At our next meeting, we're thrilled to welcome guest speaker Linda Carroll, RN, IBCLC. Linda is also a Certified Childbirth Educator and runs the New Moms Network at Jersey Shore Iniversity Medical Center. She'll be sharing her expertise and insight on hospital births and postpartum procedures.
*Do birth plans really work?
*What are the most effective strategies for getting the birth you want?
*What should you expect during your postpartum stay at the hospital?
As always, our meetings are FREE and open to all women, babies and children.
6:30pm Meeting Begins
7-7:30pm Guest Speaker Presents
7:30-8pm Questions & Discussion
Belmar Library
517 Tenth Ave.
Belmar, NJ 07719
January 20th Meeting
Our next meeting is Weds, 1/20/10. We'll be discussing Cloth Diapering options with Guest Speaker Michelle Rivenburg of Snooty Booty Diapers. (All Dar a Luz Members are eligible for 10% off any Snooty Booty pick-up purchase!) www.snootybootydiapers.com
*Is there a "best" time to introduce cloth diapers?
*What do you need to get started?
*How do you clean them?
We'll be discussing this and much more and our meeting. Guest Speaker will be presenting from 7-7:30pm, and taking questions after that...So, please do your best to be there by 7!
As always, our meetings are FREE and open to all women, babies and children.
1/20/10
6:30-8:30 pm
Belmar Public Library
517 Tenth Ave.
Belmar, NJ 07719 (Community Room entrance on back of building)
*Is there a "best" time to introduce cloth diapers?
*What do you need to get started?
*How do you clean them?
We'll be discussing this and much more and our meeting. Guest Speaker will be presenting from 7-7:30pm, and taking questions after that...So, please do your best to be there by 7!
As always, our meetings are FREE and open to all women, babies and children.
1/20/10
6:30-8:30 pm
Belmar Public Library
517 Tenth Ave.
Belmar, NJ 07719 (Community Room entrance on back of building)
December Meeting, 12/16/09
Our next meeting will be Weds, 12/16/09. We'll be discussing WORK/SEPARATION FROM BABY. It can be tough to be away from our babies, but sometimes life (or our sanity) require it. So, how do we ease this transition for ourselves and our babies? What can breastfeeding mamas do to maintain their milk supply? If you've been through it, come share your experiences with our group!
We'll also be having a FREE-CYCLE. Bring your unwanted maternity, baby, or totally unrelated items to the meeting and pass them on so they can be re-used. This is the perfect time of year to de-clutter! Whatever isn't taken at the meeting will be donated to charity.
As always, our meetings are free and open to all women, babies and children!
Belmar Library Community Room
517 Tenth Ave.
Belmar, NJ 07719 (community room entrance is on back of building)
6:30-8:30pm (We're a casual group and cater to pregnant and new mamas, so come when you can and don't stress it if you're "late!")
We'll also be having a FREE-CYCLE. Bring your unwanted maternity, baby, or totally unrelated items to the meeting and pass them on so they can be re-used. This is the perfect time of year to de-clutter! Whatever isn't taken at the meeting will be donated to charity.
As always, our meetings are free and open to all women, babies and children!
Belmar Library Community Room
517 Tenth Ave.
Belmar, NJ 07719 (community room entrance is on back of building)
6:30-8:30pm (We're a casual group and cater to pregnant and new mamas, so come when you can and don't stress it if you're "late!")
Red Tent 11/14/09
We would like to thank all the donors, sponsors and mamas who made our Red Tent a success. Special thanks to Eryka Andrex, Kim Metcalfe, Beverly Benedetto & Jennyfer Bruno.
November Meeting: 11/18/09
For our November Meeting, we welcome special guest, Dawne Vrabel, HHP, AADP. She'll be sharing her expertise on: Nutrition, First Foods, and Natural Flu Prevention.
Dawne Vrabel, an Integrative Nutrition practitioner, Certified Herbologist, Reiki Master and Molecular Biologist educates and empower mothers and moms-to-be through her private practice and as Co-Leader of the Monmouth County Chapter of the Holistic Moms Network (www.holisticmoms.org). She is passionate about educating Moms about mindful parenting, conscious health and food choices and child-directed education. Dawne is Mom to 2 naturally birthed and unvaccinated boys, ages 2 and 5.
She is Co-Founder of Citizens for a GMO Free World (http://www.gmofreeworld.org/), a Life Health Choices Speaker and Pure Food Advocate (http://www.lifehealthchoices.com/), Nutritional Advisor for a Candida awareness and support organization (http://www.atlanticjourneytowellness.org/) and a founding board member of the Jersey Shore Sudbury School (http://www.jerseyshorefreeschool.org/).
"Make conscious and informed health decisions. Empower yourself with knowledge, ask questions, trust your intuition and your body's innate healing ability. Be very aware of the dangers of pharmaceutical drugs, risks known and unknown. Listen to your body and do what you can do to nutritionally and naturally support it through any life process and make sure to enjoy it along the way and say thanks."
Subscribe to her nutritional newsletter, soon to be published on the full moon at http://www.ourfoodchoices.com/. Dawne can be contacted at dawnevrabel@gmail.com.
She is Co-Founder of Citizens for a GMO Free World (http://www.gmofreeworld.org/), a Life Health Choices Speaker and Pure Food Advocate (http://www.lifehealthchoices.com/), Nutritional Advisor for a Candida awareness and support organization (http://www.atlanticjourneytowellness.org/) and a founding board member of the Jersey Shore Sudbury School (http://www.jerseyshorefreeschool.org/).
"Make conscious and informed health decisions. Empower yourself with knowledge, ask questions, trust your intuition and your body's innate healing ability. Be very aware of the dangers of pharmaceutical drugs, risks known and unknown. Listen to your body and do what you can do to nutritionally and naturally support it through any life process and make sure to enjoy it along the way and say thanks."
Subscribe to her nutritional newsletter, soon to be published on the full moon at http://www.ourfoodchoices.com/. Dawne can be contacted at dawnevrabel@gmail.com.
This topic is so vital, we're welcoming ALL parents and care providers to this meeting. As always, our meetings are free.
Weds. 11/18/09
6:30 (Meeting Opens)
7pm (Dawne's Presentation Begins)
Belmar Library Community Room
517 Tenth Ave.
Belmar, NJ 07719
Hope to see you there!
Red Tent Event 11/14/09
We're inviting all women to our Red Tent Event!
Nov. 14, 2009
7-10pm
*Belly Dancing (for beginners, pregnant women, etc.)
*Henna
*Sharing Birth Stories
*Silent Auction
Admission is Free!
Silent Auction Includes:
The Business of Being Born DVD
*The Business of Being Born Organic Cotton Onesies (pink or blue)
Orgasmic Birth DVD
Gift Certificate to Gymboree (Howell/Ocean)
Gift Certificate for Postpartum Doula-Care
MamaCare Gift Bag, MotherLove Herbal
Earth Mama Angel Baby
*Labor Ease Kit
*Postpartum Recovery Kit
Birth Tub Rental, Ready For Birth
Snooty Booty Diapers
Mothering Magazine, 1 year subscription
Sleepy Wrap Baby Wrap
ONA Nursing Pillow
$30 Gift Card for I-Tunes, donated by Annie Raulerson
OMBaby Yoga
Charlotte West
Hands to Health LLC
Nature's Corner Market
Red Tent Sponsors:
Your Best Birth
Chakra Massage, contact Kim Metcalfe: Kim760@juno.com
We have more sponsors coming, so check back for updates! (If you'd like to suggest a business or service who would be interested in participating, contact us.)
Our Red Tent Event will be at our usual meeting place, the Community Room at the Belmar Library. (517 Tenth Ave, Belmar, NJ 07719....Entrance on back of building)
*Babies and children....Are always welcome at our monthly meetings, but for this event, mamas will enjoy themselves more if they come without mobile babies and children.
Nov. 14, 2009
7-10pm
*Belly Dancing (for beginners, pregnant women, etc.)
*Henna
*Sharing Birth Stories
*Silent Auction
Admission is Free!
Silent Auction Includes:
The Business of Being Born DVD
*The Business of Being Born Organic Cotton Onesies (pink or blue)
Orgasmic Birth DVD
Gift Certificate to Gymboree (Howell/Ocean)
Gift Certificate for Postpartum Doula-Care
MamaCare Gift Bag, MotherLove Herbal
Earth Mama Angel Baby
*Labor Ease Kit
*Postpartum Recovery Kit
Birth Tub Rental, Ready For Birth
Snooty Booty Diapers
Mothering Magazine, 1 year subscription
Sleepy Wrap Baby Wrap
ONA Nursing Pillow
$30 Gift Card for I-Tunes, donated by Annie Raulerson
OMBaby Yoga
Charlotte West
Hands to Health LLC
Nature's Corner Market
Red Tent Sponsors:
Your Best Birth
Chakra Massage, contact Kim Metcalfe: Kim760@juno.com
We have more sponsors coming, so check back for updates! (If you'd like to suggest a business or service who would be interested in participating, contact us.)
Our Red Tent Event will be at our usual meeting place, the Community Room at the Belmar Library. (517 Tenth Ave, Belmar, NJ 07719....Entrance on back of building)
*Babies and children....Are always welcome at our monthly meetings, but for this event, mamas will enjoy themselves more if they come without mobile babies and children.
Oct. Meeting
*Keep checking your emails so you can light a candle when one of our mamas goes into labor! (Not on our email list? Contact us: JerseyShore@daraluznetwork.com )
Henna Pics from our BlessingWay are on our Facebook page.
Our next meeting is Oct. 21, 2009. We'll be discussing Places of Birth. In NJ, this means at the hospital or at home....There are many factors to consider in determining which place is best for your birth.
Already given birth? Come share your experience! Other mamas would love to hear what you found helpful or less than helpful when you gave birth.
As always, our meetings are free and all women and children are welcome.
Weds, Oct. 21, 2009
Belmar Public Library
517 Tenth Ave.
Belmar, NJ 07719
(Community Room Entrance is on rear side of building)
6:30-8:30pm
**BOLD RED TENT ON NOV. 14, 2009 7-10pm
Henna Pics from our BlessingWay are on our Facebook page.
Our next meeting is Oct. 21, 2009. We'll be discussing Places of Birth. In NJ, this means at the hospital or at home....There are many factors to consider in determining which place is best for your birth.
Already given birth? Come share your experience! Other mamas would love to hear what you found helpful or less than helpful when you gave birth.
As always, our meetings are free and all women and children are welcome.
Weds, Oct. 21, 2009
Belmar Public Library
517 Tenth Ave.
Belmar, NJ 07719
(Community Room Entrance is on rear side of building)
6:30-8:30pm
**BOLD RED TENT ON NOV. 14, 2009 7-10pm
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