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Which do you become? The Double Wolf

Wolf, Lamb, Cabbage– What’s your nature during pregnancy and birth? by Giuditta Tornetta....3

Swimming with Your Baby by Joni Eliahou......4

VBAC–One Woman’s Dream Birth by Lysa Quealy...5

25 Things Dad Can Do Before and During Birth by Michelle Leclaire O’Neill, PhD., RN....6

Whooping Cough—Preventable by Richard Pass, RN.....7

Adventures in Storyland by Dr. JoBea Holt.....8

Sleep Tips for Infants by Elissa Gilbertson ........................................4 Breastfeeding Consultant Resource Listings ................................6 Massage for Your Baby by Chai B. Benson, M.S., MFTI, CIMT ..................8 Car Seat Safety by Faith Golden ....................................................8 Resources ........................................................................10 A Day with an OB Nurse by Rita L. Shertick, RN ..............................14 Doula Resource Listings ......................................................14 Professional Education and Training........................................15

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Double wolves seem on the outside in control of all things. They know what they want and are outspoken and opinionated about it, they follow the old adage “Attack is the best defense” and when in their presence you will have a hard time put a word in edge wise. Some of their familiar patterns are: they believe most other people are incapable of taking care of themselves. They attempt to convince others of what they “should” think and how they “truly” feel. They become resentful when others will not let me help them; their self-esteem is bolstered when they can resolve your problems, and/or relieve your pain. They freely offer others advice and directions without being asked. Double wolf can go as far as believing that actions, words, even clothing and the personal appearance of their partners are a reflection of them, positive or negative, and they firmly believe it is their job to fix it. In pregnancy double wolves can either be staunch natural birth advocate who believe there is only one way to give birth, all drugs and doctors and hospital are evil and out to get them. They believe that theirs is the only way a woman should give birth and all other possibilities are unacceptable. They will fight with their care provider, maybe even change provider often, never even liking their midwife completely they might end up feeling at loss and very angry in case of a hospital transport, probably faulting everyone including herself for not been able to be powerful enough to take control of the situation. Even during a seemingly good home birth they will be very self-critical feeling they could have done better if they just had the right support. On the other side of the scale the double wolf is also the woman who chooses an elective cesarean because she just thinks that is efficient, expedient and controllable. Both the double lamb and double wolf are at risk of postpartum depression–one because she felt helpless and victimized, the other because she desperately needs help but cannot ask for it and is overwhelmed.

Striking a Balance Both the double lamb and the double wolf deny a part of themselves, on the one hand they suppress their basic human rights and are toppled by everyone else’s choices or the other by not been able to express their vulnerabilities. Both attitudes are like armors they have created, usually in early childhood to cope with life, and situations. This armor is made up of immature ways of coping they have created during an immature time of their lives. It was the best they could do and it worked for the time being, but now it no longer serves them. One of our greatest challenges in life is to let down the walls of self-protection and release the energy that resides deep within. Usually when we are faced with something that is new and challenging or anything that feels threatening to us, we unconsciously retreat behind a force field of self-protection. Self-armoring can inflict a tremendous amount of self-suffering. On the surface, it seems like it is there to keep harm out. However it actually cuts us off from our own love, our own power and the support of others. When you become a mother you have become one with the goddess and this new path takes great strength of character and courage. A goddess is the embodiment of the Divine in a female body. She acts with integrity while loving and nurturing. She lets go of anger, pain, fear, guilt, and judgment. She has no need to change anybody and she does not blame others or herself, for she sees the Divine in all beings including herself. She has learned to love unconditionally, and has no expectations. She encourages and allows things to be what they are and welcomes other people’s efforts, as she looks at everyone the way a mother looks at her child. She knows that life is a mystery that cannot be conquered or understood. She finds her sense of humor, especially about herself, as she feels compassion for all her little idiosyncrasies and human characteristics. She searches for and embraces her Divinity, knowing that change is inevitable and that happiness is found in the journey, not in the end result. Sure a healthy baby and healthy mommy is the ultimate result we all strive to achieve but we cannot deny the importance of the journey and of the feelings a woman will have about herself as the result of the journey of labor and delivery. When we strike a balance between our wolf and lamb we achieve not only the birthing experience we deserve and desire but a sense of accomplishment and serenity that will color our postpartum experience, our life in general and will positively influence our baby. For those who say, “that is just who I am I can’t change” here is something to chew on: Have you ever thought about how you’ve been programmed since you were a kid to accept whatever life hands you? No offense, but that is the biggest load of horse puckie since Columbus said the world was flat! You can truly RE-program your thinking to attract the most astounding things into your life. All you Giuditta Tornetta have to do is go the extra step, pick up Painless Childbirth and begin your journey 310.435.6054 whether you are pregnant or not you can www.JoyInBirthing.com reprogram yourself and feel strong about Giuditta Tornetta is a birth and post-partum doula, a your Basic human Rights lactation educator, and hypnotherapist. She is the and birth a new self. Oh and of course author of the book Painless Childbirth: An Empowering Journey Through Pregnancy the cabbage is when you and Birth (available at amazon.com). She go through life completely unconsciously….:) has a private practice in Marina del Rey, California.

