Bringing Baby Home South Rock

We are ready for a great start to 2024!

PRE AND POSTNATAL FAMILIES - Registration is OPEN for three programs:

PREP & CONNECT - PRENATAL CLASS/SERIES
STARTS JAN 31st!
* 6-weeks. 12hrs of holistic prenatal health and post-partum planning info
* Complete labour & delivery prep & immediate postpartum care info; delivered by a Perinatal Reg Nurse
* Nutrition to boost your energy and facilitate baby's development; delivered by a Reg Dietitian
* Guidance around safe exercise and pelvic floor strengthening to prepare you for birth & beyond while protecting you from injury; delivered by a Cert Athletic Therapist/Reg Massage Therapist
* Practical Information & strategies regarding common pre/postnatal concerns affecting mental and emotional wellness; delivered by Reg Clinical Counsellors
* Community-building with other parents-to-be

RECOVER & CONNECT: POSTNATAL HEALTH GROUP SERIES
STARTS FEB 2nd!
* parent-baby group
* 6-weeks,12 hrs of holistic postpartum health info
* Tips & tricks for nutritious postpartum meals, key info and what foods you and your baby will benefit from; delivered by a Reg Dietitian
* how to know when you're exercise ready and ways to build back pelvic floor, common postpartum ailments; delivered by Cert AT / RMT and Cert Personal Trainer
* Baby care & health resources information - know what to do and where to go if you need help for you and baby; delivered by Perinatal Reg Nurse
* Know the difference between postpartum blues and other common postpartum mental/emotional health experiences while learning strategies for practical self-care; delivered by Reg Clinical Counsellors
* Community-building with other parents & their babies up to a year

CONNECT: Me, We & Baby - THERAPEUTIC ART PROGRAM
STARTS JAN 30th!
* parent-baby group (for babies under 1yr)
* 6-weeks; 12 hrs of connection, community-building & info-sharing with other parents, babies, an RCC and Art Therapist
* supportive environment to share with one another
* direction and resources to support you in your postpartum experience
* guided art activities to promote attachment, self-care, stress reduction
* in partnership with Semiahmoo Arts Society

More details and registration at:
www.southrockperinatal.com!


Semiahmoo Midwives Community Birth Program South Rock Locals

Do you have a baby under one year? Could you use a few moments to fill your cup, time to intentionally connect with your baby and real conversations with other parents? This program might be for you! South Rock Perinatal Wellness is so happy to be partnering with @semiahmooarts for a very new type of parent-baby program called Connect: Me, We & Baby. This 5 week, strengths-based program beginning Nov 17th uses art as a vehicle to promote connection to yourself, baby and others. Come together for opportunities to engage in art with potential therapeutic benefits such as stress reduction, social connection, and playful connecting moments with your baby. No artistic ability required - from you or baby (yes, young babies are invited too!). Materials are baby-safe for those ready/able to explore. With a background in expressive arts therapies, Leanne Fessler (Registered Clinical Counsellor) and arts facilitator Nina Mudry (Semiahmoo Arts) are excited to meet you and your baby! For more and to sign up, go to www.southrockperinatal.com (drop down menu under “group programs.” #southrockmoms #southsurreymoms #langleymoms #deltamoms #whiterockbc #southrockbc #southsurrey #momandbaby #perinatalmentalhealth #perinatal #parentbaby #postparttumwellness #postpartum #postpartumsupport #perinatalcare #postpartumhealth #postpartumlife #postpartummentalhealth #dadandbaby #babyandme @semiahmoomidwives @communitybirthprogram

While welcoming a baby can bring great joy and wonder, it's not always the dream we envision! And truth be told, we don't always know what we need until we need it!

Bringing Baby Home workshop for couples is one of those things you never knew you needed (until you did!). A workshop for prospective, expecting and parenting couples with a baby, BBH prepares you for the common challenges faced by couples during the transition to parenthood.

Want to learn more or register? Head to www.bbhsouthrock.com.

Next in-person workshop starts Sept 20th in White Rock!

PSI Climb Out Of The Darkness - CanadaHelps

Ready to baby-proof your relationship? BBH South Rock is once again offering our 12hr Gottman workshop in-person this September! Join us to meet other parents, ready or steady your relationship and learn about connecting with baby. Register or ask questions via www.bbhsouthrock.com!

We have something really exciting in store!

Save the date as we bring Postpartum Support international’s Climb Out of the Darkness fundraising event to White Rock and South Surrey for the first time!

More info to come on how you can be involved to help raise awareness and funds for the postpartum mental health and wellness of families.

Can’t wait to have you Climb With Us!!

When is the last time you intentionally disconnected from screens to connect with yourself and life in front of you? It can be hard, inconvenient and scary to do this depending on what we are "getting out of" screen time. Many of us are afraid of falling behind, missing out on friends/events/information, losing our "escape" (disassociation) time, dealing with uncertainty, being forgotten, etc. I spent the last days with my family in an area with no cell phone reception. It was exactly what we all needed. Yet I resisted it - pretty hard - initially. I knew I was missing some important dates. After letting go of my resistance, the world in front of me became "alive" again. I made more eye contact with my kids, I saw the "little things," I noticed what was stealing my energy - I became more present again to my surrounding, people around me and myself. I remembered about boundaries and second chances. Nature was certainly a great therapist. It's really easy to get caught up in looking to our phones and screens to feel connected to the world. While this can work wonders to lessen isolation (i.e. when its hard to get out with a new baby), it can also do the opposite. The online world is an area that continually tests the boundaries and limits of each of us. We only have so much bandwidth to take in information. When you are a prospective, expecting or new parent there is a lot going on both inside and outside of you. Many report feeling overstimulated. Unfortunately, screens do little to help with this. While you may want your phone to tag along for emergency purposes, here’s to a little encouragement to turn off the screens and get outside. To live connected in the moment you are in, to those around you (including nature) and to yourself. More on this at a later date but until then... Best wishes for a beautiful little adventure, full of both amazing - and imperfect - moments. - LF

Wondering how to gently regain core and pelvic floor strength after having a baby? We can help!

Join us on June 9th for week 4 of our postnatal workshop series "Recover and Connect." Hear from our Certified Personal Trainer and gym owner Gabby Goodbrand as she walks you through exercises specific to postnatal core and floor recovery.

This is a mom and baby group workshop where all are welcome. Connecting, educating and supporting new parents to build a strong community is what we are all about.

For more info and to register your drop in, go to:
www.southrockperinatal.com