It's getting colder outside, so come into MoCo to warm up!
Mothers & Company is a comfy place where you can enjoy a break from a busy day. It's all in one place...from prenatal yoga to childbirth classes to new moms groups to infant massage to music classes for babies and toddlers...come by and visit, feed your baby, have a cup of tea and some chocolate, check out our slings, nursing bras, cloth diapers, non-toxic lotions and potions, toys and so much more...this place was created for YOU!
See below and at right for ways you can be spontaneous by coming to fun and informative classes and groups (tomorrow, next week, the fun activities keep-a-comin'). And our shop keeps expanding--keep reading for an update on the products we now have in our shop. It's exciting every day here with new shipments of products YOU've been requesting we carry...come see!
Do you realize the holidays are around the corner? MoCo will be open on Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving) with special prices on gifts for parents, babies, toddlers and we have gift certificates, too! Tell grandparents everywhere! :)
And wait, did you get your holiday photos taken yet? We've got yet another opportunity to have pictures of your families and/or little ones taken here at MoCo. See info at right for a photo event on Saturday, November 21 with Cydney Scott Photography.
Alrighty, here we go...prepare for the ride...this enewsletter isn't as long as our last one, but we can't help ourselves--there's so much going on and we're excited to share it all with you!
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TONIGHT!
Special Event: Vaccine Info Night
Show Us the Science, Give Us the Choice7pm, FREE. Presented by Michael Morgan, Doctor of Chiropractic. Dr. Morgan recently attended the National Vaccine Information Center's
conference near Washington, DC. Bring your questions and an open
mind. This is neither an anti- or pro-vaccination event. Vaccination
is a personal decision. Take this information into consideration as
you figure out what feels best for your family. for your faily
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SATURDAY, November 14
REGISTER NOW...
CPR & Safety for the Whole Family
Saturday, November 14, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
CPR is something
EVERYone needs to know. Register every member of the family that is old
enough to do CPR on an adult, infant, or child. What a great thing to
do together on a Saturday morning! Then go to brunch after class...just an idea. Handouts and light refreshments included. Certification available for an
additional $15 per person and an additional test with the instructor MoCo Co-founding Momma Kim Packard.
 $27 per person, member
$30 per person, non-member
Infant Massage
Saturday, November 14, 10:00 - 11:15 am
Join
us to learn the many benefits of infant massage. This fun and relaxing
class is taught by a certified infant massage instructor (Laura, who is also an occupational therapist and mother) who gives
demonstration of techniques while you practice with your baby. Handouts
and a bottle of oil to take home are provided, just bring baby and a warm blanket.
Infant massage
benefits include:
- assists with bonding through pleasurable
experiences
- improved sleep after massage
- promotes rest, relaxation,
digestion, weight gain, and elimination
- improved social development
- increases blood flow, and circulation of nutrients to the muscles
- increases lymphatic flow and enhances immune system
- teaches caregiver
how to comfort the baby
This is a fantastic class for anyone who cares for a baby, newborn and
up, and can be taken one time or many. Each class will demonstrate
basic techniques then focus on a specific area.
$31.50 per family, members
$35 per family, non-members
Bellydance for Everywoman
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Want something fun to do this weekend? Come on ova, ladies! Bellydance! No experience needed...just shake your hips (with help from Brooke Bishara, bellydancer. Did you know that bellydance originated as a way for women to bond together during birth (and facilitate birthing)? Come together and bond as women and shake those birthing hips!
We'll be there...No experience or belly-baring required.
Just come to have fun. Bring a friend, neighbor, mother, grandmother
and/or teenager! And please note, there are NO mirrors on the wall in
the room...it's a girl's afternoon out!
$18 per person, member
$20 per person, non-member
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Music and Movement for Toddlers
Wednesdays, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
4-week series, starts 11/18
For
parent (or caregiver) and child. Experience the joys and
benefits of creative movement, music, rhythm and song! Come and enjoy a
class where you and your child can interact with others, sing songs,
move to different kinds of music (classical, R&B, jazz, swing, etc)
and play with fun props that keep us moving and improvising! Led by
mother and music specialist Patti Lahey, who has 25 years of experience
leading families in music and movement.
