Navigating New Motherhood Resources
Understanding Matrescence
Brain & Body
The Village
Expectations & Identity
Needs & Self-Care
Wrap Up & Revolution
Additional Resources
Coaching, Mentorship, Therapists:
New Mom Support Groups:
UC Davis Parent Support Groups
Breastfeeding Support
UC Davis Community Calls
Dr. Becky Good Inside:
Courses & Podcast & Instagram
Janet Lansbury:
Unruffled Podcast
Big Little Feelings:
Courses & Instagram
Destini Davis:
Certified Parenting Coach - Instagram
Positive Discipline:
Course taught by Melody Fananapazir
Mary Van Geffen:
Coach for Moms of Spicy Ones
Myla Leinweber:
Joyful Parents courses
Feeding Littles:
Website & Courses & Instagram
Kids Eat in Color:
Website & Courses & Instagram
Solid Starts:
Website & Courses & Instagram
Sleep Consultants, Programs & Info:
Joanna Johnson
Safe Sleep Seven Co-sleeping guidelines
Cosleepy - Cosleeping educator & resources
Grow Resilient Families:
Classes, resources, community events
Busy Toddler:
Playing Preschool Curriculum
Instagram activity ideas
KinActive Kids:
Gross motor development & skills
Natural Born Parenting:
Education & activities for physical development
Childcare Resources:
June Care - Childcare for families by families
My Childcare Plan - search for local childcare
Nanny Village - Nanny Agency service
Sacramento Area Babysitter & Nanny Network - FB group
Sacramento Area Licensed Family Child Care Network - FB group
Emily Oster:
Books
Instagram
Advocacy & Change:
Chamber of Mothers
Happy with Baby:
Book
The Fair Play Method:
Domestic labor equity tools
Hold Me Tight:
Online program
Book
That Darn Chat: Domestic equity advocate
Instagram
My Love Thinks: Navigating relationship changes and caring for yourself
Book Recommendations
Mental Health & Self-Care
Breathe Mama Breathe: 5 Minute Mindfulness for Busy Moms by Shonda Moralis
What No One Tells You by Dr. Alexandra Sacks & Dr. Catherine Birndorf
Mom Brain: Proven Strategies to Fight the Anxiety, Guilt, & Overwhelming Emotions of Motherhood—And Relax Into Your New Self by Ilyse Dobrow DiMarco
Real Self-Care (Crystals, Cleanses, and Bubble Baths Not Included) by Pooja Lakshmin, MD
Enough About the Baby: A Brutally Honest Guide to Surviving the First Year of Motherhood by Becky Vieira
Science, Data & Information
Cribsheet, Expecting Better, & Family Firm by Emily Oster
Mother Brain: How Neuroscience Is Rewriting the Story of Parenthood by Chelsea Conaboy
The Sh!t No One Tells You: A Guide to Surviving Your Baby’s First Year by Dawn Dais
Culture & Revolution
Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood by Jessica Grose
Like a Mother by Angela Garbes
The Mamas: What I Learned About Kids, Class, & Race From Moms Not Like Me by Helena Andrews-Dyer
Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change by Angela Garbes
Momfluenced: Inside the Maddening, Picture-Perfect World of Mommy Influencer Culture by Sara Petersen
Mom Rage: The Everyday Crisis of Modern Motherhood by Minna Dubin
Parenting
Good Inside; A Guide to Becoming the Parent you Want to Be by Dr. Becky Kennedy
Positive Discipline by Jane Nelsen
No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline Without Shame by Janet Lansbury
The Whole Brain Child by Daniel Siegel