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BELLA BELLIES STUDIO NEWSLETTER

EXERCISE FOR EVERY STAGE OF LIFE; PREGNANCY, MOTHERHOOD AND BEYOND!

Hi All!

Welcome to the Bella Bellies Studio Newsletter! I hope this newsletter will provide helpful information regarding prenatal and mommy questions! Feel free to make an appointment to stop by the studio. With more than a hundred pamphlets available from the American College of Obstetricians, Le Leche League and International Childbirth Association, plus more, we are sure you will find something that interests you.  We have a variety of classes to meet Mommy and Babies fun needs. New is our Moms Group Circle, Walking Group, and our Child Care Class. Read more below! We also have more instructors on board. Read their biographies at www.bellabelliesstudio.com! I could not fit everything into this newsletter, so keep an eye out for our next one!

Warm regards,

Annie Martens,

Owner Bella Bellies Studio

 

 

Spring Newsletter 2008
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Bella Bellies Studio Group Exercise Classes !

A Class for Every Stage of Life!

Fusion Class of Prenatal Yoga and Prenatal Pilates

When: Saturday Mornings, Time: 10:00-11:00, Location: Monroe Center for the Arts,  720 Monroe St. Studio E508. Free Parking  in Back

Fusion Class of Stroller Moves and Momilates

When: Wednesdays and Fridays, Time: 12:00-1:00, Location: 333 River St. 4th Floor Group Exercise Room                                                       

All babies in strollers or slings are welcome to this class. There is a playroom for older children. Mats, weights, therabands, boppy pillows, boppy loungers all provided. Just bring baby and yourself!

Stroller Moves: this fun and upbeat class is designed to give moms the cardio pick up we need. The rhythm and pace of the class is uplifting and entertaining for you and your baby.  Learn songs to sing to baby and new and fun exercises to do with baby all while working out.  At the end of this session the only thunder thighs, flabby arms and tummy bulges will be your babies!

Momilates: Pilates exercises modified for mommy to incorporate the baby. During the Momilates Class we focus on core (abdominals). The exercises are modified in respect to each mother and to each baby.  Sign up for the Class by clicking here

This one-of-a-kind workout follows The American College of Obstetric and Gynecology prenatal guidelines and includes modifications that are appropriate for each trimester thereby challenging and motivating pregnant women at all fitness levels.  This class is a great opportunity to integrate strength and flexibility for a renewed sense of power and well-being.  Annie Martens (pilates instructor featured in the Maternal Fitness Pilates DVD and Expectant Mothers Guide as well as post partum doula) will take  you through a series of modified pilates exercises which are intended to strengthen your center helping you focus on the muscles used during delivery and the muscles which will help you postpartum for a flatter tummy.  The pilates sequence will also include lower back, upper body and leg exercises designed to help lengthen and strengthen your body as well as help you with the all of the lifting, bouncing, holding , etc. associated with baby care!  The following half hour will include a yoga series to stretch the muscles which tend to tighten during pregnancy accompanied with breathing exercises to promote relaxation. This is also a great opportunity to meet other pregnant mothers in the community and receive relative reading materials courtesy of Bella Bellies Studio.  To sign up for the class click here!

Mommy and Me Yoga

When:  Beginning Monday April 7th, Time: 11:30-12:30, Location: 333 River St. 4th Floor Group Exercise Room

For mothers and babies (5 weeks to crawling). Mommy and Me Yoga is 60-minute class designed just for moms and their babies. This class will help get mom back in shape while bonding with her new baby. For Mom, the class focuses on regaining alignment, toning the pelvic floor and re-establishing core strength. Babies participate with moms during class with baby engagement exercises. Babies age 5 weeks through crawling are welcome. Sign up for Mommy and Me Yoga by clicking here!

Moms Walking Group

When: Beginning Tuesday May 13th, Time: 11:00-11:45, Where: Meeting at the Lobby of 333 River St.

Great opportunity for a brisk walk and workout, free of charge! The walk will be led by Nicci Hafer and Bella Bellies Studio Owner, Annie Martens. If interested in joining the walking group please e-mail us at: info@mybellabelly.com

Mommy Circle! When: Beginning Tuesday, May 13th, 2008, Time: 11:45, Where: 333 River St. 2nd Floor Lounge 

For Moms with babies of any age! Come meet and share your experiences. The group and discussion will be led by Nicci Hafer and Annie Martens. If interested in joining please email us at: info@mybellabelly.com

Drop Off Structured Baby/Child/Toddler Class!

When: Beginning Thursday, May 22nd, Time: 10:00-11:00, Where: 333 River St. 4th Floor Group Exercise Room

Take a break from your little one and work out! Each Little One Class has a theme developed and supervised by a Licensed Educator. Appropriate modifications for each baby/toddler/child will included. For babies too young to participate a post partum doula will be on hand to watch babies and be available for any questions mom has.  If interested in the class please contact us with your contact information and your little one’s age at: info@mybellabelly.com

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Vicki Hedley is truly committed to the wellbeing of women and their babies.  Her background in child birth and support service is extensive:

Certified Professional Midwife providing in home birth services, Co-founder and Co-Director of Seventh Moon Perinatal Support Services (www.seventhmoon.net), Certified Child Birth Educator, Certified Birth and Post partum Doula and Educator, And the Mother to five children!

