Community Midwives of Halton

12/27/2024

Your lovely on call team catching the Sale on Boxing Day Babies! 3 done, 2 to go! We are grateful that they all waited until after the 25th 😌 For those celebrating the various holidays this week, we hope you had a joyous Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and Happy Kwanza!

12/18/2024

Last week celebrated our annual holiday party! Sadly we are missing a few faces as babies had other plans for them! We enjoyed a signature drink this year called SROM (spontaneous rupture of membranes) Kiss! We love to take the time to celebrate each other and look forward to the year ahead. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from our CMOHalton family, to yours ❤️

07/19/2024

We have some bittersweet news. This was midwife Aisha’s last week at Community Midwives of Halton. We are very sad to see Aisha go, but we are very happy that she pursuing her interest of travelling and will be starting with Calgary, AB! Anyone who has met Aisha knows her contagious sense of humour! (Hence the card😝). Please leave your well wishes for Aisha in the comments below 💜

05/28/2024

Breastfeeding Basics 🤰🏽
Hosted by the Community Midwives of Halton
You deserve the best possible start to breastfeeding! Join our class to learn all of Ashley’s secrets to help you achieve YOUR own feeding goals!
Feeding your baby is natural and normal, however it’s a skill like anything else and takes time to master. Your baby is wise, and will be born knowing just how to feed. Our class focuses on navigating your baby’s behaviours and cues, so you know exactly what they need, when they need it!
Join me and other families-to-be to enhance your knowledge of breastfeeding your baby. Through understanding how to read your baby’s communication, identify problems and work through common challenges, this class will help you gain confidence in your feeding success. Learn how to listen to your intuition, how to get out of your baby’s way, and remain ready to meet your babies’ needs while meeting your own.
We will discuss:
- Breast anatomy, System of milk production & Milk removal
- Easy steps to get the best start possible
- Optimal latching, reflexive latching
- Secrets of consistent milk flow
- Signs of a well fed baby
- Common Barriers and how to avoid them
- Pumping & bottle feeding
- Ages and stages, what to expect
- Common Breastfeeding challenges, and when to get help
Consider this an add-on or extension of the traditional breastfeeding class content. I design the cirriculum to cover information above and beyond the typical prenatal info with a focus on the practical steps you may wish to take to optimize feeding in the first hours, days and weeks!
WHEN: Second Tuesday of each month.
- Virtual Class @ 430-600pm
- In person Class at Milton Site @ 615-745pm
Class fee: $50

Please enroll by emailing [email protected]
Check out other events on my website - Linktree in bio or hea over to AshleyPickett.com
I look forward to learning with you!

05/27/2024

Are you pregnant and concerned about postpartum depression? Or know someone who is?

McMaster University is recruiting participants for a research study to determine if a 1-day workshop designed to prevent postpartum depression (PPD) is effective.

***Next workshop is this Saturday May 25, 2024, 9AM-4PM!***

You may be eligible to participate if you
✨live in Ontario,
✨are 18 years of age or older,
✨are in the third trimester of pregnancy, and
✨are not currently depressed but have had a depressive episode in the past

For more information or to register please email [email protected] or sign-up directly here: https://ow.ly/9vQ950RT8ul

Half of participants who enroll in the study will be invited to participate in a workshop. All participants will receive $80 in gift cards for completing the study.
Halton Healthcare Community Midwives of Halton Burlington & Area Midwives

~Amanda RN

05/18/2024

Lunarbaboon We think this is pretty cool! We often look at our laboring people with the same awe!

Happy Mother’s Day! https://social.tinyview.com/lhzj7QSoxJb

05/12/2024

Thank you for your love , guidance, and hard work, Mama's and Mama role takers. CMOHalton is grateful for the opportunities to see you become mothers. Thank you for choosing us to walk this path with you.

