirth class series; MediCal reimbursable. M - F 9 AM - 5 PM Glendale Pediatrics 818-246-7260 ❋ ■ 1530 E. Chevy Chase Drive, Suite #101, Glendale, CA 91206 Cindy Ames, LVN, **CLC Breastfeeding classes prenatal, post partum, private instruction; consults in pediatric office; pump rentals & related sales, Baby Weigh Scales rented, credit cards accepted. Mon-Fri. 9 AM-5:30 PM Huntington Hospital 626-397-3172, ■ Outpatient Center - 100 W. California Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91105-7103 Also serves Greater San Gabriel Valley

Ann Meier RN, BSN, CLC; Maggie Byrne BA, CLC Five Certified Lactation Consultants are available. Breastfeeding classes, prenatal; consults in hospital, clinic; breast pump rentals & sales, bra fittings and sales, scale rentals; nursing wear and pillows; credit cards accepted; free support group. Mon-Fri 9 AM-4 PM

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La Leche League of Southern California/Southern Nevada Presents

Celebrating 50 Years of Leading the Way in Breastfeeding A Breastfeeding & Parenting Conference May 27-29, 2011

More than 50 sessions on topics related to breastfeeding, childbirth, parenting, discipline and family communication. There will be exhibits, a bookstore, book signings and more.

Special Guest Speaker: Marian Tompson, LLL Co-Founder

Betty Crase, BA, IBCLC, RLC* Ruth Beaglehole, MA Jay Gordon, MD, FAAP Lauren Feder, MD Paul Fleiss, MD, MPH, FAAP Nancy Franklin, LCSW, MFT* Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, PhD, IBCLC*

Virginia Johnson, DO, C-NMN/OMM Cathie-Ann Lippman, MD Chele Marmet, BS, MA* Dia L. Michels, BA Joy Moeller, RDH, MFT, COM Lois Nightingale, PhD Karen Peters, RD, IBCLC* Joan Rice, RN

Joan Rosenberg, PhD Bill Sears, MD, FAAP Martha Sears, RN* Bob Sears, MD, FAAP Ellen Shell, MA* Ilene Val Essen, PhD Nancy Williams, MA, MFT, CCE, IBCLC* *Accredited La Leche League Leader

Registration packages starting from $95. Lunch is included in all paid registrations. The beautiful Marriott Newport Beach Hotel & Spa offers a reduced rate of $115/night for Conference Attendees Registration information available online:

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Emelia Zoller educe. Reuse Recycle.” Accredited Leader “Buy local.” “Plant a garden.” We hear La Leche League of Temecula Valley these phrases day in and day out these days. All of these things do help conEmelia Zoller is wife to her hard-working husband, tribute to the “Saving” of our planet, but and honored to be mother to her four dynamic children. one additional thing that often gets over She also is fortunate enough to find a bit of time to be looked is breastfeeding. Although many a La Leche League Leader in southern California. mothers may have heard breastfeeding is “environmentally friendly” or that breastfeeding is the “Green” thing to do, with Earth Day on the horizon, let’s look at why this is, a little more closely. With Breastfeeding there is no carbon footprint left behind. No device is required to heat up the milk – your body does that for you. Your body, the manufacturer, has no need to ship the milk using any gas power transportation equipment – just your breasts – and they’re attached to you every place you and your baby go. The product is made an environmentally sound “factory”. There is no extra waste. No pollution. Dia Michaels, in her article, “A Quick Look at Breastfeeding's Most Revolutionary Year Yet”, may have put it best when she said, with regard to breastfeeding and its benefits for the planet: “Human milk is delivered to the consumer without any pollution, unnecessary packaging or waste. Producing, packaging, shipping and preparing canned formula, on the other hand, produce tremendous ecological waste. For instance, the 80,000 US mothers who breastfeed their babies for six months save 17,200 tons of tin that would have been used just for formula containers. On the other hand, 74% of babies are being fed formula at six months, which results in more than 44 million cans of formula that have to be produced, transported and then piled into landfills.” Focusing our minds on Earth Day is but one of the ways we can come together to work toward an attainable goal. Not only are we helping the planet in the way just described we are helping future generations generate less waste as well. With all of the health benefits associated with breastfeeding – we’re making for a healthier future! One that relies less on certain things we do today. For example – medication. We know breastfeeding lowers the risk the child developing ear infections 1. If we breastfeed more and more children, we’re eliminating that as a potential for our future generations. Think of the amount of waste we can reduce just with the medication said child would have to take! Another question many moms have is “What about all the pollutants we know might be present in breastmilk. Is it still the safest choice?” By far – without a doubt, YES! Your Breastmilk is still the safest choice. If you’re interested in reading more about potential pollutants in your milk you can see the article at http://www.llli.org/Release/contaminants.html and read the section titled “10 Simple Steps to Help Reduce the Level of Chemicals in Your Body” Remember this Earth Day, breastfeeding is a multi-faceted act. You nourish. You Bond. You help save the planet! 1. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/100/4/e7

La Leche League’s Mission: “Our Mission is to help mothers worldwide to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, encouragement, information, and education, and to promote a better understanding of breastfeeding as an important element in the healthy development of the baby and mother.” If you have any health concerns for either your or your beloved baby through the weaning process, keep in touch with your trusted healthcare provider. Contact your local La Leche League Leader for more information about any of the above mentioned subjects, for moral support or with any breastfeeding question. You can find your local Southern California La Leche League Leader by visiting: www.lalecheleaguescnv.org/websites.htm

Breastfeeding Without Giving Birth by Rita L. Shertick RN, BSN, LCCE, CLE

he dream of Charlene and Rick Briones was not unheard of for the average person planning for a family. To have a healthy pregnancy, deliver a healthy baby, and be successful with breastfeeding. Then infertility reality began shattering their dreams. After all the testing and evaluation of choices, it was a surrogate to carry twins conceived with Rick's sperm. Dream #1 is gone, #2 is so far a reality, a healthy pregnancy, and time to work on #3, successful breastfeeding. After much research, Charlene, a lawyer, knew she wanted her babies to have her breastmilk. She was deprived of the mothering experience of being pregnant, but she wanted to do the next best thing, breastfeeding. Her research had showed the dramatic health benefits of breastmilk over formula, and she wanted her children to have all those advantages. The risks of giving formula were well documented, more ear infections, respiratory illnesses (colds, flu, asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia), diarrhea, constipation, vomiting, allergies, diabetes, and lower scores on IQ testing among other health issues. With the blessings from her OB doctor, she contacted a lactation counselor, Ellen Steinberg 7 months into the pregnancy. She began a regime called the Newton Induced Lactation protocol. Birth control pills were started by Charlene to stimulate breast tissue changes, and use of a breast pump to physically stimulate the breast tissue. The goal, by 40 weeks, a term pregnancy, for her to be producing breast milk for

the twins. 6 weeks before the anticipated birth the birth control pills were stopped and she began herbal treatments for breast milk production: Fenugreek, More Milk Plus and Goat's Rue. Other instructions were to drink 8 - 10 glasses of water daily, avoid caffeine and eat oatmeal. When she began pumping it was 8 - 12 times daily. Within a week she was expressing a small measurable amount at each session. Unforeseen complications arise and the twins were delivered early at 32 - 33 weeks, 18 days after she started this process. By that time she was expressing about 8 -12 Rita L. Shertick, RN, BSN ozs daily, and she had a stockpile to use. At birth the twin girls weighed 3lbs 9oz and Downey Regional Medical 4lbs 1oz. They were to spend 3 weeks in the Center’s Family Birth Center NICU, and Charlene was with them con- 562.904.5580 stantly rocking them and breastfeeding www.drmci.org/Family%20Birth% them several times daily. The wonderful 20Center thing was between the stockpile of milk, and what Charlene continued to produce Rita L. Shertick, RN, BSN, is a staff nurse at Downey both babies consumed nothing but breast Regional Medical Center’s Family Birth Center. She is milk their entire stay in the NICU. a Lamaze certified childbirth educator and a certified lactation educator.

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Dr. JoBea Holt was a research scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory from 1976 through 1999 where she studied climate change in arctic forests using satellites and the Space Shuttle. She received her Bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley, and her Ph.D. from Caltech in Planetary Science. In 1999, JoBea left JPL to raise her two children. She is an active leader in Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts, is on the board of her children’s Little League organization, and is currently a member of Al Gore’s Climate Project. Her first non-NASA book, Baby’s Day Out in Southern California, was released in 2003 and again in 2006. Published by Gem Guides Co.) it is a travel guide to help moms and dads find more adventures for baby.

Touching Earth: Outings to Help Your Baby Discover Our Planet

arth Day is a time to celebrate the progress we have made in protecting our planet, and create new visions for even better care in the future. Many believe the photograph of Earth taken from the moon by the astronauts of Apollo ignited the environmental movement: “The Earth reminded us of a Christmas tree ornament hanging in the blackness of space. …That beautiful, warm, living object looked so fragile, so delicate, that if you touched it with a finger it would crumble and fall apart.” James Irwin, Apollo 15. A good way to start celebrating Earth Day is to simply teach your baby to appreciate and enjoy Earth. There are many opportunities to get to know our planet, from finding an earthworm in the back yard to joining a special Earth Day celebration. Here are a few ideas your baby may enjoy. Imagine Our Planet It is hard to image that we are standing on a big round sphere called Earth. Most people who lived before the days of Columbus had a really hard time with this concept. You, however, have the opportunity to show your baby a model of the Earth at the Cerritos Children’s Library or the Huntington Library’s Children’s Garden. Both places have giant Earth models built just for children.

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Hug a Tree Find a nice big tree and give it a hug. Really! Invite your baby to give it a hug. Talk about how a tree is like a person: its trunk is like your body, its limbs like your arms, its leaves like your hands and its roots like your feet. It needs food and water just like you. If you can’t find a tree in your back year, take a trip to the Los Angeles County Arboretum or the South Coast Botanical Gardens where you may choose from a whole variety of trees including oaks, banana trees, redwoods and ginkgos.

Join a Celebration Los Angeles and Orange County are teeming with Earth Day celebrations. Most are excellent but often busy and crowded. For a young child, you might try celebrations organized by the Children’s Nature Institute, the STAR Ecostation, or the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium. You will find crafts, exhibits, and usually a clean-up activity. For example, Cabrillo Aquarium offers a beach clean-up in the morning before the festivities begin.

Recycle Your Juice Box Part of taking care of our planet is keeping it clean. Help your baby throw her juice box in the trash. If you want to take a step further, stop using juice boxes – they Cer r i t o s Ch i l d r en ’s L i b r ar y, Cerritos http://menu.ci.cerritos.ca.us/kids/ Hu n t i n g t o n Ch i l d r en ’s Gar d en , San Marino www.huntington.org L o s A n g el es A r b o r et u m , Arcadia http://www.arboretum.org So u t h Co as t B o t an i c al Gar d en s , Palos Verdes Peninsula www.southcoastbotanicgarden.org Su n s h i n e Can y o n L an d f i l l , Sylmar www.sunshinecanyonlandfill.com Un d er w o o d Fam i l y Far m s , Moorpark http://www.underwoodfamilyfarms.com B o l s a Ch i c a Wet l an d s , Huntington Beach www.bolsachica.org/ Ear t h Day at Cab r i l l o Mar i n e A q u ar i u m , A p r i l 23 Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, San Pedro http://www.cabrillomarineaquarium.org Ch i l d r en ’ s Ear t h Day, A p r i l 10 STA R Ec o s t at i o n , Culver City http://www.ecostation.org/ecostation/ Ch i l d r en ’ s Nat u r e In s t i t u t e, Pacific Palisades Kid’s Nature Festival, check website for this year’s date http://www.childrensnatureinstitute.org

are one of those things that cannot be composted or recycled and end up in the landfill. Get a reusable juice bottle instead, or even better, give up the juice habit and try fresh healthy tap water. To take the next big step in understanding garbage, visit a landfill where trash is sorted and recycled or buried. Sunshine Canon Landfill even encourages visitors!

