Support Group for Mothers: New Moms Support Groups - Start The New Year Out Right!

Start The New Year Out Right!!

Make Immediate & Long Lasting Connections With Other Moms And Babies

Support Group For Mothers offers Support Groups for First Time Moms and groups for Second or Third Time Moms

New Groups Starting:

January 7th

January 29th

February 25th

Six week groups meet twice a week:

Once a week for a facilitated conversation focused on topics important to new moms including: sharing the story of your baby's arrival via birth/adoption or surrogacy, returning to work or not, finding childcare, changes in relationships, communication and sharing parenting responsibilities, sibling and family adjustment, local resources, self care opportunities, practical concerns like sleep, feeding & comforting, getting a break, identity - and more...

Once a week for an activity or outing: this could be meeting in a park, cafe' or brew pub, going for a walk or hike, visiting a museum, doing baby foot prints at Brushstrokes, trying a mom & baby class in the community, meeting at each other's homes. These more casual get togethers help you feel more comfortable getting out and about with your little one and really help grow social connections and freindships 

Groups continue to meet after the first six weeks for as long as there is interest and most groups stay together for years once they begin!

Groups meet in the lovely, comfortable and convenient Emeryville offices of East Bay Lactation Associates & Loving Arms Birth & Parenring 

Easy street parking or public transport nearby 

We meeting inside with mitigatations: open windows and doors, whole room air filter, filtering HVAC system and moms or babies experiencing illness meet via Zoom until health returns

When weather allows we can meet on the rooftop deck with umbrellas for shade 

For more information or to register for a group please go to:

www.supportgroupformothers.com

You can read feedback from moms who have done these groups on Berkeley Parents Network & Google For Business 

These are the longest running support groups for moms in the East Bay

They are a tried and true way of decreasing the stress and increasing the joy and a fabulous way to build community with other amazing moms and babies

The groups were started more than 40 years ago by Sherry Reinhardt in response to her own experience of new motherhood

I did this group when I had my first baby more than 34 years ago - and it was the best thing I did for myself as a new mom 

It is why I do this as part of my longtime work supporting expectant and new families in the East Bay. I have been doing this work of providing educaiton and support for more than 30 years. I have worked at Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley for more than 33 years.

Groups are facilitated by: Jennifer Subasic-Marks

I am a certified: Doula, Childbirth Educator, Lactation Educator, and Support Group Facilitator

I am also the grateful parent of three amazing humans

I hope to see you and your little one in a group soon!