Bridgetown Baby is 8 years old! Since 2014, we’ve evolved from a tiny trio to a team of thirty doulas and lactation consultants. We love to celebrate together!

The Nurturing Circle, or just “the Circle,” has been a touchstone for new families since its birth in 2019. We’ve seen lots of changes since then - read about those and get the details for our in-person gathering in October!

An enthusiastic mer-boy is so happy that he just wants to give all of his friends a squish - only it turns out that some of his friends don’t feel comfortable with that. How the friends come to an awareness of their different preferences and the importance of asking for consent is a clear and age-appropriate way to reinforce children’s rights to bodily autonomy from a young age.

Beyond the basic building blocks of development, watching my kiddo step into her queer identity has broadened my perspective on the fluid possibility contained in each and every human being…

With bright and engaging illustrations, Love Makes a Family creates a literary space to celebrate the love that bonds families in their many forms. A great read for Pride month - or any month of the year!

At Bridgetown Baby, we celebrate papas and partners in June, with a few words of thanks for all that you do to anchor and build the families we’re privileged to share with you…

From August 4th-7th, the Family Feeding Nest will provide a quiet respite for pumping, feeding, or simply snuggling while you enjoy the performances at Pickathon. Learn more…

Violence in the news can feel overwhelming, to us and to our kids. Conversation with our littles is important to ease worries - and it can feel hard to know how to approach it. Read our resources for getting started…

We did it! Your gifts to the Mamas Day campaign are already supporting teen parents working hard to keep their kids out of the foster care system. Read more…

Daddy Speaks Love, with its gentle prose and airy watercolor illustrations, celebrates a range of dads and fathering experiences. Parents of all stripes will find reflections of themselves…

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.

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.

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…

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.