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The Wolf, the Lamb and the Cabbage During pregnancy and childbirth which one do you become?

by Giuditta Tornetta

ecently I picked up an old tome out of my bookcase entitled, Meetings with Remarkable Men by G. Gudjieff. In its introduction I found an old riddle about a man who has a wolf, a lamb and a cabbage he needs to bring across a river. The boat is tiny and can only carry one passenger at a time. If he leaves the wolf and the lamb alone together, the wolf will eat the lamb. If he leaves the lamb and the cabbage alone together, the lamb will eat the cabbage. How can he bring all three safely across the river? The solution rests in an extra trip to insure the safety of all. This riddle was used to discuss the nature of man and the inner quality of the self. The wolf represents the raw/animal/aggressive yet cunning nature of man; and the lamb representing feelings/emotional and even the rational side of man. When I read anything on the nature of human kind I try to see a parallel between the teachings and the field of fertility, pregnancy and birth. If we want to attain the pregnancy and birthing experience we deserve and desire, and have the help we seek from everyone, we must balance the ingenuity and the sometimes aggressive nature of the wolf and the sensitivity of the lamb within, and to do so we must go the extra mile. Balancing different aspects of the self is a life long journey for sure, but some of us have learned to be either a double lamb or a double wolf from childhood. Double lambs exhibit victim mannerism, such as denial, low self-esteem or compliance patterns; whereas double wolves feel like they can only survive by controlling others, being righteously opinionated, rageaholic and/or compulsive advice givers. Obviously these are just some of the many nuances and characteristics of either the double lamb or double wolf yet they paint a clear picture of the dysfunction due to the lack of balance of these two aspects of the self.

Balancing our Natures

The Double Lamb

Living only through the inner lamb means being incapable of giving the right aggressive impulses to defend oneself. Double lambs often feel they are victimized by the people around them and their altruistic nature is misunderstood, “I am only doing this for your benefit…” bleats the double lamb. In difficult situations double lambs find themselves to bear the costs with two “inner lambs.” We see this in people who would love to have a home birth but decide otherwise due to the pressure they get from family and friends; and vice versa, (I have seen a woman who really wanted a hospital birth but was pressured to do it at home) or in those who despite having a care provider they don’t ultimately like, stick with them because… and you can fill in the blanks. Those who say they want a natural birth but will not say anything to their doctors once the sometime inevitable push for a medical induction conversation begins. The inner lamb personality with outer lamb clothing will go to the hospital, say yes to every medical intervention offered; “they are nurses/doctors they must know better than me” and might end up with one of the many horrible stories they will eventually share with every newly pregnant women they encounter. They feel victimized by their provider/hospital/circumstances etc feel they really could do nothing about it, and want to share their experience with the world so they may get the sympathy and love they ultimately need. Their story telling often starts with, “You might not want to hear this, but…” Sometimes a person with a double inner lamb is characterized with pas-

sive aggressive traits (the repressed wolf,) they love to gossip and constantly find things wrong with everyone, and complain a lot about everything. Here are some of the characteristics of inner and outer lamb[i]: Compliant double lambs have difficulty identifying feelings, minimize, alter, or deny their feelings and perceive themselves as unselfish and dedicated to the well being of others. Lowself-esteem double lambs have difficulty making decisions, judge everything they think, say, or do harshly, as never “good enough,” are embarrassed to receive recognition and praise or gifts, do not ask others to meet their needs or desires, value others approval of their thinking, feelings, and behaviors over their own, and do not perceive themselves as lovable or worthwhile people. If you are familiar with my work on the nine basic human rights the double lamb characteristics usually stem from unresolved issues or blocked energy in the first three chakras where the right to be here in this world and to have what we want and desire and the right to take action, reside. In my practice I often see the double lambs fall in the category of those who have never felt it was their right to be here in this world (maybe their parents wanted a boy and not a girl, or they were not ready for the pregnancy, or they were the ‘unplanned’ child) and/or their right to have and want what they desire. When children they were often told what they wanted and what they didn’t, what they could and couldn’t have or deserve. The double lamb being a people pleaser will forgo their wants and desires to do what others want and thus gain others love and approval. The basic human rights embedded in their first three chakras (the right to be here, the right to want and to feel your feelings, and the right to act) have been trampled on and they learned to survive as children by been chameleons capable of becoming what the outer world needs them to be. As adults often double lambs compromise their values and integrity to avoid rejection or others’ anger, can be very sensitive to how others are feeling and feel the same, are extremely loyal, remaining in harmful situations too long, value others’ opinions and feelings more than their own and are often afraid to express differing opinions and feelings of their own.

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Simple Sleep Tips for Infants

by Joni Eliahou

Swimming with Your Baby by Elissa Gilbertson

s a sleep educator and doula I know the question of sleep comes up quite often. However, now-a-days in our “instant magic pill” society, parents want a quick fix. And who can blame sleep deprived parents? The down side–a quick fix can come at a cost. As a sleep educator I teach parents about sleep and guide them through a plan that not only works for their family, but also works with their child’s development. While I work alongside families with older babies to solve sleep problems, I most enjoy working with parents proactively to avoid sleep problems all together. When parents set their expectations for baby’s sleep on facts and information, reality and expectations tend to meet resulting in an all-around more relaxed environment. Let’s review some helpful basic information and some tips for infant sleep. There are two main stages of sleep: active (rapid eye movement or REM), and inactive or slow wave sleep (non-REM). REM and non-REM sleep work together in a cycle. An infant’s sleep cycle can be as little as half an adult’s cycle (45 to 60 minutes compared with 90 minutes) and infants spend much more time in REM sleep than an adult. At the end of somewhere between 45 to 60 minutes some infants have completed a full sleep cycle and are unable to cycle back into sleep. For proper maturation of the sleep cycle to occur, all infants must stretch their cycle to 90 minutes, spend less time in REM sleep, and enter slow wave sleep before REM sleep. These processes happen at different times and in different ways. These changes take up to 12 months to complete and can occur in as little as 6 to 9 months in a healthy sleeper. Causes of immature sleep cycles in infants range from prematurity, temperament, and outside interference with the maturation process. Here are some things you can do to allow your baby’s body and mind to mature his sleep: 1) Allow healthy babies, who are thriving, to awaken at night and eat when they want to. Try to avoid imposing a feeding schedule; rather get to know when YOUR baby needs to eat. 2) When you do know HIS body’s routine well, and after the age of 6 to 8 weeks, offer a dream feed a few minutes before he normally awakens to eat. 3) During naps, when your baby is seemingly starting to awaken, step back and see what he does. My clients are often amazed when they take my advice and allow their baby to “complain” and move around for as much as 10 minutes before he falls back asleep with his own skills. Of course if your baby is out right crying - go and comfort him. Allowing your infant the time to figure out if he is awake or going back to sleep helps mature his sleep by allowing his body to figure out how to cycle back to sleep on his own. Understanding an infant’s basic sleep cycle and taking the time to get to know your baby are the first steps to helping your baby mature his sleep.

