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4th Trimester, Austin Services, Baby Wearing, Parenting

Baby Wearing 101 in Austin

No Comments 06 September 2010

Learn how and more importantly, WHY you should wear your baby. Learn about exogestation, learn how to use slings and wraps at this class. Purchase a sling after the class and save $10! Join Gena Kirby for an intimate evening of learning, hands on help and laughs. Appetizers and beverages served, call 559-930-2032 to reserve [...]

Austin Services, CLasses in Austin, In the News, Parenting, Resources

I’m an Austin Doula Now

No Comments 04 September 2010

Well MMO fans, I have officially made the move to Austin, you can still take classes in Fresno, but as for me Mrs. Kirby is now a Doula-ing in Austin Texas, yee ha! I will be teaching Childbirth Education (with an emphasis on meditation, visualization, yoga and comfort measures[including rebozo use]), Birth Partner Classes, and [...]

Educational Opportunities, Parenting, Recommended, Resources

Parenting Classes “In-Fresno”

No Comments 11 July 2010

being a parent is the hardest job you'll ever have.

Events in Fresno, Labor and Delivery, Parenting, Postnatal, Prenatal, Recommended

MOMMY MATTERS LIVE!

No Comments 30 June 2010

Mommy Matters Live! Is a weekly television show for new and expectant parents. The show can be viewed by clicking here or on our TV button at the top of this page. Mommy Matters Live! Covers topics that range from pregnancy to birth to the first 3 years of life and beyond. There is no [...]

In the News, Parenting, Postnatal

Best for Babes Debuts Game-Changing Breastfeeding Ad in USA Today

No Comments 25 June 2010

The Best for Babes Foundation is releasing a provocative new breastfeeding ad in a special Pregnancy & Wellness Report to be inserted in USA Today on June 25th in the greater metropolitan areas of Los Angeles, Chicago and New York. Many moms make the decision to breast feed but are woefully unaware how difficult this [...]

In the News, Parenting

2 million cribs recalled from 7 manufacturers

No Comments 24 June 2010

WASHINGTON – More than 2 million cribs from seven companies were recalled Thursday amid concerns that babies can suffocate, become trapped or fall from the cribs. Most of the cribs were drop-sides, which have a side rail that moves up and down so parents can lift children from them more easily. That movable side, however, [...]

Parenting, Recommended

Discover the Discovery Center

No Comments 22 June 2010

The Discovery Center has been in Fresno for over 50 years and most parents I speak to have ever heard of it! Now that’s a shame, and we want to change that. So what are your kids up to when school breaks for the summer? Are those long summer days spent in front of the [...]

Parenting, Recommended

Mommy Matters Online Recommends:Oso de Oro Park

No Comments 22 June 2010

This nine-acre site combines its primary function of storm water retention with secondary functions of groundwater recharge and recreation. Nearly all construction costs were provided by private donations.

In the News, Parenting, Postnatal

Chocolate Baby Formula: From Cradle to Grave?

No Comments 21 June 2010

Mead-Johnson, the company that prides itself on its “decades-long patterning of infant formulas after breast milk,” now goes one better. It sells chocolate and vanilla flavored formulas for toddlers, fortified with nutrients, omega-3s, and antioxidants. The company’s philosophy: Your toddler won’t drink milk? Try chocolate milk! To read the rest of the article please click [...]

In the News, Parenting