South County Moms

06/14/2021

South County New Moms group back in person!!!
The Neighborhood Guild
Tuesdays
10am-12

04/20/2020

Virtual Group will be held tomorrow (tues) from 10-12💫

Let us know if you haven’t received an invite and would like one💫

04/14/2020

🖐🏻🖐🏽🖐🏿Hands Free Breast Pumps pumps came up in today’s Virtual Group....

We wondered if any of you have had any troubles or successes with these pumps?

Namely: the ELVIE and the WILLOW..

Had anyone has success with insurance coverage?

We have heard that the Elvie is life changing in the freedom it brings but also that it LEAKS for some people!?🍯

We know that the Willow and Elvie are expensive but have heard of some insurances covering it partially....

Also... we’ve heard that some people have had success ordering the machine used but with fresh parts... is anyone rigging it?

04/09/2020

During our virtual moms group this week we talked a lot about the daily stressors and anxieties that the current state of our world is bringing about. As promised here are some resources to help you cope! (This is to help ease tension- not to cure anxiety or depression! Prior to the COVID-19 Outbreak about 15% of mother’s experienced postpartum anxiety or depression and we suspect these numbers are much higher currently- CONTACT YOUR PROVIDER IF YOU’RE EXPERIENCING ANXIETY OR DEPRESSION)
1️⃣ strap on your sneakers and get outside for a walk
2️⃣ check out mend yoga in Newport they are offering virtual yoga sculpt and vinyasa classes that are donation based
3️⃣ follow destress monday- they are posting exercises and techniques to help with tension
4️⃣ investigate & meditate with goop - recently added a meditation guide for the novice and experienced https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5hh9tZbeimRJCoTuKeLpWPRMDfeB16o0
5️⃣ take a class - Yale currently offering “The Science of Well Being” for free virtually
6️⃣ download duolingo and learn a new language for free
7️⃣ learn calligraphy or knitting with the help of YouTube
8️⃣ declutter your home and spaces with the help of Marie Kondo
9️⃣ go through old photos that make you smile and maybe make a photo album to look back on for yours to come
🔟 experiment with some cooking and baking recipes

04/05/2020

Close contact and early, exclusive breastfeeding helps a baby to thrive.

A woman with COVID-19 should be supported to
• breastfeed safely
• hold her newborn skin-to-skin
• share a room with her baby

04/02/2020

Great news... As of Tuesday, April 7th... our New Moms Group will be offered virtually! Tuesdays 10a-12p one of our lovely RN/IBCLCs will be hosting New Moms Group via zoom!
Leave your emails here or send us a message with your email if you’re interested and we’ll send you the link... spread the word, leave a friends email, repost! We’re so excited to see you again!

03/27/2020

To our South County and Rhode Island Families,
We miss you! And we're getting some feedback that you might miss us too!
We are taking our new parents group to online, and we have created an e-mail so you can reach us anytime ([email protected]) - and we promise one of our RN/IBCLCs will get back to you as soon as we can!
Please pass on to any families who have recently delivered or families who are looking for support of any kind!
Stay tuned for *virtual new parents group* coming soon!

03/27/2020

03/27/2020

03/05/2020

Sleep glorious sleep...and you don’t get any. We have all had that friend whose baby sleeps well all night and we smile with our dark circles and mangy hair, pretending to be happy for them when we are so so very jealous 😩😩

Your baby waking through the night is normal, healthy and developmentally appropriate. Here's why you're right not to sleep train.

02/05/2020

In the grand scheme of things, the period when babies are wakeful and needy is a blip in time.