05/11/2024

We want to wish all of our nursing colleagues a very happy National Nurses day as nurses week comes to a close. We are so grateful for our nurses and all of their hard work! 💜

05/05/2024

Wow we are absolutely blown away by our clients 💜 Thank you Ingrid for your sweet words. We are so happy you felt supported during your experiences with . Posted • Appreciation post for International Midwives Day 💖

I’ve worked with pregnant and postpartum women for over 8 years as a pelvic health physio, and have heard a fair share of pregnancy journeys as well as birth stories. I knew when it was my time, I wanted the care of midwives for me and my baby.
Partly because I wanted to try for home births, because research shows better birth outcomes when you are in a safe and familiar environment. I’ve also heard positive home birth experiences from my clients!
But mostly because I know the midwives I check in with during my pregnancy will also be the ones I deliver with, and they will be with me during the entire birth (i.e. continuous labour care, no shift changes bringing in new ppl while you’re at your most vulnerable).

Even with high expectations of midwifery care, the ladies at have far exceeded them.

❤️ Check in appointments never feel rushed.
❤️ They give me all the information about tests, procedures and treatments so I can make an informed decision.
❤️ I can page them at any time if there was an emergency (for me or for baby).
❤️ During birth, there were only 3 people with me - two midwives and Ernest. Not a room full of unfamiliar people.
❤️ For the first 2-3 weeks postpartum, they came to my home to do the check ups on me and baby.
❤️ They really, truly care - about your physical and emotional health.
❤️ Both births with Avery and Riley went beautifully. It was a dream of mine to have a water birth with A. When it didn’t happen, I had largely given up on it for R. But my midwife, Joanna, gently made it happen, and it really was the best birth possible to me

With midwives, we are so lucky to be given the choice of where to birth and how to birth. And to have that choice is a privilege. Thank you to all the midwives
for your amazing care!

05/05/2024

It’s International Day of the Midwife! 🥳

We are so grateful for the community we serve at . It is a privilege to walk with families during such a special time of life. 💜

Did you have a midwife? 🤰Please share your experience in the comments below! 🤱

We also appreciate seeing midwifery pictures and baby updates! Share any posts or stories using the hashtags and

04/30/2024

“Have you had a midwife or received midwifery care in Ontario?

Researchers are exploring how midwives can enhance experiences during the prenatal, birth, and postpartum period with a particular focus on understanding the continuity of care clients receive.

YOUR experience is valuable! Complete a 15-minute online survey through the following link: https://redcap.link/CoCO”

04/24/2024

Happy administrative professionals day!

We are so grateful for the work that Liz, Tina, and Christy do for our office. They are the backbone of our practice. From greeting clients with warm smiles to organizing our lives, they truly do so much for us!

04/23/2024

Last week we celebrated our senior midwifery students finishing their placements with us. We are so proud of Emily and Sarion! We know the future is bright for them as midwives.

Please leave them your well wishes in the comments ❤️

03/31/2024

Happy Easter from Community Midwives of Halton to all those who celebrate 🐣

03/11/2024

Ramadan Mubarak to all those celebrating 🤍

02/15/2024

Wow, Lindsay. We are blown away by your thoughtful review and want to thank you for sharing your experience. Your advocacy is inspiring and helps to motivate the work we do ❤️Posted • Today was my last midwife appointment…ever (we’re done 😅). It’s hard to come up with the words to properly thank the women that helped bring my children into the world safely while also prioritizing my health and well-being.

What started out as a normal, easy pregnancy became something else. Debra, Kiran, Christina, and Sarion connected me with specialized grief counselling, provided a direct line for support and updates, and referred me to the medical specialists needed to assure all was safe for delivery. Ultimately, they helped me navigate what became a medical gauntlet leading up to delivery, and they did it with an exceptional level of empathy.

They always said they were just doing their job, and maybe they were, but I feel privileged to have had their care. Each midwife supports about 40 patients a year in Oakville with a wait list, which is a small fraction of the 3,500-5,000 births that happen in my hometown each year. Fully covered by OHIP like OB/GP care, it comes down to needing more provincial support for midwifery including advocacy and funding for training programs in order to offer this care to more folks in pregnancy. I’ll forever be an advocate 🤍

02/10/2024

Happy Lunar New Year! From Community Midwives of Halton ❤️