Archive for Parenting
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. [...]
Listen to Your Mother Spokane
Wondering how to celebrate Mother’s Day this year? We’ve got something better than flowers and chocolate (not that you don’t deserve those too!). Spokane will host it’s own Listen to Your Mother event on Mother’s Day, featuring performances by local women who have written about their own experiences of motherhood. This event is sure to have us shedding a few tears and rolling in the aisles. Come be a part of this local celebration of motherhood, in all of its many guises. [...]
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. [...]
Love and Logic Parenting Class
MARCH 16, 2011
Manito United Methodist Church in Spokane, WA will be hosting Love and Logic parenting classes on Tuesday evenings from April 12 – May 17, 2011. The Love and Logic Institute is dedicated to making parenting and teaching fun and rewarding, instead of stressful and chaotic. They provide practical tools and techniques that help adults achieve respectful, healthy relationships with their children. All of their work is based on a psychologically sound parenting and teaching philosophy called Love and Logic. To register, contact Manito United Methodist Church at (509) 747-4755. [...]
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. [...]
Bloom Spokane at Baby Fair 2011
MARCH 8, 2011
This coming Sunday, March 13, Bloom Spokane will host an entire section of mother- and baby-friendly exhibitors at Baby Fair 2011. We will be there to support, encourage, and educate childbearing families by promoting mother-friendly maternity care, encouraging informed health care decisions, and striving to improve our community’s birth culture. We will also have fantastic giveaway prizes you don’t want to miss out on! [...]
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.
What Happens When A Child Dies?
DECEMBER 4, 2010
It’s not a comfortable subject to talk about. The death of a child is my own personal worst nightmare. How would I go on living? Or breathing? But amazingly enough, people do learn how to breathe again, though their lives are never the same.
I recently met Sarah Bain, a mother of four living in Spokane, WA. As we talked about our own birth stories (which I’m often prone to do), she said that she had had one hospital birth, one home birth, one stillbirth and one car birth. I’m floored. Hearing the word stillbirth, a wave of utter sadness washes over me. I express my condolences for her loss and my amazement at the sheer variety of births she has experienced. She goes on to tell me that she is one of the facilitators of the local Infant Death Support Group in Spokane and has written articles on the topic for national publications. [...]
