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Newborn Care Expo

Newborn Care Birth & Postpartum Wellness Expo

This week on the blog I will be talking about my virtual expo that is quickly approaching this December 6th from 11 AM-4 PM. 

The Gentle Giraffes Newborn Care Birth and Postpartum Wellness Expo curates a one of a kind experience for new and expecting parents that will give them access to trusted professionals to cover every pre and post-birth need. This expo is the perfect opportunity to meet with professionals that will help you develop a rock-solid support system to ensure a healthy, safe, and smooth pregnancy.

For all new and expecting parents… 

This is a time of eager anticipation for the bonding experience between you and your baby. You may be feeling overwhelmed, confused, and exhausted. You may feel overloaded with information. This expo is not only for support after your pregnancy experience, but also during it. We are here to take you from the very first moment you thought of growing your family, to the first several months of postpartum. Mark your calendars because you do not want to miss this. This expo will guide you and support you through this process as well as help you find professionals that can ease your transition into the fourth trimester and ensure that you and your child are receiving top-notch care.

We have carefully cultivated a group of renowned professionals to fit your pre and post-delivery needs. We have navigated this process for you so that you can just show up and choose your support network. You will be in contact with acupuncturists, pediatricians, IBCLC’s, pediatric dentists, birth doulas, and pelvic Pts. We have curated this experience to become a one-stop-shop for all of your pre and post-delivery needs.

The expo will consist of raffles, discounts, question and answer periods. The cost of the expo will be $10. Register here to grab your spot now! Just show up and Choose your support network for your family and your baby!:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gentle-giraffes-newborn-cares-birth-to-postpartum-expo-tickets-124304697697

For all practitioners… 

There is no better feeling than working with expectant parents or babies who are there to support you and your business. Are you ready to level-up your business? Are you passionate about working with new parents or babies? The goal of this expo is to create a space for business owners who work with parents and babies and to rise together.

The Gentle Giraffes Newborn Care Birth and Postpartum Wellness Expo is your moment to gain exposure to your ideal clients: parents specifically seeking out what YOU provide. You will have the chance to network with like-minded professionals and to get in front of parents to be and babies who need your services. Don’t miss out on this rare opportunity to create connections and to highlight what you have to offer.

We are currently seeking businesses who want to participate as sponsors and speakers. Click the link below to be a sponsor. (Space is limited)

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gentle-giraffes-newborn-cares-birth-to-postpartum-expo-tickets-124304697697

For more information on Sponsor Packages and Information please email: info@gentlegiraffes.com and put “Sponsorship Package” in the Subject line.

* For those sponsors who register for the VIP package there will be a surprise bonus!*

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Gentle Giraffes Newborn Care Interview Series

Gentle Giraffes Newborn Care Interview Series

Today GG Expert of the Day is Marisa Fanelli!

Marisa graduated from NESA, the oldest acupuncture school in the US, with a Master’s in Acupuncture in 2010. After passing the MA medical boards, she opted to create her practice in the Metrowest area. She has seen thousands of women for all types of females issues and is grateful to be a part of their fertility and pregnancy journeys.

Ariana Witkin

Meet Ariana Witkin

Owner of Ariana Witkin, LLC

Today we are excited to interview Mama MD, Ariana Witkin! Ariana is a board-certified pediatrician Fourth Trimester Coach and Motherhood Mentor.  She started her business after experiencing firsthand the lack of coordinated care and support for new mothers.

When she isn’t educating, empowering and holding space for new Mamas you can find her examining Massachusetts’ newest and cutest residents in her local community hospital, chasing after her sassy toddler, spinning on her Peloton, or stargazing on the deck with her husband.

What do you do?

What is a Fourth Trimester Coach and Motherhood Mentor? Think: round-the-clock practical and emotional support of a postpartum doula combined with the expertise of a pediatrician who gets your needs and your baby’s needs.

Why is it beneficial to newborns?

What newborns need, more than anything else, is to have caregivers who are held and supported. When we, as a community, nurture the mother, we are nurturing the baby and their family.

Why is it beneficial for parents?

In a time that is often talked about as crazy, chaotic and the hardest thing you’ll ever do, it is possible to feel nourished and empowered moving into this sacred postpartum phase. The value of having someone in your corner supporting you and guiding you on your postpartum journey is immeasurable. I work with women in the transition from pregnancy to postpartum so they can feel equipped and empowered during the most important time of their lives.

