Blog Posts & Online Resources
The BabyMoon: Going Back To Basics
We spend so much time preparing for the birth, preparing the baby room, preparing meals, getting all the baby gear etc. but the babymoon is where we get to integrate, to enjoy, to relish in this new experience. It’s going back to basics, simplifying, just being.
Resources We Love
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Antenatal (Prenatal) Colostrum Collection: https://laleche.org.uk/antenatal-expression-of-colostrum/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0zVCwdJZw0
Birth Preparation Yoga Nidra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUcVmA33c9k
Doulas & Kelowna Doula Association: https://www.kelownadoulas.com/meet-our-doulas
Ideas for Preparing your Body For Birth
https://www.pomegranate-midwives.com/resources/third-trimester/ripe-ready-part-ii/
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Dr. Jack Newman: International Breastfeeding Centre: https://ibconline.ca/
Kelly Mom: Early Feeding
https://kellymom.com/hot-topics/newborn-nursing/
La Leche League: https://www.llli.org/
Mastitis: https://www.llli.org/breastfeeding-info/mastitis/
Natural Breastfeeding Positions: https://www.naturalbreastfeeding.com/
Tadem Breastfeeding: https://www.laleche.org.uk/tandem-nursing/#:~:text=Nursing%20a%20new%20baby%20while,to%20feed%20your%20older%20child.
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Bloom Postpatum Care
https://www.bloomcollaborativeclinic.ca/
Interior Health Breastfeeding Centre:
By Appointment only
Rutland Health Centre
155 Gray Road
(250) 868-7730
La Leche League Kelowna See their facebook page for free virtual meeting times. www.facebook.com/groups/1490382111174553
Sarah Devine (Vernon), RN, IBCLC
(604) 240-4204
www.facebook.com/MILCOkanagan/?ref=page_internal
Sweet Spot Lactation: https://sweetspotlactation.janeapp.com/
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Beyond the Blues Free Postpartum Mental Health Program: https://thebridgeservices.ca/youth-and-family-services/early-years/beyond-the-blues
Free counselling services through interior health: https://www.interiorhealth.ca/services/perinatal-counselling-services
Specialized Prenatal & Postpartum Online Counsellors: https://perinatalcollective.com/therapists/
Postpartum Support for Dads: https://postpartum.net/get-help/help-for-dads/
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Baby Massage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOx14qaAglE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7icSeBifKk
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Baby Massage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOx14qaAglE
Positive Parenting:
https://positivepsychology.com/positive-parenting/
https://www.positiveparentingsolutions.com/parenting/positive-parenting-techniques
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Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7icSeBifKk
https://www.karephysio.com/services/women-health/
Pelvic Floor Home Study Course
https://www.mommyberries.com/pages/pregnant-or-postpartum
Pelvic Floor Restorative Exercise
https://heatherbooi.com/restorative-exercise-functional-mobility
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2nd Trimester “To Do” List
https://www.pomegranate-midwives.com/resources/second-trimester/ripe-ready-part-i/
3rd Trimester “To Do” List
https://www.pomegranate-midwives.com/resources/third-trimester/ripe-ready-part-ii/
Group B Strep Prevention:
https://www.placentanetwork.com/prevent-treat-strep-b-vaginal-infection-birth-naturally/
Optimal Positioning/Spinning Babies: https://www.spinningbabies.com/pregnancy-birth/daily-activities/
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Co-sleeping safely: https://cosleeping.nd.edu/safe-co-sleeping-guidelines/
Newborn Sleep Cycles: askdrsears.com/topics/health-concerns/sleep-problems/8-infant-sleep-facts-every-parent-should-know/
Holistic Sleep Support: https://www.heatherboyd.org/
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