NEW MOTHERS CENTER

(From the publication At the Well: https://www.atthewellproject.com/kislev-moon-manual-activities/the-power-of-exploring-reproductive-cycles) Kislev: Almost Every Torah Portion Talks About Dreaming  During Kislev, almost every Torah learning portion talks about dreaming. Long winter nights are [...]

We’re thrilled to announce that Ilona’s Room, a project generously funded by the Ilona Memory Fund, is back. This is a phenomenal project that is many years running where girls aged 9 – 14 participate in empowering and meaningful activities intended to build self-confidence, [...]

As the needs of our population continue to evolve due to the COVID-19 crisis, we are humbled to be able to open a micro diaper bank on site at the Marks JCH. We now house a small amount of free diapers available for expecting and new parents thanks to the generous donations of our community. [...]

As part of our prenatal prep classes, we’re excited to present FREE virtual prenatal yoga in partnership with NYC’s Love Child Yoga! A practice designed just for pregnancy, Prenatal Yoga helps parents-to-be get ready emotionally and physically. through poses and techniques focused on [...]

New parents (and onlookers alike) are often enamored by their baby’s social skills. Everyone can appreciate a cute baby waving, pointing, and reaching for you – effectively communicating that they need attention ASAP. Around the time your baby is 6 months old, pediatricians will (or at least [...]

Originally posted here. These are trying times. In addition to all of the small worries parents carry around daily, we’ve now added Corona Virus (COVID-19) and all the unknowns that come with this unprecedented time. Many parents are going through their days in a state of heightened anxiety. Some [...]

(Original can be found here: https://www.newyorkfamily.com/ode-to-neonatal-intensive-care-unit-parents-new-york/) Parents of babies who have a stay in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) face a higher risk of developing perinatal mood disorders (PMADs), like anxiety and depression, and [...]

Congratulations on that beautiful bundle of baby! I still can’t believe such an important product comes without much of an instruction manual. A newborn doesn’t have much control over movement and uses the most subtle cues for communication, leaving new parents up to their own device for [...]

Swaddling is an oldie but goodie when it comes to what babies like. Swaddling is the practice of wrapping a fussy baby in a blanket (or sleep-sack, zippered pouch, and whatever else the baby industry thinks of next). The intent is to provide the baby with compression (skin is our largest organ for [...]

We place a lot of expectations on ourselves as mothers-to-be and birthing persons. We assume that happy, lovey, pure attachment, “I-need-to-be-with-my-baby-all-the-time,” feelings will naturally come to us as soon as we see our bundle. We expect the 9 months of morning sickness, doctor visits, [...]