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Acupuncture
  • Denise Robinson Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine
  • Community Acupuncture Studio​

​Body Preparation Birth and Postpartum 
One Strong Mama  
$10 off coupon dcnf0273 (best program I know off!!!)
Hello Fit Mamas (with a personal trainer)

Baby Stores

Rockets and Rainbows
221 W Railroad Ave Ste A
Shelton, WA 98584
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Captain Little
121 5th Ave SE 
Olympia, WA 98501
360- 352-5441
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Birth Centers 
  • The Birth House   Olympia
  • ​The Birthing Inn   Tacoma

Breastfeeding Classes​​
  • Foveo Birth Services
  • Olympia Lactation
  • Blissful Birth Initiations (private classes only)
  • Initiating Lactation Sarah Cassidy RN, IBCLC, LMP
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Breastfeeding Support &
​Lactation Consultation

​Olympia Lactation 
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Accepting:  Regence
, Premera, Uniform, BlueCross BlueShield, LifeWise, First Choice Health, and Kaiser (Options/FCH Plan only) for OFFICE visits. 
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Initiating Lactation 
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Melinda Harris-Moulton, MSN, ARNP, FNP, IBCLC
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Capital Medical Center
360-754-5858 x2424
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Providence St. Peter's Hospital
Women's and Children's Services
360-493-5270 voice mail
360-486-6106 cell
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LaLeche League
Morning meetings are held at the Olympia Unitarian Universalist Congregation at 2300 East End St. NW, on the West side. Meetings are held on the second Friday of the month at 10:30 a.m.
Evening meetings are held at the Family Support Center at 201 Capitol Way N, in downtown Olympia, at the corner of Capitol and State. Meetings are held on the fourth Monday of the month at 6 p.m. Partners are always welcome at the evening meeting.
Leader information
La Leche League Leaders are experienced mothers who have breastfed their own babies and who have been trained and accredited by La Leche League International to help mothers and mothers-to-be with all aspects of breastfeeding. They are available by phone whenever you have breastfeeding questions or concerns.

Call or text 360-975-4826 to be connected with one of our local Leaders: Jessica, Linda, and Taila
 lalecheleagueolympia@gmail.com  
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  • Tongue Tie Babies Support Group (Facebook Group)
  • Olympia Breastfeeding Drop-in Group  
  • Dr Jack Newman
  • Kelly Mom Parenting and Breastfeeding
  • Lactation Cockies

Cesarean Support
" Olympia Cesarean and VBAC Support Group"

ican.org

Circumcision
  • Child Circumcision: An Elephant in the Hospital  (it's great! )
  •  It's  a Boy
  • Circumcision Resource Center
  • What Happens During Circumcision? (Plastic Bell)
  • Observe a Circumcision Before you Decide
  • Why Circumcise
  • How Stuff Works Circumcision and Aids
  • Why Not to Circumcise
  • Put down the Knife 11 Reasons Not to Circumcise
Childbirth Education Classes
  • Birthing Roots Midwifery Services  Stacey Callaghan 
  • ​Foveo Birth Services  Stefanie Anderson
  • Born in Ecstasy BlissBorn Rebecca Ellisor 
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Chiropractors/ 
Maternity & Pediatric Chiropractic
  • Andrea Shaw,D.C (not taking insurance)
  • Farwell Chiropractic
  • Moore Chiropractic
  • Oly Family Chiropractic ( not taking insurance)
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Craniosacral Therapy  
(Infants, Children and Adults)
 
  • Robin Landsong​
  • Therese Wenner

Doulas
  • Olympia Doula Circle
  • Doula Match

Massage Therapist:
  • Real Touch Massage  Karriann Rizzieri ​LMP (takes also Regence)
  • Mave Short LMP, CTMP ( home visits)                                                                         360-584-5282 Text for faster response
  • Katie Ubil LMP  360-515-1002
  • Moore Chiropractic Massage

 Midwives/ Homebirth and Birth House      or The Birthing Inn
  • Around the Circle Midwifery   Birth House
  • Birthing Roots Midwifery Services Stacey Callaghan LM Homebirth
  • ​Wild Rose Midwifery Rhonda Grandham CPM Homebirth
  • Bright Beginnings Midwifery Kara Neff LM Homebirth
  • Natural Beginnings Midwifery Care Marie Wakefield LM Homebirth and The Birthing Inn in Tacoma
  • New Day Midwifery Rachael Cook LM Homebirth
  • Off the Grid Midwifery and Women's Health Kay Jackson CNM                  ( attending birth at The Birthing Inn and St Joe's Hospital in Tacoma) Kay  does attend hospital VBAC and takes Tricare
  • Shari Luchino CNM ARNP Homebirth and The Birthing Inn in Tacoma, takes Tricare

Nurse Midwives /St Peters Providence Hospital
Kaiser Nurse Midwives
Olympia Obstetrics & Gynecology (some midwives)

