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INSIDE:

8 Essay: Unsung Heroes: Breast Milk Donors

10 Resource Guide: Infant Massage Classes

12 Pro!le: Wendy Foster, founder of mamalates

14 Health: Postpartum Pain Syndrome

16 Resource Guide: Local Baby-Registry Services

26 Safe Sling Wearing

28 Goods: Found Around Town

26 Trends in Childbirth Education

18 Performances and Events Calendar

21 Summer Camp Guide

ON THE WEB: NW Kids Baby Guide: Extensive local resources for expectant and new parents in Portlandnwkids.com/guide/baby-guide

Online Exclusive: Local guide to alternative modalities for Mother’s Healthnwkids.com/baby/alternative

Soothing Tips: Beyond Dr. Karp’s 5 S’s for Calming Babynwkids.com/SoothingTips

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Welcome to the Baby Issue for 2010! I was pleased to be asked to guest-edit this issue of NW Kids. Babies are a big part of my life; I get to inter-act with mothers and babies in my role as a postpartum doula and pre- and post-natal educator, and it is my great joy

to help parents transition into parenthood.One of my favorite things to do is connect

people who have a need with wonderful people who can meet that need—and meet it well! Many of these wonderful people have contributed to the pages of this issue.As you all know, Portland continues to be one of the best rates cities to have a baby in, and this issue provides just a few reasons why. From building a breastmilk bank, to learning to massage your baby, to alleviating that weird new pain between your shoulders and strengthening your core strength a!er birth, parents have a lot of o"erings here in our great city.

As a mother of two kids, I am o!en humbled by the di#cult task of raising children, and I am grateful for the rich community support I’ve received. Building the support system is one of my main goals when working with new mothers—it’s this “village” that enables us to parent as we desire. Babies are a wonderful entree to a whole new world…as we navigate a huge new role. I hope you $nd helpful guidance within these pages.

In the spirit of being a resource, I welcome your questions and feedback on this issue on my blog, www.abcdoula.com/blog. I hope you can enjoy all of what Portland has to o"er as you begin (or add a baby) on this journey along this path of parenthood!

—Kimberly BeplerGuest Editor

EDITOR’S CORNER

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Into an insulated box I load frozen bundles until they reach the top, padding the box with bubble wrap and packing the bundles on dry ice to protect the precious substance. As a weekly volunteer with the Providence St Vincent’s Donor Depot, the cargo I pack is “liquid gold” (more commonly known as donated breast milk). %e liquid gold gets doled out to fragile newborns in neonatal units around the country desperately in need of its life-giving properties.

As with blood donation, breast milk dona-tion is anonymous. No sweet photo on the outside of the container with a smiling mother saying, “A gi! for you, from my baby and me.” Nope. Just a box with shipping labels indicat-ing “frozen, medical, and fragile” to protect it on its FedEx journey.

%e mothers donating the gold have all sacri$ced their time, energy, baby’s attention and SLEEP, in order to pump, label and store their breast milk for other people’s babies. Reasons for donation di"er, but each donor has her own story and each story is truly amaz-ing. Many have babies who won’t take a bottle or pump so much their frozen milk stash grows faster than baby can consume it. Donor mothers all have one thing in common though – they feel a genuine satisfaction from sharing their extra milk, knowing it could literally save the life of a fragile baby.

I o!en think about these mothers as I pack and count their frozen ounces – the time that they spent, the thoughts they must have as they hand over their milk, sometimes in huge coolers or boxes. I also think of the many mothers I know who have worked so desperately to

achieve a su#cient supply of breast milk for their babies (renewing my commitment to tell other moms “Don’t waste a drop!”). It makes me proud to be a small part of building the donor base for a future local milk bank—one mother’s anonymous gi! at a time. Breast milk donors really are heroes to me.

ABOUT THE NW MOTHERS MILK BANKSome days the milk bank donor depot collects more than 1,000 ounces of milk, other days barely 100 – the minimum required by the Denver Milk Bank, where the donated milk ends up. The milk is then "ash pasteurized (which kills any viruses present in the milk but leaves much of the immune properties intact), analyzed, refrozen and shipped to neonatal units all over the United States. The NW Mothers Milk Bank is looking for volunteers, both of breast milk and of time and money, to help build a local processing bank so milk won’t need travel all the way to Denver for processing. Find out more at www.nwmmb.org.

