Time to Warm up the Printing Press!

It's that time of year again! Yes, we are about to print up a new edition of our Birth & Beyond Resource Guide for Expectant Parents. This time however, we are going to print 1500 guides to hand out at our Birth Uncut event on Nov. 5th!

Now is the time to turn in that professional membership application. You can join via the BirthNetwork National website - www.birthnetwork.org. You can also view and download all the information and application in these links below.

Potential Professional Member Letter

Benefits of Professional Membership

Mother Friendly Childbirth Initiative

MFCI Endorsement Form *Required

Professional Membership Application *Required

Resource Guide Ad Application *Optional

If you are currently a Professional Member, please make sure that your contact info and description of services are up to date by logging into your account at www.birthnetwork.org. If you need assistance with anything email truckeemeadowsbnn at gmail dot com or contact one of our co-leaders.

The last date to turn in membership forms, update info or turn in resource guide ad applications is at our next meeting October 17th at 6:30pm at the Hope Cafe.

Birth Uncut Event!!

We are SO excited to announce our plans for this spectacular event! We are hosting a local screening (Sat, Nov 5th) of a More Business of Being Born documentary with special guest speakers including Henci Goer (author of The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth) to be held at the Pioneer Center!

We also have a fabulous Workshop scheduled for the following day with more information below...

Birth Uncut Workshop

November 6^th 9am-4:30pm

CEUs Available

Henci Goer, Author of The Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth and Obstetric Myths vs. Research Realities, will be speaking on two topics:

The Illusion of Choice in Childbirth: Factors that Interfere with Free Choice in Maternity Care

A common belief is that accurate information alone is enough to enable childbearing women to make good decisions for themselves and their babies. If only it were that simple. Any number of obstacles interfere with informed decision making, not only in obtaining information but in other areas, too—not to mention the dilemmas that confront those of us helping her. Join Henci in exploring some of those challenges and dilemmas and brainstorming strategies to overcome them.

And

The Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative: Blueprint for Safe, Effective, Satisfying and Cost Effective Maternity Care

This portion of the workshop will focus on the problems with U.S. maternity care and discuss a model of care that better serves women and babies as well as being safe, satisfying and cost-effective. We will also discuss strategies to improve maternity care.

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Nekole Shapiro of TantricBirth:

More Oxytocin, Please! Increasing Intimacy in the Birthing Room

(mini 90 min. version)

Learn the physiology of Oxytocin, how to increase it in the birthing room and what it feels like when it courses through your body. Learn the ins and outs of this powerful “love hormone” and find yourself in the experience of being in the Oxytocin Loop.

With PowerPoint Lecture, discussion and exercises, this portion of the work shop provides you with oodles of knowledge, a toolkit of practices and the experience of being calm and connected… THAT is the power of Oxytocin!

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Stephanie Dawn

The 3 Secrets to Creating a New Paradigm of Birth

Are you tired of reading about, hearing about and even participating in what I term the 'old paradigm of birth'? Or, as I have recently come to call ~ Birth Hell? Are you disillusioned and burnt out by working in the hospital system? Would you like to feel more EMPOWERED as a doula or birth professional and communicate with RESPECT with your clients and colleagues? Would you like to charge what you are WORTH and create a full practice?

It is time to fully stand in your VALUE as a birth professional, to be an example of excellent SELF-CARE and charge what you are worth. It is in this way that our culture will come to value doulas and birth professionals and the new paradigm will have a strong foundation. Evolution is happening rapidly now and the old paradigm is crumbling. If we are to create a new humanity based on PEACE and LOVE we must transmute fear within ourselves first, as we support women to birth IN PEACE and AS LOVE.

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Jennifer West

Author of, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Natural Childbirth and The Natural Healing Power of the Placenta: Feeling, Healing and Dealing with the Postpartum Experience, will be speaking on:

Homebirth Point of View on VBACs

Jennifer is a licensed midwife with a private practice that specializes in waterbirth and gentle birth. The desire to educate women about their choices on how they birth, helping them create their best birth experience, continues to be a priority as well as an honor and a joy. She enjoys teaching and providing information to assist parents-to-be before, during and after birth.