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plish Splash Spish Splash! Oh how she loved to splash around in the pool. I started taking my daughter into the pool when she was six months old. I would hold her securely against my chest and gently go up and down in the water. She would laugh and laugh. When I’d stop, she’d wiggle her body as a sign to do it again. Every time we were in the pool, I would hold her against me and then slowly move her a little farther away with my arms stretched out in front of me. This built her confidence and I also earned her trust. We made it part of our summer fun. Twice a week we would go into the pool. At a year old, I bought water wings for my daughter. These are also called arm floaters. They hold your child up in the water without needing to be held. She would follow me all around the pool, kicking her legs and moving her arms around through the water. At age two, she began jumping into the pool while I stood in front of her inside the water, while she was wearing her water wings. At age three, she removed the water wings and began swimming under the water in the low end of the pool. By age four, she was swimming the entire length of the pool by herself while I stood and watched. Still today at age 27, she loves the water and has taught her son, who is now 5 and swims like a fish to love the water as much as she does. Swimming is a great activity for babies before they crawl and walk. Swimming helps them to move around independently as the water supports them. There aren’t any formal guidelines on when you can take your baby into the pool. Some parents take their babies for a swim at two months, while others wait until at least six months or older. It’s probably a good idea to wait until your baby can hold her head up without support and when the weather is warm enough so she won’t be cold. Babies six weeks and older can be held in the pool or use an inflatable tube special for baby with overhead covering to protect from the sun. If you and your family enjoy swimming, start getting baby use to the water at bath time. Children don’t usually start learning to swim until they are two-three years old. Most pools start classes at around 12 weeks of age. Moms will need to wait until their six week check up before going into the water. Are you interested to start swimming with your baby? For more information you can visit www.waterbabies.net I started my baby to love water during bath time. When she was only two weeks old, she had her very first bath in a baby bathtub. We had to wait for her umbilical stump to fall off first. I wanted to make sure it would be a beautiful experience for her. I filled her baby bath tub with nice warm water. I held her securely and put her feet in first, swishing them around and saying things like wee wee, swish swish. I then lowered her into the water and kept my hand around her, so that she would feel secure. Bath time became part of our daily routine, before going to sleep each night. Occasionally, I would fill my bath tub and take bathes with my baby, holding her, so she would get use to deeper water, swishing her around. I would blow bubbles in the water. It was fun to watch how she would try to blow bubbles too. As she got older and started to sit up by herself at around 6 months, I bought a Bumbo baby seat that I could put in our adult bath tub, which would support her sitting up. I filled the water to about her waist and gave her a Joni Eliahou few water toys to play with. She really loved Certified Postpartum Doula bath time a lot. I would sometimes put only 2 inches of water in the bath tub and let her (818) 614-1546 lay on her tummy. She liked kicking her www.babysfirstweeks.com legs in the water. This was the beginning of a great swimmer. Here is some information to get you started swimming with your baby 1. Never leave your baby or child unattended in the bath tub, at the pool or beach. 2.Always use a generous amount of sunscreen, while outdoors in the sun. You can buy sunscreen for sensitive skin, and there are many natural brands to choose from. A hat will help keep the sun and heat off of baby’s head. 3. Little Swimmers is a special diaper, made to hold in pee pee or poop while in the water. 4. It’s good to use a tee shirt, or bathing suit, while in the water, to protect sensitive skin from the sun. 5.Use a large towel to wrap around your baby, drying him off completely. 6.Keep baby dry when not in the water. 7. Make sure water is not too cold. A heated pool is the best for babies under six months 8. Remember to offer baby the breast or bottle as not to become dehydrated from the hot sun. 9. Try not to let your baby swallow too much water, especially pool water which has chlorine. 10.Have fun and enjoy swimming with your baby.

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Having a Vaginal Birth After Cesarean One mother’s story of how she had the birth experience of her dreams by Lysa Quealy

