Jacquie Kesler Doula

🔺Can you help? 🔺

The need in our community continues to increase week after week. 📈
More and more families are struggling to provide basic needs and essential items. Our most urgent needs are listed on the white board in the photo.

See our website for donation drop-off hours or order straight to our door using our Amazon wishlist!
https://amzn.to/3JSyC2t 📦 (🔗clickable link in stories /bio)

When our amazing community comes together, families across Calgary feel supported 💕
Thank you so much!

We are now headed into our ✨15th✨year, and still passionately helping as many families as we can - but we cannot do it alone. Your donations are truly needed for local families in need! ✨

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Additional items on our wish-list are posted here: https://madebymomma.org/donations-needed/

* Car Seats, Strollers, Cribs & Crib Mattresses must meet our donation safety standards - please confirm prior to donating!

* Food products must be new / unopened and not past date

* Diapers can be open packages

* Baby & Kids clothing can be new or gently pre-worn & freshly laundered

This sounds wonderful!

Starts next week! Peace Through Breath and Rest (April). Online Via ZOOM - April 4 – 25, 2023 (Tuesdays); 8:45 pm – 9:45 pm.

This one-hour, weekly program will guide you with gentle stretching, breathwork and deep relaxation to lead you into an evening of restorative rest. All you need is a comfy space and your phone or computer. Cameras and microphones will be off. A taped recording of the session will be sent to you later.

No cost program. Register at familiesmatter.ca.

Car seat recall

: On certain Maxi-Cosi Coral XP and Maxi-Cosi Mico XP infant and bases, the lower universal anchorage system (UAS) used to attach the seat base could fail. If this happens, the seat could detach in a collision: http://ow.ly/42yq50NqfvM

2023 Recall for Maxi-Cosi and Safety 1st Rear Facing Only Seats - CSFTL 2023 recall information on the Maxi-Cosi Coral XP, Mico XP Max. Mico XP, Mico Luxe+, Infant Bases and the Safety 1st onBoard 35 Secure Tech due to lower anchor failure.

Breast Milk Boosts Premature Babies’ Brain Development - Neuroscience News In babies born preterm, the cerebral cortex, a brain area associated with learning and cognition is often underdeveloped. In preterm babies fed larger quantities of breastmilk, the cerebral cortex resembled those of babies born full term. Researchers say breastfeeding could help to reduce learning a...

Looking for birth classes? This is a great option.

Do you have friends, family, clients expecting a baby in the spring? I have the perfect class starting TOMORROW at 6:30pm in the Zoom format. This is designed for couples (anywhere in Canada) wanting to learn about the physiology of birth, how to manage pain, effective coaching skills, and how to navigate to ensure an empowering birth. Please visit my website at www.healthybirthchoices.com or PM me directly. Thanks in advance for spreading the word.

If you’re looking for somewhere to donate Made by Momma is a great place in Calgary.

The 👕👖👚👗 bins are empty!

We currently have an urgent need for the following baby & kids clothing*:

Boys Sizes:
Newborn, 12-18 months, 2/2T, 3/3T, 4/4T, 5/5T, 6/6T, 7-8, 8-10, 10-12, 12-14, 14-16, 16-18.

Girls Sizes:
Newborn, 0-3 months, 4/4T, 5/5T, 6/6T, 7-8, 8-10, 10-12, 12-14, 14-16.

***new or gently used/freshly laundered!

We have so many requests for clothing and not enough clothing to pack our care packages.

✔️ Can YOU help us help these families?

✔️ Can YOU help with some of the items on our ?

✔️ Can YOU help us by sharing this post with your networks?

See our website for donation drop-off hours as they change weekly.
🔗 https://madebymomma.org/drop-off-times/

We are now in our ✨13th✨year, and still passionately helping as many families as we can - but we cannot do it alone. Your donations are truly needed for local families in need! ✨

Thank you! 💖💫














Additional items on our wish-list are posted here: http://madebymomma.org/donated-items/

* Car Seats, Strollers, Cribs & Crib Mattresses must meet our donation safety standards - please confirm prior to donating!