$49.50 per family (member price)
$55.00 per family (non-member price)
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Boot-y Camp(mommy fitness)
Thursdays 1:30 - 2:30 pm
6-week series starts November 19th, ends January 7, 2010.
Fun
interval training featuring cardio & weights followed by abs and
gentle stretching. Bring baby, or come for some "me time". Coordination and rhythm not
required, but please get the okay from your doctor! Open to moms who
have been given the go-ahead from their midwife or doctor that it's
safe to exercise post-baby. Non-crawling babies welcome to attend and
can be incorporated into your workout if desired. Led by Cathy,
certified personal trainer and mom. Join the fun and watch your baby be amused with your movements!
$72 Members
$80 Non-members
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The Motherhood Balance
Thursdays, 11:30 - 12:30, drop-in group
Come chat about how your life is changed, compare notes with other new moms and learn from the super-experienced mommas that lead the group. Laughter is guaranteed...Facilitation of the group is shared by Lois Freedman and Cindy Morningstar. Lois is a mother of two and maternal mental health counselor with 20 years of experience counseling women and mothers. Cindy has a degree in early childhood development and is the mother of 13 children (ranging in age from 24 years to 16 months). First time is free, future drop-ins are $10 for members, $11 for non-members. Refreshments provided.
Lunch with Lois
Thursdays, 12:30 - 1:30 pm
4-weeks, starts 11/19
Is
motherhood not all smiles and giggles for you? Are you finding it more
challenging than anything you've ever done before? This group is
designed especially for moms who are feeling like being a mom and/or
connecting with their baby is harder than they had expected.
$49.50 for members
$55 for non-members
Nursing Beyond the First Year
Fridays, 11 am - 12 pm (always free)
A weekly discussion group/playgroup for those who are continuing to nurse/breastfeed children over one year old. Commune with other like-minded mommas, ask questions, laugh, and enjoy watching your children play with each other.
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Now in the MoCo Shop
We've been listening to what YOU want...now  available at Mothers & Company:
Peekaru Babywearing Vest
NEW: The warmest, cutest and most practical piece of clothing you'll ever own. We have them in several colors and many sizes. Come try on a baby carrier AND a Peekaru!
Breastflow Bottles
They are finally back again, the 5 ounce slow-flow bottles and nipples
BumGenius One-size Diapers
Ever popular, these are back and we have all colors now in stock
BumGenius Diaper Sprayer
Makes cloth diapering toddlers much easier
BumGenius Flip Diaper
NEW: Replace the insert and reuse the cover
BumGenius EconoBum Diaper
NEW: Another option for cloth diapering parents...it's a one-size cover and prefold
Haba Wooden Toys
NEW: The cutest things ever...and we have mobiles, too!
Blueberry Minkee One-Size Pocket Diapers
NEW: Perhaps the most luxurious diaper on the planet...you have to feel it to believe it!
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 Don't forget to jump in the Fall leaves before you compost them!
The Mommas of
Mothers & Company
P.S.
Mothers & Company will close early on 11/25 (at 3pm) and is closed on Thanksgiving Day (11/26). We WILL be open on Black Friday (11/27)...come and find savings on all our products! We
will also be closed December 25 - January 3. While we enjoy time with
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| Mothers & Company is making news!
The
Press is taking notice of our beautiful new center and all the things
we offer to those who are expecting a baby (or two!), those who are already
parents and those looking for gifts for parents, babies and toddlers. Lately, MoCo has been featured in: |
The Banner Newspaper
Charter TV3 Evening/Morning News
Charter TV3 Wake Up Worcester
WCRN Radio, the Peter Blute Show
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Moco is Now a Car Seat Safety Checkpoint
In the last tw o weeks, about 20 families had their car safety seats checked by Certified Car Seat Safety Technicians at Mothers & Company.
We plan to have one Saturday per month as a day when car seat safety technicians will be there to check car seats. Stay tuned...it's always free but donations of non-perishable but healthy foods for the Worcester County Food Bank are greatly appreciated!
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And there's so much more...
Prenatal Yoga 7:00 - 8:30 pm, 6-week series.
Led by Sarah Whiteman, mother, yoga teacher, doula-in-training, childbirth educator-in-training and MoCo Managing Momma. Did you know your placenta works better when you exercise? Only a few spots left in this fantastic class!
