For Pregnancy & Birth: Baby Moon Kentucky Midwifery Taskforce The Kentucky Midwifery Taskforce is a grassroots organization dedicated to the purpose of legalizing Direct-Entry Midwifery to increase the birth options currently available to women in Kentucky. Learn how to be a part of the process!
Celebrate your beautiful body and transition to motherhood with traditional henna body art and a belly cast. Online scheduling available!
2891 Richmond Road, Suite 203 (above Mother Nurture) Lexington, KY 40509 A local Mom, childbirth educator and doula shares insightful information about natural childbirth and her own birth stories!
Massage Therapy:
Baby Moon offers a complete range of services to help you relax, honor your body, prepare for and recover from your birth. Therapists are certified in prenatal and postpartum massage. Specialty massage and treatments include Labor Suite (labor initiation/induction), Turn Baby Turn (turning breech baby), Mama Latte Therapeutic Massage for breastfeeding Moms, Couples Massage, Infant Massage Instruction, Birth Fear Release, Henna and Belly Casting.
2891 Richmond Road, Suite 203 (above Mother Nurture)
Lexington, KY 40509 (859) 420-6262
Local Doulas: Hiring a doula can have a positive impact on your birth and breastfeeding experience. For a current list of local doulas, please visit the Baby Moon Doulas Page. *Doulas should be hired during the second trimester. For more information on Doulas visit DONA or CAPPA. For Breastfeeding: Click the link above for more information about our very own breastfeeding support services. Services include private lactation consults, weekly latch check clinics, breast pump trials and baby weight checks.
Doraine Bailey, IBCLC, Breastfeeding Support Services Coordinator for LFUCG Health Department, 859.288.2348 Breastfeeding Warm Line available for breastfeeding questions over the phone. Doraine can also answer questions about the WIC program in general and the breastfeeding support provided by the program. Doraine is also an excellent resource for breastfeeding advocacy on issues such as breastfeeding in public and at work and breastfeeding protection that is (and is not) provided by law.
La Leche League Leaders: Ruth (Lexington) 278-3751 Candace (Lexington/Georgetown) (859) 548-8755 April (Lexington) (859) 608-7938
Rikki (Lexington) (205) 383-7117 (number not local to Lexington)
Milk Mommies An informal breastfeeding support group in Frankfort, Kentucky. Their mission is: To increase education and promote awareness regarding breastfeeding across the Commonwealth of Kentucky; to ultimately raise the breastfeeding percentage across the Commonwealth of Kentucky, resulting in healthier mothers and children; to gently advocate that breastfeeding is natural and normal, and should be considered as such.
Baby Moon Meeting Time: 2-3 PM on the fourth Sunday of each month at Baby Moon, 2891 Richmond Rd, in front of Lowe's. Louisville Babywearers is a group of parents in Louisville, Kentucky (and surrounding areas) who get together to discuss different aspects of babywearing, including finding and learning to use that perfect carrier! We are the MONTHLY MEETINGS: 1st Saturday of each month, 1:00 ~ 3:00 p.m. For Parenting/Healthy Living: Baby Moon
Are you looking for new friends who share your parenting style? We are a group of parents in the Louisville, KY/southern IN area who practice attachment parenting (AP). Welcome to API-Cincinnati! We are the greater
Local cooperative food market and cafe. Good Foods offers natural and whole foods, and emphasizes local growers, minimal human and environmental impact.
Outdoor market for local growers and producers of fruits and veggies, flowers, organic meats, eggs, honey, cheeses and herbs. Market Hours & Locations: Saturdays: Vine Street (downtown) 7am-sold out Sundays: Southland Dr. 10am-2pm Tuesdays & Thursdays: corner of S. Broadway and Maxwell 7am-sold out
Playgroups, meals for Moms, babysitting co-ops, and service projects Southeast (Between Nicholasville Rd. & Richmond Rd.) 1-800-728-6931 West (West of Nicholasville Rd.) (859) 552-7422 East (East of Richmond Rd.) (859) 271-3849
Bluegrass Parents of Twins & Multiples Club Support group for families with or expecting twins and multiple babies! Meetings are held the second Wednesday of the month at 7pm at Good Foods Co-Op. Children's Consignment Sales |
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