Interested in working with Ariana Witkin?

Contact us at: https://www.gentlegiraffes.com/contact

Coronavirus and Newborns

Coronavirus and Newborns

This week on the blog we will be talking about Coronavirus and newborns. Mainly, how this new virus could potentially affect newborns, what symptoms to look for in newborns, and what precautions to take to keep you and your infant safe.

As Covid-19 is such a new virus to us, many questions may be unanswered regarding this virus, and I am sure that many people have questions.

What we do know is that Coronavirus is potentially dangerous to newborns but it seems to be much milder in children and babies than it is in adults. Serious illness is possible though, and parents should be on alert if their child tests positive or shows signs of any type of illness.

Children and adults may suffer from similar symptoms, but be sure to be on the lookout for more cold-like symptoms in your child like fever, runny nose, and cough.

The most common symptoms to look for in your newborn…

• Symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection, such as coughing, sore throat, runny nose, and sneezing.

• Fever

• Muscle Pain

• Muscle pain that may cause frequent crying, trouble sleeping, or moodiness in young babies.

• Changes in mood or behavior – such as sleeping more or less often, feeding difficulties, or more frequent tantrums-because of pain or a fever.

• Digestive problems, such as nausea, vomiting, stomach ache, or diarrhea.

• Loss of sense of smell that, in infants who are too young to express this symptom, may manifest as changes in eating habits.

• Dry cough in symptoms of mild pneumonia, such as more rapid breathing or shortness of breath.

 

If your baby starts to develop more serious symptoms these symptoms may include…

• Intense new shortness of breath that may cause a child to gasp for air

• Signs of low oxygen, such as blue lips or tongue, white fingernails or rapid heart rate

• Severe organ failure

• Oxygen saturation of 92% or less

The most common ways to prevent COVID in your newborn are…

• Avoid going out

• limit/ ban visitors

• Wash hands

• Wash hands any time you or your newborn come in contact with anyone

• Disinfect all surfaces like doorknobs and changing tables

• Wear a mask while out in public

• Practice physical social distancing

• Quarantining anyone in the household who gets sick in one room a frequently disinfecting any surfaces they touch

If your child starts to show any life-threatening symptoms get medical attention immediately by dialing 911.

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Interested in working with Erin?! Contact us at https://www.gentlegiraffes.com/contact

Newborns and Overnights!

Newborns and Overnights!

Experience has shown us that most families are looking for overnight support, and these packages are designed to give each family the biggest bang for their buck. The three – billed as our Bronze, Silver, and Gold – do that and then some. Combining our experience, top-of-the-line education, and expert knowledge, we’ve designed them around our discovery of what best supports families In the areas they need it the most.

Gentle Giraffes Day Support

Gentle Giraffes Day Support

This is geared to get you set up and to provide support so that you’ll feel confident and secure being at home with your baby. Knowing this will help provide peace of mind during those early hours post-birth.

  • Laundry
  • Swaddling
  • Sponge Baths
  • Errand Running
  • Safe Sleep Advice
  • IBCLC Home Visit
  • Soothing Techniques
  • Meals prepped/made
  • Washing of Baby Items
  • Guidance in areas of need
  • Room Set up for Easy-Reach
  • Completion of Nursery set-up
  • More sleep/rest for you while baby is being attended to
  • and more…

Meet the Owner of Gentle Giraffes

Meet Erin Carroll-Manning, The Owner of Gentle Giraffes

Gentle Giraffes is a full-service newborn care agency that prides itself in bringing top-quality newborn care and education to families anywhere from pre-birth right through to the weeks and months after babies are born. We’re equipped to provide 24-hour baby care as well as overnight services, and we serve families in Greater Boston area, as well as the rest of New England and beyond. The Sky is the limit for the quality care we bring to families all over.

The times before and right after a baby’s arrival, while exciting, can bring great stress to a family. If this is your first baby, you likely have a million questions about all aspects of birth and newborn care. If you’ve already been through the experience, you may need help figuring out how to manage a second. We can help! Gentle Giraffes’ families can feel confident that each newborn care specialist, postpartum doula, overnight support team members, and baby nurses are providing the best consulting and newborn care possible.