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Pregnancy Info/ Links
  • Double Swaddle (great way to swaddle your baby)
  • The Miles Circuit  This circuit is useful to help get the baby lined up, ideally, in the "Left Occiput Anterior" (LOA) Position, both before labor begins and when some corrections need to be done during labor
  • Spinning Babies, optimal fetal positioning 
  • Brainwaves During Labor (Article)
  • Birth Affirmations (for printing)
  • For Grandparents by Penny Simkin ( Youtube)
  • Weston Price Homemade Formula  ​​
  • The Potential Dark Side of the Routine Newborn Vitamin K​ Shot  ^Great Information
  • How to Prevent Group B Strep/ GBS
  • How to prevent GBS 
  • ​Olympia Area Moms & Families FB Group
  • Olympia Baby Friends FB Group
  • BWI Olympia ( Baby Wearing FB Group)
  • Diastasis Symphysis Pubis/Pelvic Instability:  Separated Pelvis FB Group
  • The Placenta a Powerful Healing Organ (Article about placenta options and benefits)
  • Finding a Nanny Nannycare
  • ​Smudges Organics Self-care Products for Pregnancy and Postpartum 
  • Real Food for Gestational Diabetes: An Effective Alternative to the Conventional Nutrition Approach (Great Book)Gluten Free, Grain Free, Vegan, Paleo, Chocolate Chip Cookie, 6ct from Boulder Cookie (Great for Gestational Diabetes)​
  • Holistic Stages of Birth
  • ZofranLawsuitGuide.com
  • The Power of Positive Birth Affirmations 
  • Pregnancy Health Guide: First Trimester to Breastfeeding
  • SRC Recovery Shorts

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Lending Library

​Parent’s Support Groups 

Sarah Tracey
Parent Coach and Educator
3912 Martin Way E Suite A
 Familyvitality@gmail.com
360- 525-3639
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Emily McMason

208 Rogers St.
Olympia, WA 98502
360- 207-4708
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SPSCC Parent Education Classes 
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Postpartum Counselors 
  • Lauren Drake ( does counseling online) 
  • ​Stacy Dell
  • Lisa Iverson
  • Robyn Sowers
  • Sonja Wentz​
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Postpartum Support group

Mothers Together
Mothers Together is a free support group for moms with babies up to one year. The group meets Wednesdays, 10:30-12 at the Olympia YWCA, 220 Union Ave SE.
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Prevention and Treatment of Traumatic Birth – PATTCh

​Perinatal Loss Support Groups/ Bereaved families Support Groups
  • ONLINE 24/7 Support Chat with parents in our private closed Facebook group moderated by P.S. Board and Facilitators
  • Somewhere Over the Rainbow Pregnancy loss support group Facebook
  • OLYMPIA Parent Support Group Providence St. Peter Hospital, 7:00 p.m. Second Thursday. Check main lobby for room information. Contact: Doug and Karen Lacy Roberts at lacyroberts@earthlink.net or 360-534-0192.
  • OLYMPIA Pregnancy After Loss Phone support only. Contact: Kirsten at 360-923-0344.
  • TACOMA Parent Support Phone support only. Contact: Rob or Sara at 307-747-1124.

Pediatric/Family Doctors & Holistic Medicine

  •  Dr Jennifer Ash ND
  •  Whole Health Naturopathy /Alternative family medicine               Dr Marnie Frisch
  • Olympia Pediatrics    Bridget Sipher, MD, FAAP    Brad Stephens, MD
  • ABC Pediatrics
           Dr. Lisa Barer (every Doc is supposed to be good there.) 
  • Pediatric Associates​
  • Providence Family Medicine West Olympia
          Kimberly Riano, ARNP Kimberly Riano, ARNP, is a board certified             family nurse practitioner.
          1217 Cooper Point Road SW, Suite B,
Olympia, WA 98502
           360.486.6710

Photography: Maternity & Birth​
  • Poetic Eye Photography    Aberdeen, WA 
  • Regan House Photography    Olympia, WA 
  • Crystal Ball Photography   Lacey, WA
  • ​Mandi McDougall Photography    Centralia, WA 
  • Megan Montalvo Photography Tacoma/Olympia. WA
  • Reverie Images Olympia
  • Alice Malia Photography  Olympia
  • Amanda Ask  Olympia/Tacoma

Prenatal/Postnatal Yoga
  • Kristen Rubis
  • True Self Yoga​

Physical Therapy
Steamboat Physical Therapy
2102 Carriage Dr SW, Olympia 
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360-866-0408
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Comstock Physical Therapy 
Lori Waterman 
165 Lilly Rd. Ste B., Olympia 
360-455-8014
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Tina Tindall Wilson PT, DPT, WCS
Outpatient Physical Therapy Providence St Peter Hospital
Emilie Gamelin Pavilion
410 Providence Lane 2 Floor. Olympia
360-493-4995

​Sleep Consultants
Evie Ward 

Speech and Language Pathologist
Nancey Willard M.A., CCC-SLP Pediatric Therapy
Emilie Gamelin Pavilion
410 Providence Lane NE
Olympia 360-493-4356

Tongue and Lip Tie
Olympia Pediatric Dentistry
Andrea M Van Cleave DDS MSD Olympia (laser) gets babies quick in
Small to Tall Pediatric Dentistry  Olympia (laser)
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Dr Ghaheri ENT  Portland  (laser)
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Dr Gageneja in Vancouver
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Mary Ann O'Hara, MD, MPH, M.St, FABM  
Seattle
Seattle Breastfeeding Medicine
7733 39th Avenue, NE

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​ Tongue Tie Babies Support Group Facebook Group

​"Tongue Tie (Ankyloglossia): Diagnosis, Symptoms, Surgery, and More"
Catching and treating tongue-tie early is vitally important, so in this article, we'll cover everything parents need to know about tongue ties.


Workout with Baby 
Fit4Moms
Fitness for mom and fun for baby
A great way to get back into shape, have tons of fun, and make new friends. You could start as early as 6 weeks postpartum

​Email: doulaolympia@gmail.com
Phone: 360-455-4566
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All services are available in the greater Olympia area and within 40 miles,
​including Tacoma, JBLM, Puyallup, Shelton, Montesano, 
Yelm, Centralia, Chehalis and more. 
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