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Oh Baby, Let's Get Started!
By Diane Oakland, IBCLC, Family Education & Support Coordinator, Lactation Consultant |
Our newest class adds a fresh twist to childbirth education at Columbia Center.
Whether it's your first pregnancy or your fourth, Columbia Center is offering a new way to select classes that will help you and your family prepare for pregnancy, birth and beyond. With more individualized choices, you can relax knowing you picked the classes that are best for your unique birth experience.
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As the first class you'll take, Oh Baby, Let's Get Started! simplifies your choices. Columbia Center educators will give you an overview of the incredible ... Read More.
For more educational articles, tips and insights on a wide variety of pregnancy, childbirth and early parenting topics, visit the Columbia Center website.
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What to Expect from Pre and Postnatal Appointments
By Elissa Hellman, MD — Meadowview Obstetrics and Gynecology
Congratulations on your pregnancy! If you're having your first baby this can feel like an exciting, overwhelming and unfamiliar time. You will have lots of questions, but also many opportunities to talk through things with your OB. Even if you feel like not much will change between your visits, it is important to go to all of your prenatal appointments. Your physician will want to make sure both you and your baby are making healthy progressions.
Scheduling Your First Prenatal Visit
Your first appointment at your OB will occur about six to eight weeks into your pregnancy. If you have a healthy pregnancy, your first prenatal visit will be the longest. A complete medical history is taken including obstetrical and gynecologic history, past surgeries or hospitalizations, current medical conditions or habits, medications and allergies.
Your physician will ask you about your last menstrual period and perform a transvaginal ultrasound to determine the size of the embryo and assign a due date. At this time a physical exam including a pap smear and routine blood and urine test is also performed. The blood draw includes a complete blood count, thyroid function exam and blood type identification, as well as HIV, Hepatitis B, Rubella and Syphilis to ensure identification of any infection that may affect the mother or fetus during pregnancy.
Your physician will also discuss proper nutrition and exercise along with allowable medications during pregnancy. Bring a list of supplements or over-the-counter medications you're taking to have your practitioner verify they are safe to use during pregnancy...
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Paint Sparkles Draw: my first colors HD!
by Kids Game Club
Reviewed by Ann Grauer, CD(DONA), IBCLC
I was introduced to Paint Sparkles (for iPhone and iPad) by Sabine, one of the moms from the Germantown Moms' Group. She showed my her 11 month old daughter, Luca's drawing on her iPhone. I absolutely loved it, as does Sabine and Luca's grandmother!
The app is free and allows for finger painting, a choice of background colors and lovely sparkles appear as the child "paints". There are coloring pages with images and the name of the color is heard when used. Afterwards, your little Picasso can have his/her artwork saved in the gallery and shared with loved ones. It's guaranteed to make you smile on a blah January day!
Paint Sparkles Draw is available in the iTunes store.
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COMING SOON
UNSCRIPTED CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR PHYSICIANS |
Cookies, Buns & Babies
Columbia Center is cooking up something sweet!
Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to be the first to know — and taste — our latest amenities!
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Columbia Center physicians, educators and staff are recording videos of their unscripted conversations with parents-to-be. Learn how they chose their professions, parenting tips and techniques from their experiences raising their own children, and what they love about Columbia Center.
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View some of the
“Unscripted Conversations”:
Janet Goldman, MD (OB/GYN)
Elissa Hellman, MD (OB/GYN)
Robert R Stumpf, MD (OB/GYN)
Sheldon Wasserman, MD (OB/GYN)
Frederick Westreich, MD (OB/GYN)
Carol Estill, MD (Pediatrics)
Daniel Hagerman, MD (Pediatrics)
Darcy Lesniak, MD (Pediatrics)
Dirk Steinert, MD (Pediatrics)
Miles Tsuji, MD (Neonatal Medicine)
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Santa Baby donations warm many hearts this holiday season
To everyone who donated an item during Santa Baby, know this:
Your gift will make 2012 just a little brighter for a family in your neighborhood.
Hundreds of families received toys, warm clothing and other necessities due to your generosity during Columbia Center's Second Annual Santa Baby.
Santa Baby was held on Saturday, December 3, 2011. Infants and toddlers from over 100 families had their pictures taken with Santa. In exchange for a donation to the Family Enrichment Center, registered families received a complimentary 5" x 7" photo with Santa.
For the first time, the donation drive was also opened to the community through the Drive Up & Donate Holiday Toy Drive. This year, 339 items were donated, representing a 68% increase over last year's donations.
"We're especially grateful for the donations this year," said Renie Rathke, executive director of the Family Enrichment Center, "We've suffered from a decrease in funding but face a community need that only continues to grow," Rathke added ... Read More. |
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