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Pick a Carrot Have you read “The Carrot Seed” by Ruth Krauss and Crockett Johnson? If you happen to have a vegetable garden, your baby may enjoy planting some seeds or pulling up a carrot. If you don’t have your own garden, the Underwood Family Farm has acres of crops offering a great variety of vegetables planted specifically to be picked by children. Wagons are available for your baby and your vegetables. Did you ever have to figure out what to do with twelve large cucumbers or 48 ripe tomatoes?

Listen to the Wetlands Wetlands are particularly valuable areas for migrating birds but are fragile and are fast disappearing or being polluted. Nearly half the birds found in the United States have been spotted in Huntington Beach – home of the Bolsa Chica Wetlands. These wetlands are slowly being restored and preserved and today are home to a fascinating variety of birds. Take a walk along the paths and bridges, and listen to the wonderful sounds of the loons, geese, egrets, and, of course, Mallard ducks! So give your planet and your baby a big hug and have a great Earth Day. Happy Trails!

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Too Many Visitors... (continued) the first to see the new baby after the hour of bonding with you. Play with or greet your older children before you introduce the new baby. Give the older siblings a gift from the baby. A good gift for both sexes is a doll. Your older child can care for and nurture their doll while you care for the new baby. If your child is younger than 6, they are in the critical time for learning empathy and nurturing, making a doll a great gift for this age group. If your older child is over 6, you might consider a t-shirt that says, “I’m a big brother” or “I’m a big sister” to make them feel special. If you’re in the hospital more than a day, the children should visit for a short time each day. Young children have no understanding of time and so, can feel abandoned. Even though they may cry when they leave the hospital after a visit, it is better that they deal with the momentary heartbreak than that they feel abandoned. Once you are home, your older children will want to hold and explore the new baby and get to know her with an adult standing by, of course. When an older child is involved with their newborn sibling from the start, the homecoming of the baby is often less anxious. When siblings spend time with the newborn in the quiet–alert state, they become attached and they fall in love with each other. Today, 3 months later, Nicole, Steve and Mia are bonded and getting along fine. Nicole is back to work during the day. Steve works at night and watches Mia during the day. They are no longer as exhausted, but they do recommend expectant couples learn from their mistakes and follow the tips outlined above. They realized the mistake of

refusing help at home from family, and having so many visitors in the first week. For the next baby, they say they will spread out the visitors, have them do a chore if they choose to visit and the only visitors they will allow will be immediate family and very close friends. Steve summed it up when he said, “We thought we knew what was best, but we sure didn’t. For the next baby, we will take care of ourselves better, and the visitors can wait.”

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Birth/Breastfeeding Stores & Services Babies Advantage Please call to schedule appointments: (888) 909-BABY or (310) 850-8880 www.BabiesAdvantage.com

Bellies, Babies & Bosoms Lactation center and retail store carrying breastfeeding related items; free 1/2 hour breastfeeding consults with lactation educator. 2430 Honolulu Avenue, Montrose, CA 91020 (818) 541-1200 www.bellies.biz

Birth & Beyond Childbirth classes, Labor/postpartum, Baby Basics, Lactation Services, Grandparenting, Infant CPR, Bradley Method ICEA DONA BirthandBeyond.net 310-458-7678

Breastpumps Etc. Free Breastfeeding classes & phone support. Breastpumps & private consult. Ellen Steinberg RN consultant 818-345-4439

Bright Beginnings & Beyond 229 Avenue I, Redondo Beach, CA 90277 www.BrightBeginningsBeyond.com (310) 316-1528

Mission Hospital 27700 Medical Center Road, Mission Viejo, CA 92691 www.mission4health.com/services/offerings_solutions.htm (949) 364-4284

A Mother’s Haven

Breastfeeding Resources Birthing Project, Healthy Babies Alliance Breastfeeding support group 626-296-1000

Breastfeeding Support Center IBLC run clinic, drop in & private consults, pump rentals & breastfeeding classes 310-374-3426 xt 183 LA LECHE LEAGUE Monthly meetings for pregnant & breastfeeding women. Babies welcome. Call 800-LA-LECHE for a local leader or www. lalecheleague.org. SEE PAGE 7 IN THIS WET SET GAZETTE FOR THE PHONE NUMBER OF A LA LECHE GROUP IN YOUR AREA.

LA County USC MC Free prenatal Breastfeeding Class-Eng/Span 323-409-2236

One Hot Mama Mom’s support group incl. nursing in public 323-969-0790

Partnership

Lisa Fuquay

Licensed midwives offer both home and birth center birth options and specialize in waterbirth and VBAC. Work with backup physicians at Cedars Sinai and can bill insurance. 310-566-7690

Parent Ed. 0-3 years 213-251-7794 ext 205

The Sanctuary Birth & Family Wellness Center

Julie Johnson CD DONA Early Parent workshops & ongoing support for new & expect. moms Birth Rights 310-289-9255

Comprehensive, holistic and compassionate midwifery services to families in Los Angeles and surrounding areas. Home birth, water birth, prenatal care, postpartum care, lactation support and well-woman gynecological care. The only Birth Suite in Los Angeles proper. 310-566-7690 www.birthsanctuary.com

Kaiser

South Coast Midwifery and Women’s Health Care

LA County USC MC Free Baby Care Class-Eng/Span 323-409-2236

Orange County’s oldest and most established birth center. A warm, nurturing place. Birthing options include home, birth center and water birth. Free consultations. 4650 Barranca Parkway, Irvine (949)-654-2727 www.southcoastmidwifery.com

Mindful Parenting

Mommy & Me Classes/Playgroups

Glendale Mem Hosp

Parenting Experience

Free 818-502-BABY; Lactation Institute & Breastfeeding Clinic - Free newborn class, Board Certified Consultants -Ind. & small group. Working Mom’s support group 818-995-1913

Mommy, Me and More; Conejo Valley 805-383-0133

Conejo Valley Mom’s Club

Hoag Hospital

Support, playgroups, activities for stay-at-home-moms & children. Conejo Valley, Lisette 805-496-7681

Babyline is manned by an IBCLC certified RN available to answer questions M-F, Sa, Su,except holidays. We also have a breastfeeding clinic M-F 11:00-3:00. 949-764-2229

Moms-n-More

Medical Center of North Hollywood

Upland Moms Club

2x month Thurs, Inland Empire, 909-825-6119

Breastfeeding classes 818-753-2468

Friendship and support for mom Debbie 909-981-5660

Woodland Hills Kaiser

Mommy & Me on-the-lap time

Lactation consultant 818-719-4305

Grand Terrace Library Mondays 10am 909-783-0147

Women’s Pavilion & Resource Ctr

MOMS Club

800-779-6636 at Encino-Tarzana Regional MC

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Support group for stay-at-home moms. Outings, playgroups, activites and more. This is a non-profit orginization that has many chapters in the Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, Riverside and San Bernadino Counties. To find out more about the orginization please visit www.momsclub.org. To find out the contact person in your local area, please send an e-mail to momsclubcanw@aol.com

NICU Parent Network, peer counseling through “Veteran Parent” program. Last Wed of month, Inland Empire 909-427-6379

LA County USC MC Infant/Toddler group 310-271-9999

Mocha Moms Pasadena chapter - support group for SAHM’s of color www. mochamoms.org

Natural Birth & Woman’s Center Sibling, parenting and CPR training, ACHI childbirth, breastfeeding support and classes, postpartum support group. (818) 386-1082 www.gr8birth.com

Parenting Ed Catherine DeMonte M.A., M.F.C.C. Therapy/Support/Education 818-880-6559

Parenting Plus Ruth J. Gruen 310-287-1920

Parenting Resource Pamphlets, books, videos,catalogs, CICC 818-980-0903 Woodland Hills Mothers & More 818-347-4622

Pasadena Calif. Christian Women’s Club Free nursery at luncheon, Call June 626-358-4876 or Gail 818-952-0351 for reservations

Infant care class, breastfeeding, infant massage & sign language for babies, Hypnobirthing Classes. Open Mon–Sat. 10 AM–5 PM, Sun. Open for Monthly Workshops 15928 Ventura Blvd., Suite 116, Encino, CA 91436 www.amothershaven.com (818) 380.3111

Methodist Hospital Arcadia

Mother’s Guild

Whittier Regional Medical Center

Learn from experienced Lactation Consultants! Get breastfeeding off to a great start with affordable mom and baby friendly classes. New classes each month, call for schedule. Ventura County‚s largest selection of nursing bras and supplies. Extensive selection of natural products for both mom and baby, including belly cast kits, cloth diapers and covers, maternity and nursing bras, baby slings and carriers, natural body care products, books, and more! New classes added regularly. 3130 Loma Vista, Ventura, CA (805) 667-2115

Free breastfeeding classes by CLE, MPH 562-947-1451 x 2932

Mommy Zone

CPR & First Aid Richard Pass, 818-344-1442

Everything you need for pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and baby care. Certified Lactation Consultants on duty: Linda M. Hanna, RNC, IBCLC, Gina Breceda, and Carolyn Bramen Hours: Mon-Fri 9:30 AM–6:00 PM, Sat 10 AM–3 PM, Sun closed. 18399 Ventura Blvd., #14 &15, Tarzana (818)345-6060

Mothers Support Group, children ok, San Fernando Valley 818-951-7744

Verdugo Hills Hospital

LA County USC MC LA County USC MC Free Car Seat Class-Eng/Span 323-409-4580

St Joseph’s Medical Center

Westside Crisis Pregnancy Center

Total Care 2000

“Mommywise” San Fernando Valley 818-841-BABY

CPR Eng/Span 818-508-6825

Mothers of Multiples Club

Free preg. test kits. Maternity & baby clothing. 24hr hotline 310-581-1140

White Memorial

Moreser Lactation Resources

Infant CPR Eng 323-265-5050 Span 323-267-4352

San Fernando Valley, Lynda Jacobs 818-713-8747 & Eve Sullivan 818-890-3491

Hoag Hospital

Valley Presbyterian Hospital

Breastfeeding classes prenatal, postpartum, consults in hospital, also at Glendale Memorial Hospital, office, client’s home, breast pump rental and sales, pump delivery, baby weigh scales, nursing bras and nursing wear, available weekends and evenings, credit cards accepted. Tujunga, CA 91042 Please call to schedule appointments: (818) 353-7446 moreserlactation@yahoo.com

Mother Care Private breastfeeding assistance in clients home or at MotherCare Center. Breastpump rental and sales. Prenatal classes, support group and infant massage. Pamela Hastings, RN, IBCLC and Laura Karr, RN, IBCLC. 5212 Katella Ave., Suite 103-A, Los Alamitos, CA 90720 www.mothercarelactation.com (562) 421-CARE (562-421-2273)

Natural Birth & Woman’s Center Breastfeeding classes and support, parenting classes, doulas, nutritional support, individual birth plans - home, birth center, hospital, water labor, water birth, and VBAC. FREE TOUR. www.gr8birth.com (818) 386-1082

Pampered Pregnancy A maternity center that caters to the needs of pregnant women. Childbirth classes, maternity fashion, diaper bags, slings, baby wear, breast pump prental and sales, lactation consultation, Pregnancy massage center, pregnancy photography, and more! New classes added regularly. 239 N. Euclid Aveue, Upland, CA www.pamperedpregnancy.net 909-932-1144

The Pump Connection CLC, store carrying breast pumps, nursing bras, diaper bags and baby items. breastfeeding,mother & baby support group, classes and consultations, infant massage class, and baby sign class, 22554 Ventura Blvd., #112, Woodland Hills, CA 91364 www.thepumpconnection.com (818) 225-8822

1-800-950-BABY. The Breastfeeding class fee is : $30 for couples delivering at Methodist Hospital; $35 for others.