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Early Bird Registration by October 21^st

TMBN Member $100

Non-member $125

CEUs additional fee $50

After October 21st

TMBN Member $135

Non-member $160

Location TBA

To register contact Tiffany Hoffman

Tiffanyhmassage@yahoo.com

(775)338-0755

Lending Library Grand Opening!

Its Finally Here!!!

We are so excited to show off our new lending library that we are going to celebrate with an open house event! Come check out the many book and media selections while you enjoy light refreshments, mixing and mingling with others. We're gathering some cool prizes to raffle off for those who stop by. Friends and family welcome too!

Join us Sunday June 12th from 1pm-5pm at the 'Zen Den'

1901 Elmcrest Drive
Reno, NV 89503

A huge thank you to Tiffany for working on the grants that enabled us to purchase all the items, and to Sheri for all her work organizing, cataloging and managing it all!

We Can Do It!

You love Mother-Friendly Birth. You come to the meetings. You love what you hear each month and the chance to connect with other like minded people. Maybe you even enjoy sharing your own story and influencing others around you. If this is you... keep reading!

We have so many great projects in the works and events in the planning for our chapter! This chapter was started in July of 2008. Since we started the major focus has been on our monthly informational meetings, increasing our professional membership and publishing our semi-annual resource guide. Things are going pretty smoothly in those departments and we are now ready to take some more grown-up steps to continue sharing our message of Mother-Friendly care with our local community.

There are some large projects in the works and other smaller ideas that we'd love to see happen as well. This is where YOU come in! ;) We would love to start setting up a few committees or project groups that our consumer members run. We value our consumer members and want you to feel like you really are a part of this great mission to bring Mother-Friendly Birth awareness to others in the Reno Sparks area. So if you are dedicated to the cause, want to be more invested in our chapter, have ideas you want to share, are interested in being a future chapter leader or just want to help in any way you can please come an hour earlier to the Grand Opening for the Lending Library. Bring your questions, ideas, talents etc. WE CAN DO IT!

Click the google button below to access the calendar for this event.

Advocating for Yourself in a Medical Setting

How do you go about making health related decisions? Do you feel like the choices are made for you? Do you feel like you actively participated in your health decisions? Did you understand all the choices that were presented to you? What happens if your provider and you do not agree? Can you discuss options or does your relationship become hostile? How can you partner with your provider to make the best most informed choices for your care?

These are some of the questions we'll attempt to tackle at our next meeting on May 2nd. One of the main components of Mother-Friendly or Baby-Friendly care is to make informed decisions. Sometimes this can be hard to do in a medical setting where policy and procedures become the norm and time with providers is limited. The meeting topic with cover medical settings beyond the delivery room. Knowing how to advocate for yourself will apply in many different situations throughout your lifetime or the lives of your loved ones.

***REMINDER***
Don't forget to bring a full or partial pack of diapers for The Women's & Children's Center of the Sierra's Diaper Bank. The WACCS generously provides us free meeting space at the Hope Cafe each month, asking only that we help collect for their Diaper Bank.
For more info: http://www.waccs.org/aboutus/diaperbank.php

Ch-ch-ch-changes!

A few weeks ago my husband and I were eating at a fairly new little place downtown and I couldn't help but think what a wonderful spot it would be to hold our monthly meetings. I had a brief chat with the owner before we left and let her know I would be in touch with her soon!

Today, Sheri and I had the chance to stop by the place. Just like I did, Sheri also fell in love! We discussed details and confirmed our new meeting place for our April 4th meeting. Yes, that is a Monday evening, so I hope you all can make it!

So let me tell you a bit about the Hope Cafe. There is just such an amazing vibe and energy that fills you when you enter and that is probably a result of all the great things they are doing. Hope Cafe is part of the Women & Children's Center of the Sierra. They are a non-profit with a goal of bringing lasting hope and change to women and families deep in poverty. You can read more about what they do here.