hen I was pregnant with my first child I didn't think about Lysa Quealy cmt, cd(dona) hbhd my choices of birth until I was in my 7th month. During this time my hus- (310) 831-5700 band and I watched the movie “The Business Being Born” and it had changed my view on birth forever. All I had known at that time about birth was www.beachcitydoula.com hospital birth stories of my family and friends. None of which were natural un-intervened births. With this new knowledge I decided to have a completely natural childbirth and signed us up for the Bradley Method courses. In my 37th week of pregnancy I found out that my son was breech and that I only had one option for his birth— a cesarean. I was devastated when I heard this news and felt robbed of not having a choice of how to give birth to my son. My doctor wanted to schedule my c-section, but I firmly said no and told her I was going to wait until my baby was ready to be born. During the last three weeks of pregnancy, I tried all I could do to naturally turn my son’s head down. This included inversions, moxibustion, chiropractic care, and much more. Unfortunately none of these techniques worked for me. I ended up going into labor at home with my water breaking. My husband had me labor at home for a few hours before we made our way to the hospital. Once we got to the hospital, within a few hours I ended up in the operating room with a disgruntled on-call doctor and a birth I didn't want. It was a typical cesarean birth in which I got to see my son for one minute before he was whisked away to the nursery while I was being stitched up. I didn't get to see my son again until about four hours after the surgery. My recovery was slow and I ended up having a low milk supply, and postpartum depression, as well as postpartum thyroiditis. A few weeks after my son was born I realized that my sadness was over the mourning of my birth. With a little research on the internet, I realized I was not alone with this feeling. However, the people closest to me who had cesareans themselves did not understand my sadness. It took me having a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) almost three years later to completely heal from my first birth experience. When I found out I was pregnant with my second child I called my doctor’s office right away to ask if she would allow me to have a VBAC. The receptionist said that the doctor isn’t performing VBACS anymore because the local hospitals have banned them. I started researching on line and found a few hospitals that were pro VBAC, but happened to be more than 30 miles away. I also found the ICAN (International Cesarean Awareness Network) website and realized that a new chapter was starting in my city. I attended their first meeting and was given great recommendations by the chapter leaders. For the beginning of my prenatal care I decided to use one of the hospitals that allowed VBAC. This hospital has a midwife group that is willing to allow you to have a natural childbirth. At this time I felt like this was the best option for me. As I progressed in my pregnancy I began to have reservations about having a hospital birth. I feared that the same thing would happen as my first birth experience in which the hospital did not grant any of my requests on my birth plan. When I was six months pregnant I looked into finding a local midwife so I could have a home birth. The one midwife that was highly recommended had reservations of taking me on as a client because I was a VBAC and the closest transfer care physician she had was 30 miles away from my home. She was concerned if I ended up in the hospital he would not allow me to have a VBAC. This turned me off to the idea and I continued using the midwife group through the hospital. During my 7th month of pregnancy, I contacted a local doula and one of the first questions she had for me was, “Have you considered having a home birth?” I explained to her how I felt it wasn’t an option for me, but she had different contacts and new information. It turns out that one of the local hospitals lifted the ban on VBAC and she knew of a doctor that would be willing to be a transfer care physician, as well as a local certified nurse midwife. Everything came into play beautifully. I was able to hire the midwife, the doctor was willing to take me on as a patient, and my insurance would cover the home birth as an out of network provider. The birth of my second son was peaceful and magical. My husband and I got to experience a natural childbirth with no interventions. My doula and midwife did an amazing job allowing me to work with my body and to allow this baby to come as nature intended. This experience has changed my view on childbirth forever. I am blessed that I was able to have this experience and hope that there are more women out there who will fight for the birth that they want and deserve. When I first met my client, Carol, her dream was to have her baby in her living room in the early morning hours before her son awoke for breakfast. As a birth doula I listen to my clients and strive to help them achieve the birth experience they imagine. Carol and Bob felt the birth of their first child was not as they had intended. Although their first birth was a cesarean, they felt blessed because mom and baby were healthy. Carol would have preferred a non-medical, intervention free experience. When I provided her with information she was very pleased to find she could achieve her hearts desire…a homebirth. Being a VBAC mom myself I was able to help her feel confident and safe. My hope was to empower Carol, encouraging her to continually share her birth dreams with me. She was challenged with the same questions most moms have such as am I doing the right thing? is this really safe? will we all be ok? After talking things through and continuing to provide her with resources, she felt sure it would all be amazing. Sam was born “without a hitch,” just as she desired…at home, in water, with Bob, her mom, the midwife, and me. It was also just before big brother John woke to have breakfast. I am always blessed to be present with families at this incredible time in their lives. Seeing a woman fulfill her heart’s desire is just incredible.

Looking cute as can be on our cover is Emma Marie Rebollo with her happy family. Emma is the granddaughter of Adrian, who has been an employee of Dy-Dee Diaper Service for over 35 years. Welcome, Emma! This month’s cover photo was taken by Linnea Lenkus of Linnea Lenkus Photography. For more information on Linnea, and her unique approach to pregnancy, baby and portrait photography please see page 15.

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Baby Massage Great for your baby and simple to learn by Faith Golden by Chai Benson

nfant massage is a perfect harmony between western and eastern healing philosophies and spirituality. Scientists are just beginning to understand what spiritual gurus of the east have known for centuries. Numerous research studies have shown that infants are physiologically born to be dependent on their caregiver for feeding, comforting, regulation of emotion and skin to skin contact. The muscle movement associated with certain strokes increases circulation and strengthens the immune system. Many infants have difficulty with digestion in the form of colic, gas and constipation and certain strokes to the stomach and abdomen encourage the natural process of the self-sufficient human body. Infant massage could be considered a natural healing method as well as a powerful preventive activity similar to eating healthy and exercising for adults. What science can not explain is the intense and potent communication that occurs when energy is passed from one spiritual vessel to the other through touch. Just 15 minutes of eye contact a few times a week during an infant massage session allows a shared experience of support, love and compassion. Both entities become empowered as they become more in sync and grow in a deeper understanding of each other. When massaging your infant, you are telling them "I believe in you and your abilities, you are secure and safe with me, and you can be confident in our relationship and other relationships in the future." What an Chai B. Benson, M.S., MFTI, CIMT abundantly healthy and spiritually gratify- www.BabyAwareness.com ing experience and at the same time so 562.506.6103 simple to learn! The best way to learn how to massage Chai Benson, M.S. in Child Development and Family your infant is in your home, one-on-one Studies, Certified Infant Massage Instructor, is with a Certified Infant Massage Teacher. receiving her infant mental health specialist endorseThis allows yourself and your baby to be ment. She believes that a parent is a baby’s best teacher most comfortable and to see how infant and providing information in a family’s home is ideal. massage can be uniquely right for you. To learn more about infant massage and infant mental health, go to www.BabyAwareness.com or contact Chai Benson.