Pasadena Public Health Dept. Black Infant Health Program Breastfeeding & Childbirth & parenting education classes. Free for Medi-Cal eligible 626-744-6093

F.E.M.A.L.E. For moms setting aside careers to care for child. Evenings without child. Los Angeles, Leslie 310-827-3779

Mommy & Me and Daddy & Me

Pomona Valley Hosp Medical Center Boot Camp for New Dads every month 909-620-MOME; Parenting & teen parenting program 909-620-6663

RIE Parent/Infant Guidance Classes e-mail educarer@rie.org, Resources for Infant Educators 323-663-5330

San Antonio Community Hospital

Los Angeles, support groups 310-205-8400

NICU, support group 909-985-2811 ext 3676 Parenting classes, 909980-BABY (2229)

Mothers & More Pasadena Chapter

The Sanctuary Birth & Family Wellness Center

at our location or yours Ms. Dennis 310-266-2845 or 323-298-1516

Focus is on the mother. Our meetings alternate between intellectually stimulating topical meetings and social "moms night out" gettogethers. www.mothersandmorepas.org

Pomona Valley

New Parent Support and Mommy & Me

New Mom Groups, Breastfeeding Support, New Dad Support Groups, Sibling Preparation Class, Infant Massage, Family Therapy, Hospital Birth Preparation, Home Birth Preparation. 310-566-7690 www.birthsanctuary.com

Child/Baby Safety Classes Adult/Infant/Child CPR Infant CPR & Safety, 909-620-MOME

Save a Little Life

Infant CPR & Safety 949-764-BABY

South Coast MC Baby Safe 949-499-7514

Los Angeles, Babies welcome 310-477-PLUS

Michelle Barone, MA, MFCC

“New Moms in Touch” support group for moms with infants 0-6 months; Parenting series for 2-6 year olds 818-902-2977.

Santa Monica / UCLA Hosp Nuparent 310-319-4000 xt 92888 New Mother’s Forum Free discussion group 818-952-3532

Crispen Williams, MA Reg MFT Intern IMF 39218 Supervisor: E. Shatzkin, MFC 35359 Psych-ed groups teaching ex-spouses & step-parents to coparent. Cert. CoMama Group Facilitator 310-843-2700

Photography

Linda Rose, Honeysucklerose & Yoga Birth - Playgroups

English/Spanish CPR & First Aid

8 weeks-1 year & Babycare & Conscious Parenting classes 818-994-7809 honsucklerose @aol.com

CPR, Etc. - Private. Offered at home, church, temple, for groups & individ. In Eng. & Span. Ellen Steinberg RN 818-345-4439

A Mother’s Gathering

Prenatal, infants, children and family photos. www.photodiversions.com, 714-730-5050

(0-12 months) Kindermusic, San Fernando Valley 818-380-3111

Baby’s First Impression

Citrus Valley M.C. QoV Campus

4d ultrasound images. www.babysfirstimpression.com, 909-946-5410

Baby & Me, play group for teen parents 626-813-2844

Big Belly Photography

Foothill Presbyterian Hospital Babies welcome 818-963-8411 ext 3399

Specialize in pregnancy photography. www.ALaModePhoto.com 310-770-2676

Huntington Memorial Baby & Me

Brubaker Photography

Glendale Advent. Infant/Toddler Safety 818-409-8100

Valley Pres Hosp Pediatric CPR & Pediatric Life Support, Eng/Span 818-902-2977

Training Solutions Paramedic instructor. CPR. Eng & Span 818-789-8907 days/eves

Methodist Hosp Arcadia Child safety & baby-proofing 626-574-3475 to Reg.

626-397-8768

Babydays Mom & Baby Group Santa Monica 310-869-7297

Anamaria Brandt Fine Art Photography

Maternity, babies, children, weddings & head shots. http://www.brubakerphotography.com, 310-476-1992

Day One Photography

Chapman Family Center

Pregnancy, birth, adoption, babies, families and events. www.dayonephoto.com, 310-820-2505

Natural Birth & Woman’s Center

“Mommy & Me,” “Working Moms,” & “Fathers/Expectant Fathers” 310-453-5144 - 3 hr. sessions in the RIE method 310-453-5144

First Look Sonogram

CPR, Parenting, Sibling, Breastfeeding, and Childbirth classes. (818) 386-1082 www.gr8birth.com

The Early Childhood Parenting Center

Clarence Calhoun Infant CPR 626-357-3100

Huntington Memorial Infant/Child CPR & Safety 626-397-8768

Safety In Motion Car Seat Education. At-home car seat installation & education day/evening/weekend appts available 714 264-2924 www.safetyinmotion.org

Was primary prevention program at Cedars-Sinai for over 30 years and are now a freestanding non-profit located at Westside locations. We offer free WarmLine service, Parent-infant, toddler, single parent and working parent groups. fees are $120-130/month and some scholarships. Phone 310-281-9770 www.parentingtots.com

YWCA Santa Monica/Westside

4d Sonogram and newborn imaging. www.firstlooksonogram.com 310-543-5152

Janell Mithani Photography Maternity portraits, newborn/infants, children, cards. www.jmphotostudio.com, 626-798-4167

La Neve Studio Pregnancy, infant and children and family portraits. Monthly specials. www.lanevephoto.com, Downtow Brea. 714.529.3686

Lamaze, Breastfeeding & CPR 310-643-5117

Offers Parent and Me Activity Groups for infants through toddlers; Parent Support Classes for ages 1-3 years; Toddler Tumbling classes for ages 2-5; Boogie Woogie Dance classes for 2-3 year olds. (310) 452-3881 www.smywca.org 2019 14th Street, Santa Monica.

Total Child Safety

Moms Helping Moms

Fine art pregnancy and baby portraits, cards, albums, boxes. Long Beach (562) 981-8900; Pasadena (626) 744-9104; Irvine, Orange County (949) 753-1600. By appointment only. www.linnealenkus.com

Home & Car Seat Safety Class / Infant & Child CPR Free 805-230-1100

Meetings, playgroups, newsletters 562-933-1670

Little Darling’s/Precious Memories Portrait Studio

Dr. Lois Schunk, MFT, LCCE, CLE

Midwives

Parenting Support Classes

Linnea Lenkus Fine Art Portrait Studios

Photography in your home. 888-425-2000

Lori Dorman Pregnancy,baby and family photography. www.loridorman.com 818-247-0200

The Pump Station

Tonya Brooks, LM, MS

2415 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90403 www.pumpstation.com (310) 826-5774

Dr. Christine Anderson

(818) 386-1082 www.gr8birth.com Holistic Nutrition-based prenatal care, Natural Family Planning, VBAC, Homebirths, Birth Center, Water Labor, Water Birth, Hospital Birth. Classes - ACHI Childbirth, Breastfeeding, Sibling, Parenting, Midwifery Assistant and Doula Training.

Board Cert. in Chiropractic Pediatrics. Free classes to help raise healthy children 323-436-2735 Support group, call Tiffany 818-557-6395

Fine art photography, birth, pregnancy, infancy and children. www.margaretgruesbeck.com, 626-836-7761

Blessed Beginnings Midwifery

CALFAM

Milk and Cookies Photography

The Sanctuary Birth & Family Wellness Center The Sanctuary offers comprehensive, holistic and compassionate wellness and maternity care, doula services, birth and parenting education and lactation support. Lactation consulting, breastfeeding classes and support groups. www.birthsanctuary.com (310) 566-7690

Sharies Lactation Station 20 years of experience as lactation educator providing consultations and selling and renting breast pumps, breastfeeding supplies and nursing bras. Santa Clarita, CA sales@sharieslactation.com (661)-296-1280

Attachment Parenting Int. of Hollywood

714-639-7530 www.BlessedBeginnings.net Susan Scott Gill, LM, CPM; Lori Luyten, LM, CPM; and Karen Pecora, LM, CPM. Home Birth, water labor and/or birth, supportive environment, support of birth choices and plans, no separation of mother and baby, immediate care of the newborn including full pediatric exam. Dedicated to supporting women through childbearing years including prenatal, labor & birth, postpartum, and well-woman support.

Advanced parenting support group. 818-907-9980

Candace Leach, LM, CPM

Vonda Dennis

562-272-4541 www.birthgoddess.com Pre-conception, prenatal, homebirth, waterbirth, postpartum, wellwoman & well-baby care. Free consultations.

The Baby Guru, 310-226-7097

East San Gabriel Valley Mothers of Twins Club

Tender Loving Childbirth

Family Resource Counseling Center

The Early Childhood Parenting Center

Margaret Gruesbeck Photography

Specializing in unique maternity and child portraits, from the tummy to six years old. www.milkandcookiesphotography.com 323.533.4268

Parent and me education and support groups for infant to three year olds. New groups beginning in September ‘09. www.parentingtots.org

Peek-a-Boo Ultrasound

Creative Parenting Classes

Pregnancy Portraits

The Parenting Experience, Santa Clarita, 805-383-0133

626-335-9817

310-278-6333 www.tenderlovingchildbirth.com Give birth to your baby in the warmth, love and comfort of your own home. Homebirth is safe, natural and empowering. Call today to schedule a FREE homebirth consultation.

Individual psychotherapy, assessment and wide variety of group therapeutic services including infant/ child development and parenting. 310-479-9798

UCLA Maternity Associates, A Midwifery and Obstetric

Young Moms Support & Info. 818-988-4430; Melody-Joy McLaughlin (British) RN, RM, CIFC, Pre/Postnatal Ed 818-785-3790

Friends of the Family

Non-Diagnostic for family, fun, & entertainment. 909-579-8229 Specialize in pregnancy photos and newborn sessions. www.pregnancyportraits.net, 818-905-3213

Prenatal Peek Newborn imaging. 23161 Ventura Boulevard Suite #207, Woodland Hills, CA. 91367. (818)390-1141 www.prenatalpeek.com/sfvalley

Marlo Yoshimoto Photography Pregnancy, baby and child photography. www.msyoshphoto.com 760.679.6136

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Hypnobirthing-Leclaire Method Michelle Leclaire O’Neill Ph.D The Magic of Multiples Michelle Leclaire O’Neill Ph.D Hypnobirthing Multiples Michelle Leclaire O’Neill Ph.D

in your home 310.483.3987 mothernaturebirth@yahoo.com

The Bradley® Method

Romy Rapoport

Pasadena/Altadena/ Los Angeles

A p p l e Va l l e y

in your home 760.486.4298 www.wombtowalk.com

Childbirth Education

in your home or mine 626.388.2191 www.support4birth.com

Childbirth Preparation Birth Options Consults Breastfeeding Education

Rebecca Noel

Beverly Hills

Maba Beyond Breastfeeding 310.271.2589 atmaba.com

Breastfeeding Newborn Preparation Labor & Delivery Prep Infant Massage CPR and Safety

Carol Levey, C.L.E. Kathryn Auger DONA R.N.

