Welcome to our blog!
With our combined (many!!) years of experience supporting families in the postpartum phase & our extensive knowledge of Portland & the PNW we’ve created a bank of (hundreds!) of posts to support you & your family. From local guides with the best of what Portland has to offer for growing families, to education & resources (think your top newborn questions answered) news & announcements to share what’s happening at Bridgetown Baby & beyond, and a bank of our favorite recipes for the fourth trimester - use the dropdowns below to search. And… if you don’t find it below email us care@bridgetownbaby.com & we’ll add it to our list!
Resources for Raising Conscious Kids: April Edition
We are driven by instinct to protect our children from war and violence - with the privilege of safety that we have, sometimes the best protection we can offer is to help them understand.
Self-Care Resource Round-Up
When you have a lot going on, self care can feel like one more thing on your to-do list. We get it, and we make it a little easier with a round-up of encouragement and ideas to care for yourself.
Resources for Raising Conscious Kids: March Edition
What we read with our kids matters - words and images shape our children’s sense of who they can be and what they can do in the world. Women’s accomplishments fill the pages of Think Big, Little One…
Partner Profile: Mendwell
Pelvic floor health often doesn’t cross our radar until pregnancy and the postpartum period make it very real! Portland is blessed with amazing practitioners supporting a return to optimal pelvic health.
Paced Bottle Feeding: What, Why, and How?
If you’re a new parent you may have heard the term ‘paced bottle feeding’ swirling around. What does it all mean!? And why is paced, or responsive, feeding important? We’ve got you covered.
Meet the Bridgetown Baby Feeding Team
The Bridgetown Baby feeding team love their work - it shows in their faces, and in the compassionate clinical care they provide to help families meet their feeding goals.
Partner Profile: Ready Set GROW
So much of what we do and learn as parents and parents-to-be comes from the community around us, which is why we love partnering with Ready Set GROW.
Valentine’s Day Gifts: Shrub Club Membership and a Sweet Recipe
Bridgetown Baby partner Sauvie Island Shrubs wants to help sweeten your Valentine’s Day, with a delicious recipe and a 20% discount on Shrub Club memberships and other yummy gifts.
Intimacy After Birth: Preparing for Valentine’s Day Postpartum
With all of the flowers, cards and candies around, it’s easy to get swept up in the romanticizing of Valentine’s Day. But it can be hard to focus on being intimate when navigating the postpartum…
Reimagining Self Care
What do you need to return to a natural (healthy, harmonious) state? Arriving here is where you begin to be ready to take on the world and your mission. Let’s consider what it takes to replenish and access our existing internal toolbox…
Resources for Raising Conscious Kids: February Edition
The ABCs of Black History is as charming as it is informative, as sobering as it is soaring with hope. With succinct stories told rhythmically, this is a book that educates, celebrates, and reverberates in this Black History month and all year round.