BREAST MILK DONORS:UNSUNG HEROES

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Portland is a wonderful place to have a baby. Baby-geared resources surround us. One opportunity not to miss is taking an infant massage class, in which someone teaches you how to massage your baby. This activity promotes bonding, better sleep and digestive health (just to name a few bene#ts).

Infant-massage classes are usually taught in a series of three to #ve, each ranging from 45 to 90 minutes and focusing on di!erent body parts. They are taught in group or individual formats, in public places such as hospitals, wellness centers, and Pilates studios, as well as in the privacy of a client’s home.

As you shop around for the class that’s right for you, here are a few related

abbreviations you may not have seen before: CEIM (Certi#ed Educator of Infant Massage), CIIM (Certi#ed Instructor of Infant Massage), and CIMI®(Certi#ed Infant Massage Instructor). These certi#cations signify that the instructor has completed a course speci#cally geared towards teaching parents and caregivers how to massage the babies in their lives.

There’s an infant massage class within your reach. Give it a try. You and your baby will love it!

Katie Briggs is owner of Supported Start (www.supportedstart.com). She is a Mom of two, Licensed Physical Therapist, Certi#ed Doula, and Certi#ed Infant Massage Instructor.

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Wendy Foster, founder of Portland-based Mamalates, describes the unique physical aspects of birth and pregnancy recovery and talks to NW Kids about her new project, a “green” DVD + home kit of Mamalates.

NWKids: So tell us about Mamalates. Is this a pre-natal workout?

Mamalates is a pilates-style synthesized movement program speci$cally designed for pregnant and new moms. It integrates prenatal and postpartum pilates, yoga, and other mind/body techniques with strength and resistance training. %rough dynamic movement, ma-malates o"ers essential stabilizing, stretching and sculpting classes and workshops. But it’s really a workout for all moms—we have a class called PilateSculpting that’s popular for woman at all stages of life.

%ere are many mom and baby $tness programs out there but most do not address speci$c postpartum issues such as abdominal separation, pelvic &oor wellness and alignment.

How does Mamalates address !tness complica-tions "om cesarean sections?

%e COREnection-Pilates class is an intimate workout for women who have had a C-section. We share birth stories and receive support from one another while we reclaim our core—the muscles that have been physical-ly traumatized to the point of numbness—to gain spinal mobility and stability.

What was the inspiration for Mamalates?I practiced Pilates throughout both of my

pregnancies and recoveries. I had an unplanned c-section in 2004; two months postpartum I craved cesarean recovery information and sup-port. I couldn’t $nd much. I had to create my own, and I realized other moms out would need this healing experience as well. I really enjoy helping other women safely reconnect with their sometimes-unfamiliar bodies and help

them facilitate the physical and emotional journey of pregnancy, delivery and beyond.

And so you put this all onto a DVD?

A!er three years of teaching mamalates I produced the DVD mamalates: complete mom and baby workout. %e DVD and complete workout comes as a kit with props for added resistance, instructions for modi$cations and an explanation of basic Pilates-based principals. If you are going to spend the time exercising, you want to do it right!

You describe the DVD as a “green product.” What makes it green?

%e DVD packaging and eco tote that comes with the product are recycled and 100% bio-degradable. I used local businesses to duplicate and produce the DVD so fewer resources were used for transportation. Also, the shipping materials include no extra plastic or paper.

How did you manage to produce a DVD while working and caring for two kids under age 3?

The filming was the easy part! For the editing, a friend of mine, who also had a small child, would meet me from 8-10pm. We were both doing this “on the side.” It took two years! But during that time I became very clear about the big picture and my priorities. I learned that maintaining my work /life harmony while fulfilling a professional goal meant slow, baby steps with thought and intention.

More information regarding Mamalates DVD, classes, pilateSculpt and specialty workshops can be found at www.mamalates.com.

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She’s smiling as she leans over to li! her cheru-bic baby, but there’s a hint of pain behind her eyes. In a single motion, she wraps her arms around her 16-pound bundle of joy and shi!s him onto her le! hip. From behind, you can see how her hip is elevated to support the baby’s weight. Her spine looks S-shaped and her shoulders are rounded forward from the pull of her milk-$lled breasts, and from holding, wearing, feeding, li!ing and bouncing her four-month old son for countless hours every day. She o!en wakes up with a kink at the base of her neck, a deep ache between her shoulder blades and a dull headache.