Instructors

Native Indian Birthing Grove 310.454.0920 leclairemethod.com

A g o u ra H i l l s / M a l i b u

Cordelia Sattefield Hanna Cordelia Sattefield Hanna Cordelia Sattefield Hanna

Pasadena Public Health Dept. 626.744.6093 www.support4birth.com (free to Medi- Cal; $75 other)

Understanding Birth Coping with Labor Options for Childbirth

Heather Archer CIMI, C.L.E. Barbara Wogh, R.N. BSN

TBA TBA TBA

Leslye Adelman-MA, IBCLC, LCCE, UCLA trained; Providing more than 20 years of individualized, nurturing education to promote students optimal preparation for childbirth, breastfeeding and newborn care. Heather Archer-CIMI, CMT - Certified Massage Therapist Kathryn Auger,-DONA, R.N., Believes childbirth should be a joyful experience. Preparation gives a woman confidence in the ability to give birth in a relaxed and peaceful state of mind and body.

Pomona B re a

Private Home 714.290.3174 dccenteno@msn.com

Natural Life Chiropractic 714.290.3174 dccenteno@msn.com

Bradley® Natural Childbirth Classes

Danielle Centeno

Ida Bird,-RN, MN,-Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator, Assistant Clinical Professor UCLA School of Nursing, teaching evidence based content.

Redondo Beach Downey

Parent Education Center 310.326.2764 doulabirthpartners.com

Downey Regional Medical Center 562.904.5580

Lamaze

Alma Aragon

Hypnobirthing Childbirth Preparation Cesarean Preparation  Newborn Care  Infant Safety/CPR  Breastfeeding Basics

Growing Blessings 818.317.3264 growingblessings@aol.com

Lamaze Lamaze Weekend Course Baby Care Basics

Ellie Shea

Beach Cities Babies 310.372-5511 www.beachcitiesbabies.com

Calabasas

Lisa Spiegel Lisa Spiegel Lisa Spiegel

Susanna Lutton

Santa Clarita

Encino

A Mother’s Haven 818-380-3111 amothers-haven.com

Prepared Childbirth Prepared Childbirth Intensive Caring For Your Newborn Breastfeeding 101 CPR and First Aid Hypnobirthing

Babies & Beyond 661.259.1802 skraye@aol.com

Baby Care I.C.E.A. Breastfeeding C/S Delivery Lamaze

Leslie Adelman Leslie Adelman/Terry Gaff Richard Pass Alisha Tamburri

Fullerton

Belly Sprout 714.290.3174 dccenteno@msn.com

Pump Station 310.374.4546 pumpstation.com Ida Bird Lamaze

Lamaze-Bradley®

Judith Chapman

Private Location 310.394.6711

Bradley® Childbirth

Glendale Adventist Med Center 818.409.8325

Nancy Griffin

Birth & Beyond 323-931-8521 jbleanse@sbcglobal.net

Bradley®

Childbirth Preparation

Jodi Leanse

Sherman Oaks

G ra n a d a H i l l s

Private Home 818.368.8428 klone@socal.rr.com

Christine Low Christine Low Christine Low

Natural Birth & Women’s Center 818.386.1082 Gr8birth.com

Birthing, Midwifery Assistant Tonya Brooks Silverlake

Silverlake Yoga 323-397-1274

Bradley®

High Desert

Private Homes 760.486.4298 wombtowalk.com

Intro to Hypbirth Infant Massage

Alise Hatley, CLE, CE Jan Sheridan Jill Spector, CLE Laurie Sutherland, RD Laurie Sutherland, RD

Santa Monica

Danielle Centeno

Glendale

Bradley® Breastfeeding Class Birthday/Follow-Up

Rebecca Noel Rebecca Noel

Liuba Randolph

S i m i Va l l e y

Natural Birthing Center 818.645.4692 Sacredmotherdoula.com

Infant Massage

Octavia Lindlahr

Lakewood

Ta rz a n a

in your home 562-272-4541 www.birthgoddess.com

Mommy Zone 818.645.4692 Sacredmotherdoula.com

Prepared Childbirth Homebirth Early Pregnancy Baby Care

Infant Massage

Candace Leach, LM, CPM, CCE

Los Robles Hospital 818-707-0894

Couples Childbirth Class Prenatal Yoga

562-208-4383 www.BradleyBirth.com

Andrea Gamble

Private Home 310.455.2652 brittab@charter.net

Birthing from Within Birthing Again Birth Story Workshop

Los Angeles Cedars-Sinai 310-453-5144

Judith Chapman

Pump Station/Private Home 323-244-3912 www.OneWithChild.com

Lamaze- Bradley®

Madalyn Morris, ICCE, CLEC Jodi Leanse

Natural Birth & Woman’s Center 818.386.1082 www.gr8birth.com

Private Home 661.254.2069 yvonne@doulawithlove.com

Childbirth Prep

Childbirth, Parenting and Breastfeeding classes Irvine

Hoag Hospital 949.764.2229 hoaghospital.org

Cesarean Class Baby Care Basics Baby Saver Breastfeeding

Gabriella Shaughnessy, RNC, IBCLC, LCCE

Breastfeeding Education Randi Levinson-Kuzmin Childbirth Educ for Women with Disabilities Parent Training

Britta Bushnell-Certified Birthing From Within mentor; prenatal yoga instructor and mother. Britta’s classes help parents build a pain-coping mindset so they may fully participate in births rite of passage. Judy Chapman-RN, certified nurse-midwife and a certified Lamaze instructor trained through UCLA in 1972. Certified (DONA) doula and doula trainer and have birth and postpartum doula registries. Ron Coffman-I enjoy birth and starting new families off right like teaching the man’s point of view for helping his partner. Sue Coffman-Certified labor doula since 1998 through DONA: Wanted to reach more parents, like Bradley’s non-intervention point of view. Shelia Felman-AAHCC Certified Bradley® Method® Educator and Labor Support Doula. Shelia has a passion for helping couples prepare for birth with education, relaxation practice, and learning to release fear of birth. 87% of her students have had drug free natural births. Andrea Gamble-Bradley® Childbirth Instructor in Long Beach. Terry Gass-RN,IBCLC, With more than 20 years in the field of maternal and child health, Terry is committed to offering nurturing and patient education and support to ensure successful breastfeeding. Melanie Gersten-Melanie teaches parents, babies, and Early Childhood Educators about the benefits of and steps for success to signing with babies and toddlers. (310) 529-7094 or (714) 816-0814 www.BabySignsWithMelanie.com Nancy Griffin-MA, 20 years affiliated Master Bradley® Instructor/ Lactation Consultant/ Child Development Expert/ Pregnancy-Recovery Exercise Specialist/ Professional Writer for Mothering Magazine/ Owner of Mommy Care Mothering Center

Head First Doula Services, Inc. 323.240.6002 www.headfirstdoulas.net

Birthing from Within Breastfeeding Cesarean Birth Preparation Happiest Baby on the Block Newborn Care

Yana Katzap-Nackman, CD Yana Katzap-Nackman, CD Yana Katzap-Nackman, CD Yana Katzap-Nackman, CD Yana Katzap-Nackman, CD

Private Location 818.346.2467 lotusmoonbirth.com

Bradley®

Shelia C. Feldman

Randi Levinson-Kuzmin-Teaching since 1987 as LCCE. Received FACCE status from Lamaze International in 2001. CLE status; Giving families enough makes all the difference. Carol Levey-C.L.E. 10 years as a lactation professional; -The birth of a child is a miracle.We offer “ hands on “ lactation support so that both baby and mom thrive in their new roles. Octavia Lindlahr-Octavia Lindlahr is a Certified Infant Massage Instructor, trained through the International Association of Infant Massage. She is a certified labor doula and hypnotherapist working with pregnant women during labor and delivery. Christine Low-Labor doula for 12 years, Bradey instructor for 10 years; Each labor is unique and that is how I look upon each birthing couple. Katie Mc Call-AAHCC,ALACE, Certified by Bradley (AAHCC) and ALACE, Katie is a childbirth educator and birth doula. Katie is also in midwifery school and owner of The Sanctuary. Madalyn Morris-ICCE, CLEC, ICEA & UCSD Certified Instructor. Experienced, personable, and reliable. I believe the best way to birth is your way. Rebecca Noel-I am a CAPPA certified childbirth educator and a DONA trained birth doula. I offer private sessions so that my clients are being taught in a more relaxing atmosphere. Michelle Leclaire O’Neill- PhD,R.N Created the Leclaire Hypnobirthing Method. Doctor O’Neil has also trained physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals in mind/ body medicine. She is the author of Creative Childbirth, Meditations From Pregnancy and other works. Diane Peterson-ICEA certified childbirth educator; DONA certified doula ;lead Mommy and Me groups and couples relationship workshop; Breastfeeding educator philosophy -supporting informed choices for expectant and new mothers. Richard Pass-With decades of emergency room and health education experience, Richard is an expert in the knowledge and delivery of this life saving information. Laine Podell-MA, CLE, Laine’s 10+ years working in the fields of parent education and child development has made her passionate about providing quality and nurturing prenatal and parenting education. Linda Rose-is a certified DONA doula infant expert and a calming presence. Offering gracious assistance to parents, certified as a Kundalani yoga teacher at Golden Bridge Spiritual Village. Leslie Sandoval-CD (DONA) Providing caring, knowlegeable support and guidance to new mothers, their partners and families, throughout pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period. Pauline Scharf, CBE-Teaching for 12 years. Bradley Method classes. Ellie Shea-I believe a well-prepared and supported woman will use her own power in birth to make decisions from an intuitive level instead of from fear. Jan Sheridan-ICEA, Focused on individual needs and concerns, very experienced

Alise Hatley -certified lactation educator,certified doula, Lamaze certified, in last year of nursing school. Amazing qualifications and very personable.

Lisa Spiegel-ICEA, LCCE, Lisa is a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator with 12 years experience supporting Informed Choices for the expectant family. Classes are nurturing and individualized to promote a positive birth experience for the couple.

Hoag Hospital-All of our instructors are registered nurses, certified in childbirth and IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultants).

Leslie Sandoval CD (DONA)

Yana Katzap-Nackman-CD(DONA), PCD(DONA), CLE. President, Head First Doula Services, Inc.

Sue Coffman

Candace Leach-Licensed Midwife, Certified Doula, & Certified Childbirth Educator with over 11 years experience attending 400+births and teaching thousands of families.

Private Home 714.744.6932

Jodi Leanse-Instructor for 7 years; Have given birth 4 times; All natural, unmedicated; “Our bodies are strong are strong and we have to connect deep inside to feel the miracle of birth.”

Robin Gruver-AAHCC, ICEA I have been working with couples who would like to have an unmedicated birth for 30 years. I have been teaching Prenatal Yoga for 23 years.

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O ra n g e / P l a c e n t i a

The Bradley® Method

Tonya Brooks-founded (Association for Childbirth at Home International) as an international research association; a licensed midwife and childbirth educator. She believes in empowering the mother with knowledge so she creates the birth she envisions and makes the best choices for her baby and her birth.

The Childbirth Connection 818.734.0723

Wo o d l a n d H i l l s

South Coast Midwifery 949.235.9834 wwwblessedbabydoula.com

Gentle Birth Baby Care Basics Happiest Baby

Yvonne Novak

Va n N u y s

ACHI Childbirth Class, VBAC (1 day crash course); Newborn Pediatrics; Breastfeeding; Sibling; Parenting; CPR; Postpartum Support; Midwifery Assistant and Doula Training: Tonya Brooks The Sanctuary Birth & Family Wellness Center 310.566.7690 www.birthsanctuary.com

Britta Bushnell Britta Bushnell Britta Bushnell

Va l e n c i a

Private Home 323-931-8521 jbleanse@sbcglobal.net

Bradley®

Robin Gruver, AAHCC, ICEA Robin Gruver, AAHCC, ICEA

To p a n g a

Los Angeles

Lamaze-Bradley®

Octavia Lindlahr

Thousand Oaks

Long Beach

Bradley®

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Bradley® Natural Childbirth Classes

Laurie Sutherland-RN Lamaze certified, medical training, very caring, realistic approach to labor, meeting personal preferences. Alicia Tamburri-CCHT, 25 years experience. Alisha’s passion is helping pregnant couples have a fearless, often pain free birth using Hypnnobirthing Childbirth Education.

