Did you know that nearly 4 out of 5 car seats are installed incorrectly? Come learn how to install your seat and secure your child in the safest possible way! The Birth Circle has partnered with the Athens County Foundation, March of Dimes and Safe Kids Worldwide to bring a Child Passenger Safety Technician training to Athens County to increase our community’s access to life saving car seat education. We plan to have at least a dozen new Technicians trained in our county who can continue to check seats through their work at various agencies around the county.
Car Seat Check Up Event!
When: Friday, November 12th 8:30-11am (last seat check begins at 10:30)
First come, first served
Who: Families with children up to age 8
What: Car Seat check up event
Representatives from social service agencies that work with parents and children will also have information available onsite for anyone who needs to connect with their services
Where: The parking lot at the Athens library. 30 Home St, Athens Ohio. A one way route through the parking lot will be marked
Why: Because we want to keep kids safe in the car!
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Fertility Awareness: Know Your Body’s Cycles to Prevent or Achieve Pregnancy
Wednesday, October 27th at 6:30pm on Zoom
Disillusioned with birth control methods like pills, IUDs, and implants?
Tired of trying to conceive based on apps that don’t reflect your cycle in real life?
There are other options–ones that hand you the knowledge and control from day to day, so that you can understand your body and make decisions based on the actual, fluctuating rhythms of your own body. And skip the added hormones and copper.
Join fellow aspiring, expectant, and experienced parents as we learn from midwife Eileen Sirois about the benefits and how-to’s of the Creighton Model Fertility Awareness family planning.
Eileen is a Certified Nurse Midwife and CFCP/CFCMC who serves the Athens and Columbus areas through Freedom Fertility Care Services. Check out more of what they offer at www.freedomfertilitycare.com.
Also joining us will be Sharon and Bob Colvin, who have spent many years teaching the sympto-thermal method as a couple.
As always, our meetings remain free and all are welcome. (And we don’t mind kids popping in and out as we Zoom together!) This meeting will *not* be recorded, for privacy due to the sensitive meeting topic.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZ0uceyprTgjHdeZ4DtWXDDD5Arbq…
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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Pregnant and Postpartum during a Pandemic Support Group
Monday, November 1st at 8pm
The process of going through pregnancy, birthing, and/or caring for a newborn is such a major transition-in wonderful ways and in difficult ways-and those who are doing this during a global pandemic are experiencing very unique challenges, griefs, and even pleasures that are unprecedented. Older generations cannot guide us through this different birthing environment-because they haven’t experienced this before either.
Join midwife, childbirth educator, and parent Ash Dasuqi of Embodied Birth Class for this FREE virtual space to engage topics together related to pregnancy, birthing, and caring for a new baby in the middle of the COVID era.
Sign up at www.embodiedbirthclass.com for zoom link and reminder email.
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Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group
Thursday November 4th at 6:30pm
If you are in need of support because of a pregnancy loss or the loss of your child, you are welcome to join us-currently on Zoom-every first Thursday of the month for this support group.
You needn’t be local to Athens to join virtually. These meetings are free, welcoming, hopeful, and honoring. All family members, such as grandparents, siblings, aunts, and uncles, as well as friends, are welcome.
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83806036484
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What you should really bring to someone who just had a baby (ideas beyond casseroles!)
Meals for Families
Looking for ways to support postpartum families in our community? If you have the ability over the next month or two, we have several postpartum families currently signed up with our Meals for Families program who could use some extra support! I think all of us who have experience postpartum can attest that a healthy meal you did not have to cook is a huge boost and relief!
Sign up to provide meals using this form link and we will contact you to coordinate further.
https://forms.gle/EDDoRVCxUaagnyDDA
Thank you!
If you would like to sign up to receive meals for your family in the future, use this form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1l1UjNGaSNEWC6mXAMZigEvrHsJF-FEsINf8ptsvw3qU/viewform?edit_requested=true
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Did you know, we are in the process of making our lending library available to browse online?!
The books and DVDs are up, and we are working on a way to have the non ISBN items like baby carriers and birth tubs display nicely here too. Find an item you are interested in and click “Ask About This” to connect with us so we can get it to you. Check it out!