Madison Area Resources

www.madisonbreastfeedinghelp.com

Lactation Assistance Services, Madison

www.isthmusacupuncture.com

Wellness center providing acupunture, massage, acupressure, custom Chinese herbal formulas, nutritional counseling, and nutritional supplements. Our wellness team includes:
Certified acupuncturists
Chinese herbalists
Certified massage therapists
Reiki master
Attentive receptionists
Talented administrative assistants
Located at : 600 Williamson Madison, WI (608)441-WELL (9355)

www.discoverfamilychiropractic.com

Family Chiropractic Care

www.rootswisdom.com

A healing collective offering holistic health classes and consultations from certified herbalists.

www.bellymamamassage.com

Katie is a Certified Pre and Perinatal Massage Therapist who operates Belly: Massage for Mamas-to-be, and specializes in massage therapy for women in the childbearing year. Katie works with pregnant mamas to relieve stress on joints, enhance blood flow to both mama and baby, increase flexibility and range of motion, ease muscle tension and pain, prepare for labor and birth, and promote deep relaxation.

Postpartum massage helps to restore the body to a pre-pregnancy state, while renewing energy, and promoting relaxation. Moms can receive postpartum massage in the office or in the comfort of their homes, where Katie includes the new baby in the massage session too. WI License No. 3883-046

www.momsinmadison.com

A central location to find places to go, things to do, links, information, articles, local businesses, resources to meet other moms and more. It is a great way to meet other area moms. The yahoo group has spurred many playgroups and I have met so many nice familes.

www.wisconsindoulas.net

An organization of mostly Madison doulas plus other Wisconsin residents offering birth and postpartum doula services as well as a wide variety of perinatal services to pregnant women and their families. We are organized to provide information for parents seeking birth doulas and/or postpartum doulas; to promote the Doula as a professional; and to provide continuing education for practicing doulas. Doulas from outside of Madison have their locations noted in their listing.

Pregnancy & Birth

www.dona.org
DONA, International. Doulas of North America

www.icea.org

International Childbirth Education Association

www.alace.org

Association of Labor Assistants & Childbirth Educators

www.cappa.net

Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association

www.bradleybirth.com
The American Academy of Husband-Coached Childbirth®

www.due-date-calculator.com
Calculate your estimated due date, conception date, and approximate fetal age

www.umm.edu/pregnancy/9monthmiracle/tools/fetaltool.html
Really fun pregnancy growth graphic that lets you see what happens to your body and how the baby grows through the months of pregnancy. 

www.spinningbabies.com
A site to discover how to improve fetal positioning for easier birthing.

www.motherfriendly.org
 
The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services . promoting the care and well-being of mothers, babies, and families.

www.drmoz.com

Pregnancy and baby resource website

Breastfeeding

www.lalecheleague.org
Organization devoted to helping mothers worldwide breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, encouragement, information, and education and to promote a better understanding of breastfeeding as an important element in the healthy development of the baby and mother.

www.kellymom.com
Another wonderful website on breastfeeding developed to provide evidence-based information on breastfeeding, sleep and parenting. Site includes an “Is this safe while pregnant/breastfeeding?” medicine reference chart.

www.breastfeedingonline.com

www.promom.org
Promoting the awareness and acceptance of breastfeeding.

Parenting & Mothering

www.aap.org

American Academy of Pediatrics

www.askdrsears.com
Gentle, loving, and knowledgeable advice on everything from pregnancy to parenting from the Sears family. 

www.naturalfamilyonline.com
We're your down-to-earth, "how-to" resource for natural family living, natural beauty, natural home, natural parenting, and health & wellness.

www.mothering.com
The Natural Family Living Magazine
 
VBAC

www.ican-online.org
International Cesarean Awareness Network, Inc.  (ICAN), A nonprofit organization founded by Esther Booth Zorn in 1982. ICAN's mission is to improve maternal-child health by preventing unnecessary cesareans through education, providing support for cesarean recovery, and promoting Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC).

Organizations I Care About

www.dvt.net
All about DVTs (Deep Vein Thrombosis/blood clots) – something I suffered in pregnancy.  Learn about the risks (pregnancy is one) and find out some measures you can take in prevention. 

www.operationspecialdelivery.com
Volunteer doula services for mothers who have a spouse/significant other serving overseas in the military and who will be away during the time of delivery.