Archive for Infant Care
Baby Brezza One Step Baby Food Maker Giveaway
Baby Brezza is giving away a One Step Food Maker to one of Bloom Spokane’s readers as part of the Fresh Produce Sweepstakes. Leave a comment on this post telling us how Bloom Spokane has positively affected you and your family. Include your email and you will be entered to win. See other options for extra entries in the form below. Good luck! [...]
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Finding Friends & Support as a New Mother
We live in a world where families are separated by distance: some are voluntary, some are not. Some distances are small; some distances are thousands and thousands of miles. Whatever the case may be, you don’t realize how far the distance is until you have a child in a town where you don’t know very many people….and realize you are all alone.
I am no different. I grew up in New Jersey, and that is where my entire family still lives. Seven years ago, I moved to California (to have some youthful fun in the sun ☺ ), and I never really thought about whether I would stay 3,000 miles away from my family and friends, or if I would go back. Soon after I moved there, however, the choice was made for me when I met the man who would be my husband. After three years there, we moved here to Spokane and two and half years later I was pregnant. [...]
The Value of Postpartum Support
By Xylina Weaver With the birth of a child, a new family is born. Commonly, expecting parents view the birth of their baby as the finish line. Months of planning, preparing and dreaming about your new life and your baby finally arrives. But then what? Feeding, soothing and caring for a newborn baby while also [...]
Dunstan Baby Language Classes
APRIL 11, 2011
Spokane parents have an exciting new way to learn to understand the language of their newborn babies. Marcia Clement, a Dunstan Baby Language educator and mother of five, recently moved to Spokane with her family and is teaching classes for expectant parents. Some of our Bloom Spokane leaders met Marcia at Baby Fair last month and had the chance to learn more about this method of interpreting babies’ “owhs” and “ehs.” We think you’ll find it a valuable tool to have in your bag-o-tricks during those early days with a newborn. [...]
Spokane Midwives Birth Center
MARCH 23
As Bloom Spokane works to educate our community about mother-friendly birth options, we encounter parents who are surprised to discover that Spokane has a freestanding birth center—an independently owned and operated (non-hospital affiliated) facility run by midwives who provide prenatal, childbirth and postnatal care, incorporating family-centered maternity care concepts and practices.
Spokane Midwives is the private practice of Washington State licensed midwives Beth Morrill and Linda Morgan located just north of downtown Spokane at 127 East Euclid Street. The birth center provides a comfortable, home-like environment where families attend their prenatal appointments and can choose to give birth. Spokane Midwives’ patients are also cared for by the two student midwives in training at the birth center—Terri Young and Amber Morrill assist in prenatal checkups and attend births with the midwives while preparing to become licensed midwives themselves. [...]
Spokane Baby Fair 2011
MARCH 14, 2011
There is power in numbers! Bloom Spokane and our fabulous group of exhibitors made a powerful statement at yesterday’s Baby Fair. Our group of 15 mother-friendly organizations and providers occupied quite a large section of the event and no one there could deny that the Spokane region is home to a wealth of information and services dedicated to helping women realize their full potential during the childbearing year. [...]
WA State Vaccine Law Challenges Parent Rights
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
On February 13, 2011, the National Vaccine Information Center posted an article titled WA State Vaccine Law Threatens Exemptions & Violates Privacy stating, “If you are a resident of Washington state, you should know that there is a bill quietly sailing through your state legislature that violates your privacy and threatens your right to make informed, voluntary decisions about vaccination.” The article is referencing the Washington State Legislature’s newly proposed House Bill 1015 and Senate Bill 5005. [...]
Xylina Weaver Launches Spokane Birth Support
FEBRUARY 9, 2010
After having a doula for the birth of her daughter, Xylina Weaver was convinced more women and families could benefit from the care a doula provides. She soon began her training to become a birth and postpartum doula and began working with families in 2008. Since that time, Xylina has become involved in all things mother and baby. She became a Certified Lactation Educator, volunteering with Sacred Heart’s Mother-Baby Time breastfeeding support group, a leader of Bloom Spokane, and most recently a Certified HypnoBirthing Practitioner. And now she has combined all of her services and classes under one new business, Spokane Birth Support. [...]
Eco Baby Fair at Sun People Dry Goods
JANUARY 26, 2011
If you haven’t been to Sun People Dry Goods yet—or even if you have—Saturday February 5th is a great day to go. Sun People Dry Goods, a locally owned and one-of-a-kind store, carries eco-smart products from hardware, to gifts, to cleaning products, and even nursery supplies. On Saturday February 5th they will be holding their Eco Baby Fair from 10am until 3pm. In addition, during the Eco Baby Fair the store will be having a sale of 20% off the entire baby department! [...]
Spokane Breastfeeding Support Groups
JANUARY 8, 2011
Now is a wonderful time to be a breastfeeding mother. I have discovered that in Spokane there are breastfeeding support groups meeting five days a week: Monday through Friday! No longer do women need to feel alone. You don’t have to feed your baby an emergency formula bottle because you are worried that she’s not getting enough milk. You can get the breastfeeding support you need from one of our local support groups.
