If you’re on the hunt for something extraordinary, check out Urban Air Trampoline & Adventure Park located in Spring! We found ourselves celebrating my 7-year-old’s birthday here, and I was blown away with all the excitement they had in store for us! Of course, there were the wall-to-wall trampolines and a trampoline “runway” – similar to some other trampoline parks and with similar rules. But Urban Air is so much more than JUST a trampoline park.
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Toddler Time takes place Tuesdays at 10:30am and Wednesdays at 9:30am, and it features a member of the library staff reading age-appropriate books (usually there’s a special “theme” for the week), songs & fingerplays, parachute playtime, and a simple craft (great for building fine motor skills). The kids even get to play with egg shakers during some of the songs. After the “formalities”, the staff member pulls down bins of fun toys (toy trucks, play food, animals, and musical instruments), and independent playtime begins! This ends up being fun social time for kids plus a great opportunity for them to learn to share toys and play well with others. Sometimes, Toddler Time includes BUBBLES!
Whether it's your first baby or your fifth, moms of newborns often have questions about nursing, pumping, bottle feeding, formula feeding or combination feeding. I nursed my twins and older son for over a year each, and like many moms, I had my share of ups, downs, and daily struggles. I felt successful by seeking the help of area and online support groups and the help of an Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). The Woodlands is full of support for nursing moms and I've outlined some of our area resources below.
Bayou City Breastfeeding offers in-home lactation support services with IBCLCs in the Woodlands area. According to BCB, they are also the only Lactation Consultants in the area who are able to accept insurance (they accept many plans from Aetna, BCBS, Cigna and UnitedHealthCare.)
Memorial Hermann The Woodlands has an Outpatient Lactation Center and Retail Shop open Monday to Saturday 9am-5pm. They offer two support meetings for moms of babies under 1 year old, held in the Lactation Center resource room behind the retail shop. Adventures in Breastfeeding is a weekly nursing support meeting facilitated by a Lactation Consultant for moms of babies ages 0-3 months and is held Wednesdays from 10-11:30am. All About Moms is a general mommy support group facilitated by an RN for babies 0-12 months on Mondays from 10-11:30am. You do not need to have delivered at Memorial to attend these free meetings. MHTW also offers breastfeeding classes for expectant moms for a fee.-
Outpatient or in-home consults with a lactation consultant are a great way to learn new positions, try new tools, and get positive encouragement on your journey. Visits may even be covered by your insurance. You can search for an area International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant via the ILCA website or the United States Lactation Consultant Association website.
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In addition to hospital retail stores, several local businesses offer products and services to support new moms. Rebel Birth Education and Resource Haven in Old Town Spring offers a variety of support groups and classes.
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Bambini Naturali, formerly Mockingbird Baby, will be relocating from Sawdust to Old Town Spring soon.
- For the 3am questions you need answered ASAP, KellyMom.com and nursing support groups on Facebook, WhatToExpect.com and BabyCenter.com are phenomenal resources to try. With a little searching, you may be able to find a greater online tribe to help with support.
Just to be clear, there’s no bad time to have warm cookies delivered, so I cancelled my 6-year-old’s tumbling class that was scheduled for the evening. Then, I immediately put on my pajamas, (although it was only 4’o clock in the evening). You see, I’m a cookie-eating connoisseur, and if there’s any way you can eat your cookies at home in your PJ’s, you seize the opportunity. If it happens to be raining outside as it was yesterday evening, all the better!