resources

Child Safety:

• The Mayo Clinic Infant and Toddler Health
• MN Department of Public Safety’s Office of Traffic Safety
• Safecar.gov parent page
• Help with carseat installation:
  If you have questions or need help installing your car safety seat, find a certified CPS Technician. Lists of certified CPS Technicians and Child Seat Fitting Stations are available on the NHTSA website at www.nhtsa.gov or at www.seatcheck.org. You can also get this information by calling 866/SEATCHECK (866/732-8243) or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888/327-4236.
• CDC child safety information
• Safekids.org
• ChildCare Aware
• Healthy Hips Baby Wearing and Swaddling Guide

American Academy of Pediatrics: Healthychildren.org

MN Department of Health: info on Newborn Screening

Help Me Grow: all about developmental milestones and how to access in-person home visits to track infant development

Think Small: services, resources, and advocacy for early childhood education in Minnesota

Sleep Safety

• Safe sleep guidelines from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
• All about sleep in the first year, from the American Academy of Pediatrics

Online

• Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Breastfeeding information
• Kellymom.com
• MN Milk Bank
• Nancy Mohrbacher
• Find a Lactation Consultant
• Video of paced bottle feeding
• How to express milk using hand expression
• Dr Milk: an online support forum for breastfeeding physicians, who face unique challenges. Check out their downloadable resources which contain helpful information for anyone.
• https://firstdroplets.com

Amma Parenting:

• Ongoing free Infant Feeding Q&A with a lactation consultant. You can ask a lactation consultant any feeding questions you have and get tips from other moms.

Local

• The Breastfeeding Center at Park Nicollet more
• Lactation clinics within the HealthEast system more
• Baby Cafes in the St Paul area
• Many pediatric clinics have lactation consultants on staff – check to see if this is the case at your clinic.
• Local La Leche League chapters more
• Find a Lactation Consultant directory: search for providers in your zip code
• Underneath It All shop (hard to find bra sizes and other lactation support products)

Being Pregnant with Multiples – March of Dimes

Multiples of America

What and How much to Eat when Pregnant with Multiples

The Gottman Institute

Postpartum Plan

• Pregnancy & Postpartum Support Minnesota
• Psychotherapy & Healing Associates support groups
• Pregnancy After Loss Support (PALS)
• Children’s Minnesota Bereavement Parent Groups
• Star Legacy Foundation- education, support and resources

Check out the Amma New Dads class!

Other options:

Minneapolis district and the St Paul district for more information on Dads Classes. More local resources can be seen here.

Launchpad Dads Groups

Postpartum Support International

• Pregnancy and Postpartum Support Minnesota: local resources
• Postpartum Support International Note: PSI holds free weekly chats for moms AND dads wanting anonymous phone guidance
• Postpartum Dads
• 1 in 3 Women experience violence in their partner relationship. Help is available.
  • 360 Communities
  • Tubman
• Postpartum Plan

Online Support Groups:

• Postpartum Depression Community
• Perinatal Loss Community
• Pregnancy After Loss Community

Favorite Online Resources

• Giving Birth With Confidence
• The Childbirth Connection
• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
• American College of Nurse Midwives
• Amma Birth Preferences Worksheet
• doulamatch.net
• Doulas of North America
• Queer Birth Project
• Postpartum Plan

Bus Stop Mamas: Career Reentry

Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry