The Nest, Lakeland

We are wishing you a wonderful Christmas filled with joy, love, and beautiful moments!

Please take note of our holiday business hours for next week. 😊

We have a few seats left in our next Pediatric Safety & CPR class. Now is the time to register! Come and learn preventative safety strategies as well as how to perform CPR on an infant or child - essential skills to keep your baby safe. This is an excellent class for parents, grandparents, babysitters, and other caregivers!
>>>To save your seat, visit: www.thenestlakeland.org/calendar

Celebrate Birth is hiring!😀

https://www.facebook.com/celebratebirth.lakeland/posts/1503119870640783

😀ALWAYS CELEBRATING GROWTH and sometimes CHANGE! We are looking for someone new to join our Celebrate Birth Family😀

📣Birth Assistant Opening: This position consists of 2 days per month in clinic and 1-2 on-call days a week. This is a niche job field requiring a desire to serve others. Flexibility is a must. Medical experience is helpful. Understanding of HIPPA and privacy in the healthcare setting, as well as a personal commitment, is a must. Having a supportive understanding of Birthing Centers and Midwifery practices is an added bonus.

➡Send an email with CV or resume to [email protected]. A full job description will be emailed to you to review. Phone and in-person interviews to be scheduled soon after.

Looking forward to hearing from you and having more excellent help to serve the best families we’ve ever known. Come Celebrate with us! 🥰

We are wishing you moments of warmth, connection, and gratitude this Thanksgiving. From our Nest to yours, may may your table be abundant and your spirit bright. 🍁

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, we wanted to send out a friendly reminder. We know how tempting it is to pass the baby over to a loved one during holiday gatherings, but keeping your little one close has many benefits!

🍂 It helps insure baby is nursing according to his or her usual pattern,

🍂 You'll be able to pay better attention to baby's cues,

🍂 It limits baby's exposure to new germs, and

🍂 It minimizes overstimulation that can come with being passed around, which can result in a fussy baby as the day goes on.

Pro tip: Many parents find that wearing their baby allows them to keep their new turkey close while still having a hand free to gobble until they wobble. 😉😋🦃

Are you dressing up your bump or your baby this Halloween? We want to see! Share a pic in the comments 😀

Swaddling, diapering, and burping OH MY! Are you ready for it? Come join us at our Fourth Trimester class to learn all things baby care - and mama care, too! - before your little one arrives. Next one coming up on Saturday November 9th, 9am-1pm. Register here: www.thenestlakeland.org/calendar

Our usual Wednesday Weigh In Clinic has been moved to Thursday, just for this week.
Let us know if you're thinking about popping by: www.thenestlakeland.org/calendar This event is free!

At Weigh In Clinic, Mothers are welcome to come and chat casually with an IBCLC while weighing their baby before and after a feeding to assess milk transfer.* General questions can be answered at this time to help determine whether a personalized consult might be helpful. Or, just come on by just for the weighted feed and a heavy dose of encouragement! 😊

*Weigh In Clinic just offers a snapshot of what your baby is transferring at the breast. Keep in mind that every nursing session is different. 😉

Are you close to your estimated due date and getting everything ready for your little one's grand arrival? Have you checked your "childbirth class" off your list of things to do? The Nest offers a special 4 hour class for moms planning a hospital delivery, covering common procedures, pain relief options. labor positions, how your birth partner can best support you, and more! We have seats available for classes on October 19th and November 16th. For details, visit thenestlakeland.org/childbirth-preparation and to save your seat: thenestlakeland.org/calendar

The Global Wave of Light at 7pm on October 15th is an annual commemoration dedicated to honoring the memory of those babies lost during pregnancy, at birth, or in early infancy. This worldwide event provides a unified moment for families to pay tribute to these precious children who are so loved and so missed. As part of this observance, we join in with people across the globe. lighting our candles at 7pm in our respective time zones, creating an illuminated wave representing love, solidarity, and remembrance. ❤️

October is Pregnancy & Infant Awareness Loss Month and the 15th is the day set aside every year for special remembrance. At 7pm Tuesday night we will join together with grieving parents all over the world, lighting a candle in honor of their little ones gone too soon. Please, if this day is in remembrance of a baby you have loved, comment below with their name so that we may speak it aloud during the world-wide Wave of Light. 💙🩷