The Pregnancy Place

Erica Matteson and Karen Wells, two doulas in our fabulous Portland doula community, are hosting a radio show, The Pregnancy Place, streamed on PDX.fm channel 2 on Tuesdays right after another favorite: Parenting Unplugged.

The Pregnancy Place show will cover all things pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and the first years of parenting. If you missed this week's show about doula care, you can listen to it here. Stay tuned for next week's show...

Meet a Doula: Nurture hosts a community Doula Meet and Greet

Are you considering hiring a doula?

Are you overwhelmed by the number of doula options in Portland?

Would you like an opportunity to meet several doulas, face-to-face, to get a sense of compatibility, but don’t have the time to attend several meet and greet appointments?

Join us for a late afternoon mixer and meet several pregnancy, birth, and postpartum doulas all in one place.

October 3, 2009
4:00-6:00pm
1614 NE Alberta St.
in the large red house
Hosted by Nurture: Center for Growing Families

Highlights:
Meet local pregnancy, birth, and postpartum doulas
Connect with other expecting parents
Learn more about our services
Enjoy light refreshments

Doulas attending the event:

Baby My Sweet Baby http://www.babymysweetbaby.com/
Welcome With Love Family Care: http://www.welcomewithlovefamilycare.com/
Sacred Arrivals: http://www.sacredarrivals.com/
Sacred Pathways Doula Services: http://www.sacredpathwaysdoula.com/
MotherTree: http://www.mothertreebirth.com/
Renaissance Childbirth and Postpartum Professionals: http://www.renchildbirth.com/
Birth Journeys Doula Collective http://www.birthjourneys.com/
Nurture: http://www.nurturepdx.com/
Mama Bear Healing Care

Birthingway College of Midwifery needs bellies for practice

Birthingway is currently looking for belly models for their midwifery students to practice non-invasive prenatal skills. Mamas must be 20+ weeks pregnant and will receive $20/session. Starting Tuesdays Sept.29th-Dec. 15th from 2:30-4:30pm. It's a really fun time- The belly models will get a foot massage by one student while another does fetal positioning, fundal measurements, etc. while under the supervision of a clinical instructor and an assistant.

Birthingway is located in OUTER SE Portland- basically Foster and 122nd. It's an old 3 story house with a homey feel! Easy to get to, right on bus lines.

Contact Birthingway directly to get on the list (ph # 503.760.3131)

Please pass this on to pregnant mothers at 20+ weeks.

Pregnancy Support Group

If you are pregnant and looking for support, Colleen Burke-Sivers, MA, is offering a pregnancy counseling support group starting on September 30th at her office on NE 42nd Ave. Details...

Though pregnancy can be a joy-filled time full of anticipation, many pregnant women often struggle with depression and anxiety, ambivalence, loneliness, a conflicted relationship with their partner or traveling the journey as a single parent, financial difficulties, decisions about work, and where to find trustworthy childcare to name a few concerns.

A weekly counseling and support group for pregnant women, led by experienced therapist, Colleen Burke-Sivers, M.A., is being offered at her office in NE Portland. It is an opportunity to share feelings about your pregnancy, and impending motherhood. Though it may be an opportunity to share resources, the focus will be on the interior experience, rather than on practical solutions.

The group will take place on Wednesday afternoons from 3:30-5:00. It will run from September 30th through November 18th, 2009 (8 weeks).

The cost is $25 per session, or $175 for all 8 sessions if paid in full at first session.
For free initial consultation, call Colleen @ (503) 250-3123.

Announcing Mothergarden: A new mothers' group starting in September

Nurture is excited to announce Mothergarden, a new mothers' group at Nurture hosted by Welcome with Love Family Care starting in September.
Mothergarden
A free drop-in group for moms & babies
Come meet other moms, laugh, cry, tell our stories, and most of all, support each other.

Mondays 10:30-noon, starting September 7
Nurture, Center for Growing Families
1614 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR 97211
www.nurturepdx.com/mothergarden

Hosted by Welcome with Love Family Care (www.welcomewithlovefamilycare.com), and Nurture, Center for Growing Families.

What is Mothergarden? Mothergarden is a space to relax and share your experience of being a mother, meet other moms, trade stories and suggestions, find the support you need, and simply enjoy the company of other moms & babies.

How did Mothergarden come to be? Mothergarden has been birthed from a lovely partnership between Nurture and Sarah Nuxoll of Welcome with Love Family Care. Sarah's vision of helping women as they grow into their roles as mothers is perfectly complemented by Nurture's mission to provide a warm and welcoming space for growing families to find the support they need. Our intention is to bring together moms & babies to help bring forth the collective wisdom, humor, and compassion that sustain and nourish us as mothers.

Who is invited? Although we created Mothergarden to help new mothers find support and companionship, we also welcome expectant mothers, dads & partners, grandparents, friends, and others who are interested in creating a parenting community to support each other.

For more information, visit www.nurturepdx.com/mothergarden, or contact Sarah at welcomewithlove@gmail.com.