Private Home 714.985.9862 spiritfilled@sbcglobal.net

The Bradley® Method

Pauline Scharf

Honeysucklerose

A Mother’s Haven

Yoga Body

Linda Rose, Kundalini Pre-natal Yoga, Baby & Me, Conscious Parenting, private/group classes 818-994-7809

Pre-post Yoga Classes 818-380-3111

Toluca Lake Sat 12-1:30pm Pre/ postnatal yoga - kundalini teacher/doula Linda Rose 818-566-1166

Contact your local hospital for available exercise classes.

Karuna Yoga

with Merika. Hollywood Area 323-878-0431

AMKR Dance Productions

Prenatal class 323-665-6242

Yoga Kingdom Sanctuary Prenatal Yoga. Pasadena. www.yogakingdom.com 626-792-7871

Prenatal & postpartum classes Inland Empire 909-860-1063

Prenatal Yoga

Khalsa Way Pre-Natal yoga

Angel City Yoga

Romy Rapoport, 310-483-3987, Malibu mothernaturebirth@yahoo.com

Robin Gruver 818-707-0894 Yoga Works Westlake Village 805-3713030; True Yoga Westlake Village - 805-449-4225

Yoga Works

Pre/ postnatal classes Mommy&Me/Children’s yoga 800-500-9642

LeClaire Childbirth & Mind/Body Cntr

Prenatal Yoga with Juanita

Blessings Center

Mommy & Me, Meditate class 310-454-0920

Pre & postnatal Yoga classes, Gurutej Kaur 323-930-2803

Long Beach Parks, Recreation and Marine

Camarillo Yoga Center

Stroller Roller Exercise Class; Pregnancy Fitness Class 310-454-0920 http://www.longbeach.gov/park/

Prenatal Yoga in Pasadena

Prenatal Yoga Classes. Tara Stivers Instructor 805.504.3920

Chapman Family Center

Natasha Maidoff

Santa Monica Family YMCA

Pre/Postnatal Exercise

Prenatal Belly Dance Classes

Prenatal Yoga, Lotus of Light, 526 E Route 66, Glendora, 626-202-9594 www.lotusoflight.com Lettie Watkins, Gurmukh cert. Free parking 626-441-3572

LCCE Pre/postnatal exercise, infant massage 310-453-5144

Dance class for moms & babies at Electric Lodge 310-358-6769

Aqua prenatal & land postpartum classes 310-393-2721

Denise See, LMT, MA

Rose Mary Mosher, RN, CNP

True Yoga Westlake Village

Pre/postnatal exercise & prenatal yoga 310-375-1145 or 310-374-3426 ext 126

Prenatal Yoga 805-449-4225

Verdugo Exercise & Gym

Mommy Care

YMCA (in the pool) 818-790-0123

The official workout program for St. John’s Hosp. Group/personal training. Baby massage, Nancy Griffin 310-394-6711

Westlake Yoga

Mommy & Me Dance Classes

Yoga at the Village

Preg massage & Water therapy sessions 818-948-4788

Equilibrium Fitness Pilates Pre/postnatal exercise, Phyllis Douglas 909-593-1717

Exercise for Two Private training & consult. Lauri Reimer Mihailov 310-453-2380

Fortanasce & Assisted Phys. Therapy/ Sports Med Ctr. Aqua Fit For Motherhood class Tue/Thurs 5:30 pm 626-446-7027

Parents and/or caregivers learn to dance with infants/toddlers. Venice 310-358-6769

Prenatal Yoga 805-496-5780 ext 2 Prenatal / postnatal classes MOMMY & ME, Yoga for kids Family Yoga; Glendale 818-265-9833 http://www.yogaatthevillage.com

Prenatal yoga / mommy & me yoga 805-371-3030

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Postpartum Care

A Mother’s Touch

Andra Brosh, Ph.D.

Pre & Postnatal massage for mom. In your home. 888-644-9595

Clinical Psychologist (PSY 22901); www.motheringminds.com 310-922-6969

Mommy Massage Monica Lundrey pre/postnatal massage 818-589-1017

StressBusters Body Therapy Center The spa has specialized in prenatal, post-partum, Labor, and Infant Massage Training for the past ten years. Experience better pain management without medical interventions, less interventions, shorter birth time. 949-831-1988 www.stressbustersspa.com

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LeClaire Childbirth & Mind/Body Center Postpartum depression, Ind. or Group home visit, PhD & RN 310-454-0920 Margaret Heikes Postpartum care 310-390-9450

Hoag Hospital Free Postpartum Adjustment Support Group every Friday from 2:303:30; babies are welcomed; call our Babyline for more information 949.764.2229

Trina Hetherington Postpartum care & healing 818-951-7122

Karen Axelrod, BA, LMT Pre/postnatal massage + craniosacral therapy for adults & kids. My site or your home. 310-376-0113

Veronica Hinojosa-Stang

Licensed Massage Therapist. Pre/postnatal 818-426-1810

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Breastfeeding (Lactation) Consultants & Resources

Breastfeeding resources continued from page 6... Johnson-Haddad, Miranda, CLE, IBCLC 818-621-5477 4735 Alta Canyada Road, La Cañada, CA 91011- 2035 Also serves Burbank, N. Hollywood

Breastfeeding classes prenatal, post partum, private instruction; consults in hospital, client’s home, also at Bellies, Babies & Bosoms; support groups; available weekends and evenings. Pasadena Rosey Babys 626-432-6730 Chetti, Carolyn, RN, CLC Serves Greater San Gabriel Valley Private breastfeeding instruction; consults in hospital, office, client’s home; available Saturday and evenings. San Marino B.A.B.I.E.S. 626-285-1473 Gail Katz, RN, MSN, CNS, IBCLC, FACCE PMB 430, 2275 Huntington Drive, San Marino, CA 91108 Private breastfeeding instruction; consults in hospital, office, client’s home; breast pump rentals & related sales; specializes in NICU babies; available evenings & weekends. Certified Lamaze Breastfeeding Support Specialist Course Instructor. The Pump Station 323-469-5300 W. Haldeman, RN, MN, IBCLC, C. Harvey, RN, MS, IBCLC, J. Sacher, RN, MN, IBCLC www.Pumpstation.com 1248 Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 90038 Breastfeeding classes; consults in office & home visits; breast pump rentals & related sales; credit cards accepted; support groups; bras & nursing wear, baby care products, baby & preemie clothes. SAN FERNANDO VALLEY

A Bundle of Joy 818-345-4439; 818-929-7584, ■ 4431 Callada Place, Tarzana, CA 91356 Serving San Fernando Valley and surrounding areas

Breastfeeding consultations in hospital, Tarzana office, or client’s home; breast pump deliveries - rentals and sales; baby scales, nursing bras. Phone support and mail order service. Adelman, Leslye, MS, IBCLC, LCCE; Jaffe, Fran, MPH, RD, IBCLC “Gentle Nurturing” 818-789-6718; 818-929-7481 www.gentlenurturing.com Also serve West Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Hollywood, Santa Monica

Breastfeeding classes prenatal, post partum, private instruction at “A Mother’s Haven” & “CosmiKids”; consults in hospital, pediatric office, client’s home; breast pump rentals & sales, pump delivery; credit cards accepted; available weekends & evenings. “A Mother’s Haven” 818-380-3111, ✖, ■ L. Podell-Camino, MA, CLE, Leslye Adelman, MS, IBCLC, Terry Gass, RN, IBCLC www.amothers-haven.com 15928 Ventura Blvd. Suite #116, Encino, CA 91436 Classes prenatal & post partum; consults in location of your preference; breast pump rentals & related sales; New Mother & other classes and support; SFV largest selection of nursing bras & clothing, slings, baby care & clothing; available weekends & evenings. Breceda, Gina, LVN, CCE, IBCLC, 818-702-8803, ■ Also serves Malibu, Calabasas, Moorpark, Westlake, Agoura, West LA, Santa Monica

Private breastfeeding instruction; consults in hospital, client’s home; available weekends and evenings. Providence Holy Cross Medical Center 818-847-4142, ■ 15031 Rinaldi St., Misson Hills, CA 91345-1207 Also serving Burbank, Santa Clarita Valley

Terry Gass, RN, IBCLC, RLC, Carol Chacón, CCCE, IBCLC, RLC A Baby Friendly Hospital; Breastfeeding classes prenatal, post partum, support group; consults in hospital, client’s home; support group; breast pump rentals & sales, credit cards accepted. 8 AM-5 PM Rivas, Margie, RN, CPNP, CLEC 818-831-8982, ■ 11001 Nestle Avenue, Northridge, CA 91326-2850 Prenatal classes; consults in hospital, clients home; breast pump rentals, sales, and related sales; available weekends & evenings. Steinberg, Ellen, RN, LCCE, IBCLC 818-345-4439, ■ Serving San Fernando Valley & surrounding areas

Consults in hospital, Tarzana office, client’s home; breast pump rentals & sales, baby scale rentals; specializes in milk supply concerns, sucking difficulties, sore nipples; craniosacral therapy for mother and baby. 9 AM - 9 PM seven days a week, by appointment only.

The Pump Connection 818-225-8822, ✖ ■ www.thepumpconnection.com "Binky" Petok, BS, IBCLC, L. O’Neil, BS, IBCLC, R. Ross, BS, IBCLC 22554 Ventura Blvd. Suite 112, Woodland Hills, CA 91364 Also serves Simi Valley and Santa Clarita

Breastfeeding consults in office, client’s home; support groups & classes; breast pump rentals/sales, professionally fitted nursing bras; credit cards & web orders accepted. M-F 10-5 & Sat. 11-4 The Pump Station 323-469-5300 W. Haldeman, RN, MN, IBCLC, C. Harvey, RN, MS, IBCLC, J. Sacher, RN, MN, IBCLC 1248 Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 90038 www.Pumpstation.com Breastfeeding classes; consults in office & home visits; breast pump rentals & related sales; credit cards accepted; support groups; bras & nursing wear, baby care products, baby & preemie clothes. SANTA CLARITA VALLEY

Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital 661-253-8238, ■ www.HenryMayo.com 23845 McBean Parkway, Valencia, CA 91355-2083 Mary Beth Sweet, IBCLC; Jolli Bernier IBCLC, Lisa Araki, CLE Breastfeeding classes prenatal; consults in hospital, clinic; breast pump rentals & sales; support group Thurs. 9:30 - 11:00 AM; available weekends. Takeda, Cindee Robinson, MS, CLE, IBCLC 661-298-1774 28468 Alder Peak, Santa Clarita, CA 91387-3109 Also serves San Fernando Valley

Private instruction; consults in client’s home, pediatric office; experienced with preterm, multiples & special needs infants; available weekends & evenings. Will, Emily, RN 661-296-1280 www.yourlactationstation.com Also serves San Fernando Valley

Private instruction; consults in client’s home; breast pump sales and rental, free delivery within Santa Clarita Valley, breastfeeding supplies; available evenings and weekends. SIMI VALLEY/CONEJO VALLEY/VENTURA COUNTY

Collett, Vivienne, RN, CLC 818-879-2005; 818-807-9545 Serves Oak Park, Agoura Hills, Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks, Camarillo

Consults in client’s home; breast pump rentals & related sales; available Saturdays & evenings. Holistic Lactation 805-582-2058 Dianne E. Oliver, IBCLC www.holisticlactation.com Serves Ventura County and Greater Los Angeles

Breastfeeding classes prenatal, post partum, private instruction; consults in hospital, client’s home; available weekends and evenings. Rahmat, Mindith, MA, CLEC 805-501-1782 www.breastfeedingguru.com

Breastfeeding classes prenatal, post partum, private instruction; consults in hospital, office, client’s home; breastfeeding & yoga classes, special interest in teens, maternity homes. MONTEBELLO/WHITTIER/DOWNEY/LYNWOOD

Kennedy, Diane R., MS, IBCLC, CLE, LCCE 562-652-0408 11328 E. Clare Street, Whittier, CA 90601-2574 Also serves Pasadena, San Gabriel Valley, Long Beach, Orange County

Private breastfeeding instruction; consults in client’s home; breast pump rentals and related sales; available weekends and evenings. Anastasia Pappas, MD, AAFM, CLE, ABM; Andrea Mason, MD, AAFM, ABM 562-698-0811 Ext. 8516, ■ 9251 Pioneer Blvd. Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 12291 Washington Blvd.. Suite 500, Whittier, CA 90606-2551 Prenatal & post partum care; consults in hospital,office, client’s home; credit cards accepted; address medical problems associated with breastfeeding; available weekends & evenings; MediCal provider.

Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital 562-698-0811 Ext.7652 12401 Washington Blvd., Whittier, CA 90602-1099 Serves Whittier, San Gabriel Valley & North Orange County

Dominica Castro, RN, CLE, IBCLC Prenatal breastfeeding classes, private instruction; consults in hospital, clinic; support group. Mon. - Fri. 9 AM - 4 PM WESTCHESTER/SOUTH BAY/SAN PEDRO

Breastfeeding Support Center 310-374-3426, Ext 183, ♣ ■ www.bchd.org Beach Cities Health District, 514 N. Prospect Ave., 1st. Fl., Redondo Beach, CA 90277 Sharon Watkins, IBCLC; Barbara Zimmerman RN, IBCLC; Miriam Nash, IBCLC Prenatal, post partum classes; consults in hospital, clinic, client’s home; breast pump rentals & sales; low cost drop-in clinic, free weight checks & phone counseling. Mon. - Thur., 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM, Sat. 10 AM - noon Berger, Dymphna, MA, IBCLC 310-251-7350 ● ✦ 1120-A Vincent Street, Redondo Beach, CA 90277 Prenatal and post partum classes, private instruction; consults in client’s home, WIC center; telephone counseling; available Fri., Sat., Sun. and evenings. Bright Beginnings & Beyond Lynette Miya, MN, RNP 310-316-1528, ■ www.brightbeginningsbeyond.com 229 Ave. I, Suite 101, Redondo Beach, CA 90277-5600 Breastfeeding classes prenatal, post partum; consults in office, client’s home; breast pump rentals & sales, nursing wear; credit cards accepted , some reduced rates; support group; available weekends. Education and Consulting Associates 310-541-6580 Linda M. Smith, RNC, MS, NP, CLE www.lactationedu.com P.O. Box 905, Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274 Serves Beach Cities and Palos Verdes Peninsula, Long Beach

Prenatal & post partum breastfeeding classes, private instruction; consults in hospital, client’s home; sale of breastfeeding supplies available weekends. Goldbach, Victoria, RN, BSN, CLE 310-540-2790; 310-874-2438 Private breastfeeding instruction; consults in hospital, office, client’s home, phone consults; baby-care instruction and in-home help; available evenings & weekends. Lipsey, Gwendolyn, CLE, PCD 310-663-6235 www.family-doula.com Also serves West LA, Santa Monica, Culver City Private breastfeeding instruction; consults in hospital, client’s home; available Saturdays and evenings. The Breastpump Connection 310-212-6461; 310-779-7943 Luanne Rosevear, RN, BS, CLE, LCCE Breastfeeding classes, prenatal, post partum; consults in hospital, office, client’s home, pediatric office; breast pump rental & sales, pump delivery; available evenings & weekends. Torrance Memorial Medical Center 310-517-4711 3330 Lomita Blvd., Health Links, West Tower, Torrance, CA 90505-5073 Susan Orr, PT, LCCE, CLC, IBCLC; Nancy Kraus, BA, LCCE, CLE Breastfeeding classes prenatal, post partum; $25 consults in clinic Mon. & Sat. 310-517-4743, weekends by appt.; breast pump rentals & sales, nursing wear, books, baby items; credit cards accepted. LONG BEACH/ORANGE COUNTY

Baylis, Cynthia, MPH, RD, IBCLC “Heart & Soul” 562-596-9598 2561 Gondar Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90815-2217 Also serves Bellflower, Downey, N. Orange County

Breastfeeding classes, prenatal, post partum; consults in office, client’s home; breast pump rentals & sales, pump delivery; credit cards accepted; available weekends & evenings. Gibson, Christine RN, PHN, CLE 949-697-6670 www.Learn2breastfeed.com Learn2Breastfeed near Bellflower and Wardlow Also serves Whittier

Classes prenatal, private instruction; consults in client’s home; back to work consulting; available evenings and weekends. Long Beach Memorial Medical Ctr./ Miller Children’s Hosp. 562-933-2779, ■ Memorial Care Center for Women - Lactation Support Services 2801 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90801-1701 www.memorialcare.org/miller/services/center-for-women/breastfeeding_store.cfm Prenatal & post partum breastfeeding classes, private instruction; consults in hospital & clinic; breast pump rental & sales. Mon. -Sat. 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Orr, Susan, PT, CLC, IBCLC 562-427-3782 3757 Falcon Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90807 Also serves Torrance, South Bay Breastfeeding classes, prenatal, post partum; consults in office, client’s home, pediatric office; breast pump rentals & related sales; Pediatric Physical Therapy; available some weekends & evenings; $20 consults at Columbia Pediatric Clinic, Long Beach. SAN GABRIEL VALLEY/INLAND EMPIRE

“Best Fed Breastfeeding Center” 626-919-6455 Harding, Cindy, LVN, **CLC www.breastfeedingcenter.com 1300 E. Maplegrove St., W. Covina, CA 91792-1210 Also serves Whittier Private breastfeeding classes; consults in office, client’s home; breast pump rentals, sales, specialty feeding devices; credit cards accepted; available evenings & weekends. Citrus Valley Medical Center, Queen of the Valley Campus 626-851-2753, ■ Gail Katz, RN, MSN, CNS, IBCLC, Lactation Services Program Coordinator 1115 S. Sunset Avenue, West Covina, CA 91790-3940 Post partum breastfeeding classes daily; consults in hospital; support group Tuesday 10:00 - 11:30 AM Citrus Valley Medical Center, Queen of the Valley Campus 626-814-2446, ■ Mother-Baby Specialty Shoppe Dawn Cooper, RN, BSN, Director Program Development 1115 S. Sunset Ave., West Covina, CA 91790 Prenatal breastfeeding classes for $5.00; breast pump rentals, sales & related sales. Miles, Lorraine, RN, BA, CLC, IBCLC (RLC) cell: 909-595-9620 Baby Beginnings Also serves Montebello, Whittier, Downey, Lynwood Private breastfeeding instruction; consults in hospital, client’s home; breast pump rentals, pump delivery; free teen program, NICU & pre-term babies follow-up; available weekends & evenings. Orellana, Josie, IBCLC 626-484-0964, ✖ ■ 28 Mountain Laurel Way, Azusa, CA 91702-6264 Also serves Montebello, Whittier, Downey, Lynwood, Glendale, Pasadena

Breastfeeding classes prenatal, post partum; consults in office, client’s home; nursing wear; credit cards accepted; available weekends, evenings. Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center 909-623-6455, ■ 1798 N. Garey Ave., Pomona, CA 91767 Terry Bretscher, RN, CLC, IBCLC Prenatal classes; consults in hospital, outpatient appointments available; breast pump rentals & sales; Mommy ‘N’ Me Wednesday 10 AM; medical translators available for other languages. Teachout, Stella, RN, BSN, IBCLC 626-966-2277, ❃ 18853 E. Nearfield Street, Azusa, CA 91702 Also serves Burbank, Pasadena, Glendale

Private instruction; consults in hospital, office, client’s home, pediatric office, WIC Center; experienced in hospital setting, NICU / Preterm babies, multiples; available weekends, evenings.

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aturday morning, 4 am and I had my first labor pain, a pain that was everywhere, but no where…the pain was in my dreams and hopes of motherhood, the anticipation of my baby making his way into the world, a pain that was incredibly gratifying…my first pain as a mother. At last, I was going to be able to make use of all our birthing classes, the What To Expect When You Are Expecting chapters and at that moment extinguish all of the anxieties of pregnancy. The painting and wall paper in the nursery was complete, the crib, bumper pads, all of the baby clothes washed and hung in the closet were finally going to be put to use! This was the moment that my husband and I had been dreaming of…to finally put a face on the one that we had intimately gotten to know…behind that magic curtain…we knew his elbow, the heel of his foot, his bum, I knew his head as it rested on my pelvic floor, snuggled ready to enter the world…and magically and unconditionally we loved this baby. We made the phone calls to the doctor, our parents, and waited for the contractions to continue, intensify and shorten in duration. We were met at the hospital by my more than anxious parents, waiting to share in the process and miracle of this birth. My mom, husband and I walked the halls, breathing, walking out the contractions. I remember smiling and saying that these labor pains were worth for who would meet us at the end of the day, when we would be holding our son… And then the labor pains stabbed me like a knife I had never felt nor could imagine.. the agony was more than I could bear. I think that I left my body-I couldn’t think, concentrate or focus. MTV played in the background in my labor room…which irritated and annoyed me…the songs coinciding with my contractions-

not a good thing. The thought of a new Kim Nelson video with stupid (not really-but at the www.SprinklesofMagic.com time…it was what I felt) Fine Young Cannibals, Paula Abdul or Tone Loc meant a Kim Nelson is a free-lance writer of essays and articles and contraction was coming. I was maniacal, has been featured in magazines across the United States. and I needed the television OFF. Her unique style inspires people to look at the simple and I gave in to the epidural earlier than magical times in life and make the most of them. I had hoped for…my first disappoint- She is the mother of four wonderful children and the ment. But now, I could concentrate and founder of Sprinkles of Magic, a unique gift company focus, I was calm and deliberate with the specializing in the magic world of children seen labor. I was in the moment, relaxed and through their parents eyes. Visit the website: experiencing the labor. There was anoth- www.SprinklesofMagic.com er mom in labor next door who was screaming and wailing, my heart went out to her-I assumed that she had not had the epidural that I had succumbed to earlier. I envisioned that her hair was a mess…she was naked and native…that her hysteria consumed the room and my experience was now calm and subdued. The nurses would come in and check on me, pleased that I was less vocal than my dueling labor partner. Contractions continued throughout the morning…and afternoon and I was proudly progressing and dilating to the goal of 10. The baby’s heart rate was dropping, but the doctor thought that I was going to be able to start pushing soon. My first mom triumph. My OB examined me and my first mom scare happened almost as quickly as my triumph. The baby’s heart rate dropped again and I later learned that I had Placenta abruptio (the separation of the placenta from its attachment to the uterus wall before the baby is delivered). I will never forget the ashen expression on my very young doctor-I could see his eyes start to well as he knew that we

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Doulas and Birth Assistants GROUPS AND SERVICES

B*E*S*T Doula Service 877-I-DOULA-U www.bestdoulas.com B*E*S*T (Birth Empowerment Support Team) Doula Service has supported hundreds of birthing families through pregnancy, labor, childbirth and postpartum since 1996. A group of experienced, certified doulas with a wide variety of credentials, including HypnoBirthing, Reiki, Birthing From Within, Spinning Babies, newborn care and more.