She is a typical mom su"ering from Postpar-tum Pain Syndrome (PPPS), a pattern of symp-toms seen in many new mothers who sustain di#cult postures and repetitive movements with bodies highly susceptible to injury. Postpartum women have bodies with loose ligaments, in-stable joints and tense muscles. Combined with hormonal &uctuation, sleep deprivation and lack of time to care for themselves, new mothers are in a world of musculoskeletal pain.

Although there is a great deal of research on pregnancy-related low back pain, little has been written about the speci$c physical challenges associated with motherhood. %e medical litera-ture is almost entirely void of descriptions of the upper back and neck pain common in so many mothers. %ankfully, there is now a growing interest in Postpartum Wellness, and more prac-titioners are learning about treatment approaches to address the unique needs of mothers.

TREATING POSTPARTUM PAIN SYNDROMEA combination of bodywork and active self-

care can help tremendously. A skilled practitioner (such as a chiropractor, craniosacral therapist, massage therapist, physical therapist, acupunctur-ist, or naturopathic physician) can treat a mother with PPPS with techniques that improve the body’s structure and function. Additionally, stretches and exercises can help decrease pain

and improve stability by focusing on stretching tight muscles and strengthening weak ones. A practitioner can guide the mother toward the most appropriate exercises for her body and pre-scribe home-care stretching aimed at the speci$c muscles and joints a"ected by such activities as breastfeeding, co-sleeping, baby-wearing, diaper changing and carrying a squirming toddler on her hip. Movement classes led by knowledgeable instructors (such as yoga, Pilates, Barre3 and Gyrotonic™) can also provide bene$t.

With the right strategies to help avoid the com-mon pain triggers of motherhood, a former PPPS su"erer can go on to live a relatively pain-free life. She will be happier, better rested and better able to care for her child. And of course, healthy, vibrant moms means healthier, happier babies.

Amy Lynne Watson, DC is a chiropractor and craniosacral therapist at Whole Mama ~ Whole Child as well as the joyfully married mama of three young kids. She lives in NE Portland.

BATTLING POSTPARTUM PAIN SYNDROME

BY AMY LYNNE WATSON, DC

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Don’t make your loved ones trek out to Babies R Us if they don’t have to. Support your local community, $nd unique and functional items that match your taste and get rid of the whole “return / post o#ce” hassle by registering for your baby gear with a local retailer. Most shops o"er online shopping and the same ease of use as the Big Box stores with comparable prices and, o!en, a much more tailored selection.

Local shops go out of their way to make this a pleasant experience for you and your gi!-giving friends and family. Posh, for example, hosts monthly a!er-hours registry hours and guidance

on the art of minimalism. Little Urbanites rents out its store for baby showers; put ribbons on your desired items and your guests can shop right then and there. Simply having a registry at Black Wagon or Meringue ensures your guests know that bears and bunnies just aren’t your thing. And, by choos-ing Milagros, your friends and family know you care whether your stu" is sweatshop-free.

Many shops also o"er great incentives, such as discounts, consulting and gi! cards at no charge. Whatever your needs—from strollers and car seats to hand-cra!ed cloth diaper covers—Portland has you covered. —JD

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SEGAL’S FOR CHILDRENBeaverton; In-store and online www.segalsforchildren.com

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Ladybug Theater Getting Loose with Mother Goose http://ladybugtheater.org/may10.html

Christian Youth Theater Seussical cytvanport.org/shows/

Cirque de Soleil Kooza cirquedusoleil.com“Group Hug” Mother’s Day Special O!er is available to Cirque Club members for an exclusive period until May 9; save 25% o! when booking for 3 people or more.

HIKESHoneybee Hikes at Leach Botanical GardenFor kids (ages 2-4) and their parents. Fun themed hikes and activities, rain or shine. Wednesdays, 10-11am. $2 per child, [email protected]

Ladybug Nature WalksFor preschoolers (ages 2-5) and parents at di!erent Portland parks. Rain or shine, Fridays, 10am (plus Saturdays in June and July), $3 per preschooler. portlandonline.com

EVENTSMAY 6“Family Frolic,” a special Lorna Miller Little Kids Jamboree

Focus is on movement and interaction between parents, kids and the musicians. Lots of singing, dancing and imagination, McMenamin’s Kennedy School, 6-8pm. Free.

