New books, training videos, and a brand new bag!

I am very excited that in the last week I have recieved my Prenatal massage textbook, instructional DVD, bought the goodies to make some rice packs for heat therapy, and a super-cute rolling suitcase to carry all my goodies in!

As of now, the first birth that I am sheduled to attend has an EDD of February 4th and the mama is a close friend of mine. I am so lucky to get to be there with her and her husband! She is about 2 and a half hours away from me, up near Seattle, WA, and I get to hitch a ride there with her parents who will pick me up on their way down the hill from their house.

Southwest Washington Resources

Baby Blues Connection: 360.735.5571

Car Seat Hotline: 800.282.5587

Car Seat Clinic: 360.360.735.8869

Community Health Nurse: 360.397.8255

Feeding Clinic: 503.413.4505

Lactation Clinic: 360.487.4050

Medical Transportation: 360.694.9997

Domestic Violence Hotline: 360.695.0501

Emergency Support Shelter (in Kelso): 360.425.1176
24-hour hotline: 360.636.8471

Poison Control Center: 800.222.1222

La Leche League: 360.514.6773

WIC: 360.397.8459

NICU Family Night

Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital in Vancouver, Washington hosts a NICU Family Night from 6pm to 8pm on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays every month!

• Are you the parent of a NICU baby?
• Are you expecting a baby who will be staying at the NICU?
• Do you wish you could talk to other parents who have had similar experiences to you?

ON THESE WEDNESDAYS YOU WILL...

• Have the opportunity to sit down with other NICU families...
• Have the opportunity to share your story...
• Ask advice from other parents...
• Enjoy the refreshments!
• Relax amongst people that understand your journey.
• Ask the visiting experts any questions...

Visiting experts will include neonatologists, lactation specialists, NICU nurses, occupational and speech therapists, dieticians, and NICU families.

Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital

2211 NE 139th Street

Vancouver, WA 98686

360.487.1000

Teen Moms

I am offering FREE labor support to teen moms now and would really like for my readers to spread the word. Teen moms have the cards stacked against them when it comes to becoming a successful parent and often find themselves without experienced support of friends or family during their labors.

What is a doula?: My Doula Library

What is a doula?: My Doula Library
www.thebusinessofbeingborn.com

My Doula Library

A large part of DONA's international certification process is research. They provide a list full of books as suggested skill-building reading. There are two books that must be read by every potential DONA certified doula candidate and sections where at least one book pertaining to each topic must be chosen, depending on each doula's interests. Following is a list of required reading and the books I have chosen to fulfill my requirement:

The two required books are:
The Doula Book (Klaus, Kennell & Klaus, 242 pages)
The Birth Partner (Penny Simkin, 398 pages)

The book's I have chosen from required reading lists are:
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth (Ina May Gaskin, 348 pages)
Pregnancy, Chilbirth & The Newborn: The Complete Guide (Penny Simkin, 499 pages)
The Breastfeeding Answer Book (La Leche League, 680 pages)

You'll notice that I have included the number of pages in each book. The purpose of that is show that I am aquiring a wealth of knowledge and will look through these books again and again. Some of them will become my resource guides. The Breastfeeding Answer Book, for example, is bound with heavy duty spiral binding and just begs to be used for years to come.

It was difficult to choose only one from each category so when I have read and summarized (also required) each of these I will go on to read more!

I also got The Business of Being Born today! I am so excited to share that with mammas who wish to watch it!

Vancouver Area Resources!

I took a little drive down to Cascadia Women's Clinic today and came home with quite a few contacts as far as women's resources go! I will be sure to post them tomorrow as there might be a couple dozen. See postings tomorrow!...