A Six-Week Journey to Confident Motherhood

Are you a new mom seeking camaraderie, support, and education as you embark on this exciting journey of motherhood? Look no further than The Village – a warm and welcoming group designed exclusively for mothers navigating the joys and challenges of early motherhood.

Each meeting allows moms (whether first, second or third time) connect with others and enhance their parenting skills and perspectives. Each week, participants will explore different aspects of motherhood, gain valuable education from maternal and pediatric experts, and develop a supportive Village of fellow moms that will last a lifetime.

By the end of the six weeks, participants will have a deeper understanding of themselves as mothers and the tools to create a thriving family environment.

What You’ll Gather From Your Village:

  • During this session, Village aims to establish a strong foundation of trust, support, and understanding among its members. The experience of sharing birth stories and getting to know each other on a personal level creates a bond that will continue to grow over the weeks to come. These initial meetings lay the groundwork for a valuable and enduring support network for these new moms as they navigate the challenges and joys of motherhood together.

    🌱 Introduction to your Village and fellow Tribe members

    🌱 Sharing your birth story

    🌱 Self-care strategies for the new mother

    🌱 How your partner can support you

    🌱Q+A with Maternal Child Expert

  • This session would be all about feeding your baby! We will cover the benefits of breastfeeding for mother and baby, engorgement, latch, cluster feeding, hand expression, tips to boost milk supply, tongue tie, and when to contact an IBCLC (don’t worry, you’ll also learn what an IBCLC is!).

    🌱 Breastfeeding Education; latch, milk supply, pumping, and breastfeeding holds

    🌱 Bottle feeding Education; paced-feeding, nipple sizes, bottle brands

    🌱 Tips for gas relief, colic, and GI troubles

    🌱 Age-appropriate feeding schedules

    🌱Q+A with Maternal Child Expert

  • This week, our focus is mom. By openly addressing perinatal mental health, sharing personal experiences, and exploring self-care strategies, the group equips mothers with the tools and community they need to prioritize their emotional well-being during the transformative period of early motherhood.

    🌱 Creating your postpartum plan

    🌱 Ways to manage stress

    🌱 Setting boundaries with family and friends

    🌱 Strategies for maintaining emotional balance

    🌱 Seeking help when needed + resources

    🌱Q+A with Maternal Child Expert

  • In this comprehensive session, mothers will be equipped with knowledge, hands-on experience, and a supportive community to help them navigate the exciting journey of their babies' early development. Discussions on milestones, tummy time, and sensory exercises empower them to provide their infants with the best start in life.

    🌱 Understanding infant development stages

    🌱 Age-appropriate activities and interactions

    🌱 Encouraging your child's growth and curiosity

    🌱 Sensory Exploration

    🌱Q+A with Maternal Child Expert

  • This session has a focus on gentle movement for postpartum recovery, the potential benefits of acupuncture, and the importance of pelvic floor physical therapy (PT). The group provides a safe and encouraging space for new moms to share their experiences and learn valuable tools for postpartum well-being.

    🌱 Gentle movement for mother and baby

    🌱 Using massage to help relieve your baby’s gas discomfort

    🌱 Benefits of Pelvic Floor PT

    🌱 Benefits of Chiropractic care

    🌱 Mommy & Me Yoga

    🌱Q+A with Maternal Child Expert

  • This week we will discuss all things SLEEP. Sleepy time can be the most peaceful part of the day or the most frustrating—we’re preparing you for both. Topics include: Sleep cues, newborn sleep, SIDS, swaddling, healthy sleep habits, and a gentle and effective approach to sleep.

    🌱 Helping your baby establish healthy sleep habits

    🌱 Safe Sleep & SIDS Prevention

    🌱 Naps & Awake Windows

    🌱 Feedings & Sleep Connection

    🌱 Age-appropriate feeding schedules

    🌱Q+A with Maternal Child Expert

About

Mondays 10:30am

The Sanctuary at 1048 East Main Road, Portsmouth RI

Pricing

Register while pregnant: $245

If your baby has already arrived: $295

We accept HSA/FSA.


Meet Your Facilitators

 
  • As a certified birth doula and mother of three, Kaley believes birth is new and important every single time. She provides families tools, confidence, and encompassing support to achieve their best birth. Empathy is truly the cornerstone of her practice, and she approaches each birth conscious of the fact that every birth is as unique as the families experiencing it.

  • Kathleen Moren is a graduate of Marquette University’s Nursing School and became an IBCLC in 1995. She has enjoyed a 30-year career that has included work in the Neonatal ICU, home healthcare, and the corporate setting. She founded Healthy Babies, Happy Moms Inc. in 1999 to help mothers achieve success in their breastfeeding goals by providing them with the information and support they need to confidently breastfeed and care for their children.

  • As a Certified Advanced Newborn Care Specialist, Tyler brings her love and compassion to one of the most critical and challenging times in a new mother’s life. With practical support, evidence-based education and non-judgmental approach, she aims not only relieve parents of stress, but to empower them as they step into their new role. The true nature of her service is offering education and assistance to parents, while still allowing each and every family decide what works best for their unique needs.

  • Dr. Jen is the owner of Ocean Ki Wellness where she is dedicated to providing exceptional, community-based health care for women and their children. Ocean Ki specializes in wellness, aesthetics, and virtual care, with a patient-centered focus that prioritizes each person’s individual needs and goals.

 
 
 
 
  • Rachael Alba is a certified perinatal mental health therapist with a private practice in Riverside, Rhode Island and online. She is experienced and regarded for her work in reproductive mental health, supporting women and couples who are navigating infertility, pregnancy, postpartum, and early parenting concerns. Rachael considers it a privilege to navigate this pivotal time with new parents and truly believes that supporting a new parent has the power to change an entire generation for the better.

  • Kim creates platforms for women to share their personal stories so they can process, heal and inspire others. She has published a Wall St. Journal best-selling anthology of women’s stories and hosts storytelling events with live audiences. She also gives women mindful tools through her Art of the P.A.U.S.E. method that invites women to slow down and look carefully inward. This enables them to expand in creativity, intuition, peace, and joy, and release their fears, judgments and assumptions of themselves and others.

  • Dr. Maria Alemany Chiropractic & Wellness is your destination for natural, holistic health. We welcome the entire family to experience mind & body wellness as we restore balance to the body, promote vitality and improve your quality of life.

  • Dr. MaryHelen is both a holistic birth healing specialist and postpartum corrective exercise specialist merging her evidenced based care with holistic healing. Her practice, Nurturing Wellness Physical Therapy, provides calm and nurturing care to all pelvic health diagnoses and especially to those trying to conceive, during pregnancy and postpartum. She provides birth prep education to prepare for labor and delivery.

 
 
 
  • Prenatal & Postpartum Movement

  • Founder of Rhode Island Oak Counseling & Wellness, offering Mental Health Counseling, Yoga, Acupuncture, Massage Therapy, Herbology, and Integrative Wellness.

  • Sara is a pediatric occupational therapist and founder of Empowered Occupational Therapy. Her goal is to support and empower families in order to help your little one grow to their full potential in their feeding, play, and daily living skills. She specializes in feeding and infant/toddler development. She knows just how important these first years of life are and is here to support you during these times in order for you feel confident in continuing to learn and grow as a family in the years to come.