Pregnancy , Babies , Labor , Child birth , Hospital birth , Homebirth , Birthing ways , Birth Doulas , Postpartum Doulas , Lactation support , Mothering , Fathering , Siblings , Families , Midwives , Breastfeeding , Tandem nursing , Baby wearing , Prenatal yoga , Pregnancy nutrition , Post partum Pilates , Baby yoga , Dancing , Baby sign language , Touchpoints , Childhood nutrition , Car seat safety , Infant Message , Parent baby bonding , Birth stories , Postpartum adjustment , VBAC, Water birth ,Squatting , Birth art , Belly casting , Natural health care , Complamentry and Alternative Medicine , Working moms , Stay at home moms , Playing , Babies,babies,babies.
Music
For Babies and Parents:
Music To be Born By Micky Hart
Songs To Grow For Mother and Child By Woody Guthrie
The Johnny Cash Childrens Album By Johnny Cash
Not Just For Kids By David Grisman & Jerry Garcia
Nursery Days By Woody Guthrie
Birds,Beasts,Bugs & Fishes Little and Big Animal Folk Songs By Pete Seeger
Leadbelly Sings For Children By Leadbelly
Shake Sugaree By Taj Mahal
Rainbow Connection By Willie Nelson
Peter,Paul& Mommy By Peter,Paul And Mary:
Peter Paul& Mommy too By Peter,Paul And Mary
American Folk,Game&Activity Songs for Children By Pete Seeger
Free To Be You & Me By Marlo Thomas & Friends
Smithsonian Folkways Children's Music Collection By Various Artists
And some local kid friendly artist to check out
Kid Kazooey
Mitch & Eileen
Sam Bartlett
Movies
That we show in our classes
Relaxation,Rhythem,Ritual w/ Penny Simkin
Gentle Birth Choices
Comfort Measures for Childbirth w/ Penny Simkin
We also have a variety of movies to watch in our lending library on topics like Pregnancy , Childbirth , Cesarean Childbirth , Umbilical Cord Blood Banking , Breastfeeding , Baby Wearing , Mom &Baby Yoga , Playing with Babies , Exercise with babies , Sign language , Etc...
You can come by and "Check them out"
Television
We prefer to watch babies ♥
Books
On Pregnancy & Birth:
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth By Ina May Gaskin
The Pregnancy Book By William & Martha Sears
The Birth Book By William & Martha Sears
Pregnancy,Childbirth, & The Newborn By Penny Simkin
The Birth Partner By Penny Simkin
The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth By Sheila Kitzinger
On the Postpartum Period :
The Year After Childbirth By Sheila Kitzinger
After the Baby's Birth By Robin Lim
Mothering the New Mother By Sally Placksin
On Babies :
The Baby Book By William & Martha Sears
Your Baby & Child By Penelope Leach
Touchpoints By T. Berry Brazleton
On Breastfeeding :
The Breastfeeding Book By William & Martha Sears
The Nursing Mother's Companion By Kathleen Huggins
The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers By Jack Newman
Breastfeeding By Suzanne Arms,Chloe Fisher and Mary Renfrew
We also have a number of books for sale,and a leading library full of books you can barrow. Stop by and check it out.
Heroes
Ina May Gaskin , Penny Simkin , William and Matha Sears , T.Berry Brazelton , Pam England ,And all Intelligent, Strong ,Nuturing women.
Bloomington Area Birth Services's Details
Status:
Married
Here for:
Networking, Friends
Hometown:
Bloomington Indiana
Zodiac Sign:
Capricorn
Children:
Proud parent
Bloomington Area Birth Services currently enrolling new clients for our childbirth education series. Come see us today! Posted at 3:36 PM Jun 17, 2008 view more
About me: We are a sweet little grassroots non-for-profit, Located in the beautiful city of Bloomington Indiana.Our purpose is to educate, support, and empower pregnant women, new mothers and their families as they make informed decisions troughout the childbearing year and early parenting.
Your journey as a mother will begin with pregnancy. Good Nutrition and exercise, plus a positive relationship with your caregiver, will help you maximize the chances of growing a healthy baby and helping yourself to be ready for the labor and birth.
Any time you come to our office ,you may find a group of new parents with their babies and toddlers, exchanging ideas, laughing over the latest antics of their little ones, sharing birth stories, and in general, enjoying the highs and be-moaning the lows of parenting.
We parent best when we are well-supported. Being well-supported, for most of us, includes having a community of parents. BABS(Bloomington Area Birth Services) can help you find that community-whether through your yoga class, your childbirth education class, or just making use of our resources,
Some of the services we offer include:
Office Hours
Childbirth education classes
Refresher Class
Doula and Midwife information
VBAC Childbirth Series
Cesarean and VBAC support resources
Making it work for Nursing Mothers Class
Breastfeeding Support
Prenatal Yoga
Parent Support
Parent-Baby playtime
Retail Sales (Books, Nursing bras ,Burt's Bees, Maya Wraps Diaper covers, BABS t-shirts and onesies , etc...)
Doula Trainings
ETC...
We are here to help you make the most of your pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and early parenting experience, Please stop by and meet us we would love to get to know you.We are located at 1101 N. Dunn on the corner of 14 & Dunn in the bottom of the Windfall Dance Company Building
Bloomington Area Birth Services
P. O. Box 302
Bloomington, In, 47402
812-337-8121
WWW.bloomingtonbirth.org
info@bloomingtonbirth.org
Who I'd like to meet: Expectant and New Mothers, Their Families,Loved Ones,Support Systems and of Course Their Babies!
Bloomington Area Birth Services's Friend Space (Top 13)
Hey whats's up, glad you added us back! :) If you don't know what The Cereal Barn is, its kinda like Coldstone, the ice cream place only with cereal and peanut butter, and we DO have ice cream also, and coffee, and our profile explains what we are pretty well too. It's very good, and fun, and all that. Stop by, bring some friends or family, and get the 10% myspace discount on anything you buy. It's all cheap either way. We are at 408 East 6th Street in Bloomington, down the street from the Monroe Public Library, downtown. See Ya soon!
You are very welcome! Thank you for doing all you have done for all of the mommies in and around Bloomington. Imi and I are so thankful for your support through and after my pregnancy.
Mikey is almost 8 months old now! I can't believe we have made it this far. He has 2 adorable teeth and 2 more coming in. Every day is something new. We are teaching him signs right now and he has had about 5 haircuts. hehe :) -Megan
