Local & Helpful Resources
Pregnancy Support
Best Beginnings through the Fraser Health Authority
Woman Care Pregnancy Centre
Nicole Chambers Counselling www.NicoleChambersCounselling.com
In Our Hearts (facebook)
New Mom Support Activities
www.Meetups.com
Has great local groups specific to your community and interests.
Local Health Unit drop in groups
-Baby Talk takes place on Tuesdays @ 1:30pm at Maple Ridge Library (upstairs in the fraser room)
-Maple Ridge library hosts Babytime and story time for toddler groups regularly during the week
-Pitt Meadows library hosts the same programs
Childcare Choices Resource & Referral Centre
Breastfeeding
La Leche League Canada offers well educated volunteer phone support, as well as weekly meetings in local communites. The closest-to-Ridge-Meadows group meetings are currently taking place in Port Moody, through the “Coquitlam” group, by leader Analyn and Roxanna.
Lactation Consultants
A Conscious Beginning
Roxanna Farnsworth
604-600-7541
Best Start LC
Dallas Parsons
778 874 9251
Websites with medically accredited breastfeeding advice
Kelly Mom
Breastfeeding Inc.
Breastfeeding Online
La Leche League
Attachment Parenting
Ask Dr Sears
Fraser Valley AP on Facebook
Cesarean Support & VBAC Support
ICAN International Cesarean Awareness Network hosts a local support group, usually in Vancouver, monthly. Info can be found at this website:
iCAN Online
Acupuncture
TCM Health Care Centre (Maple Ridge)
604 466 9938
TCM Health Care Centre
Acumamas (Vancouver)
778 323 3973
Acumamas
Chiropractic Care
Dr. Zehra & Dr. Everett
Maple Ridge Wellness Centre (offers Chiropractic care specific to pregnancy, labour and newborn needs, as well as massage therapy and nutrition consulting)
604 479 0800
Massage
Maple Ridge Massage Therapy
Holly Henry 604-463-0529
Home Birth
We Birth At Home
Bring Birth Home
Birth Plan Generator
Visual Birth Plan
Hypnobabies Childbirth Resources
Gina Snyder
604 319 2143
Truly Pure Birth
Birth Photography
Birth of Hope Photography
Minette Moolman-King
(778)-882-6842
Cloth Diapers
Lagoon Baby Online Store
On Facebook
Cloth Diaper Exchange – Fraser Valley Group
Babywearing
General Information and Support
PaxBaby
Great Youtube Videos
Babywearing Faith
PAXmommy Jillian (of Paxbaby)
The Babywearing Channel
On Facebook
Babywearing from the Valley to Vancouver Group
Aboriginal Resources
BCAAFC
Great Birth without Fear Related Links
Ina May why we shouldn’t fear birth
Birth Without Fear Blog
Gate Control Theory (pain in childbirth)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9LO1Vb54yk