MAY 7 ! 9Opening weekend of “Babies,” the movie, a visually stunning and joyful new #lm that simultaneously follows four babies around the world on an epic adventure - from #rst breath to #rst steps. www.focusfeatures.com/focusfeatures/!lm/babies/

MAY 7Zoo Mother Of The Year One of the zoo’s animal moms will be chosen as Zoo Mother of the Year and receive a special Mother’s Day treat. Free with zoo admission. 10:30am, www.oregonzoo.org

MAY 834th Annual Lake Run & Family Fun Festival5k Run/Walk; 12k Run; 1/2 Mile Kid’s Dash. Food, entertainment, crafts, information booths, children’s activities... 8am - 1pm, Millennium Plaza Park, http://RaceCenter.com/LakeRun

MAY 8 & MAY 15Free Youth Fishing ClinicsChildren ages 13 and younger in the company of an adult enjoy fun with activities ranging from a casting contest and #shing for prizes, to #sh printing and costumes. 8am - 1pm; Camp Baldwin’s Lake Hanel May 8; Middle Fork Irrigation Pond on Laurance Lake Road in Parkdale May 15 www.fs.fed.us/r6/mthood/calendar-of-events.shtml


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Run Mama Run! 10K run and 5K walk & Kid’s Fun Run Crafts for kids; stroller-friendly loop; lots of giveaways and ra$e items for Mamas. Funds raised bene#t Adoption Mosaic, 971-533-0102. Mt. Tabor Park, 9:30am-11:30am adoptionmosaic.org

Mother’s Day at the Portland Japanese GardenBonsai and guided info on Japanese gardening www.japanesegarden.com/events/mothers-day

MAY 10, 13, 15Planning a Dinner Garden WorkshopParents and children age 6-12 will learn how to grow their own food in gardens specially designed for making pizza, salsa, salad, or tacos! Call Nell for details: 503-284-8420.

MAY 14 ! 16Pioneer Family DaysTeddy bear parade, skateboarding competition, entertainment, pony rides, rock climbing wall and lots more. pioneerfamilyfestival.com/

MAY 15Professor Banjo’s One-Man BandFun for kids and grown ups, Mississippi Pizza Pub, 4-5pm. $10 per family (parents and their kids) and $5 for individual adults, squaredancepaul.com

MAY 15 & 16Dozer DayKids hop in the driver’s seat and actually drive

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MAY 16Reiki For Kids ClassKids discover joy and personal empowerment through this ancient art. Open to children of all ages and skill levels. Cedarwood Waldorf School, reikiclassforkids.com

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!e nightly news has you asking, “Is my baby safe in a sling?” Tragic infant deaths and a subse-quent massive recall of the Infantino SlingRider and Wendy Bellisimo baby slings have cast a scary shadow on baby wearing. As with anything re-garding care and feeding of a newborn baby, risks exist and care must be taken. Luckily the bene"ts of babywearing far outweigh the risks. With a little know-how and attention to detail, the risks can be signi"cantly reduced or eliminated.

It’s worth it to learn how to use your carrier correctly. Kangaroo care (wearing a newborn skin to skin in a sling or wrap) beats the incubator hands down in getting preterm babies to thrive. Babies worn in slings cry less, sleep better and adapt easier to new environments. Sling- wearing mothers are less prone to postpartum de-pression. Parents who wear their babies experience less stress and more opportunities to make them-selves a sandwich, get laundry done and generally feel like full-#edged human beings again.

Firstly: let’s make sure your carrier is safe. Check the CPSC recall list (cpsc.gov). Make sure it isn’t a bag or du$e style carrier; not all have been recalled, but their design makes them dangerous all the same. Bag carriers are dangerous even when worn correctly; they cover the infant’s face, ride too low, and create a slumped C-shape position where the baby’s chin rests on the chest. All of these things can potentially cause positional

asphyxia. Rings and buckles should be made for carrying babies—cra% rings and plastic buckles from the fabric store are not safe.

Second: let’s make sure you know how to use your carrier. Read the directions provided by the manufacturer, but don’t stop there. Instructions can be incomplete or, in some cases, even wrong. Check the carrier frequently to make sure it is in good repair. If you are wearing a sized carrier, get "t correctly. Doesn’t "t? Not safe. Can you see baby’s face in the carrier? Is his airway obstructed by fabric? Is he slumped with his chin on his

chest? Is he grunting? Is he at hip level, swinging as you walk? A yes to any of these ques-tions indicates

a problem. Worn correctly, carriers should be snug, really snug. It should support your babies "rmly and prevent rolling into an unsafe position. It should be high, higher than you think. Is her head kissable distance and her bottom above your navel? Good. Now we’re talking.

