Belly Basics Bash This Thursday and Prenatal Program for Expecting Moms!

Belly Basics is our Prenatal Program for the expecting mom.  You don't have to be a first-time mom to enjoy this program, all expecting moms are welcome!

 

Our goal is to bring expecting mamas together at the start of their motherhood journey, or in between, allowing you to form new connections with other expecting moms, and the community resources that will support you as you walk through this chapter of your life.

 

This program will kick off on October 3rd with our Belly Basics Bash, a Kick-Off Celebration & door prizes,  followed by 8 weeks of planned guest speakers to help you understand the resources and support that is available to you as moms. 

Join us from 7:00 - 7:30pm each week for Social Time with treats and beverages.  This is a time to chat with other expecting moms and connect about everything pregnancy related!  Then, we will start at 7:30pm sharp with our weekly guest speaker until 8:30pm.

• Oct 3 - Belly Basics Bash - Kick off our program with Belly Painting, goodies, virgin champagne, then interact with local vendors and win door prizes!  AND GOODY BAGS FOR EACH MAMA - Plus free momstown membership!
• Oct 10 - How Osteopathy Can Help You and Your Baby
• Oct 17 - How Can Naturopathy Help Your Colic Baby & more
• Oct 24 - Reflexology Does More than you Think!
• Oct 31 - Halloween Themed with FREE Diaper Filled Loot Bags from Sobeys and Belly Painting, plus Kindermusik!
• Nov 7 - How to Budget for Baby and What You Need to Know about RESP's
• Nov 14 - Supperworks - Taking the Work out of Supper!
• Nov 21 - Buying/Selling a House with a Growing Family - Making it Easier!
• Nov 28 - Car Seat Safety Information Session with St. John's Ambulance
• Dec 5 - Its our Finale Night and we want to SURPRISE you!  You are getting spoiled :)

This session of our Belly Basics will be free for everyone and hopefully you can attend all of our sessions, not just select ones.

RSVP HERE:   https://www.facebook.com/events/722580464422823/?context=create

And don't forget to share with all your Friends AND Family!

Expectant Moms Get Crafty at Belly Basics Program

As many new moms quickly find out, their newborn infants' closet will contain more clothing than their own collection! And that adorable newborn will also grow out of them faster than you can say how adorable they look in that outfit!

So, at momstown KW's brand new FREE program for expectant moms called Belly Basics, we all created our own closet dividers! This simple and inexpensive craft will help to keep a baby's closet organized and help keep baby brain at bay as they start nesting or picking out an outfits for their bundle of joy.  

 You can organize the closet a bunch of different ways!

First, these can help you organize by size. Newborn, 0-3 months, 3-6 months, and so on. This is especially handy since not all baby sizes are the same. If you try on a 0-3 outfit and find it too big, simply rehang it in the 3-6 month section!

Another option, which is great for older babies, is to arrange by season. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter. Since 6-12 month sizes range over 2 seasons, you can have 6-12 month t-shirts in the spring/summer section and long sleeved shirts in the fall/winter section! 

You can use a bunch of different supplies to create your own dividers. Foam or cardboard would be your best option though. Then have fun with stickers, markers, different scrapbook papers, ribbon and pretty much anything found at the dollarstore!

What are some ways that you help to keep your child's clothes organized? 

Share your techniques with us below or come out next time and share with everyone!

momstown Kitchener-Waterloo Bellies Become Work of Art!

momstown Kitchener-Waterloo has launched a brand new FREE program called Belly Basics, and are excited to be partnering with The Nesting Instinct! 

This is a great new resource for expecting moms in the Kitchener-Waterloo area to 

connect, bond, be supported, get crafty and of course, have lots of fun!

There is nothing more beautiful than a big, pregnant belly! 

So, this week, Bre Creative came out and painted a beautiful work of art on each one!

 

At first, the moms were quite shy to bare their belly, as many woman are. 

But bravely, one by one, belly buttons poked out and were beautifully 

covered up with sparkles, rainbows, unicorns, pink bows and butterflies! 

This little girl loved seeing a giraffe on her mommy's belly! 

By the end, each mom was giggling and laughing as the 

paintbrush tickled their bellies and their babies kicked away!

Here are some of the beautiful works of art that each belly became! 

 

Belly Basics Program in Kitchener-Waterloo Connects & Supports Expecting Moms

momstown Kitchener-Waterloo is launching a brand new FREE program called Belly Basics, and we are excited to be partnering with The Nesting Instinct!  This is a great new resource for expecting moms in the Kitchener-Waterloo area to connect, bond, be supported, get crafty and of course, have lots of fun! (Flyer included below)  Join us on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month at The Nesting Instinct, 49 Albert Street, Waterloo, in the Serona Centre, from 7-8pm.

Our Belly Basics program is designed to bring expecting moms together at the start of their motherhood journey, allowing you to form new connections with other expecting moms, and the community resources that will support you as you start this new chapter in your life.   You don't have to be a first time mom to enjoy all the benefits and connections of this program, every pregnancy needs to be supported.
 
Your momstown membership is free while you are waiting for your first baby to arrive and we want to give you the chance to see what momstown can offer you, and your new baby, once you are ready to get out of the house :)   We recommend that you start making those connections now so that they are in place already when you need them.  Having a baby can be overwhelming and an amazing life-changing experience and we want to help you make the most of it. 

Register for your FREE momstown KW Belly Membership now!  To join momstown in the Kitchener-Waterloo area for a FREE Belly membership until your Due Date (*for first time moms), please register on our Kitchener site (http://kitchener-waterloo.momstown.ca) as a new member and in the “how did you hear about us” section write BELLY PROMO. (Also please include your due date in the bio section so we can set your free trial accordingly!)   

** While our Belly Basics program is open to all expecting moms across Waterloo Region, our Belly Promo (free membership) is restricted to first time moms only.

For more information, please contact Paula.Garceau@momstown.ca