Looking for help through your birth and/or postpartum days? DASC (Doula Association of Southern California) offers a FREE doula referral program to expectant parents. Go to www.DASCdoulas.org or call (877) 4-A-DOULA (toll free) for referral to certified and/or trained birth and postpartum doulas in your area.

ar safety seats only have one use, don’t they? I thought they were only meant to secure children in cars so that they were safe in the car and especially in an accident. But I have seen car safety seats used for so many more things, such as child carriers, cribs, swings, high chairs, things that do not involve a car. I recently installed an infant safety seat in the back seat of my car for my granddaughter. It wasn’t an easy job. I now understand why people pay a professional. There were a lot of instructions; including making sure that the seat was level. The last thing I did was to make sure that the seat was tight and didn’t move. I bought the model that came with the stroller so I could take my granddaughter on walks. When I researched car seat safety, (I wanted to do everything right) I found out that car seats are only safe in the car or in a stroller that is made for them. Car seats aren’t safe for any other use because they aren’t engineered for any other use. When a car seat is left on the ground for baby to sleep in, on a restaurant bench, in a crib, or anywhere else, the center of gravity shifts, raising the car seat and making the baby top heavy. This shift and the movement of the baby can cause the seat to tip over and the harness system can exert enough pressure on the infant’s neck to cause asphyxiation. I’m not an alarmist, but I want you to know that in my research, I found that there have been isolated incidents in Canada where the straps of the infant safety seats have accidentally strangled infants who had been left unattended in their infant safety seats outside of the vehicle. Two of the deaths occurred when the infant safety seat was used in the crib and another when the seat was modified for use as a swing. These deaths occurred by the baby’s head shifting forward in the seat causing asphyxiation, in the manner stated above. Another recent study I found attributed 17 cases of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) to the prolonged sitting or lying position of infants in an infant safety seat. In this study, when researchers reviewed more than 500 SIDS deaths, they found that 17 of these deaths occurred while the infant was in a device such as a child safety seat. Six of the 17 SIDS deaths in this study occurred in the first month of life. Carrying your infant in an infant safety seat is awkward for the parents and bad for your back especially as the baby grows. Instead of hurting yourself and potentially harming your baby why not carry your baby in a sling or baby carrier. There are so many slings and carriers to choose from. I’m sure you can find one to suit you and your lifestyle and that is comfortable to wear for you and your baby. Your baby will get a sense of attachment from being close to you and vice versa. Parents also become more attuned to the baby and their needs with the added advantage of the baby being able to nurse on demand if you are breastfeeding. When you wear your baby your baby will spend less time with their heads on a flat surface, which will help the baby have a more rounded head. A child safety seat is for use in the car Faith Golden or stroller it was designed for. To be safe, 818 222-2606 child safety seats should not be used for www.itsaparentparenting.com any other purpose. When baby is out of the car, it is easy to carry baby in a baby The founder of It's Aparent, Faith Golden, has over 15 sling or carrier that leave your hands free years experience as an infant and preschool special to do other things. Baby can be held close education teacher. It's Aparent provides in-home parwith the added advantage of no backache ent training specializing in training parents to be effecfor the caregiver and a safe snuggly place tive parents with the tools that they will use to parent for a lifetime. for baby.

Breastfeeding (Lactation) Consultants & Resources The following list of breastfeeding resources has been graciously provided by the Breastfeeding Task Force of Greater Los Angeles. For more information on breastfeeding, credentials explanations, tips for pumping, breastfeeding books, and local resources, or to make a donation, visit

Symbols indicate services in languages other than English: ✖ American Sign Language, ❋ Armenian, ● Chinese, ✯ Farsi, ♣ French, ▲ Hebrew, ❧ Italian, ❍ Korean, ◆ Japanese, ❒ Russian, ■ Spanish

http://www.breastfeedingtaskforla.org. BEVERLY HILLS/WEST LOS ANGELES/SANTA MONICA

Aronson, Debbie, RN, BSN, IBCLC 310-600-9194 310-829-6330 928 Stanford Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403-2224 Serves LA County

Classes prenatal, private instruction; consults in hospital, client’s home, office; pump rentals, sales, related sales; pump delivery; available weekends & evenings. Specializes in transitioning premature babies to breast, latch / suck and milk supply problems. Breastfeeding Culture Enterprises, 310–819-0408 Yocheved “Hedi” Schoenes, IBCLC 1119 Broadway #D, Santa Monica, CA 90405-3030 Classes prenatal, post partum; consults in office, client’s home, free weekly support group; sale of breast pumps & supplies; very low cost services available; credit cards accepted; available evenings and Sunday. Cedars-Sinai Lactation Education Center 310-423-5312, ❋ ■ ❒ 8700 Beverly Blvd., Suite 3202, Los Angeles, CA 90048 Linda Kingsley, IBCLC Prenatal classes; consults in hospital; breast pump rentals & related sales; credit cards accepted; medical translators for most languages; information line 800-972-6003. Mon-Fri 8:30 AM-4:30 PM, Sat 9 AM-2:30 PM Epps, Cynthia, MS, IBCLC 310-458-6430 www.Motherwork.com 457 25th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90402-3033 Also serves Hollywood, Silverlake, Glendale, Culver City

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.

MIRACLE MILE/HOLLYWOOD/SILVERLAKE/DOWNTOWN

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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Whooping Cough (Pertussis) A disease most preventable by Richard Pass, RN Director, Save A Little Life, inc.

Dad’s Role Before and During Birth of Baby How to be a good support person by Michelle Leclaire O’Neill, Ph.D., R.N.

he symptoms can be overwhelming and can be frightening to witness, much less experience for one’s self. Imagine coughing for so long and so violently that one becomes completely exhausted. These severe and disabling bouts of coughing may be accompanied by drooling, tearing and vomiting - rendering the person unable to adequately oxygenate their bodies. As a former E.R. nurse for many years, there was rarely a more frightening illness than advanced whooping cough. We were always advised to have a “tracheostomy tube” in waiting in the event someone stopped breathing when their upper airways is too swollen due to infection & inflammation. Signs & Symptoms

