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Doulas

• ALACE - Association of Labor Assistants and Childbirth Educators www.alace.org
• DONA - Doulas of North America www.dona.org
• CAPPA - Childbirth And Postpartum Professional Association.  www.cappa.net
• "Doulas and Dads" www.ivillage.co.uk/print/0,9688,172001,00.html
• "Hand Holding For Moms" By David Brauer - From A Dad's Point Of View www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1999/12/07/doula/
• "Will You Have A Doula?" Lamaze Parents Magazine www.webroots.com/doula/article.htm
• Doula Birth Stories pregnancy.about.com/library/stories/bldoulastory.htm

Pregnancy and Childbirth

• DC-Baby is an informative collection of resources in the Washington, D.C. area  www.dc-baby.com
• NEW LIFE YOGA CENTER, 79 West Lee Highway, Oak Springs Plaza, Warrenton, Virginia.   Phone: 540-937-7236
• BabyCenter Message Boards - community message boards are a great way to find support and women experiencing the same situations you are. Find your birth board www.babycenter.com/boards/bcusbirthclubs
• Having a Baby? Ten Questions To Ask. www.motherfriendly.org/Ten_Questions/tenquestions.html
• Homebirthing www.sheilakitzinger.com/Homebirth.htm
• Medical Risks of Epidural Anesthesia During Childbirth, By Lewis Mehl-Madrona, M.D., Ph.D. and Morgaine Mehl-Madrona www.healing-arts.org/mehl-madrona/mmepidural.htm
• Problems and Hazards of Induction of Labor (PDF Article) www.motherfriendly.org/Downloads/induct-fact-sheet.pdf
• The Risk of Cesarean Delivery to Mother and Baby www.motherfriendly.org/Downloads/csec-fact-sheet.pdf
• Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Delivery www.vbac.com
• The Bradley Method of Childbirth www.bradleybirth.com
• Hypnobirthing www.hypnobirthing.com
• Lamaze www.lamaze.org
• BirthWorks www.birthworks.org
• Birthing From Within (A Method of Childbirth) http://www.birthingfromwithin.com

Breastfeeding

• A great breastfeeding help site by Cindy Curtis, RN, IBCLC http://www.breastfeedingonline.com/index.shtml
• 101 Reasons to Breastfeed http://www.promom.org/101
• Breastfeeding is Priceless (PDF article) http://www.motherfriendly.org/Downloads/breastfeeding.pdf
• Breastfeeding Myths and Realities http://www.promom.org/bf_info/myths.htm
• Breastfeeding Woes and Triumphs (article) by Kim Lewis http://www.compleatmother.com/articles2/breastfeeding_woes.htm
• Get Help With Breastfeeding NOW (list of contacts) http://www.promom.org/bf_info/gethelp.html
• La Leche League - Find help near you or just a support group. http://www.lalecheleague.org
• Northern Virginia Lactation Center - find a lactation consultant, rent a pump, information on breastfeeding and more http://www.northernvirginialactation.com
• Pumping Breastmilk (article) http://www.promom.org/bf_info/pumping_iron.htm
• Reasons Why Breastfeeding Fails (Top 5) http://www.promom.org/bf_info/why_low.htm
• "The Guilt Issue" (article) by Nancy E. Wight, MD http://www.breastfeeding.org/articles/guilt.html
• United States Breastfeeding Committee http://www.usbreastfeeding.org
• Great breastfeeding resource page created by a very factual, down-to-earth friend of mine. Excellent help for new mothers with practical information. http://www.geocities.com/mother2motherservices/

Products

• Sleepy Wrap Inc.   Sleepy Wrap is a wonderful infant/baby wrap carrier that you can start using from day one!   Mom's find it much more comfortable than baby slings worn over one shoulder since it distributes the weight across your whole body, making it easy on your back.   Check it out!   www.sleepywrap.com 
• Safe Start Baby- Babyproofing Services Offering Quality Babyproofing Products, Installation, In-home Assessments and Private CPR Classes. www.safestartbabyproofing.com or 888-240-SAFE(7233)
• Baby Slings www.kangarookorner.com
• Welcome Baby - Unique and Personal Baby Gifts www.welcomebaby.com

Parenting

• Attached Parenting - Kelley's Attachment Parenting website. A way of parenting that involves instinctual decisions and heart-led methods. The most natural form of parenting. www.kellymom.com
• "Fostering Healthy Attachment" An Interview with Dr. Karen Walant www.angelfire.com/stars2/outcry/fostering.html
• Dr. Sears - the famous doctor's own website www.askdrsears.com

Entertainment

• Our Kids - Our Kids is an online family activities and resource guide for families in the DC metro area. In addition to the website, Our Kids provides a weekly subscription based newsletter.  The newsletter includes a daily calendar of events for the upcoming week, now playing list at local family theaters, free classified listings (family-related), advance notice of upcoming special events, presale codes and free tickets to advance screenings of family movies.  Visit www.our-kids.com for more information.

Special Services

• Blessing God's Way is a resource for Christian families.   They have courses available for girl's and women's life cycles as well as celebration.  For details see www.blessingGodsway.com 
• Electrical services in Northern Virginia - The Weekend Electrician.  www.weekendelectrician.com
• Looking for a church home in the Haymarket area?   St. Thomas Haymarket United Methodist Church is always welcoming new members!   We have a great Children's Ministry and friendly atmosphere.  Come learn about God with us!   www.sthumc.org