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Baby
Massage @ Happy Bambino -Enjoy the rich benefits
of touch as you and your baby relax. A wonderful way to express
your love and stimulate healthy growth and development. Enhance
confidence and deepen sensitivity to
your baby’s communication cues. Massage creates a special
time for fathers!
Infant
Massage @ MBC - Infant massage is a wonderful
way to express your love while stimulating the healthy growth
and development of your baby.
Deepen your understanding of baby’s communication cues
and learn effective strategies to soothe. Enjoy the rich benefits
of touch, the essential nutrient, and experience a sense of
community with other parents.
Postpartum
Yoga, Movement & Support - This class provides a fun
and relaxing time to celebrate and commiserate, move, stretch,
dance, and sing with your baby. Mothers will find lots of support
in swapping stories and sharing in the joys and challenges
of motherhood. Although this class does include a good portion
of yoga stretches, it is not a traditional yoga class in that
it also includes time for sharing, movement, and learning songs
to soothe your baby's spirit (and your own!) For mothers and
their babies age 3 weeks to pre-crawling. Happy Bambino
Mother
Baby Hour - Mother Baby Hour is a time for
first-time moms and their babies to get together to ask questions,
express concerns, learn about
resources and share stories. A Community Educator facilitates
the group and offers a weekly topic (such as sleeping, feeding
or traveling with baby). Join
us as early as the first week after your baby is born. Meriter
has a MBH for 0-3, 3-6, 6-9 months. Times and days are updated
frequently on
their website. PP, Unity and
Group Health all reimburse all or part of the fee. (although
0-3 is free). To register, call (608) 267-5900 before attending
your first session.
Happy
Bambino. Free
parenting classes, workshops and support groups. Topics include
pregnancy, cloth diapers,
breastfeeding, compassionate parenting, attachment parenting,
parenting multiples, parenting without a partner, stay at home
dads, young parents, and more. Call (608) 204-6147. 2045 Atwood
Avenue.
Return
to Work While Breastfeeding class @ Meriter - Lactation experts offer support and advice to help you continue
breastfeeding after you resume your career. Learn pumping options,
equipment, collection, storage and introducing a bottle. Babies
and support persons are welcome. Class participants will receive
a discount on breastfeeding supplies from Meriter. Attend approximately
three weeks before returning to work.
BreastfeedingMadison.comn
- Family owned and operated for 5 years. We offer breastfeeding
help including personalized classes and home visits, sales and
rentals of hospital grade breast pumps, and more! Contact Sue
Morrison, IBCLC at 221-2141.
Promoting
Breastmilk Supply @ MBC - Designed for
women planning on returning to work or school while breastfeeding.
This class will help mothers develop an individualized
plan for pumping, discuss milk storage and review different
types of breast pumps.
Cloth
Diaper 101-Have you considered using cloth diapers? Are
you sure you want to use cloth but are confused by all the
options? Do you want to know more about washing and using cloth
diapers? This free workshop is for you! We'll discuss the benfits
of using cloth diapers,
washing your own diapers & using a diaper service, and how to use cloth diapers.
Then we'll show you the different cloth diaper products and how to use each.
If you decide to buy cloth diapers, we'll help you come up with a system to match
your budget. This workshop is a great tool to help you wade through the options.
FREE!
LaLeche League. Mother-to-mother
education, support, and encouragement for women who want to breastfeed.
Babies welcome. Various days and locations within Madison. Free
Breastfeeding Helpline 827-5530, staffed 7 days a week.
LLL
of Madison - city
LLL International-
international
East Day Group
9:45 AM 2nd Wednesday
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
4011 Major Ave
Jeannie 839-5821
East Evening Group
7:00 PM 3rd Monday
Atwood Community Center
2425 Atwood Ave
Winter Location: November - February
Escape Coffee Gallery,
916 Williamson St
Laurel 226-0856
West Day Group
10:00 AM 3rd Tuesday
Glenwood Moravian Church,
725 Gilmore
Adria 278-8879
West Evening Group
7:00 PM 4th Tuesday
Madison Birth Center
6720 Frank Lloyd Wright Avenue
Middleton
Sue 221-2141
SPECIAL MEETINGS
for women pregnant with,
or mothers of MULTIPLES
10:15 AM various Fridays
1501 Gilbert Rd. or 2045 Atwood Ave.
Please call Kay to verify time and location.
Anne 238-0864
Wee-Life Parents
This Madison area non-profit organization provides support for
families of preemies and high risk infants (a greater possibility
with multiple births). Has a lending library, preemie clothing
and an equipment lending program. Free monthly newsletter.
Contact: Debbie Yapp, Founder, P.O. Box 193, Lodi WI 53555;
phone (608) 592-4648.
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