Thanks to all who came out to make the 10th Annual Pregnancy and Baby Fair a success! A special thank you to our sponsors:
OhioHealth O’Bleness
Holzer Health
Snowville Creamery
Jackie O’s
Performance Signs
Thank you to the Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery and the Athens CASA/GAL Program for joining us with kids’ activities!
May is the month that we get back to our roots here at the Birth Circle and focus on birth stories! The Birth Circle was founded by mamas seeking a safe and supportive space to share their birth stories and we continue that tradition by dedicating our May meeting entirely to the sharing of stories. Join us May 30th, 7 pm at the Athens Library to share your birth story, whether from last week or 30 years ago, or to lend a supportive listening ear. All birth stories are welcome here, and it will be a supportive environment for the wide range of emotional experiences that surround birth and parenthood. Our meeting sponsor for May is Ebb & Flow Lactation Services, and Julie is a great resource to be able to consult on the occasion of your next birth story.
“Ebb & Flow Lactation Services is owned and operated by Julie Gladney, BS, LPN, IBCLC, RLC, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. I offer professional lactation services and classes to families in Southeast Ohio. With Ebb & Flow Lactation, you can expect care that is customized for your changing needs. Find more information at www.ebbflowlactation.com.”
Ariel Carver
Executive Director, The Birth Circle
director@athensbirthcircle.com
740-652-6262
Loss Support Group
Thursday, June 6th
66:30 pm
Central Avenue Church, 73 Central Ave., Athens
If you are in need of support because of a pregnancy loss or the loss of your child, you are welcome to join us every first Thursday of the month for this support group. These meetings are free and facilitated by a professional social worker. All family members, such as grandparents, siblings, aunts and uncles, as well as friends are welcome. Childcare is provided.
Play Group is Back!
Join Birth Circle Board member Maira and her children at the Athens Library in the children’s section the first Tuesday of the month 3-5pm for informal free play and socializing. Tuesday, June 5th will be the next meet-up!
Young Moms Group
Date and Time to be announced, stay tuned on our facebook page!
We hope to gather later this month for some play and socializing. See you there!
Meals for Families (formerly Meals For Moms)
Let The Birth Circle community cook for you! If you’ve just had a baby, if you are going through another type of transition in your family, or have experienced a loss, The Birth Circle is more than happy to organize a meal calendar to help support you. If you are interested in receiving meals, providing meals or both, please contact our Meals For Families Coordinator, Ariel Carver at arielrose.carver@gmail.com for more information.
Prepared Mommy Camp
Camp is off to a great start. We had five participants at our April meeting and enjoyed lunch courtesy of Restaurant Salaam. We have two sessions left in our spring camp (5/19, 6/16) and we are still in need of volunteers to transport participants and donations for lunch and snack for some days. If you are able to help please contact athensbirthcircle@gmail.com for transportation and katie2pearce@gmail.com for food donations! If you run a small business (cleaning, photography, massage, etc.) and are able to donate a gift certificate for some kind of self-care service for our participating Mamas, we will be collecting for the grand prize at the end of the Camp.