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Events & Workshops

Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss

With Amy Wright Glenn Saturday, February 17 9:00 AM-3:00 PM Suite 304 (The Living Room) Cost:$150   Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss is a workshop designed to benefit midwives, obstetricians, doulas, nurses, prenatal yoga teachers, hospital chaplains, ministers, therapists, and pastoral care providers who support women and their families through pregnancy loss. You do not need to be employed in any of these fields to partipate – the training is open to all. Parents who have experienced perinatal loss as well as supportive family members and friends are also welcome. Register here Sponsored by WBWC and Journey of Motherhood

Baby FUNdamentals on Fridays at WBWC

2018 dates: Feb 2 & 16 · Mar 2 & 16 · Apr 6 · May 18 · Sep 21 · Oct 5 & 19 · Nov 16· Dec 7   Maryska Bigos is teaching her popular Baby FUNdamentals class evey other Friday at WBWC! FUNdamentals link touching, holding, positioning and playing with your baby to building their perceptual, relational, intellectual and movement foundations.   11am-12noon: Crawlers & Waddlers (Stability, Mobility and Problem-solving to Move through Life)   12noon-1pm: Newborn to 2+months (Reading Cues, Creating Comfort)   1-2pm: Tummy Timers (Rolling and Building Core Strength)   Registration & Donation ($5-20) cash or check at the door.  

Free Yoga Class for WBWC Clients

  Did you know that Women’s Birth & Wellness Center shares a building with an awesome yoga studio? Triangle Yoga offers lots of great classes including Prenatal and Postnatal Yoga. Click here to learn more. Mention you’re a WBWC patient and get a FREE class with the purchase of a passcard!    

Fit4Baby

Fit4Baby is a prenatal fitness program offered by FIT4MOM that teaches women how to exercise safely and effectively throughout their pregnancy. The hour long Fit4Baby class is interval based, combining elements of strength training, cardiovascular exercises and stretching and balancing exercises. All instructors are certified in pre- and postnatal fitness and trained to lead pregnant women in exercises that are safe and appropriate for their changing bodies. The program is for all stages of pregnancy. Fit4Baby classes are held Sundays 5:30-6:30pm at the Women’s Birth & Wellness Center and Thursdays 7:30-8:30pm at Fleet Feet Sports Carrboro. Come try your first class for FREE! For more information, visit: https://chapelhill.fit4mom.com/programs/prenatal-fit4baby#/today

Upcoming Events – February 2018

  Click to view detailed calendar Coping with Motherhood – Thursday, February 1 & 15, 10:30 AM-12 PM, FREE Baby FUNdamentals – Friday, February 2 & 16, 11 AM-3 PM, $5-20 donation Babywearing Class – Saturday, February 3, 10-11:30 AM, FREE Fit4Baby – Sunday, February 4, 11, 18, & 25, 5:30-6:30 PM, First class FREE Breastfeeding Basics – Tuesday, February 6 & 20, 6:30-8:30 PM, and Sunday, February 25, 2-4 PM, $30/couple Caring for Your Newborn – Wednesday, February 7, 6:30-8:30 PM Breastfeeding Cafe – Friday, February 9 & 23, 10:30 AM-12 PM, FREE Meet the Doulas of Triangle Doula Collective – Saturday, February 10, 2-3 PM, FREE La Leche League Meeting – Wednesday, February 14, 7-8:30 PM, FREE Black Moms Meet-Up – Thursday, February 15, 6:30 PM, FREE Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss – Saturday, February 17, 9 AM-3 PM, $150 Cloth Diapering Class – Saturday, February 17, 10-11:30 AM, FREE Meet the Doulas of Piedmont Community Doulas – Wednesday, February 21, 7-9 PM, FREE Craniosacral Therapy Clinic – Saturday, February 24, 2-4 PM, FREE Express Yourself – Tuesday, February 27, 6:30-8:30 PM, $30/couple Register for classes here or by calling (919)933-3301

