Breastfeeding Resources


Kelly Mom www.kellymom.com

Dr Jack Newman www.breastfeedinginc.ca

Nancy Mohrbacher http://www.nancymohrbacher.com/

 

Parenting Resources


 

Infant Sleep, Dr James McKenna cosleeping.nd.edu

Sweet Sleep www.llli.org/sweetsleepbook

Dr Sears www.askdrsears.com

Attachment Parenting www.attachmentparenting.org

Parenting Seminars www.chkd.org

Virginia Beach Parents www.vbparents.com

Medical Resources

Baby Care – provides home health care for pregnant people or families with infants. Self referral. Available throughout Virginia.  This link is for Virginia Beach. For other cities search for VDH Healthy Families BabyCare in your city.

 

Parenting Support Groups


 

Tidewater Mothers of Multiples, www.tmomc.org

La Leche League of Hampton Roads www.facebook.com/LLLHamptonRoads

Babywearing Hampton Roads www.babywearinghamptonroads.org, 

Lending Library is currently available for Empower Clients at 809 Brandon Ave #208 Norfolk, Va

Postpartum Support Virginia www.postpartumva.org

MOPS 2705 Taylor Road, Chesapeake, VA 23321

Mops@PointHarbor.com www.PointHarbor.com/mops

 

Adding a new baby to your family usually results in lots of questions.  These resource pages are helpful in finding information to help answer those questions. Included are a list of a few local support groups. For one on one help please give us a call.  We are always available to help.

Additional Resources

From how to buy groceries to mental health care, families have lots of questions.  Here is a list of additional resources we hope you’ll find helpful.

Groceries and Meals


Harris Teeter Express Lane www.harristeeter.com/express_lane/express_lane.aspx

Amazon Prime Now available in select areas. App required

Organic Food Depot

www.organic food depot.com

Meal Train www.mealtrain.com

Food Pantries

www.foodpantries.org/st/virginia

 

Family Activities


Parks, Free Events, School information www.vbparents.com

Virginia Beach Events www.visitvirginiabeach.co

My Active Child (all of Hampton Roads)

Portsmouth Children’s Museum

Virginia Living Museum, www.thevlm.org

 

Mental Health


Postpartum Support Virginia

www.postpartumva.org

Community Services Board – low cost or free mental health services, housing placement, substance abuse assistance

Chesapeake 757.547.9334

Norfolk 757.823.1600

Virginia Beach 757.385.0888

Portsmouth 757.393.5357

Hampton/Newport News 757.788.0500

Special Education


Advocating 4 Kids

 

Parents for FAPE

 

 

 

Safe Sleep


For some families infants are expected to sleep in a crib, separated from their parents. Accidental bedsharing often happens in those early days and it is ideal to be prepared with a little information just in case

  • Never sleep with your baby on a couch or chair
  • Keep fluffy pillows and blankets away from baby while sleeping
  • Avoid bed-sharing if either parent is under the influence of certain medication, drugs, alcohol or suffers from sleep apnea

For studies and more safety guidelines please visit the following links:

www.llli.org/sweetsleepbook/

www.cosleeping.nd.edu

www.askdrsears.com

 

Military Resources


Tidewater Military Family Services Council www.tmfsc.org

Fleet and Family Service Center Norfolk 757.444.2102

Tricare  www.tricare.mil

MWR www.discovermwr.com

(discount rentals and entertainment tickets)

Dogs on Deployment, dogsondeployment.org (volunteer boarding service for deploying military)

Military One Source

www.militaryonesource.mil

Bottle Feeding


Paced Bottle Feeding (Sheet 26) at LLLI.org

US Department of Agriculture

 

World Health Organization: Recommendations for Preparing Formula