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Contact information, map and directions, contact form, opening hours, services, ratings, photos, videos and announcements from Then Comes Baby New Family Resource, Pregnancy Care Center, 200 N. La Cumbre Road Suite H, Santa Barbara, CA.

We are a nonprofit organization serving new and expectant parents with classes, groups, lactation support, developmental play classes and a variety of other support services in southern Santa Barbara County.

04/11/2023

Responding to a baby with compassion isn’t always an innate skill for new parents.

Many parents may have not had experience with babies before, or may be dealing with their own stress and anxiety. This can make it difficult for them to respond to baby’s needs in a compassionate way.

Here are some tips on responding compassionately:
❤️ Responding with compassion helps to build a strong bond between parent and child. This directly impacts a baby’s social and emotional development.
🧡 When responding to your baby, speak softly, hold and comfort your baby and respond in a gentle reassuring way.
💛 Be gentle and patient with your self, you are learning your baby and your baby is learning you
💚 New parents often neglect their own needs in order to care for their baby, take time for yourself, get a massage, take a nap, or go for a walk. When you are rested and relaxed, it is easier to respond with compassion.
💚 Get educated. Learning more about your baby’s development and needs can help you feel more empowered.
💙 Find a support group or a community of support. We were not meant to do this alone! It takes a village.

Need more support or would like to learn more about your baby’s development? Check out the link in the bio for our classes and groups 🤗

04/07/2023

🪷Self-care is not selfish; it is essential to your overall health and quality of life.

But what does that look like?

✨Getting enough sleep
✨Eating nourishing foods
✨Movement that feels good to you
✨Spending time with loved ones
✨Doing things you enjoy
✨Taking breaks when you need them
✨Saying no to things that you don't have time for or that don't make you happy
✨Relaxing and de-stressing
✨Taking care of your mental health

Choose you today!!

04/05/2023

🌿Join Us for our next series beginning May 3rd!

🌻Babies @ Play is a Developmental Play Group designed for parents and caregivers AND their babies!

🍄Come learn about the 5 developmental domains and how you can support their healthy development without buying a bunch of toys!

🌸We have time built in for Q&A and connecting with other Parents!

🌺Sign up through the link in our bio! Feel free to DM us with any questions!!

03/23/2023

🌎Happy World Doula Week! It is hard not to get a little emotional reading all the beautiful words shared by families and birth keepers this week.

Doulas witness the strength and resilience of birthing people, helping them navigate the challenges and joys of bringing a new life into the world, and the journey that unfolds afterwards. They hold space, squeeze hips, and walk beside women and birthing parents during a most sacred and fragile time.

Being a Doula isn't about your certification or how many births you have attended. Being a Doula is in your soul.

Thank you to all the Doulas for the important work you do! We have tagged a few local Doulas who are tirelessly working to not only support Families but change the culture surrounding birth.

03/20/2023

🌼It's the first day of Spring and as we look around, the wildflowers remind us that warm and bright days are ahead.

In some ways, it has felt like a 3-year-Winter. As we listen to our colleagues and to parents, it seems that we are all emerging from a colder, darker time: there is a palpable and hopeful shift in the Community, a sense that when we work together, not only are we stronger, but we can do hard things.

Our team is not alone in feeling the energy and renewal of the season and in the near future Then Comes Baby will be going through a rebirth and renewal of its own. More good things are coming!

Stay tuned for some exciting announcements in the upcoming weeks!

Sign up for our e-newsletter (we won't spam you, we promise).

We can't wait for you to see what we've been working on!

01/27/2023

Join us February 16th for Prepared, Not Paranoid - a CPR & Emergency Prparedness class with with RNs Taylor and Blake of Everyday Readiness Academy!

This 2.5 hour class covers prevention and response to the most common medical emergencies that arise when caring for infants and young children: fever, allergic reactions, poisoning, seizures and trauma, with extra emphasis on airway issues, including responding to choking.

The class is priced per couple, but we welcome any additional caregivers - relatives, unlicensed care providers (like nanny shares or babysitters) to join for an optional cost.

⛑️Click the link in our profile to sign up for the next class:

➡️ Thursday, February 16th, 6pm - 8:30pm

See you there!

10/26/2022

As autumn rolls by, our days are getting shorter and we’re thinking about what it looks like to move some of our classes and groups indoors. We would love to hear your opinion as we decide how to best serve you this winter!

We’ve posted a short survey to our stories polling your comfort level with indoor classes and mask usage at our beautiful, well-ventilated Santa Barbara center. Please take a couple of moments to click through our stories to let us know how you feel!

Thank you so much! We look forward to seeing you at a class soon.

10/25/2022

Even at birth - with an immature visual system that allows them to see only about 12 inches in front of them - babies prefer to look at faces, especially yours.

Their vision improves quickly - by around 2-4 months, babies begin to recognize their primary caregivers and even their favorite objects.

10/15/2022

Starting Tuesday! Join Stephanie Drake for a brand new, MUCH awaited group series BABIES @ PLAY!

Play for babies = learning, growing & connecting. It tends to mean the same for their caregivers. But, what does age-appropriate play with a baby look like?

This developmental play class is a fun, research-informed circle time for babies and their caregivers to interact in meaningful play. Swipe through the slides to learn more about the group!

Click the link in our profile to register for a spot for this in-person play circle starting Tuesday, October 18th!

06/06/2022

As an organization, we’re committed to growth - and in that spirit, we’re looking for input from Perinatal and Early Childhood Professionals in our community. Could you please take 5 minutes to fill out a survey on Community Needs + Future Events? Visit our profile link and click “Professional Community Survey” to share your feedback. Your response can remain anonymous, but we hope that you’ll share your contact information so that we can connect in the spirit of collaboration. 🎉

02/07/2022

Then Comes Baby is here to meet you where you are. Because we’ve been there, too, and many of us are right there with you in the parenting trenching now. As parents and professionals who have been at this work for decades, we make it our business to offer concrete support in times of need and help families navigate the steep learning curve of new parenthood.

Now, three months into our “soft” opening, our spectacular team is excited to roll out more of what we have to offer. To help us map out our next steps, we aim to refresh our sense of what you, as a new or expecting parent in the Santa Barbara area needs and wants right now.

You tell us - how do we best show up for you here and now? What are you hungry for and what lights you up? What are your “pain points” that you really hope to have a better net of support for to create more ease and joy in your life? This survey will also address your comfort around the services we provide during this stage of the pandemic.

If you are a parent/caregiver of a little 24months or younger, please take 5-10min to take our survey here: https://docs.google.com/forms/u/5/d/e/1FAIpQLSdmXjeZjhI_0E8nYfUF4rJQN4ieJpGEFhOVZ5C3gzK06pa-1g/viewform?usp=send_form

As a token of appreciation, you can choose to enter to win one of six $25 gift cards or remain anonymous.

Want to help more?

- Tag 3 local friends in the comments with kids under age 2 who might be willing to share their opinions.

- Share this post in your stories and with your circles

We are here, and we are ready to walk with you through this truly wild time to be alive (and launch a new organization!). Thank you so much!

Address

200 N. La Cumbre Road Suite H
Santa Barbara, CA
93110

Website

http://www.thencomesbaby.org/

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