Bloom Needs Volunteers!!
Have you had the chance to look at our 2011 Annual Report yet? It was our first year as a non-profit and I’m still in shock at how much we accomplished! 2012 is gearing up to be even bigger, and better. But it’s a bit much for 5 moms to accomplish all on our own. Which is [...]
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Meet Your 2012 Bloom Leaders
Introducing our newest Bloom Leader, Tyana Kelley. A mother of young twins, Tyana is very passionate about bringing better birth options to Spokane. She is a trained DONA birth doula as well as an active member in the Inland Northwest Doula Network. She will be taking charge of Bloom’s fundraising efforts, implementing her experience as [...]
A Job Opportunity for Area Midwives
Denise Midstokke CPM, recently contacted Bloom to let us know of a job opening at her beautiful birth center in Sandpoint, ID. We don’t have a classified section on our website, perhaps this is something that we will develop in the future, but we still wanted to share this opportunity with our readers. Denise says: [...]
Reintroducing Lamaze Childbirth Classes to Spokane
Lamaze International turned 50 years old. That’s 50 years of educating, supporting, advocating and teaching a whole generation of families during the childbearing years. My mother took Lamaze classes 30 years ago as many of your parents did as well. For me, I did not have the option of taking a Lamaze class as none were offered here in Spokane. So, last year as a newly certified Lamaze educator, I began offing theses classes and would like to reintroduce Lamaze back into our community.
This last year of starting my own childbirth business, with teaching classes as well as labor and breastfeeding support, I have been privileged to connect with over 60 families in Spokane. Some of these families were first-time parents, some were seeking out VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean) classes, and many wanted information on home birth and hospital options. Just as they have in the past, Lamaze classes can still give you the most up-to-date, tried-and-true birth preparation skills and information.[...]
New Prenatal Water Aerobics Class in Spokane
MARCH 1, 2011
We are excited to announce that The Fitness Center in Spokane, WA is about to introduce a new Pre- and Post-natal Water Aerobics class. Bloom Spokane has received many requests over the past few years from pregnant mamas looking for prenatal water fitness classes, but up until now there wasn’t a centrally-located or regularly-occurring class to recommend. Jeannine Hansen is the prenatal water aerobics instructor at The Fitness Center. She wanted to share this information about her class and invite you to check it out. [...]
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! [...]
Deaconess Labor and Delivery Gets an Upgrade
NOVEMBER 10, 2010
I stopped by Deaconess Medical Center’s open house yesterday to check out the recent improvements they’ve made to the labor and delivery rooms in the Women’s and Children’s center. Laboring moms, you will be happy to know that each room now has a deep-soaker, jetted bathtub with handles all around. You can cover your entire belly with warm, flowing water and the larger tubs allow for easier side-lying, squatting or other labor positions moms might want to assume. As many of us know, laboring in water is one of the best ways to ease the intensity of contractions. [...]
Sign Up for Doula Training in Spokane
This blog post was submitted by Melanie Bailey. She is organizing a DONA Birth Doula Training to take place in Spokane this October. She needs at least 10 people to register for the training in order to bring the beloved Tamy Roloff here as the instructor. Please read the info below, download the registration brochure and mail it in. We need more doulas in Spokane as the number of families choosing natural birth continues to rise! [...]
Spokane Holistic Family Fair
For the first time, the Spokane Holistic Chamber of Commerce will host the Mind, Body, Spirit “Family Fair” held at the Unity Church on the South Hill, 29th Ave. and Bernard St.
Admission is FREE and there is plenty of FREE parking.Licensed childcare for children 4 years old and under will be available at the reasonable cost of $5 per hour.
Elizabeth Hesse Sheehan, DC will be the keynote speaker at this unique event, presenting the topic Myth-Busting: Vaccinations and Diet. [...]
Birthing From Within Weekend Class
I received an email yesterday from Charlene Hamilton, a Birthing From Within childbirth educator based in Seattle. She will be coming to Spokane in late March (just a few weeks from now) to teach her weekend intensive childbirth preparation class. Please check out her website to register for the class and contact her with any questions you may have.
