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Baby Bites Brooklyn
http://brooklyn.babybites.net/
Chana Balk, owner
917.596.2902

BBB is starting up “moms groups”: “When you are pregnant or a new mom, email us with “moms group” in the subject line and tell us your baby’s birthdate/due date and your neighborhood. We will email you and your group as soon as we have a group formed for your baby’s age group in your neighborhood. Then its up to you and your group to pick a meeting place and time (we just set you up and then we leave the rest to you).” In addition, Baby Bites puts on luncheons, seminars and events for new and expectant moms. You can meet other moms and hear resources on topics like: sleep, potty training, sibling rivalry, how to make baby food, etc. Events are in Park Slope, BOCOCA, Fort Greene, Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Williamsburg and Bay Ridge.

I have really enjoyed BabyBites, it’s a great way to get out and meet other mom’s and learn something as well.
-Lianna

I am a new mom that has been attending the Baby Bites luncheons since January when my daughter was only 1 week old! I had heard about the luncheons from a friend who lives in Manhattan. I thought they were supposed to just be an opportunity to meet other moms over lunch but they have been much much more. The topics have been very interesting and diverse on everything from “mastering sleep” to “best classes for mommy and baby.” It’s been a great experience for me and my daughter – I highly recommend Baby Bites to new and expectant moms!
-Crista

Birth Day Presence
Jada Shapiro
www.birthdaypresence.net
[email protected]
917-751-6579
The Birth Day Presence Studio.
Pilates Garage
291 8th Street, ground floor, between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY (Park Slope)
BDP runs yahoo lists of pregnant women to meet up before having the baby and they will also run lists for new parents as well. They are going to start hosting monthly pregnancy meet-ups and monthly new parent meet-ups…For $20, you can sign up for the list of your birth month and we will host open space for people to drop-in and meet. If parent groups want to meet at the studio they can reserve a block of time and it is a $5/drop-in.

Galconnect
http://www.meetup.com/galconnect
A women’s networking forum, to bring together business-oriented Brooklyn women who are successfully balancing life, work, family and other craziness—but who are also looking to increase contacts, exchange ideas, chat it up, or just hang out with other rockin’ Brooklyn gals.

Greenpoint Moms
Tuesdays at 2:30pm
Location: Greenpoint Reformed Church
136 Milton Street between Manhattan Ave and Franklin
http://greenpointchurch.org/
$5 per family
confirm at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/brooklynbabyhui/

Motherless Mothers Support Group facilitated by Irena
[email protected]
at Bump
http://www.bumpbrooklyn.com
464 Bergen St,
Brooklyn, NY 11217
646-221-0616
This group is designed to provide support for women who struggle with loss of their mothers and its impact on their own mother-child experience. During the six weeks each session will focus on a particular topic related to mother loss. Enough space will also be given for members to raise any challenges they are facing and for the group to offer their support and explore coping strategies. The main goal of this group is making each group member feel heard, respected and empowered by others as well as enable each person to acknowledge her own capacity to meet life where it is at.
About the facilitator: Irena Kenny is a licensed and board certified art psychotherapist and a local Mom. She works with children, adolescents and adults utilizing the tools of classical verbal therapy as well as art and play therapy. She has a special interested in issues of parenting and in the impact of motherhood on one’s identity.
The cost of the cycle is $150.
A 6 session group cycle will meet at Bump every other Sunday starting on January 25th from 10:30 to 11:45.

New Mothers Support Group with pediatrician and psychologist
145 henry street – Brooklyn Heights
718 858 4924
This group is moderated by Dr. Silverblatt and Barbara Ciccone, PhD, psychologist and it helps new moms to become parenting experts. Topics are anything from breastfeeding, sleep, the lack of, husbands and mothers-in-law. 6 sessions, $200. Call ahead for reservation as space is limited.

The group was really nice to have other new moms and also have a pediatrician (and mother herself) give her point of view and suggestions. There is also a child psychologist Barbara who is part of the group but I especially valued Dr. Silverblatt’s insight and of course the support of the new moms.
-Susan

I really enjoyed the New Moms Group run out of Dr. Silverblatt’s office on Henry Street in B Heights. It was comforting to hear other Moms experiencing the same insecurities as me, and wonderful to socialize with Moms whose babies are the same age as my son. It was also great to get not only Dr. Silverblatt’s views, both medical and as a mother herself, but also those of Barbara Ciccone, a psychologist and mother. I wish the group had continued for more than 6 weeks ! Dr. Silverblatt’s number is 718-858-4924 to find out when the next session starts (approx. every 6 weeks).
-Lisa

I started the group when my son was 6 weeks old and I wish I had started it earlier- even at 2 weeks. It was such a great course. We were given literature that was helpful and had discussions on everything- including sleeping and feeding. Dr. Silverblatt knows every technique for getting a baby to sleep through the night. She will answer anything medical. She also tells you funny anecdotes that help you see what lies ahead. She is extremely practical and human. Barbara (the psychologist), handled the more psychological and emotional aspects of parenting. It was a really good balance. You really learn from the babies that are older and from the women who had tried techniques and just hearing what they had experienced already. I am still friends with nearly all the ladies. We bump into each other and have dates to keep in touch. For an unbiased and most extensive base of knowledge- go to this group.
-Fiona

New Parents Groups for all of Brooklyn
Boing Boing
204 Sixth Avenue
718-398-0251
Open M-F:11-7, Sa-Su:10-6.
461 7th Avenue (between Winsdor and 16th Street)
718 840-5880Sign up for new moms groups at Boing Boing in Park Slope. They organize it by neighborhood and month of your expected birth. Cost is $25 to sign up.

The Pregnant New Yorker
www.thepregnantnewyorker.com
[email protected]
73 Spring Street, NY, NY 10012
917-385-8820
Fun informative events educating the pregnant community on how to have an easy, healthy pregnancy. Meet other pregnant women, learn something new, go home with a loaded goodie bag and a chance to win some great prizes

Realbirth
Erica Lyon
www.realbirth.com
i[email protected]
212.367.9006
54 West 22nd Street
New York, NY 10010
Realbirth offers New Mothers Groups and weekly Postpartum Depression Support Groups. “The New Mothers groups provide community and parenting information. Their PPD groups, offered by a specialist in PPD, are intimate and confidential.”

Soho Parenting
http://sohoparenting.com/index.htm
Soho Parenting
568 Broadway
Suite 402
New York, NY 10012
212 334 3744
They offer childbirth education, discussion groups for new and experienced mothers, children’s sleep consultations and developmental support for children. Additionally, they offer counseling services for children, adults, and couples, including support around separation and divorce.

Working Moms Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/parkslopeworkingmoms