Giveaway Sponsors - Meet the Doulas November 2018

Our last Meet the Doulas of event of 2018 is less than a month away! For this meeting, we're so excited to offer a gift basket of amazing items and gift certificates from Doulas of Iowa City member businesses as well as other fantastic local businesses. Everyone who attends the Meet the Doulas on November 3 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. at Robinson Family Wellness will have the opportunity enter to win! 

Thanks to Kristin Bergman, LPN, LMT and Doula for contributing this gift certificate for Labor Massage Instruction.

Kristin Bergman, LPN, LMT, Doula has been supporting birthing families and teaching massage techniques for healthy outcomes for 20 years in the Iowa City community. This session gives the birth couple the confidence to enhance their birth experience through skills and tools that reduce pain and anxiety. Touch communication is intimate and powerful. It is your primary language with your child.

Thanks to Kind Roots Doula and Birth Services for contributing this wooden and silicone bead teething/nursing necklace!

Kind Roots offers birth and postpartum doula support as well as placenta encapsulation.

Thanks to Kimberly Hendricks of Beloved Bonds for contributing this Haakka Pump.

Kimberly Hendricks is a mama to four children and was inspired by her own mothering journey to support women and families through the early years of their parenting journey.

Kimberly is a Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT), Certified Birth Doula, and Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC).  Kimberly holds certifications in Prenatal Yoga instruction, Hypnosis for birth, Breastfeeding Education, Reiki and Rebozo for birth.

Kimberly facilitates the Beloved Bonds Breastfeeding group. This group is an in person and online support network of breastfeeding mothers.

Kimberly believes that pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding is individual to each woman and that every woman deserves support and compassion along her journey. Kimberly has been providing birth, breastfeeding, and parenting support in the Iowa City area since 2011.

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Thanks to Nested Mama Prenatal & Postpartum Doula Support for contributing a pair of organic swaddles.

Nested Mama's mission is to provide support and expertise that empowers parents in the childbearing year and beyond. Johanna is excited to share with you about her services, including prenatal and postpartum doula support, private and group classes on breastfeeding and childbirth education, and infant sleep education workshops and consultations.

Thanks to Willow & Stock for donating a $25 gift card.

Willow & Stock is an independent flower shop located in Iowa City's historic Northside. Specializing in fresh cut flower arrangements and bouquets, Willow & Stock is committed to sourcing flowers as close to home as possible.

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Thanks to Robinson Family Wellness for a gift certificate including an initial consultation and 3 adjustments ($200 value)!

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Thanks to Iowa Doula Agency for donating a copy of The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding.

Iowa Doula Agency works with families to connect professional birth and postpartum doulas who provide emotional, physical, and informational support through pregnancy, birth, and beyond.  This includes support from an IBCLC or postpartum support with every birth package.

Thanks to Joni Tyrrell Photo + Video for donating 50% off a maternity or newborn session.

Thanks to Hazel & Thyme for donating 1 Yoga Class Pass for Mamas (good for a prenatal or postnatal yoga class with Lindsey of Hazel & Thyme) and 1 Baby Butt Balm (made with gentle herbs and oils to soothe sensitive skin).

Hazel & Thyme is a mama-owned business whose mission is to support women on their wellness journey by nurturing mind, body, and soul. Hazel & Thyme offers handcrafted herbal personal care products, hosts monthly new moon circles for women, weekly prenatal and postnatal yoga classes for mothers, birth doula support, and energy work.

Thanks to Naomi's Kitchen for donating a $25 gift certificate!

Thanks to OB/Gyn Associates of Iowa City & Coralville for donating a goodie bag for our giveaway!

From OB/Gyn Associations:
"Our mission is to provide exceptional obstetric and gynecologic care to area women. We strive to attract and maintain patients based on the outstanding care and concern provided by our doctors and staff. Our clinic offers a rewarding workplace in a positive environment and is a leader in women’s healthcare."

Thanks to (Em)powered by Birth Doulas services for donating a journal for the birthing parent.

(Em)powered by Birth Doula Services will be donating The Birth Journal, a keepsake journal that comes with a supportive birth story writing guide to allow moms to connect with their birth stories while also creating an heirloom to pass on to their children.

​(Photo from @thebirthjournal on Instagram)

Thanks to Iowa City Birth Services for donating this gift set!

​Iowa City Birth Services, LLC is owned and run by doulas Emily Piette, Hannah Sandler and Grace Swartzendruber. Together they have a combined 18 years of experience supporting families in the Iowa City/Cedar Rapids corridor. Iowa City Birth Services offers a wide range of services, including group and private childbirth education classes, prenatal support, labor/birth support, sibling support, postpartum support, and placenta encapsulation. Iowa City Birth Services is pleased to provide unbiased, personalized support to all. We look forward to talking to you at Meet the Doulas!

Want to meet our member doulas and enter to win this great gift basket?  Join us on November 3 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. at Robinson Family Wellness!