She is beloved by her clients and patients and I am honored to have interviewed and featured her in my newsletter.

 
What is a Midwife?
 
What questions should I ask when choosing a Midwife?
 

One last bit of information Vicki Hedley wished to add! There is a great resource our community! Lonnie Morris -Certified Nurse Midwife, Doctorate in Nursing– is seeing patients and delivering at Palisades Hospital. Her office location address is : 234A Columbia Avenue Fort Lee, NJ 07024 201-567-0810

A Midwife is a skilled Health Care Practitioner providing expert care to women during pregnancy, delivery and postpartum.  Many Midwives also provide well-woman gynecological care throughout the entire life cycle.  Midwives have a unique philosophy of practice relating to their model of care. Midwives embrace the idea that pregnancy and birth are a healthy, normal process in a woman’s life cycle.  We support the relationship of mother and baby emotionally and physically.  As a Midwife we try to make a decision based on the wellbeing of this relationship rather than legal or financial concerns. Midwives are trained to assess the need for treatment based on the unique, individual needs of the woman and baby in front of us. And  thereby, minimize medical intervention while providing hands on care during labor and delivery. We educate and counsel our patient on the changes her body will undergo as a woman, during pregnancy, during labor, during delivery, postpartum and further into motherhood. For more information visit: http://cfmidwifery.org/

 
What is a Birth Doula?
 
What is a Postpartum Doula?

Ask questions which relate to their experience, philosophy, prenatal care practices, birth practices and postnatal care practices. Before your interview write down a general idea about your birth preferences including an idea of what role you would like your Midwife to have in the birth and after care. Ask the Midwife what she would do in an emergency situation and what she considers an emergency situation. Ask who her other practicing partners are and who her back up obstetrician/gynecologist is in the case of an emergency. If not covered by insurance, ask how she handles finances. The bottom line is: can you trust the Midwife in front of you, meaning do you have a good feeling about the woman in front of you?

A Birth Doula is a skilled and trained woman who provides emotional, physical, informational and sometimes spiritual support to a woman and her partner during her birth, delivery and immediate postpartum period.

The role of a Postpartum Doula is to help provide support to family after baby is born. Her knowledge about the changes that come with a baby should be able to help the family emotionally adjust to their baby/babies. A Doula will help integrate baby into the family by offering a variety of assistance depending on what the family needs (such as help with baby, cooking, light house work and advice on providing for baby). Ultimately, a Doula will help support mom and help her bond with her baby.

Pictured above: Annie and her daughter Raina (“Roo”)
Text Box: Information provided by Lactation Consultant Opal Horvat, IBCLC, RLC 223 Bloomfield St. Suite 114, Hoboken, NJ, (201)-981-8924, www.breastfeedingnj.com How do I know if my baby is receiving enough milk? Your baby is transferring enough milk in the first weeks if baby is gaining 1/2oz to 1 oz a day and needing a diaper change at least 5 times a day after the first 4 days. We also want a contented baby after feedings..... content in-arms and maybe with someone walking around. My baby is growing so fast, how can I increase my milk supply? Frequent feedings, some skin-to-skin time and eating oatmeal will help. After a few months, baby's metabolism changes and mom's production levels off, yet it's still enough. Nature is so smart. Is there anything I can do (prenatal) to prepare for nursing? Yes, read up, and attend a good class, like the one at Hoboken University Medical Center. In the labor room, let all those attending the birth be aware that you and baby will need at least an hour together skin-to-skin (allowing infant to find the breast on her own).... a time for mom, dad and newborn to bond. Read up, and find every way possible to have as natural as possible labor and birth. Should nursing hurt? No!!.... if it hurts, you probably need to be seen by a Lactation Consultant. If you're supplementing or if baby won't latch and suck rhythmically.... and if baby is less than one month old and you don't know how to do kangaroo mother care, seeing a Lactation Consultant would be a good idea. Thank you Opal for your contribution! Opal Horvat is an amazing women and wonderful benefit to our community. She has helped countless women nurse and bond with their babies, leaving a lasting legacy for generations to come. I am excited Opal and Carol Blane are at the 223 Bloomfield Location, down the hall from Bella Bellies Studio and Hoboken Prenatal Massage! A must stop location for Hoboken Mommies! Text Box:

A must have for every mom! A Boppy Pillow offers support to mom, dad and others when nursing, holding, providing baby with bottle and more. The Boppy Pillow is also great for helping baby with tummy time and sitting up.

Purchase yours at Bella Bellies Studio for $20.00.

For more information e-mail us at: info@mybellabelly.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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