Your needs will be unique to your particular family and those in and outside your family who may be caring for your baby on a regular basis, and we’re happy to design your newborn program accordingly. We have worked with families who have single births as well as twins and even higher order multiples.

24/7 Newborn Support

24/7 Newborn Support – Erin Carroll-Manning

This is geared to get you set up and to provide support so that you’ll feel confident and secure being at home with your baby.

Knowing this will help provide peace of mind during those early hours post-birth.

Laundry

Swaddling

Sponge Baths

Errand Running

Safe Sleep Advice

IBCLC Home Visit

Soothing Techniques

Meals prepped/made

Washing of Baby Items

Guidance in areas of need

Room Set up for Easy-Reach

Completion of Nursery set-up

More sleep/rest for you while baby is being attended to

and more…

Meet Danielle Bujnak

Meet Danielle Bujnak

Founder of Child Magic, LLC

Today we are excited to interview Danielle Bujnak, an experienced Early Childhood Educator. Danielle has many years of experience caring for and guiding infants and young children in various environments including: individual family settings, homeschooling, day care, preschools, and Montessori and Waldorf-based early childhood programs. She is licensed by the state of California at the “Master Teacher” and “Site Supervisor” levels, permitting her to run a multi-classroom preschool or daycare for ages birth to 7 years, and to guide and mentor other teachers in best practices for these ages.

What do you do?

“My goal as an early childhood and family development professional is to collaborate with parents to identify the best strategies and approaches to match each family’s preferences and needs, supporting each child’s unique path of healthy development.”

Why is it beneficial to newborns?

“When we begin supporting a newborn’s development with curated intentionality, we allow their development to unfold at the infant’s personally optimal pace. We provide an environment of sensitive and responsive care to allow the infant to explore and experience themselves and their world at the appropriate pace for their brain and body to be ready to take on the new and exciting challenges of physical and mental growth. The neural pathways that are laid down and solidified in early infancy are the core and foundation for lifelong learning.”

What are the top 3 reasons it is beneficial for parents?

1.) Our society and culture dramatically underestimate the potential and capabilities of infants and children, so parents can easily miss key opportunities to support their infant’s optimal development; consulting with Child Magic, LLC can provide context and foundation for parents to understand their infant’s needs and abilities in order to notice and support each nuanced stage of development.

2.) An intentional approach to parenting requires a broad array of techniques and approaches, which we can borrow from a variety of traditions and pedagogies, and cross-reference with the current research in the neuroscience of infant development to provide a bespoke and evidence-based approach for each infant and family situation.

3.) Many parents are interested in ideas from Montessori, Waldorf/Steiner, RIE, and Reggio Emilia, but aren’t sure how to implement them, or some aspects match well with their families’ needs and other aspects are not as helpful. Providing a la carte access to various practices and elements of each of these philosophies can help parents choose an integrated approach that works for their own family.

 

Interested in working with Danielle Bujnak?

Contact us at: https://www.gentlegiraffes.com/contact

Dr Bonnie Wims

Meet Dr. Bonnie Wims

Founder of Wims & Associates

Today we are so excited to interview Virtual Therapist, Dr. Bonnie Wims!  Dr. Wims was professionally trained as a Counseling Psychologist in London, England where she founded her private practice and began working with individuals from various backgrounds who were seeking guidance in understanding and harnessing emotional and behavioral difficulties they encounter.

What do you do?

“As a UK trained Counseling Psychologist, I work with clients to help identify areas that are difficult, validate concerns, assist in challenging perceptions, and encourage change where possible. Through a supportive and trusting virtual relationship, we can begin to move into acceptance of ourselves and allow an openness to the exciting possibilities in our lives.”

Why is it beneficial to newborns?

“I provide therapy to adults so I can be useful for newborns by giving the parents a place to sort through challenging emotions as a result of having a baby. Although it can be a beautiful time, it is also challenging and parents can often struggle with anxiety and depression.”

What are the top 3 reasons it is beneficial for parents?

1.) A safe space to talk about fears and challenges of having a child

2.) Relationship counseling

3.) Postpartum

 

Interested in working with Dr. Bonnie Wims?

Contact us at: https://www.gentlegiraffes.com/contact