* Food products must be new / unopened and not past date

* Diapers can be open packages

* Baby & Kids clothing can be new or gently pre-worn & freshly laundered

The absolute best part of the work I do is witnessing people becoming mothers.   I don’t mean when you birth your baby - that is beautiful too.  I mean in the days, months and years after.  Becoming a mom is like birthing a baby.  For some it happens quickly and is easy, for others it takes time, can be messy and really hard.  Every journey is so different.  To me you are all so beautiful and so powerful and I stand in awe when I witness the unfolding of motherhood.  Today I celebrate all of you and send each one of you a great big hug.  Happy Mothers Day!

Have you felt uneasy about going for pelvic floor physiotherapy? A pelvic floor physiotherapist will work with you to help you get the care you might need.

A pelvic floor physiotherapist has special training to assess the structures inside the pelvis through the vaginal or re**al opening. Depending on your concerns this part of the exam can provide your therapist with very detailed information on your condition and the best way to treat it. However, this does not mean you must have an internal exam. Some patients are not comfortable with this part of the exam. If you are not comfortable with this part of the exam you can share this information with your therapist. Then you can decide with your therapist what you are comfortable with. Here are some alternatives to a traditional internal exam:
- Only using subjective information. This is where your therapist will ask detailed questions and gather all the information required to move forward with treatment. This exam does not involve the therapist touching your body at any point.
- Having your pelvic floor physiotherapist liaise with your family doctor to share important objective data and details. Your physiotherapist can use this information to guide treatment.
- Palpation (pressing on structures) through a layer of clothing.
- Visual exam only.
If you have concerns about having an internal exam there are many alternatives. You can discuss your specific concerns with your therapist at anytime. At Lakeview Physiotherapy all of our pelvic floor physiotherapists are able to work with you to ensure you are comfortable and consent to all parts of an exam.

Coming up THIS Saturday (April 23rd). Calgary's largest sale of quality used kids' items! Everything you need to get through the spring, summer and into fall with growing kids! From newborns to size 14 this sale has clothes, shoes, books, toys, baby equipment, outdoor gear and more! With rising costs everywhere, this is a sale you won't want to miss!

So grateful for the people that I get to work with!

Powdered formula recall.

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/certain-abbott-brand-powdered-infant-formula-products-recalled-due-cronobacter

Certain Abbott brand powdered infant formula products recalled due to Cronobacter sakazakii and Salmonella - Canada.ca All lot codes where: - The first 2 digits range from 22 through to 37; AND - Contain K8, SH, or Z2; AND - Have an expiration date of 1APR2022 or after

Some things to think about. Worth reading.

Five reasons not to purchase a Snoo: From a group of pediatric occupational and physical therapists As pediatric occupational and physical therapists who work mainly with infants, we’ve witnessed a time in history where the amount of baby equipment being used by many parents and child care centers has sky-rocketed. This trend is having developmental implications for some infants. Parents of newb...

Cesarean Inter-Section • Midwifery Today A new cesarean method has been designed by an anesthesiologist and a midwife in the UK and has been acclaimed by participants: a 'natural' cesarean in which women can have greater participation in the birth of their child regardless of their surgical route of delivery. Read more…. Cesarean Inter...

Sharing with all of you because to me all birth is miraculous and magical. A robin chooses my light fixture outside my front door to nest and have her babies each year. She started nesting about a week ago. See photos for the mess she makes! Last year I cleaned up the mess on my front step each day but she didn’t end up laying eggs. This year I left it alone - let her nest and do things her way. She built her nest for about a week then I didn’t see her for a couple of days. Today she came back and quietly sat for hours. When I looked out my door and noticed she wasn’t there I took a photo. One egg!! Pretty sure by tomorrow morning there will be more😍

Copperfield Pharmasave is one of the places I highly recommend for your pumping needs (or any other pharmacy needs!).