INDIVIDUALS

Taffy Allen 562-826-9883 www.cedarbirthservices.com IDONA Certified Birth Doula with Early Childhood Education background. I am also a La Leche League Member and support women on getting a good start on breastfeeding.

Andrea Armstrong 818-880-1504 Sacrafmly@aol.com

Veronica Hinojosa-Stang 310 365 8042 www.LosangelesDoulaservices.com

Yvonne Novak 661-254-2069 yvonne@doulawithlove.com

DONA certified birth Doula, working actively as a postpartum Doula. Willing to extend my services for $600. Providing information, emotional and physical support, child birth education, and pre- post natal therapy sessions. Serving as a Birth Doula in Los Angeles area only.

Happiest Baby on the Block instructor. I have been involved in the birthing community since the early 80’s. I have lost track over the years as to the number I’ve attended.

Sandra Sohn Jaffe 323-939-0340

DONA trained Birth Doula, trained Hypnobirthing doula. I offer caring, compassionate and continuous labor support, breastfeeding support, lending library and photography of labor and birth. Hablo Español.

I have been practicing for 9 years as a doula. I have attended over 50 births. I specialize in the whole experience from prenatal all the way until the first birthday.

Teaching since 1971 (33 years); approx. 100 births; started Lamaze classes program at CedarSinai in 1971; strive to provide most supportive environment for the mother; facilitate with the least intervention to support a healthy childbirth; proficient and familiar with hospital procedures.

Elizabeth Bachner 310-704-3500 livinglarge10@hotmail.com

Jody Jenson 949-369-7607 www.dreamdeliveries.com

I am a doula acupuncturist and apprentice midwife. I believe that the intimacy that conceived the baby should bring the baby into the world. I view birth to be a team effort including the doctor and partner. I have a lot of respect for doctors and hospitals and makes sure every choice during childbirth is an empowered choice.

I am a (CPSS) Certified Prenatal Support Specialist trained by Birth Wisdom, as well as a Childbirth Educator through the Best Birth Childbirth Educator Program. I’ve been in practice for five years and have attended 53 births.

Chapman Family Center 310-453-5144

Quincy J Bates 760-228-1011 DoulaCareQ@aol.com

DONA certified. This is a dedication to my mom. I am a doula because I love the female spirit and love to support and help women. I have a holistic loving approach

Chapman doulas undergo rigorous training at our center for 27 hours before earning certification as a birth or postpartum doula. Unlike sole practitioners, our doulas attend monthly educational meetings to continuously learn, exchange information and offer one another support. There is a wide range of fees.

Debi Benton 818-850-2478 www.youridealbirth.com

Julie Knaack 818-784-3700 jknaack@earthlink.net

10 years experience as a Midwife Assistant and Master Doula. I offer prenatal, labor and postpartum support, childbirth education, and more. I believe in supporting the family to have the best birth experience possible!

I’m a UCLA CLE, CD (DONA) & LVN. Have attended more than 50 births and helped more than 120 new parents transition into parenthood with PP care. I offer experience, mature judgement and a quirky sense of humor.

Blessed Baby Doula Services (949)-235-9834 www.blessedbabydoula.com Birth is a beautiful and life changing event in a woman's life, and should be treated with joyful respect. Allow me to help you celebrate the arrival of your blessed baby! I also offer Childbirth Education Classes, focusing on relaxation, meditation and visualization methods for a Calm & Gentle Birth.

Doula Care 760-228-1011 I have been a doula for 9+ years, attended more than 30 births. I am the mother of six children: 1 vaginal birth, 2 cesarean sections and 3 VBAC’s. I am also CA State Coordinator for Operation Special Delivery.

Full Moon Childbirth Education and Support Services 626-388-2191 http://www.support4birth.com Cordelia Satterfield Hanna, BA, CCE, CBA. Certified Childbirth Educator. Certified Birth Assistant

Gentle Choice Birth & Parenthood Support 949-300-0291 www.ocdoulas.com Gentle Choices Childbirth and Parenthood Support is operated by a group of passionate women who are committed to providing you with the best service you can find including birth and postpartum doula services, childbirth education, lactation education and infant massage instruction.

Head First-Doula Services 323-240-6002 www.headfirstdoulas.net A West Los Angeles based company, offering a birth and postpartum doula registry. Classes (Child birth prep, Breastfeeding, Newborn Care, Happiest Baby and C-birth Prep) and Support group. Been in business since 2003 and growing.

Joy In Birthing 310-435-6054 joyinbirthing.com

I have been a doula for 9+ years. See “Doula Care Services” for more info.

Amanda Blake 310-383-9038 amanda@greenark.org BFA, Certified birth doula, certified lactation educator (UCLA), Certified prenatal yoga instuctor (Golden Bridge), Midwife assistant experience in birth in all settings. Calming and gentle guidance to help you tap into your innter well of timeless wisdom. Carmen Bornn-Gilman 818-344-1551 Doula/Massage/Monitrice Services I have 17 years experience as a Doula, and have attended hundreds of births. I am a certified Pregnancy Massage Instructor. Birthing From Within & Hypnosis For Birth Classes

Darla Burns 661-294-5009 www.douladarla.com

I have been a doula for five years. I feel that empowerment is most important. If I can help in anyway I will.

I am a certified birth doula for 3 years and attend hospital and homebirths. I have attended 87 births to date. I am trained as a Hypnobirthing doula and Pregnancy Yoga teacher.

Barbara Joan Grubman 818-884-6236 bgrubman@sbcglobal.net

Supportive Doula Services 818-994-6800 supportivedoula.com

Mireille Halley Ordinary Miracles 562-537-9442 birth@ordinary-miracles.com

Hypnosis, Reiki, and massage are all included in labor support services. Margie has attended over 60 births and has been in practice for three years.

Bunny Slaughter 714-220-0968 bunnythedoula.com Bunny’s Postpartum Doula Care, North Orange County/LongBeach. DONA certified 2000. Specializing newborn care & assisting families during the first weeks home. Providing both emotional support, practical advice, breastfeeding help. Specialize twins, triplets. Preparing meals and light household needs. Happiest Baby Educator. bunnythedoula@yahoo.com

Birth doula since 2000, 85 births, lactation support, some postpartum, "welcoming life gently"

Laura Fonts 909-717-3879 lfdoula@aol.com

During ten years as a doula, I have loved being a constant support for a birthing woman and her family. My business name, CALMING Presence Doula Service says it all.

Offering Breastfeeding and Childbirth Classes, Birth Doula Services, belly casting and Aquadoula birth tub rental in L.A. & Orange Counties.

Linda Rose 818-994-7809 honsucklerose@aol.com

Renee Mandala 310-729-4542 fullcirclebirth.com

Sue Coffman 714-744-6932 doulasue@yahoo.com

I am a DONA Int. certified birth doula. I have had two beautiful birth experiences of my own and I have been helping families with their births since 2002. I have training in massage, breastfeeding, and hypnosis for childbirth.

Lysa Quealy 310-831-5700 www.laharborhealthgroup.com I am pending DONA certification for birth doula. I am also a trained massage therapist (since 1994), and offer pregnancy massage. My service is focused on support and the individual needs of each person. At LA Harbor Health Group we also offer chiropractic services.

A Licensed Midwife and Certified Doula with over 11 years experience attending 400+ births.

I am a mother of 4 children, first 2 born by cesarean followed by 2 VBAC’s. I believe in giving parents information to make their own decisions. I provide labor support for the birth that they chose. I am also a childbirth educator

Shelia C. Feldman 818-346-2467 lotusmoonbirth.com

Caitlin Meg Philips 310-838-8399 www.changeworlds.com 72 Births. Certified Doula w/Doula Birth Partners of Los Angeles, Certified Hypnotherapist, Certified Hypnobirthing, Childbirth Educator, Certified Massage Therapist. Teach Hypnobirthing Childbirth Prep Group Classes-for five weeks, three hours a week.

I have been a birth doula since 2005 and also teach prenatal yoga classes. I support women in achieving their definition of a positive birth experience.

Ana Markel 818-822-9568 apmarkel@aol.com

The Sanctuary Birth & Family Wellness Center 310-566-7690 www.birthsanctuary.com

I have been attending births since 1994;both as a Doula/Labor Coach/Patient Advocate as a Midwife assistant when needed. Playing an important part of the liaison between doctors and patients, I believe in natural births.

Candace Leach, LM, CPM 562-272-4541 www.birthgoddess.com jknaack@earthlink.net

I have been a DONA trained birth doula for just under a year and have attended 8 births. I am also a postpartum doula and am honored and proud to be able to provide uninterrupted support to the new families I serve. In addition, I am a massage technician and am also trained in HypBirth method.

Tabare Depaep, J.D., Esq. 818-679-0947 www.doulablebirth.com

Claudia Perez 323-419-7949 818-271-9737 www.myspace.com/gentlebirthorg

"The Baby Guru" DONA certified postpartum doula and newborn and infant specialist. BA degree in Early Childhood Education. Also teach pre and post natal yoga classes.

Keri Claussen 323-371-2787 keri_claussen@sbcglobal.net

Providing labor support since 1993, became certified in 1996, became a Bradley instructor (along with my husband Ron) in 2000, and have a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology (Chapman 2007).

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IBringing Knowledge and Compassion to the Birthing Place Providing Childbirth Education, Happiest Baby on the Block Classes, Labor Doula Support for over 8 years and Labor Doula Trainer (www.cappa.net).

Providing newborn lactation support-trained with UCLA lactation program. Postpartum doula for 8 years. Also certified as birth doula (currently not accepting births).

I am a certified labor doula and attorney working on informed consent and refusal issues for pregnant moms. doulablebirth@gmail.com. Free consultations.

Serenity Birth (310)-749-2636 www.serenitybirth.com

Rena’ Koerner (Ward) Integrative Childbirth Services 562.925.6948 www.integrativechildbirth.com

I have 15 years experience. I am also a postpartum doula, Infant Massage Instructor and Happiest Baby on the Block Instructor. I am passionate about birth and babies!

We provide birth and postpartum doula services with emphasis on painless childbirth through hypnosis. We are lactation specialists, massage therapists and gourmet chefs-live in and night.

Providing birth and postpartum doulas to meet your needs. Our doulas are all well trained and work in a network to offer you a wider support system while you transition into parenting. Please call us to attend one of our free birth choice classes

Beverly Keye 323-630-2911 compassionatesoul@gmail.com

Aileen Perez 310-547-0989

Cheri Masek 323-222-8443 aperfect10doula@earthlink.net Kimberly Mathews 661-547-0130 mathewseven@msn.com I am a mother of five, a certified doula (DONA)

Lindsey Matthews 949-300-0291 www.ocdoulas.com I am a DONA certified doula, a certified childbirth educator and will be an international board certified lactation consultant in July. I feel that any woman who is given courage and encouragement will have a truly satisfying birth experience.

Madalyn Morris, ICCE, CLEC 323-244-3912 www.OneWithChild.com Lamaze- Bradley. ICEA Certified. Personable, compassionate and reliable service focused on your individual needs.

Yana Katzap-Nackman 323-240-6002 www.headfirst.info For the past two years I’ve been very busy with creating my own company Headfirst. I am a certified DONA birth doula and I am in the process of completing my postpartum doula certification. I am SoCal’s State Rep for DONA. I am a midwife assistant and a certified Happiest Baby Instructor.

Rebecca Noel 760-486-4298 www.wombtowalk.com My goal is to fully support you through pregnancy and childbirth by providing information, physical comfort and encouragement. I have been a Doula for one year. I have attended ten births. I offer belly casting, infant massage and private childbirth education sessions in your home.