As you enter the cafe you instantly feel at ease. The decor is simple and classic. To the left, there is a gift shop with some really cute items you won't find most places. Everything they sell fits a standard of local or fair trade etc. Tracey said they like to practice what they preach, so you know your purchase there help women, the local community or those in poverty. The front of the gift shop area has a little family room seating area with comfy couches and chairs. This is where we will hold our meetings each month, but there will be plenty of seating when we include the chairs from the cafe side.

Our meetings will take place in the evenings when the store and cafe are closed. This will give us a very private (quiet) environment with which to hold our discussions. Tracey is allowing us to use this location for free, but asking that we help supply their diaper bank. Diapers do not have to be full packs, so she will gladly accept those partial packs your baby just outgrew as well as new unopened packs of diapers. I realize a lot of us mamas are using cloth these days, so we will also have a container to collect cash donations to be used to purchase diapers.

I think you all are really going to enjoy the new location! Maybe if you get a chance, stop by the Cafe for some shopping or yummy food and tell Tracey we sent you!

Hope Cafe
555 S. Virginia St.
(1/2 block south of California)
775.348.6467

Check it Out! New Lending Library Coming Soon!

Here is the list of books we hope to purchase for our library in the next few days. We can only afford to purchase one copy of each for now. Obviously some of these titles will be more popular and multiple copies would be great to have on hand. If you are interested in making a donation to our library please contact one of the leaders.

Share this with a friend! I'll let you know as soon as it is all up and running :)

Books

25 Things Every New Mother Should Know- Martha Sears

30 Scripts for Relaxation, Imagery, and Inner Healing (CAPPA website)

The 100 Healthiest Foods to Eat During Pregnancy: The Surprising Unbiased Truth about

Foods You Should be Eating During Pregnancy but Probably Aren’t- Jonny Bowden

Active Birth-Janet Balaskas

Adventures in Natural Childbirth-Jan Schwengel

After the Baby: Making Sense of Marriage After Childbirth-Rhonda Nordin

An Easier Childbirth: A Mother’s Guide for Birthing Normally- Gayle Peterson

The Attachment Parenting Book- Sears

Attachment Parenting: Instinctive Care for Your Baby and Young Child-Katie Granju

The Baby Book-William Sears

Baby on the Way- Martha Sears

Best Milk: A Delightful Children’s Book Explaining Breastfeeding- Kate Carothers

Big, Beautiful, and Pregnant-

Birth as an American Rite of Passage-Robbie Davis Floyd

Birth Balls: Use of Physical Therapy Balls in Maternity Care- Paulina Perez

The Birth Book-William Sears

Birth Crisis- Sheila Kitzinger

Birth in Four Cultures-Brigitte Jordan

The Birth Partner-Penny Simkin

Birth Without Violence-Frederick Leboyer

Birthing From Within- Pam England

Birthing the Easy Way

Blessingways: A guide to Mother Centered Baby Showers- Shari Maser

Born in the U.S.A.-Marsden Wagner

Breastfeeding and Human Lactation, Fourth Edition-Jan Riordan

The Breastfeeding Answer Book- Mohrbacher

Breastfeeding Made Simple- Mohrbacher

Breastfeeding Special Care babies

C-Section Recovery CD-Earth Mama Angel Baby

Calm Birth-Robert Newman

Childbirth Without Fear-Grantley Dick-Read

Choosing Waterbirth-Lakshmi Bertram

The Complete Organic Pregnancy- Deidre Dolan

Creating Your Birth Plan: The Definitive Guide to a Safe and Empowering Birth- Marsden