1. Stay in touch with your feminine side. This is accomplished by being completely present and in the room. “I am here 100% for you” is the agreement you need to make in your head and heart. 2. Listen to the mother, observe her, take gentle charge. If you make a mistake and she wants you to do something differently – do it. 3. Acknowledge her, encourage her. 4. Be silent, be present, speak softly when it is necessary to speak. Smile. 5. Provide a sacred atmosphere, low lights, encouraging staff to whisper. 6. Encourage mother to change positions and empty her bladder. 7. Encourage shower, bath. 8. Positions – encourage squatting, all fours, toilet sitting, child position (yoga posture), lying on left side. Walking in early stages. 9. Techniques – count back 10 to 1 gently and firmly. 10. So – Hum – observation of breaths. 11. Relax your hands, relax your jaw, breathe naturally and send the breaths out through your cervix and vagina. 12. Chant vowel sounds aloud together. If one sound is better during transition than another, use the sound that resonates most with the mother. 13. Transition ankle technique – explained on Labor and Birthing from the Inside Out CD. 14. Gentle firm touch. Hand placed where mother likes it and hold still.

As infection sets in, a severe, violent and rapid cough is the most common symptom of whooping cough. These coughing spells are a common way for the disease to spread to other vulnerable individuals. As the coughing worsens, the ill person can become very short of breath. It is during these episodes when the victim struggles for breath that the telltale whooping sounds are often heard. During these spells one can witness a bluish color in the lips and or fingertips of the victim as vital oxygen levels drop dangerously low. Those most vulnerable of these victims tend to be the youngest who often are stricken in the first 6 months of life. The disease is pertussis, most commonly known as whooping cough and is caused by the Bordetella pertussis bacteria. As with other bacterial diseases, the incubation period may be 7-10 days (prior to symptoms developing) and has been known to be as long as 21 days. In the early course of the disease, patients are often treated with antibiotic therapy which can reduce the transmission to others, particularly family members. The clinical picture for a very ill infant can include “secondary infections” of which pneumonia is most common. If oxygen levels fall to dangerous levels, brain damage can then follow. These cases of pneumonia can be either viral or bacterial (the kind we treat with ‘antibiotics’) and can have just as lethal a set of consequences as the disease itself. When infection starts to take hold things can go from bad to worse in a hurry. The bacteria affects the lining of the breathing passages causing swelling and narrowing in these most vulnerable infants. Infants, however, aren’t the only ones who suffer from the disease. Cases of pertussis have been diagnosed in both teenagers and adults and can have potentially lethal consequences in all infected age groups.

15. Anchor – circle on chest.

Treatment for Whooping Cough

16. Play Gregorian Chant CD throughout entire labor, lowering volume as rhythmic risings become more intense.

If diagnosed and treated in a timely manner, antibiotic therapy can reduce the severity of whooping cough. There is also evidence that the infected person, treated with antibiotics, may be less likely to transmit the disease to others. It is all to common, however, that persons are not treated early enough develop the most disabling symptoms . As previously noted, pneumonia is a common enough by-product of pertussis and can occur in 1 of 20 infected infants. This history is similar to other preventable bacterial diseases. The data regarding the incidence of whooping cough is there for all to read, see and acknowledge. In the pre-immunization years (the 1930’s – ‘40’s), the average number of whooping cough cases was 250,000 with annual deaths hovering at ~ 9,000. With the advent of proper immunizations those numbers were turned completely around. By 1976, the rate of infection had been reduced by 99%. Discussions regarding when, how and even if to immunize need to be made by parents in conjunction with their pediatrician. This should include access to as much relevant scientific information available from reputable sources.

17. Gentle Birth Place imagery through the 5 senses. 18. Do “so” “hum” breath awareness for yourself. 19. Nourish yourself. Take frequent bladder breaks. Rest in between rhythmic risings along with mother. 20. Look at mother with love. 21. Bring CD player even if hospital says they have one– no earphones for CD. 22. Make sure mother is hydrated. Dehydration can halt labor. In between each rhythmic rising offer mother a drink of water (straw makes it easier). 23. For aroma therapy and nausea bring fresh ginger sliced so mother can sniff it if she feels nauseated. Any other aromatherapy during labor can cause headache, nausea.

Michelle Leclaire O’Neill, Ph.D., R.N. 310.454.0920 birthing1@verizon.net www.leclairemethod.com Michelle Leclaire O'Neill Ph.D., R.N., the director of the Mind Body Center in Pacific Palisades, developed hypnobirthing, the hypnosis for natural childbirth method. She is a pioneer in the study of mind-body integration for treating infertility, pregnancy, pre-term labor, and postpartum depression. She is the author of Creative Childbirth, The Complete Leclaire Method, The Pregnancy Diary, Meditations for Pregnancy, and many other books.

24. To maintain electrolyte balance – a natural electrolyte drink such as Recharge or Pedialyte may be used. Plain, fresh light white Miso soup in early labor is very balancing. 25. Bring birthing ball, Gregorian Chant and CD player, children’s bubbles to blow, they help keep breathing relaxed and prevent hyperventilation. Bring 2 bottles of bubbles, one for each of you. Bring ginger. 26. Turn off all overhead lights – the light of the fetal monitor is sufficient. Do not turn on TV even with sound off. Ask all staff and visitors to whisper and maintain a sacred silence. 27. Labor is intense and requires peace, serenity, low lights, patience, relaxation mindfulness and much silence except for sounding, encouraging words and Gregorian Chant to be played throughout entire labor.

The Vaccine Issue Today

There are four vaccine combinations to prevent pertussis, diphtheria & tetanus. These include: DTaP, Tdap, DT, and Td. The two given to children under seven are DTaP and DT, while the other two are given to older children and adults. Children should get 5 doses of DTaP, one dose at each of the following ages: 2, 4, 6 and one between 15-18 months and between 4-6 years. Your doctor’s office will remind you of when these are due. These day’s it seems as though one is forced to either be “pro” or “con” toward immunizations in any form. It is often tempting to get pulled to one side or the other and be swayed by these arguments. As parents of infants and children we have the ultimate responsibility to be as informed as we possibly can and to do our homework on this issue. Remember, an honest and open dialog with your pediatrician is the first and best place to start. The sources for this information are many and the obligation to our children remains paramount.