The Power of Menopause Workshop in January

  Menopause is one of the Women’s Mysteries, along with menarche, pregnancy, and childbirth. Come celebrate and learn about this time of power and freedom in a woman’s life – and celebrate your unique and magical transition as midwives do, with Allison Koch, certified nurse midwife and professional Arvigo therapist. Sunday, January 14, 2018 9:00 AM-4:00 PM WBWC, Suite 304 Cost is $75 and includes lunch, snacks, and materials Call to register: 919-933-3301

WBWC Co-Sponsoring Touch-A-Truck

Bring your whole family out Saturday, November 4 to an exciting Touch-a-Truck Event, and help WBWC raise money for postpartum education and support! This year’s event takes place at the Home Depot on Mt. Moriah Road in Durham.  You’ll find vehicles to explore, a bounce house, food trucks, face painting, free ice cream, and lots more. Tickets cost just $6 per person ($5 Early Bird tickets available online). Kids under 2 are free, and there’s a $25 maximum donation for families of 5+. We would love to see some WBWC families out there having a blast with us while contributing to this important cause!

Upcoming Events – November 2017

Click to view detailed calendar Caring For Your Newborn – Wednesday, November 1, 6:30-8:30 PM, $30/family Coping with Motherhood – Thursday, November 2 & 16, 10:30 AM-12 PM, FREE Endo What? Free film screening – Thursday, November 2, 5:30-9 PM Babywearing Class – Saturday, November 4, 10-11:30 AM, FREE It’s Qonceivable! Workshop on conception, pregnancy, and beyond for queer families – Sunday, November 5, 4-6:30 PM, FREE Breastfeeding Basics – Tuesday, November 7 & 21, 6:30-8:30 PM; Sunday, November 12, 2-4 PM, $30/couple La Leche League Meeting – Wednesday, November 8, 7-8:30 PM, FREE Breastfeeding Cafe – Friday, November 10, 10:30 AM-12 PM, FREE Developmental FUNdamentals – Friday, November 10 & December 1, 1-3:30 PM, $20 donation Meet the Doulas of Triangle Doula Colliective – Saturday, November 11, 2-3 PM Baby Budgeting Basics – Wednesday, November 15, 6:30-8 PM, FREE Meet the Doulas of Piedmont Community Doulas – Wednesday, November 15, 7-9 PM, FREE Cloth Diapering Class – Saturday, November 18, 10-11:30 AM, FREE Express Yourself, Pumping and Breastfeeding Class – Thursday, November 30, 6:30-8:30 PM, $30/couple

National Black Breastfeeding Week Celebration a Success!

  On August 31st, we had a WONDERFUL turnout for our first ever Black Breastfeeding Week Celebration! Beautiful photos were taken by Sarah Stanley of Love at First Sight Photography. Mamas made beautiful nursing necklaces, and made new friends as well. Dads got to meet other dads. We all had a wonderful time and can’t wait to do it again (even bigger) next year. THANK YOU to all who came out and made this a wonderful success. A special thanks to Sarah Stanley for the photography, and a big recognition for Tracey Jones – you know her from WBWC’s lab – for bringing so many families together by organizing this event.

Endo What?

WBWC has partnered with UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine and Reply OB/Gyn & Fertility to offer a free screening of the film Endo What? This original film about endometriosis touches on multiple aspects of this largely misunderstood condition that affects 1 in 10 women worldwide. The film screening is Thursday, November 2 in the Medical Biomolecular Research Building (MBRB) at UNC-Chapel Hill at 111 Mason Farm Road. There will be a reception from 5:30-6:30 with hors d’oeuvres from Green Planet Catering, followed by the film screening and expert medical panel. The presentation is FREE and open to the public, but space is limited so please register here to reserve your spot. For more information, go to www.replyobgyn.com/endo-what

Sibling Class

Wednesday, October 4, 2017, 5:30-6:30 pm A class for Big Brothers and Big Sisters (ages 2-10), with their parents and/or birth support person   ·        What will happen on baby’s birth day? ·        What does a new baby do and need? ·        How can I help with the baby? $15 for one child, $20 for two children Register at the front desk Taught by Wanda Sundermann, ICCE, LMBT Childbirth educator, massage therapist, doula, grandmother