Links, Books & Community Resources
Recommended Websites
Brenda Lane was one of my DONA trainers with over 13 years experience. She has some helpful articles.
Henci Goer, author of The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth, has a great resource.Birthing Naturally - Find the information you need to plan for your baby's birth whether you are hoping for a homebirth or an epidural.
Contraction Master is a great tool for timing your contractions accurately.
SpinningBabies.com - A way of looking at Optimal Fetal Positioning and an excellent resource for Occiput Posterior (OP) babies.
kellymom - One of the best breastfeeding resource websites.
Pregnancy and Parenting: TheLaborOfLove.com
AskDrSears.com
I'm listed on The Dr. MOZ Doula List, DoulaWorld.com and DoulaNetwork.com.
Recommended Books
The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth by Henci GoerThe Birth Partner by Penny Simkin
The Nursing Mother's Companion by Kathleen Huggins
Secrets of the Baby Whisperer by Tracy Hogg
Community Resources
Modern Babies and Children - Local Baltimore Resource for Parents, Grandparents & FamiliesBaltimore's Child magazine - Baltimore's Best News for Families
Trusting Our Bodies and Birth Lilly Childbirth Services - Excellent instructors of the Bradley Method. Trusting Our Bodies is located in Hampstead, Maryland and Birth Lilly is in Eldersburg, Maryland.
The Nurtured Woman Massage, LLC provides fertility, pregnancy, postpartum and infant massage services located on Belair Road and the Beltway.
Mothering Mommies, LLC offers a range of services including lactation consultation, breast pump sales, childbirth education, free baby weight checks, bra fitting and many others. It is located in Towson, Maryland.
Soft and Cozy Baby - Baltimore store for cloth diapers, babywearing and accessories
Find a La Leche League support group in your local area.
Find a local MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) group in your area.
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