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by JoBea Holt

B o o k s t o r es B l u e Ch ai r Ch i l d r en ’s B o o k s www.bluechairbooks.com Ch i l d r en ’ s B o o k Wo r l d www.childrensbookworld.com Mr s . Nel s o n ’ s To y an d B o o k Sh o p www.mrsnelsons.com On c e Up o n a Ti m e www.onceupona.com On c e Up o n a St o r y www.onceuponastorybooks.com/ San Mar i n o To y an d B o o k Sh o p p e www.toysandbooks.com St o r y o p o l i s www.storyopolis.com Vr o m an ’s www.vromansbookstore.com A Wh al e o f a Tal e B o o k s t o r e www.awhaleofatale.com L i b r ar i es Cer r i t o s L i b r ar y http://menu.ci.cerritos.ca.us/cl_childrens.htm Ri c h ar d J . Ri o r d an Cen t r al L i b r ar y www.lapl.org/kidspath/

z, the Hundred Aker Woods, Neverland and the Smiling Pool. You will never find these places on a map, but you will travel through them all before your children leave for college–in books. When your baby was born you probably received a good supply of picture books as shower presents. Some of you may have received 12 copies of Good Night Moon like I did! But now that you have read these books to your baby over and over again, it is time to venture out and get some new ones. The first place to find new books, at least new to you, is the library. Every library has a children’s section stock full of wonderful picture books. Most libraries let you check out about ten books per child, which is easy to do when your toddler is helping you choose. Even without your child’s help, choosing only ten books for your baby from the vast collections can be challenging. Although the children’s section is definitely the best place to look, think about the sections in the regular part of the library on flowers, if your child likes flowers, or trains, if your child likes trains, or cars or dinosaurs. There are endless beautiful “coffeetable” books, some of which your toddler can actually carry, that have bright colorful pictures of your child’s latest fascination. Most libraries have a children’s story time–a time when the librarian reads a story or two to children who have come that day. Often these story times include a craft or special visitor–perhaps even one of the ‘Barks and Books’ dogs from the Pasadena Humane Society. Your baby can watch an older child read a story to one of these friendly dogs. If there are a few libraries close to your house, try them all to see which one is most comfortable for you. Keep a list of library story hours handy in your car in case you are desperate for something peaceful to do one day. There are a few very special libraries in Southern California. The first is the Richard J. Riordan Central Library in downtown Los Angeles - the third largest central library in the nation. The murals throughout are beautiful. The children’s area is in a restored 1930s-era room and

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there is a separate young children’s library with baskets of books next to cozy chairs. Be sure to note the chandelier representing the solar system. Puppet shows and story times occur frequently. The second is the Cerritos Library, which has made the world’s first “Experience Library.” The Children’s Library includes a 15,000-gallon saltwater aquarium, a full-size model of a Tyrannosaurus Rex, a touchable globe of Earth, a model Space Shuttle, a rain forest tree, a lighthouse, and many cozy couches for reading. The ceiling is painted with titanium and changes colors with atmospheric conditions. The Little Theater offers a space for story times. As with the Richard J. Riordan Central Library, unless you live close-by, it may not be reasonable to check out books. Focus on spending some time reading in the library, and visit your local library to check out books for home. The other great place to get some new books is the bookstore. Southern California is full of unique and very

special children’s bookstores, and every Barnes & Noble and Borders has an extensive children’s section. Most also have story times, some even with a craft! The question of what to buy and what to save for the library is always a challenging one. It is easy to choose

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Dr. JoBea Holt www.babysdayout.net 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.

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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

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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

(800) 80-dydee

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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Pacific Palisades

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.

Ve n i c e

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®

o u r

(800) 80-dydee

Childbirth Classes

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/

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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

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

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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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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.

Lorraine Donaldson Certified Postpartum Doula (DONA) Serving Pasadena and all of LA County LorraineDoula@gmail.com (626) 484-8367

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Johnson-Haddad, Miranda, CLE, IBCLC 818-621-5477 4735 Alta Canyada Road, La Cañada, CA 91011- 2035

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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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Typical Day of an OB Nurse by Rita L. Shertick RN, BSN, LCCE, CLE