Next: don’t do anything crazy. No running, horseback riding or deep-frying things with baby in a sling. If it was too dangerous to do pregnant, it’s too dangerous now. !at’s it! Go make that sandwich! You’re free!

Laurel Ackerman is owner of Bella Stella resale and baby shop. She specializes in sizing and !tting infant carriers. bellastellaresale.com

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cleeo & bea is a Portland mama-owned blog featuring hip kid product reviews. Our goal is to provide useful information and honest reviews of kids’ products that our families and friends have used. We !nd high-quality, eco- and kid-safe, cool products—things you might not see everyday—and enjoy passing them on to you.

1SUPER STYLISH DIAPER BAGS BY CHICKPEA BABY

Diaper bags are a must for the new mama, there’s no way we could’ve lived without one. We’ve known many a Portland mama to

carry a Chickpea diaper bag, especially since they’re made in our fair city.

Each bag is constructed from PVC-free faux leather. All bags have 10 pockets, 2 external, 5 internal, a swivel hook for keys, water resistant lining, an adjustable strap (thanks) and snap closures, so nothing falls out. And each baby/diaper bag contains a fuzzy changing pad to boot. Long after you need to carry diapers and snacks the bag lives on...Excellent value. Chickpea Baby, $178.

2 SCOOTER CARRIER BY BECO

We carried our babes from infancy and still do, now that they’re toddlers. We found the beco at Bella Stella and were sold.

The cute design caught our eyeand the beco is COMFORTABLE for long walks. We’ve used it every day for almost two years. It’s completely machine washable and comes equipped with an infant insert for the tiniest of babes. The beco can be worn on front and back, and the best feature, the one that actually sold us on this carrier, is that you can switch your kiddo from

front to back WITHOUT taking baby out. Several colors and patterns from which to choose. Bella Stella, $140-$180.

3 HEALING SALVE BY EARTH MAMA ANGEL BABY

We heart Earth Mama Angel Baby’s products. They’re perfect for new mamas and their little bundles. One of our favorites is the C-Mama

Healing Salve designed for mamas who’ve had c-sections. It’s great for healing wounds of all kinds, like stretch marks, rashes and burns. We use it on the kiddos cuts and scrapes, too Vegan, cruelty-free and no junk. Earth Mama Angel Baby, $40.

4 MIRACLE CAMI BY PRECIOUS IMAGE CREATIONS

A new mama friend of ours turned us on to the miracle cami by Precious Image Creations, and we think it’s just what the midwife ordered.

The cami is perfect for skin-to-skin contact and breastfeeding mamas when they want to be discreet. It can be used in the hospital, at home or virtually anywhere. Allows hands free pumping, and the Lift & Nurse design encourages e"ective milk #ow. Baby can easily “position” and latch on to breast. Available in sizes XS-XXL. Precious Image Creations, $50.

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!e trend away from childbirth education is somewhat worrisome. !e childbirth education movement took childbirth from a lonely, frighten-ing experience to a dynamic family-centered event, making birth more humane and empowering for the birthing mother. Fathers and partners, once banished to the waiting room, were given con"dence to meet the challenge of childbirth with tools and techniques to ease the way of the laboring mother by attending class with the mothers.

!at much has not changed. Women still need the love and companionship of a labor support person. Doulas (professional support both during and a%er birth) have become a household word and wonderful assets to expectant couple that chooses to hire one. Portland boasts a strong network of doulas and also classes of almost every kind: Hospital-based, Birthing from Within,

Bradley, and Hypnobirthing to name just a few. Birth is a potent event. It demands our at-

tention on several levels. Attending childbirth class is a powerful way to address the needs and concerns of the expectant couple. Classes are a place where you can explore your options, practice decision-making skills and learn how to support one another for this life-changing event. You also get acquainted with other fami-lies sharing the same experience.

Childbirth educators are mentors who guide the way, informing, challenging and comforting soon-to-be parents. !ey provide resources of local services for both before and a%er their babies arrive. For their part, many educators are making changes to engage with modern parents who want shorter classes with meatier content.

Alisa Weiss is a childbirth-postnatal educator, lactation educator, and labor / postpartum doula. She currently teaches a wide variety of prenatal classes for three hospital systems in the Portland/Vancouver area. Alisa and her husband of 37 years are always learning from their six sons, one daughter and two grandchildren.

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