Wagner and Stephanie Gunning

Deliver Me from Pain: Anesthesia in America and Birth - Jacqueline H. Wolf

The Doula Advantage-Rachel Gurevich

The Doula Book- Klaus, Kennell, Klaus

The Doula Guide to Birth: Secrets Every Woman Should Know-Ananda Lowe

Empty Arms- Sherokee Ilse

Ended Beginnings: Healing Childbearing Losses- Claudia Panuthos, Catherine Romeo

Entering the World: The Demedicalization of Birth-Michel Odent

Essential exercises for the Childbearing Year

The Expectant Parent’s Guide to Preventing Cesarean Section- Carl Jones

Fathers at Birth-Rose St. John

The Father’s Homebirth Handbook- Leah Hazard

Father’s First Steps: 25 things Every Father Should Know-Robert Sears

From Conception to Birth-Alexander Tsiaras

From Start to Finish: A Practical Guide for Your Labor Support Business-

Gentle Birth Choices-Barbara Harper

Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering-Sara Buckley

The Green Guide to Your Pregnancy and Birth: The Kind Way for You, Your Baby, and the

Environment-Claire Gillman

The Green Pregnancy Diet: Healthy eating habits for mommy, baby and the planet - Radha

McLean

A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth-Murray Enkin, et.al

Having a Baby Naturally-Peggy O’Mara

Help, Comfort, and Hope:After Losing Your Baby in Pregnancy or the First Years- Hannah

Lothrop

A Holistic Guide to Embracing Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood- Karen Salt

Homebirth-Sheila Kitzinger

The Homebirth Advantage-Mayer Einstein

Homebirth: A practical Guide-Nicky Wesson

Hypnobirthing: The Mongen Method-Marie Mongen

The Idiot’s Guide to Natural Childbirth-Jennifer West

Immaculate Deception II-Suzanne Arms

Ina May’s Guide to Breastfeeding-Ina May Gaskin

Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth- Ina May Gaskin

Kangaroo Babies- Nathalie Charpak

The Labor Progress Handbook-Penny Simkin, Ruth Ancheta

Magical Beginnings, Enchanted Lives- Deepak Chopra

Maternal-Fetal Nutrition During Pregnancy and Lactation-Michael E. Symonds MD

Mind Over Labor- Carl Jones

Mother Rising: The Blessingway Journey- Yana Cortlund

The Mother-to-Mother Postpartum Depression Support Book-Sandra Paulin

Mothering the Mother- Klaus

Mother’s Intention: How Belief Shapes Birth- Kim Wildner

The Natural Child: Parenting from the Heart- Jan Hunt

Natural Childbirth After Cesarean: A Practical Guide-Karis Crawford

Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way-Robert Bradley

A Natural Guide to Pregnancy and Postpartum Health-Dean Raffelock

Natural Health After Baby-Aviva Jill Romm

Natural Hospital Birth-Cynthia Gabriel

The New Pregnancy and Childbirth: Choices and Challenges- Sheila Kitzinger

The No-cry Sleep Solution-Elizabeth Pantley, William Sears

Nursing Mother, Working Mother- Gail Pryor

The Nursing Mothers Companion-Kathleen Huggins

The Nurturing Touch at Birth: A Labor Support Handbook- Paulina Perez

Nutrition for a Healthy Pregnancy: The Complete Guide to Eating, Before, During, and After

Your Pregnancy- Elizabeth Somer

Orgasmic Birth-Elizabeth Davis

Obstetric Myths vs. Research Realities-Henci Goer

Obstructed Labour: Race and Gender in the Re-Emergence of Midwifery-Sheryl Nestel

Origins: How the Nine Months Before Birth Shape the Rest of Our Lives- Annie Murphy Paul

Painless Childbirth-Guiditta Tornetta

The Postpartum Husband: Practical Solutions for Living with Postpartum Depression-Karen

Kleima

Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn-Penny Simkin

Primal Health: Understanding the Critical Period Between Conception and the First Birthday-

Michel Odent

Pursuing the birth Machine- Marsden Wagner

Pushed- Jennifer Block

Reclaiming the Spirituality of Birth: Healing for Mothers and Babies- Benig Mauger