We've teamed up again with Medela Canada to bring you all another giveaway for Mother's Day!

The Medela Freestyle Flex is light, compact, and USB-chargeable to give you the flexibility to express wherever and whenever you like, with no compromise on pumping performance.

Starting today until Sunday, May 9th, 2021, simply follow us on Facebook and tag a pregnant or breast feeding friend below to be entered in for a chance to win the Medela Freestyle Flex! The winner will be randomly chosen and announced on Monday, May 10th The winner must be able to pick up the pump at Copperfield Pharmasave.

If you're looking for different options for a new or soon-to-be mom in your life this Mother's Day, we also have the original Medela Pump-In-Styles (not MaxFlow) in both the backpack and tote styles on sale for $275 (Reg. $375.94)

For more information, please contact us here on Facebook or give us a call at 587-353-5303.

Today is International Bereaved Mother's Day. You become a mother once the expectation for a child grows in your heart. Long before you hear a heartbeat. Long before you would bring a child home. Before they learn to walk. Before they leave for college. You are a mother the moment that expectation takes form in your mind.

Being a mother does not stop when your child is gone.
For all of those mothers who never got to hear a heartbeat, we see you. For all those mothers who never got to hear their baby cry, we see you. For all the mothers who never got to take their baby home, we see you. For all the mothers who have lost a child, we see you.

You are not alone. We honour you and your beautiful children today and always. We wish you peace and support in your grief as you continue on. Please reach out if you need a safe place to be. We are here.

Lack of a village right now is hard.

It’s not you, mama. It’s the absence of the village.

Breastmilk is amazing!

The components found in Human Milk are truly amazing. Here are some of them ⬆️

Afternoon naps are the best!

This is very worth reading.

https://raisedgood.com/sleep-through-night-self-soothing-good-babies-stop-setting-mothers-to-fail/?fbclid=IwAR2X3v71Lm7U8xmqA_z7BmrH6OWJCwl1c8JeDTO20qdNRctvwjyHvuox-pU

Sleeping Through the Night, Self Soothing and 'Good' Babies: Why We Need to Stop Setting Mothers up to Fail - Raised Good "Is he sleeping through the night?" "Is she a 'good' baby?" These are the loud lies of infant (& toddler) sleep. Read more to help the quiet truths rumble.

Can't blame them. 🤣

I’ve always stayed away from cameras and never liked having my picture taken. I regret that now! I think pregnancy and breastfeeding and new moms are so beautiful. Treasure those photos. Get someone to take many pictures of you. I don’t think you will ever regret having a photo of you breastfeeding your baby.

Day 6: World Breastfeeding Week.
Take a photo of you baby latched and keep it forever.

The Grieving with Living Children Peer Support Group is Tuesday night, please join us over zoom as we honour both your living and non-living children. Anyone across the world can attend our groups as they are all virtually facilitated. ⁠
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We are a peer group that allows individuals and parents who have experienced pregnancy or infant loss and also have living children (at any age) to connect in a non-judgemental setting.⁠
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This group is about finding ways to grieve our children who are not with us, while also managing the responsibilities of parenting living children. The group format will be a mix of ‘traditional’ group support with occasional community social excursions.⁠
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Please note this group requires registration. Link here: https://www.pregnancyinfantlosssupportcentre.com/group-support⁠
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This group runs from 8pm-10pm MST⁠
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Register, link here: https://pilsupportcentre.janeapp.com/ #/discipline/7/treatment/4
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Strength💜Support💜Together💜⁠
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Thank you to Carry You With Me for carrying Marshall so beautifully through all you and your family do.

Image courtesy of and talented

Such a valuable resource right here in Calgary.

FUN FACT FRIDAY
Breast milk contains antibodies and live white blood cells that help your baby fight against infection. And, when you or your baby are sick, the amount of these cells in your breast milk increases.
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