Favorite Books, Apps, and Online Resources
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Favorite Books:
Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth, Ina May Gaskin
The Birth Partner, Penny Simkin
Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn, Penny Simkin
Bumpin, Leslie Schrock
Babies aren’t Pizzas, They are Born, Not Delivered, Rebecca Dekker
The Thinking Women’s Guide to Childbirth Henci Goer
Expecting Better, Emily Oster
Crib Sheets, Emily Oster
And Baby Makes 3, Gottman
Baby 411, Dr. Ari Brown
The Birth Book, William and Martha Sears
The Baby Book, William and Martha Sears
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Favorite Online Resources: Pregnancy
Pregnancy
Leap Frog Group (To compare birthing facilities and hospitals)
www.cochranereview.com (To look through medical journal summaries)
Online medical journals like BJOG and ACOG. https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/
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Favorite Online Resources: Breastfeeding
https://med.stanford.edu/newborns/professional-education/breastfeeding.html
800-514-6667 (MOMS)
La Leche League
Mothers Milk Bank
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Some Popular Apps:
Gentle Birth App
Pregnancy Tracker and Baby Tracker and Breastfeeding Tracker
Web MD Pregnancy
Wonder Weeks
Sound Sleeper
Baby +
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Favorite Online Resources: Tongue Tie
Tongue Tie -- Information on tongue & lip ties
Consequences of untreated tongue tie - lists the impact on infants, children and adults when tongue tie goes untreated
Community Resources and Local Providers
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Local Midwives
· Homebirth Honey: Meg Rodenbusch & Leonora Colen
· Midwifery of Austin: Katie Hirst
· Mother Bloom Midwifery: April Blackmore
· Motherhood Midwifery: Kristin Youngblood
· Erica Steele, Luminary Birth
· Sam Evans and Kae van der Riet Central Texas Midwifery www.wholeisticmidwife@yahoo.com, 512-749-8708
· Aisha Ralph
· Denise Washington Birthwise Birth Center www.deliveringuntoyou.com
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Local Massage Therapists & Acupuncturists
Alighta Averbukh -- Acupuncture for labor induction, allergies, headaches, PMS. Deep tissue body work for athletes, dancers and everyone in between. Resonance repatterning for all other life issues. Nutritional counseling. (SOUTH AUSTIN)
https://zoiwell.com/ Zoe medicinal clinic (IN BUDA)
Tao Health Clinic -- Acupuncture for general health and wellbeing, fertility, allergies, perimenopause, and host of other conditions
Light Family Acupuncture -- Dedicated to family health with acupuncture, nutrition, herbal medicine and Asian bodywork
Sage Acupuncture -- Specializes in fertility and reproductive disorders
Lotus Chiropractic & Acupuncture - Dr. Allie Goodwin
Chanelle MacNab L. AC. - pregnancy and labor induction acupuncture
Roots - Julieta Benavetes, LMT, CMLDT
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Local Chiropractors
Sprout Chiropractic - Dr. Morgan Ihrig (women and children only) South Austin
Lotus Chiropractic & Acupuncture - Dr. Allie Goodwin -- North Austin
Inner Sun Chiropractic -- Dr. Ron Burnett Central Austin
Pure Light Chiropractic -- Dr. Laine Moreles Central Austin
https://rivercitywellnessatx.com/ -- Central and South Austin
McKinley Chiropractic - Dr. McKinley – South West Austin
Family Chiropractic of Austin -- South Austin
VanDeWalle Chiropractic - Dr. Vanderwalle –North Austin
The Lighthouse Chiropractic -- North Austin
Empower Family Chiropractic - Dr. Jeannique Norbert. – West Austin
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Birth & Post Partum Doulas
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Birth Centers
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Women's Primary Care Providers
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Lactation Consultants
Hill Country Milky Way (Teresa Lance) -- Teresa has a background as a Doula and Birth Assistant.
ParentAbility (Tanja Knutson) -- Tanja loves helping families learn to parent through breastfeeding. She accepts the following insurance allowing 3 visits minimum per baby: BCBS of Tx PPO; Cigna PPO; United PPO; Anthem PPO; Humana PPO. Super bills are issued for any other insurance.
Breastfeeding Success (Janet Jones) -- Comprehensive lactation consultation services
Milk Diva - takes insurance, home or office visits
It's More Than Milk (Naya Weber)
Mom's Place -- Free breastfeeding assistance for WIC families
International Lactation Consultant Association -- LC registry
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Pelvic Floor Therapists
Lady Bird Physical Therapy (Pelvic Floor PT)
rebecca@ladybirdphysicaltherapy.com
Becky Wooster, PT, DPT
1709 Rio Grande Street Austin, Texas 78701
512-574-9755
Texas Physical Therapy Specialists
(888) 658-8483
LetsTalk@TexPTS.com
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Sleep Coaching
Bethany Allen at Dream on, Babies
bethany@dreamonbabies.com
Katie Louderback, The Healthy Nest
Certified Sleep Consultant / Doula
Mental Health: Support Groups & Therapists
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Prenatal & Post Partum Support Groups
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Therapists & Counselors
www.openheartcounselingatx.com
https://providers.therapyforblackgirls.com/listing/robin-johnson/
Pregnancy & Postpartum Health Alliance of Texas
Reproductive Psychiatry Clinic of Austin - focuses on mental health surrounding infertility, pregnancy, menopause and the menstrual cycle, etc.
Debbie Radzinsky, MSc, L-CSW - Parenting, infertility, couples, etc.
Belle Miller, LCSW - Perinatal Mood Disorders: Belle@bellemiller-lcsw.com, 512.387.2412, South Austin, Buda, Kyle
Postpartum Support International
Austin Counseling for New Moms -- Kelli Foulkrod, MS, LPC, LPA
Running in Triangles - Maternal mental health resources, blog, etc.
Finding Big - Jessica Congdon, Individual, couples and sex therapy
NICU Support: https://handtohold.org/counseling/
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Multilingual and Diverse Phone Support and Counseling and Referral Centers
https://authenticallyyoucounseling.com
www.postpartum.net/get-help/help-for-moms/
https://ywcaaustin.org/counseling-and-referral-center/
General Information Regarding Postpartum Depression/Mood disorders:
Infant and Childcare Resources
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NICU Support
NICU Support:
https://handtohold.org/counseling/
In-home phototherapy treatment for newborns with jaundice provided by Christy, an RN with over 10 years of collective experience in maternal newborn nursing and delivery nursing. She provides all of the training the parents need to use the device (which is actually very easy) and is on 24 hour standby for any questions that might come up.
info@austinbiliblankets.com
512-361-2232
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Sleep Coaching
Bethany Allen at Dream on, Babies
bethany@dreamonbabies.comKatie Louderback, The Healthy Nest
Certified Sleep Consultant / Doula -
Postpartum Doula Care
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Infant Craniosacral Therapists