New Birth Company pauses to honor our Veteran moms, dads, aunts, uncles, sisters & brothers. We honor each of you and your families for your service and sacrifice.

Open House this Sunday, October 16 from 2:00-4:00. You are in for a treat; not only will you see  the beautiful NBC , birthplace of  2 boys and 5 girls just since opening, you will also taste lots of yummy foods and sweets, receive gifts and put your name in the basket for a drawing every 15 minutes. Listed below are many of the folks who will be here to help us celebrate…many of them bringing gifts for our drawings. Of course our Certified Nurse Midwives, RN’s, Medical Asstistant and even yours truly, your senior scribbler who keeps you updated on our facebook and twitter.

Wonder what is Baby Planning? An Itsabelly Baby Planner will be on hand to answer questions and explain how we help parents relax and enjoy their pregnancy. We will also be displaying a large range of well researched, safest and Itsabelly-recommended products for mama and baby. You will definitely want to put your name in the basket to win their beautiful basket of mommie/baby gifts. Also you might win a great baby shoe rack, organic body products & baby bath goodies.

 Enjoy a piece of Bo Lings celebration cake. Bo Ling’s Custom Cakes and Cupcakes! “Let your imagine go wild – we create a cake to match!”Bo Lings, Chinese Please!

Freedom Chef, Becky Ross,  is bringing treats to taste too, gluten & sugar free You will find her in the kitchen at NBC, serving up treats and ready to visit with you about her services and any food allergies you or your child may be experiencing.

Dr. Kezia Shine, Align, Chiropractic care for mommies and babies, has donated 2 $85 gift certificates. Dr. Shine sees patients at New Birth Company on Tues. Wed., & Thurs. She will be in her room at NBC to answer all those questions about how your body is changing.

Smooth Labor Smoothie Bar will be opening and churning out some piña colada  smoothies. You have heard alot about our wonderful smoothie bar…opening at all hours of the day or night. For those of you wondering, that is a little signal that a mommy is in labor. She is offered wonderful smoothies supplying her with an amazing amount of energy…after all she IS running a marathon.

Costco will be here to share some delicious cookies and visit with you about their programs. Whatever your needs, a 52″ TV, a diamond ring, a multitude of diapers, a car,  churros, they have it!

Sunday is the day to plan what you are going to eat the rest of the week.  Time to cut up carrots, turkey breast & make that fruit salad.  Let your partner help you with this….”Hey honey, would you like to help the baby be healthy?”  Food is important way for your partner to take an active role in supporting you.  Catch up on why this smoothie is so good for you here. 

C-Breeze Smoothie
½ Cup Strawberries
¼ Banana
½ Cup Orange Juice
½ Cup Ice
¼ Cup Frozen Yogurt (or regular yogurt)
1 t. Shredded Coconut
3-4 Slice of Raw Ginger (optional)

We encourage all women to get in touch with where there food comes from.  Venture down to The City Market for the same fresh produce that the top chefs use.  They are open on Saturday 6am- 3pm and Sunday 8am-3pm.
Did you know Cathy’s book is now available for purchase?  We have signed copies !  Buy one here and learn more about birth around the world.
July Childbirth and Beyond Birth classes are now available for registration.

Beds arrive : It was a dreary rainy Thursday afternoon; voilà our own sunshine arrives. Two  specially ordered beds, our Cosmopolitan Four Poster Birthing Bed the Sleigh bed arrived in perfect condition . Though we were in the middle of a construction zone we just had to put one together with a set of  beautiful Laura Ashley bedding…just to keep us dreaming of our opening day. The Contemporary Bed is on it’s way. Thanks for dreaming with us.

We had an exciting investors meeting full of information and updates on each step of our construction. We ended the evening with a scrumptious dinner at YiaYias.Cathy will give us a weekly update on progress on Overland Park permits.

We firmly believe in everyone learning CPR . Please review these procedures. All  staff at NBC are certified in Cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

We wish all our dads/fathers the best Fathers Day. Bless all of you who have filled this spot in our lives.

See you next week.

I am a father.  I am raising an eleven year old son and a thirteen year old daughter in partnership with my wife who works full time.   In their early years, I parented as much or more of the time as my wife.  I also have a daughter who was born when I was only 17 years old.  She recently gave birth to a son so I have now become a grandfather.  For the past eleven years I have worked as a collaborative projects coordinator for an early childhood coalition.  I teach Conscious Fathering to new and expectant fathers and am the vice-chair of a group called Dads of Douglas County which hosts the annual Dad Days the week before Fathers’ day. 

My experiences as a father and working in the field of early childhood policy and programs, I have come to realize that our children need male involvement.  Men as well as women need to adjust their expectations of one another as they partner on the hard emotional work of making families work for children.  This starts at birth, if not before.  In Conscious Fathering classes, we teach the basic skills needed to care for an infant.  We also emphasize the important task of establishing a relationship with their infants that is Consistent, Predictable, and Reliable.  The teaching of these skills and pointing out this task are strategies to support fathers to ask important questions:

What is my self-definition of Fatherhood?

Am I an “assistant” or a “full partner” in parenting?

I can only imagine that for women the work of giving birth is a life changing experience and women must feel extremely vulnerable.   For men, the birth of their child is a golden moment to bond and attach.  Too often men interpret this moment as a time reserved for women, a time to become an assistant rather than a full partner.  Women and Men working together can both support women, as New Birth Company is doing, and capture the golden moment for men to become life-long partners parenting their children.