Rediscovering Birth-Sheila Kitzinger

The Scientification of Love- Michel Odent

SIDS: A Parents Guide to Understanding and Preventing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome-

William Sears

Silent Knife-Nancy Wainer-Cohen

The Simple Guide to Having a Baby-Whalley, Simkin, Kepler

Simple Steps to a Balanced, Natural Pregnancy- Gaiam

Special Women-The Role of the Professional Labor Assistant-Paulina Perez

Taking Charge of Your Fertility- Toni Weschler

The Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth-Henci Goer

This Isn’t What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression

Tiptoe Through the Doulas- Breck Hawk

Unsung Lullabies:Understanding and Coping with Infertility

Vaginal Birth After Cesarean: The Smart Woman’s Guide to VBAC-Elizabeth Kaufman

The VBAC Companion-Diana Korte’

We Like to Nurse-Chia Shukyo, Lin Rainey

Welcome With Love-- Jenni Overend

What's Inside?- Jeanne Ashbé

When Survivors Give Birth-Penny Simkin

Why Love Matters-Sue Gerhardt

Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year-Susan Weed

The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding-Teresa Pitman

Woman’s Sexual Passages-Elizabeth Davis

You and Your Newborn Baby-Linda Todd

Your Best Birth-Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein

Your Vegetarian Pregnancy : A Month-by-Month Guide to Health and Nutrition- Holly Roberts

DVDs

Bellydance for Birth

Birth As We Know It

Birth Day

Birth with Gloria Lemay

Birth Without Violence

Bonded Beginnings

Born in the USA

Born in Water

Breastfeeding Comprehensive (William Sears)

Bringing Baby Home: The Ultimate Baby Care DVD

The Business of Being Born

Comfort Measures for Labor

Doula! The Ultimate Birth Companion

Gentle Birth Choices

Giving Birth: Challenges and Choices

The Happiest Baby on the Block

Healthy Birth Your Way: Lamaze 6 Steps to a Safer Birth

Homebirth: The Spirit, The Science, The Mother

In the womb-national geographic

MotherTouch: Nurturing Touch for Birth

MotherTouch: Touch Techniques for Birth

My Body, My Baby, My Birth

Organic Birth: Birth is Natural

Orgasmic Birth

Positions for Labor: Maternal Movement and Optimal Fetal Positioning

Postpartum: From Pregnant to Parent

Pregnant in America

Simple Steps to a Balanced, Natural Pregnancy- Dr. Andrea Pennington

Skin to Skin the First Hour after Birth:Practical Advice for Staff after Vaginal and Cesarean Birth

Special Women

Unconventional Births

What Babies Know

What Babies Want

Additional Materials

CIMs materials

Circumcision Education Packet- Saving Penises

Evidence Based Maternity Care: What It Is and What It Can Achieve

Lamaze Healthy Birth Handouts

Rights of Childbearing Women

What Every Woman Needs to Know About Cesarean Section

February meeting topic

Finding out you are expecting a little one is usually a joyous event.  Then in the days that follow reality sets in and you go about the work of finding professionals to support and care for you throughout pregnancy and birth. 

So how do you go about finding professionals, let alone the right one for your birth?  What works for your sister or your best friend may or may not work for you, so it is best to set up some interviews to try to get to know a potential provider before making any decisions.  Once you have those appointments set, you'll probably be racking your brain trying to come up with a list of questions to ask.

At our next meeting on February 10th we are going to help you learn how to interview providers and give you tips on how to ask questions so you can get the most revealing answers and fewer if any surprises come birth day!

Welcome to Our Blog!

The Truckee Meadows chapter of BirthNetwork National is expanding with many new projects on the horizon.  We needed to expand our web presence and creating this blog was the first step.  This will be another great way to access helpful information about us, our meetings and other mother-friendly topics.

So to kick off our new blog, we are going to have a giveaway!  I have a certificate for 5 free Musikgarten classes.  Follow or subscribe to our blog using the links on the right and then leave a comment below.  You have until Sunday at 10pm to enter :)