looked at my watch, great 11:30 in the morning and my discharged patient was being wheeled way–the family was videoing what they had choreographed. Mom was smiling in the wheelchair holding the newborn, dad was beaming behind the wheelchair, he wanted to be on screen, and had carefully instructed the family how it should go. Assorted grandparents, aunts uncles etc were jockeying for positions, all under the watchful eye of the certified volunteer escorting them out. I had already verified the appropriate carseat and reviewed the discharge criteria. First time parents had so many questions, and the grandparents were concerned because the teaching wasn’t the same that they that they learned when they had their babies. Yes, I had reassured them again, research has shown that babies put on their backs to sleep had less crib death. Yes, the baby will do very well on only breastmilk , and does not need any formula supplementation. If they give formula little Jerome won’t suck as strong and frequent on mom’s breast , so she won’t make enough milk for him. They had copies of feeding and diaper changing charts. I could tell grandpa Scott was going to be counting to make sure his first grandson had those 6 soiled diapers daily to prove adequate nutrition on breastmilk. I reminded them my son was nine pounds seven ounces at birth, 2 pounds more then Jerome, and he survived quite well on a diet of only breastmilk for the first few months. At 22 he was dean’s list in college, and had no health problems nor brain damage. Well except for his selective deafness when piles of dirty laundry were pointed out to him in his bedroom, and reminders were given his dog was hungry and wanted to go for a walk. So 11:30 am, my new diabetic mom, Mrs. Dean needed to have me supervise her doing her second finger stick for her glucose level before lunch. She did fine at breakfast, but still wasn’t totally proficient. My other parents, Tom and Sally Gomez needed more help learning breastfeeding. Yesterday I had explained to them and the grandparents about the size of the baby’s stomach being no bigger than her fist, and if they insisted on formula supplementation give no more than 15 cc, or ½ ounce. Grandma insisted what she was taught 30 years ago was good enough for her daughter so it was good enough for her grand daughter. As I was leaving yesterday Grandma proudly showed me she gave her 12 hour old grand baby the whole bottle, 2 ounces, all of 60 cc. I cautioned the mom Sally, she would probably be cleaning diarrhea from her baby during the night, and need to do a lot of rocking to calm the provoked colicky baby. Sure enough Sally greeted me with a tearful good morning, twice her baby exploded into the diaper and once it even leaked out into the crib sheets and blankets and everything had to be changed. She decided to Rita L. Shertick, RN, BSN be firm with her mom, 30 year old teachDowney Regional Medical ing was out and from now on Baby Jody Center’s Family Birth Center was only getting breastmilk. But jody was having trouble latching onto her breast 562.904.5580 properly because of all the bottles she had www.drmci.org/Family%20Birth% yesterday and we had to work on retrain20Center ing her sucking to mom’s nipples. Karina Gomez in room 4812 still Rita L. Shertick, RN, BSN, is a staff nurse at Downey needed to void since giving birth 3 hours Regional Medical Center’s Family Birth Center. She is a Lamaze certified childbirth educator and a certified earlier. It was her fourth baby and she was a red head. The L & D nurse had lactation educator.

medicated her for Quote: a little bit of heavy bleeding, meaning a little bit of a hemorrhage. I shuttered involuntarily because of the common knowledge in the OB community that there is some genetic link between redheads and bleeding, and moms with more than three births also had a tendency to bleed, so she already had 2 strikes against her. You could almost say 3 because breastfeeding moms have the advantage where breastfeeding contracts the uterus, helping prevent hemorrhage and she totally refused. Her mom and sisters didn’t do it, she didn’t want to break the family pattern, inspite of the encouragement of the staff. My morning coffee was telling my bladder time to hit the restroom when I heard my name called. I had the first discharge of the day so the next admission was mine. And she was already being wheeled through the door on a gurney, clutching a basin in her hands, assisted by her husband, helping to keep her head turned to one side as she vomited. The recovery room nurse looked at me and apologized, saying she was only a tiny bit nauseous and hadn’t shown any signs of vomiting when they left the recovery room, and she needed to hurry back because the OR had 2 sick calls and they were waiting for her return for the next case. I put on my plastic smile and my mind began to race with the implications. The patient was now my responsibility, I needed her chart to review the doctors orders, double check what if anything was ordered for vomiting, send a copy to the pharmacy and wait for them to deliver it. If the patient had actually vomited before leaving the recovery room, all the nurse had to do was get the medication from the pharmacy supply cabinet right there, and remember to fill out the charge slip. But I know how it goes, when I had my outpatient surgery 2 months earlier, I asked for something to prevent vomiting prior to my discharge, and I still vomited, from the jostling of the car ride home, before I got into my bed at home. It is a continued on next page...

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Typical Day of an OB Nurse... (continued) common reaction most people get from anesthesia. If the veteran nurse Ellie had been working, she would have medicated at the slightest symptom of nauseous. As my eyes scanned the area, Sally’s husband Tom caught my eye to tell me baby Jody was awake and they were ready for a serious breastfeeding lesson. Karina’s call light came on at that instant, as she had been instructed to do, to call me for assistance for her first time up to the bathroom so I could access her bleeding, and of course Mrs. Alvarez was still waiting for me to return at 11:30 for her blood sugar as I had promised. I took a breathe, sent up a silent prayer & ignored my bladder. Mrs. Pham, the student nurse instructor came around the corner, well she had asked to find things for the students, so yes she could get two of them to assist with transferring Mrs. Murphy from the gurney to the bed, and one of the students would check on her baby in the nursery. Even with the vomiting she didn’t want her baby to get any formula, and wanted to begin breastfeeding ASAP. At that moment Mrs. Pham the student nurse instructor came around the corner. Well she had asked me earlier for tasks to keep the students busy: so yes two of them could help Mrs. Murphy from the gurney to the bed, and one of them promised to check on the baby in the nursery. Mrs. Pham was pleased, another student needed to complete a teaching assignment, so the blood sugar could be done by her, with an assessment of teaching skills. I caught Tom’s eye, told him to hold on for 10 more minutes, as I grabbed Mrs. Murphy’s chart, scanned the doctor’s order sheet, noted the orders, asked the secretary to mark it “stat” for the pharmacy, and fax it down to them. Next was assisting Mrs. Gomez to the bathroom. While walking into her room, another nurse’s orientee walked by, I grabbed her to assist me, noting she was missing an ammonia ampoule, something we are supposed to have handy in case someone faints. Fortunately, I had mine. Mrs Gomez had filled her kotex pads to overflowing, and was

lightheaded returning from the toilet with both of our assistance. Mrs. Pham came by and her student missing the “give an injection” requirement, had her opportunity, as Mrs. Gomez was still bleeding a bit too heavy, and passed two blood clots the size of golf balls, too much for her status. The student also filled up her water pitcher again. As I exited her room, I noted Tom in Sally’s doorway watching for me, so I headed over there. With ten minutes of review of all the breastfeeding from yesterday, and with my prompts to Tom, how best to help Sally, baby Jody was latched well to the breast. When Grandma asked me why I was making Tom do most of the helping, my reply that at home he would be her major assistant, and so this was the best place for him to learn how to do that before their discharge seemed to appease her. Exiting her room, Mrs. Murphy’s call light was on, I asked the secretary to call the pharmacy to ask them to put a rush on her orders, and I headed for the restroom.

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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