$72 for members
$80 for non-members
Cloth Diaper Workshop *DATE CHANGED*
Saturday, November 28, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Back by  popular demand, this workshops walks you through the benefits and quirks of each cloth diaper, accessories and how to wash them and live day-to-day with them. This workshop will rock your world and help you understand how easy, cheap and fun it is to use cloth diapers! $10 per family (if you purchase $75 or more worth of diapers and diaper accessories after the workshop, your $10 will be applied to your purchase). The MoCo Shop will stay open exclusively for CDW participants after the workshop. Led by Sarah Whiteman, MoCo Managing Momma and our Cloth Diaper Guru.
Diaper-free Baby Discussion
Saturday, December 12, 11:30 am, FREE
Come learn about Elimination Communication or "EC" from local familes that practice it. Find out ways you can start to offer your baby "pottytunities" and get them closer to being diaper-free. This open discussion and Q&A is open to everyone--feel free to bring the whole family!
Zentangle for Everywoman
Saturday, November 21, 1:00 - 3:00  pm
Create beautiful images from repetitive patterns. It's meditative. It's fun. You can do it during this workshop, at home, a few minutes here or there, outside, or with others. Come learn the art and discover your own style. No talent required. Fee includes materials for in-class use and home use.
For more information, see http://www.zentangle.com/index.php
$30 per person, non-members
$27 per person, members
Daddy and Me
Saturday, November 21, 3:30 - 5:00 pm
Join other dads and chat about what it's like being "Dad", learn from each other and enjoy watching your baby interacting with others. $10, includes light refreshments. Facilitated by a cool dad, Mike Morgan (he's also a chiropractor, seen at right brushing his teeth while his wife was in labor...that's is a big recommendation for dads in our childbirth classes). Besides, while you've got baby with you, mom gets to be out doing something relaxing for herself (send her to Zentangle from 1-3 while you have baby and then keep baby with you for Daddy and Me!).
$10 non-members
$9 members
Pregnancy: Your Questions Answered
Monday, November 23, 6:30 - 8:30
Are you expecting and feeling like you have so many questions? You're growing a baby and there's so much to know. How do you eat "right"? What foods should you include in your diet, which ones are best to avoid and do you need supplements? What are all the tests your doctor or midwife are doing? What are the best books? Should you consider cloth diapers? How do you prepare for breastfeeding? What childbirth class is right for you? WAIT--how do you just stop worrying about all this stuff and just center yourself so you can ENJOY your pregnancy??!? Join certified nurse-midwife Donna Papazian as she faciliates this group, answers your questions and encourages you to share your knowledge with other mothers-to-be.
$30 per expectant mom
Sing and Sign Baby
9:45 - 10:45 am, 4-week series, starts November 30 $55 per family, non-members
$49.50 per family, members
Sing and Sign Toddler
11 am - 12 pm, 4-week series, starts November 30
$55 per family, non-members
$49.50 per family, members
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Private Sessions with Lois Freedman now at MoCo
Here at Mothers & Company, Lois Freedman offers private sessions to pregnant and postpartum women. It is her dream that every woman have a sacred space to discuss her life, explore her emotions and feel comforted during the journey to motherhood and throughout her life.
During pregnancy and new motherhood, while feeling excited and joyful, some women also experience painful emotions.
Lois sees women for: loss, trauma, anxiety, miscarriage, traumatic birth experience, the loss of a loved one and VBAC preparation.
Lois would be honored to help you in a way that is nurturing and meaningful to you.
Lois will be taking appointments at moCo on Thursdays and can be reached at 781.784.1380 and you can learn more about her at www.loisfreedman.net Please contact her directly for strict confidentiality and scheduling.
Lois is offering a special introductory rate for new clients who are seen in MoCo's private consultation room of $75/hour (usually $90/hour).
Join other moms who have found her to be so very helpful and inspirational as they've navigated challenges in their lives. Find out what a difference Lois can make in your life. Call now.
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Senator Harriette Chandler
visited
MoCo and chatted with moms at our New Moms Group about what they like
about MoCo. At the end of her visit she said that "Mothers &
Company is a spa for parents"...come see what she was talking about!
Thank you, Senator, for coming to visit MoCo!
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