In Joy Birth

Testing out a new version of our crash course in comfort measures class tonight so it stands out a bit more from our prenatal visits. Come January, our monthly classes will be more frequent and in different areas around town, # more hands on fun, more practical tips and tricks for everything from packing your birth bag to be your own advocate, the oldies but goodies and all things 4th trimester. We’re always trying to make things better as we add and grow along side you and your family.

A research project reached out to us recently to help them find participants. IJB is not affiliated with this study or it's mangers.

"I'm currently working on an early-stage infant sleep project and I'm looking for a small number of families with babies who experience frequent night wakings.
The idea is to explore whether certain sound patterns can be detected before a baby fully wakes up or starts crying, and whether those patterns could eventually be used to support better sleep outcomes.
At this stage, I'm simply trying to find out whether the underlying idea is actually feasible before investing significant time and resources into development.
Participation for families is very simple (just 3 nights of passive audio recording using a smartphone), and participants receive a small thank-you gift after completion. If the project proves successful, participating families will also be among the first to receive access to any prototype developed from it."

We get at lest a dozen website inquiries a week that we find out later, emails go into peoples spam folder. This week its double that.
If you are waiting to hear back from us, check our spam folder or try us again directly at [email protected]. Emails do occasionally get missed as we are actively working in homes along side famlies and are our own admins. Please try us again if that is the case.
Thank you for understanding.

This Wednesday is our monthly crash course in comfort measure class! Dress comfy, bring a yoga mat and your partner. class is free if you are our clients of Heather and Chelsea specifically. It’s $50 if you are a Mentorship or CFL Doula client and $75 if you’re not clients.
class is from 6-8:30 PM this Wednesday at Tree of life Birth Center in Altamonte Springs. Traffic is always terrible around that time so give yourself an extra 15 minutes driving time.

Crowdsourcing!!!!!

Hi friends. Heather here! I just got back from vacation with my family to NC. We had some babies join us before, during and after. I’m working hard to catch up on the dozens of emails that came in(I’m close!). If you haven’t heard back from us, check your spam folder or try us again [email protected]. I’m trying hard to keep up with the work/life balance while actively supporting families and being my own admin. Thank you for understanding. -Heather

Aaliyah Savage is an undergraduate student in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Georgia working in the Maternal and Child Nutrition Lab. Her current research focuses on the association between maternal physical activity during pregnancy and pregnancy and infant outcomes.

As part of this study, she will be surveying postpartum mothers (within six months of delivery) to gather relevant data. If you are interested and qualify, please reach out to her to sign up.