Our Village Circle

Meet Alexis Carter, a Mom of three, Postpartum Doula, and Owner of Mothers4Mothers - based in Northern Virginia, and dedicated to assisting new families with their adjustment to a new baby.  In this episode, we discuss the importance of Postpartum Support, processing your birth story, the function of doulas, screening for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs), what new parents REALLY need, and how one can be supportive of a new family in the middle of a Pandemic.

Links:

www.mothers4mothers.com (instagram: doula.it)

https://www.mealtrain.com/

www.postpartumva.org

https://www.llli.org/

Instagram Accounts

@doula.it

@takingcarababies

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In this continuation of last week’s discussion, Sarah takes us through the initial months of her early parenthood experience, navigating Postpartum Anxiety with three newborns, and finding her own voice as a parent, as well as finding her ‘village’ for raising multiples.

Links:

Instagram: @sarah_has_triplets

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Meet Sarah Issaelkhoury, a teacher, musician, and mom of triplets from Northern Virginia.  In this first of two episodes, Sarah takes us through her own journey with unexplained infertility, going through fertility treatments and a subsequent IUI, and her experience carrying and birthing Triplets. 

Links: 

Instagram: @sarah_has_triplets

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Meet Heather White Swartz, a Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) and Owner of Loudoun Homebirth & Healthcare in Virginia.  In this episode, Heather shares her own journey from starting out as a Registered Nurse (RN), training as a midwife, working as a CNM in a hospital-based practice, and her transition to homebirth midwifery.  We discuss many of the questions and concerns many people may have regarding out-of-hospital birth, the state of maternal health care in the United States, how the birth world has changed with the emergence of COVID-19, the benefits of birthing at home for a low-risk pregnancy, and how friends and family members can support a newly postpartum parent during a pandemic.

Links:

https://www.loudounhomebirth.com/  (Instagram: @loudounhomebirth)

Find a Nurse-Midwife - American College of Nurse Midwifes (ACNM)

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In this continuation of last week’s discussion, Allison Coleman shares her story of how she created Joey For Roo - a baby apparel brand dedicated to supporting and encouraging newly postpartum parents.   In this second of two episodes, she talks about Joey for Roo’s mission, her vision for the future of the company, and how she is committed to anti-racism and supporting Black owned businesses.  She also shares the resources that have been most helpful to her throughout her journeys with postpartum and starting a small business.

Links:

www.joeyforroo.com (Instagram and Facebook: @joeyforroo)

Book: Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts, by Karen Kleiman

Rachel Rodgers Town Hall: Reimagining Small Business

The Anti-Racist Small Business Pledge

The Postpartum Stress Center

Mother Honestly

The Motherhood Center

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Meet Allison Coleman, a Toddler-Mom from Baltimore Maryland and Owner of Joey For Roo - a baby apparel brand dedicated to supporting and encouraging newly postpartum parents.  The creation of Joey For Roo stemmed from Allison’s own experience with Postpartum Depression and OCD. In this first of two episodes, she shares her story, launching us into a discussion about Perinatal Mental Health and the state of Maternal Healthcare in the United States of America.

Links:

www.joeyforroo.com (Instagram and Facebook: @joeyforroo)

Information on Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction (SPD) During and After Pregnancy

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We understand, on a visceral level, that with the joy of your new human also comes every other emotion under the sun.  We want you to feel seen, heard and known in this life-altering stage.  We wholeheartedly believe that everyone's story has something powerful to offer others as they navigate their own journey.

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Tune back in for the launch of our first episode on Thursday, January 21st.