Tara Stivers 805-504-3920 www.intuitiondoula.com

Carole Thorpe 949-380-1681 carolethorpe@cox.net Mother of 4, Hypnobabies Childbirth Hypnosis instructor, certified hypnotherapist, doula (DONA), lactation educator/counselor(UCSD), CPR-professional rescuer, neonatal resuscitation certified, assisted at 350 births-home, birth center and hospitals.

Rená Ward 562-925-6948

www.integrativechildbirth.com

“Bringing Knowledge and Compassion to the Birthing Place” Providing Childbirth Education, Happiest Baby on the Block Classes, Labor Doula Support for over 8 years and Labor Doula Trainer (www.cappa.net)

Michele Weatherford 661-713-1256 yourbirthyourway@aol.com I have been practicing since 2001. I am a certified Birth and Postpartum Doula, Childbirth and Lactation Educator and a teen support specialist.

Jerry Whiting 909-553-5344

www.homebirth-only.com

Six years as a homebirth midwife, 400 homebirths. I do VBAC,s breeches and twins.

Anna Quinn Wilson 310-372-3737

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Birth and postpartum doula, certified childbirth and lactation educator, Reiki practitioner, diploma in homeopathy with 30 years labor and delivery experience as a Registered Nurse.

Carolyn Wolfberg 310-923-8444

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10 years experience. Worked 7 years at Cedars-Sinai in the nursery. I am " in love " and passionate about Birth, Babies and Beyond, therefore the name of the business. Births -over 30.

Leticia Yuzefpolsky 818.482.0919 www.primadoula.com Offering birth and postpartum support. I am a DONA trained birth doula. A CAPPA certified postpartum doula and have over 15 years of infant/childcare experience. I would be honored to assist, support, educate, guide and empower you during this most special time in your life.

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How a Quiet Girl Like Me Became a Birth Doula by Leslie Sandoval, CD(DONA)

Leslie Sandoval, CD(DONA) Blessed Baby Doula Services 949.235.9472 www.blessedbabydoula.com

arly on a Sunday morning, I began spotting. I tried to return to sleep, but to no avail. I lay there, wide awake, waiting for the tell-tale cramping to begin. Nothing happened. Finally, about midday, I paged my doctor to see what I should do. I was two weeks away from my due date with my first son. I was nervous and unsure of what to expect. My doctor never called me back. After several more pages that went unanswered, I called the obstetrics floor at the hospital to see what I should do. They asked me to come to the hospital and to bring my bag. At the hospital, I was told that I was indeed in labor. I was quickly attached to a fetal monitor and given an IV, and was not allowed to move for the next twelve hours. I was all of two centimeters dilated. As you can guess, this method of childbirth is neither natural nor reassuring; but it is efficient for hospitals. Every intervention was used to “hurry me along”; my bag was broken, pitocin was added to my IV, I was given oxygen and fetal monitoring when the baby’s heart rate began to dip (probably from the pitocen). I was given an epidural, a catheter, and goodness knows what else. Every hour, something new was done to me, never asking me what I wanted, and in contradiction of my birth plan. Finally, I was told that the doctor on call had a procedure to perform. I either had to deliver “now” or wait for her to return in a few hours. Well, at the nurses urging, I gave birth “now.” An hour of directed pushing necessitated an episiotomy. My son was healthy and beautiful. He was taken from me to be pricked, prodded and prettied up, before being returned to me in a sanitized bundle. While filling out paperwork after the delivery, the nurse was shocked to find that I was in my late twenties. She had thought I was a teenage mother, and apologized for her pushy attitude towards me. As if teenage mothers deserved less respect while delivering their babies. The next day, we were preparing to leave, when the nurse informed me that I would not be allowed to leave the hospital without first giving my baby a bottle, even though she knew I was exclusively breastfeeding. I was a nervous new mom, and acquiesced, as I had done throughout my labor. The doctors and nurses knew what was best for me and my baby, and had my best interest at heart, didn’t they? Now times this experience by two, and you will understand why I felt so strongly about becoming a Birth Doula. I believe that women need an educated, experienced advocate, to help them have not only a safe delivery, but an honest and fair delivery. A woman in labor needs caring support by a third party who can help to support her and her birth plan. If she wants an epidural, she should have one. If she wants a midwife, she should have one. There is no reason that a low-risk delivery needs to be induced, rushed, and generally interfered with, just to get a family in and out of the hospital in 24 hours. I had births that were neither spiritual nor transformative in nature. I feel that the beauty of birth was taken from me by my negative experiences. I have two beautiful boys...but I wish I could do it all over again. I don't want anyone else to have these same regrets. As a Birth Doula, I hope to empower women to be the mothers they always wanted to be, and to have the births they always hoped for. As a teacher, woman, wife, mother, sister, daughter and friend; my goal has always been to encourage, support, educate, advocate and care. My goal as a Doula and Childbirth Educator is the same; to advocate, educate and support mothers and their families. I know that through my work as a Birth Doula, I have been given the opportunity to bear witness at many beautiful births. Thank you to the many families that have welcomed me into their hearts and homes. I can only hope that I may continue to serve for many more years to come. With a dedicated support person and good information, we can achieve greater success in having the births we want! Let's Get Empowered, Baby! ...continued previous page

The Same Team... (continued) were headed into an emergency C-Section. My second mom disappointment. They were rolling me into the operating room and I was signing release papers as they were putting a mask on me to prepare for the anesthesia. I barely remember entering the operating room…fade out. I woke up to find out that we had a healthy baby boy…a very big (9.4 lbs), but healthy baby. The C-Section was justified. My doctor re-assured me that it had been the safest way to deliver. The cord was wrapped around his neck and chest and with the placenta abruptio, I would not have been able to deliver him vaginally. But the words C-Section haunted me…I was less of a mother, I had failed. Mothers deliver their babies naked…and native. I remember the look on the nurse’s faces each time they came to check on me after the baby was born…to me, it seemed to be their impatience of an inferior mom, non-vaginal birth mom. To me, in my exaggerated, over heightened post partum state of mind…the nurse was curt, short, rolled her eyes, sucked her teeth as she attended to her duties to me and was endearing, sweet, soft spoken and full of love to vaginal mom who four hours earlier had been crazy Tasmanian devil labor mom…but now she was a hero!. I remember telling my mom that I was less of a mother…that the nurses treated me as a sub-human mother…when they came to check on me there was a snicker…my mom was sympathetic, and told me everything was okay…but I knew that there was a difference… Now, twenty-one years later, I can say…in the big picture, that vaginal mom vs. C-Section mom stuff doesn’t even really matter…it is not what motherhood is about-not one bit. But then…that day…those moments…I did feel that way, I felt the nursing staff…other moms, the world…thought…and it was projected…C-Sections were a

Breastfeeding Task Force of Southern California 2011 Workshops Friday, April 15, 2011 Tools of the Trade: Business of Lactation Services Speakers: Various speakers Torrance Memorial Medical Center Torrance Friday, May 13, 2011 Topic: TBA Speakers: Barbara "Basia" Tcheng MD; Karen Peters MBA RD, LCCE, IBCLC; Kathleen Berkowitz MD  Olive View - UCLA Medical Center  14445 Olive View Drive, Sylmar, CA 91342 Friday, June 3, 2011 Topic: Late Preterm Infants: Establishing, Maintaining and Protecting Breastfeeding Speakers: M. Hellen Rodriquez MD; D. Lisa Bollman RNC, MSN, CPHQ; Karin Mitchell MA-CCC, SLP; Kathy Ramirez, OTR/L, SWC, PAM  Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center  1798 N. Garey Ave, Pomona, CA 91767  Wednesday, August 3, 2011 Topic: TBA Speaker: Katherine A. Dettwyler PhD California Endowment Center 1000 N. Alameda, Los Angeles CA 90012 Friday, September 16, 2011 Topic: TBA Speakers: TBA Long Beach Memorial Medical Center 2801 Atlantic Ave  Long Beach, CA 90806 Monday, October 10, 2011 Topic: TBA Speakers: TBA LAC/USC 1200 North State St  Los Angeles, CA 90033 Thursday, November 10, 2011 Topic: TBA Speakers: TBA Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 8700 Beverly Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90048 Info on upcoming workshops and brochure and registration forms available online: www.BreastfeedLA.org click on Upcoming Seminars. 310.792.0990

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cop out---if not by me, then for sure by the lazy, inadequate doctor that I chose…that would rather quickly perform the C-Section to exit and play golf or make it in time for a spa treatment…I was the failure before I had even started the journey in motherhood. Three C-Sections later (the rest of my deliveries were scheduled C-Sections-the incidence of placentia abruption increases with each pregnancy)…motherhood is not about the manner in which one gives birth. This too, goes for adoptive mothers. It is about the rest of your life with the child. Fast forward to 2011…I sit and watch the Glee with my 13 year old daughter (no more MTV)…it really isn’t about practice…the technique …it is about the performance, the feeling of being a team…being connected…that is what makes us champions…that is what motherhood should be…we all have our strengths, paths on how we get there… We are all part of the same team…mother hood!

Orange County Breastfeeding Coalition The Orange County Breastfeeding Coalition’s goal is to educate, advocate, and facilitate families, health care providers, government, businesses, employers, educational institutions, and the public-at-large in the support and promotion of breastfeeding. Join today! Email: OCBreastfeeding@yahoo.com www.ocbreastfeedingcoalition.org For additional info call: 714.242.1633

Doula Association of Southern California (DASC) Connected with other members in your area. To find out when the Circle Meeting is in your area go to www.dascdoulas.org DASC offers doulas companionship, education, networking, and professional affiliation. for membership info go to www.dascdoulas.org or call 877-4-A-DOULA

Birthing From Within Learn more about BIRTHING FROM WITHIN workshops for birth-related professionals at: www.birthingfromwithin.com

Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association (CAPPA) 2011 Childbirth Education and Labor Doula Trainer Certification Courses Antepartum Doula Training Childbirth Educator Training Postpartum Doula Training For more details visit www.cappa.net or call 909-980-8062 www.cappa.net Make a difference in someone’s birth experience. UCLA Extension Lactation Educator/Consultant Training Courses in 2010 UCLA Lactation Educator Training Program For additional information and registration, contact Linda Polin at 310.825.7093 or visit www.uclaextension.edu/healthsci Richard Pass, RN, “Save A Little Life” classes on Infant and Toddler CPR & First Aid: Monthly evening classes follow the guidelines of the American Heart Association. “hands on” training $60 per person; Visa & M/C accepted; Space limited; For more info please call (562) 981-8900 www.BabyCPRSoCal.com The Stork Stops Here offers Professional Childcare Classes: *Newborn Specialist (Level 1) *Newborn Specialist (Level 2) *Postpartum Doula Training *Professional Nanny Training For more information contact: STORKSTOPS@AOL.COM 323-294-8467

Childbirth Educator Certification Training Organizations: Academy of Certified Birth Educators (ACBE) (800) 444-8223.

Association of Labor Assistants and Childbirth Educators (ALACE) (617) 441-2500. Local:( 626) 388.2191

Birth Educators Special Training (BEST) (800) 292-CARE.

Birth Works www.birthworks.org

Bradley Method (AAHCC) American Academy of Husband-Coached Childbirth, www.bradleybirth.com (818) 788-6662, (800) 42-BIRTH.

Childbirth and Professional Postpartum Assoc. (CAPPA) www.cappa.net, 1-888-MY-CAPPA

Certified Perinatal Educators Association (CPEA) (415) 893-0439.

Childbirth Education Association of Orange County (CEA-OC) www.ceaorangecounty.com

The Hypnobirthing Method™ (HCCE) Hypnobirthing Method Cert. Childbirth Educators www.hypnobirthing.ws (310) 454-0920

Informed Homebirth (916) 961-6923 Local: ( 626) 388-2191

Lamaze International (LCCE) (800) 368-4404 www.lamaze.org

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