We welcomed all of our pregnant mamas to the event held at ellephysio with a swag bag and some yummy treats provided by BrightPath Learning & Child Care Centre. Thanks to Melinda from Arbonne for including some samples from the Arbonne baby line. Did you know that many of the "tear free" baby wash available for new little ones actually contains a numbing agent used to numb her little eyes to keep the soap from stinging! ABC Arbonne Baby Care is a line of products designed for babies, children and even adults with extremely sensitive skin. From Hair and Body Wash to Herbal Diaper Rash Cream and Sunscreen SPF 30, Arbonne has every inch of sensitive skin covered in botanically based, pediatrician-tested formulas that support and protect babies sensitive skin. Contact Melinda at melindatarantino@gmail.com for more information!
We kicked off the evening with a quick presentation from Karen, the owner of ellephysio. Ellephysio has so many resources available for women including physiotherapy, registered massage therapy and personal training. Did you know that physiotherapy can help heal your body after giving birth? The ladies from The Halton Doula Group also spoke about the difference between a birth doula and a post birth doula and then we split our guests up into small groups so they had a chance to talk with each one of our community experts on the following topics:
Breastfeeding - Breat4Success
Doula Services - The Halton Doula Group
Physiotherapy pre and postnatal options - Ellephysio
Community Resources - Halton Parents
Babies & Sleep - Happy Little Sleepers
How Pregnancy Can Affect Your Spine - North Ridge Chiropractic
It was so great to see such animated chatter among the groups and seeing that the moms to be were really getting some very helpful information. After the 'speed networking' was completed, we ended the evening giving away some great prizes like a cord blood kit from CReATe Cord Blood, one year memberships to momstown Oakville, and a baby gate from Bullseye Child Safety.
We wish all the moms to be who joined us all the best with their deliveries and look forward to meeting their little ones as they join us for our weekly mom and baby program!
