Announcing: Beantown Babies
Introducing the opening of Beantown Babies! Emily Newberg and I have dreamed about opening a brick and mortar location for prenatal workshops, classes, and parenting support groups since we began collaborating in 2016. Now, our dreams have come true! We have opened Beantown Babies in the heart of Roslindale Village and could not be more excited to…
Provider Spotlight: Ali Vander Baan, M.S., L.Ac.
Ali Vander Baan, owner of Yintuition wellness and co-founder of Jinjur herbal remedies! I can’t possibly be more excited about today’s spotlight provider. I first met Ali when we jumped right into a collaboration together and organized an acupressure workshop for childbirth professionals. We hit it off immediately! I was drawn to her passion for…
Provider spotlight: Julie Brill, IBCLC, CHLC, CCCE, CLD
Julie Brill does it all! Whoa boy, am I embarrassed of how long this took me to put together! Julie was one of the first people I came across when I started dreaming of becoming a doula and childbirth educator. She is among the most respected members of this community and has been dedicated to…
2018 Workshops, Classes, etc.
Classes and Workshops: Preparing For Childbirth Classes We’re co-teaching the Preparing for Childbirth Classes at Root & Sprout! To accommodate various schedules, this class is offered as a 4 week series or a 1 day program and will provide you tools and information to prepare for the birth of your baby. Next offerings: Feb. 2018…
Provider spotlight: Rachel O’Brien, IBCLC
I struggled like hell breastfeeding my first child. For the first 6 weeks of her life, I would cringe and often cry each time she would latch. I had very little support and didn’t know where I should go to get it. In retrospect, I should have reached out to my doula; if she couldn’t…
Provider spotlight: Ece Yildirim, L. Ac., New Moon Acupuncture
Many of you know that my family has made its first real home here in Watertown, MA. We have loved becoming a part of this community. So, when a new perinatal care specialist moves into town, I get super excited! Ece was connected to me by another friend, Shirley Anne, and we got together for…