Mountain Maternity COLLABORATIVE MAternity care
Serving Whistler, Pemberton, Birken and Darcy. The Mountain Maternity Collaborative Maternity Care Program is an innovative program that combines care with Midwives, Physicians and Nurse Practitioners.
Your prenatal visits will be every 4 weeks from conception to 28weeks, every 2 weeks from 28-37 weeks and weekly until your have your baby. Prenatal visits are held every Saturday in the Whistler Health Center. Care is shared between myself and two other GP’s.
When you go into labour you’ll deliver at the Squamish hospital with one of our FABULOUS GP’s
Once discharged from the hospital I care for you at home (if in Whistler/Pemby) for the first two weeks and see you in clinic from 2-6 weeks. If you need to deliver in Vancouver with an OB, we’ll still care for you when you return home. We colaborate with many wonderful OB’s at Lions Gate, St. Pauls and BC Women’s hosptial’s.
Weekly breastfeeding drop in clinics are run by myself and two AMAZING Public Health Nurses and are available to support you for AS LONG AS YOU’RE BREASTFEEDING. They are held most Mondays from 1-3pm in the Whistler Health Center. If you’re not a Mountain Maternity Patient, you can attend these too. Just send me an email whistlermidwife@gmail.com to register.
To register as a Patient anytime in your pregnancy just ask your doctor for a referral or call 604.892.3544 and let the administrator know you’d like an appointment in the Whistler clinic.
As a Mountain Maternity Patient if you don’t have a Primary Care provider one can be assigned to you after the birth of your baby
Resources for Mountain Maternity Patients
Covid Vaccine info
General Info
Prenatal Classes
Lunamama is local and amazing. Book early, classes fill fast
Douglas College also has an online course
Sea to Sky babies also local and amazing in person classes
She Found Motherhood a wonderful BC based source of info (free and paid), online classes and a super podcast
Fitness
Mountain Mom Strong An awesome local resource for moms that’s 100% virtual and will help you heal your core and pelvic floor so you can be strong enough to be a mom and enjoy all your sports if that’s what you’re into.
Sea to Sky Fit has a great “prepare to push” program and pre-post natal personal training
The Bloom Method is my go- to for safe and effective exercise in both the pre-and postnatal periods for women who prefer to do it yourself. This program is great for staying strong while protecting your core and pelvic floor. Also great rehab for diastasis recti.
Quattro Aquatic Fitness I personally loved this when I was pregnant. You’re outside at the Fairmont, need I say more?
Nutrition and Wellness
Real Food for Pregnancy: The Science and Wisdom of Optimal Prenatal Nutrition
If you’re in need of a bit more help and guidance around nutrition, I have developed a wonderful pre and postnatal program called the CORE4 in Baby Making and Beyond . It focuses on stress reduction, nutrition, safe movement, sleep and supplementation for pre-conception, pregnancy and postpartum.
Food Banks
WHISTLER
Whistler Community Services. Every Monday 10 am -12 pm 8000 Nesters Road Phone 604-932-0113 Email: foodbank@mywcss.org
PEMBERTON AND AREA
Phone 604 894 6101
MOUNT CURRIE
604-894-6656
SOUTHERN STL’ATL’IMX HEALTH SOCIETY
604-894-0151
Prenatal Vitamins and supplements
This article may help you make your own decisions about what to buy. See my recommendations below if you’re interested.
Seeking Health either their Essentials or Optimal blends depending on your budget and diet. Talk to Meg about the right one for you. Offers shipping to Canada.
DHA
Probiotic I like this one as a starter probiotic because it’s vegan (if that’s your jam) and shelf stable. Genuine Health Advanced Gut Health Daily Probiotics for Women, 50 Billion CFU, 15 Diverse Strains, Vegan Delayed-release Capsules, 30 Count
If you’ve been told you need more Iron, this is by far the best absorbed with the fewest side effects. Proferrin 11mg Heme Iron 90Tablets
HPOP aka Healthy Outreach Program
The Healthy Outreach Program supports women in maintaining good health and having healthy babies. The program offers weekly drop in with speakers or discussion and a free lunch, a weekly cooking club and lifestyle and nutritional counseling and support. The program also helps you to find out about other Community programs such as prenatal education, breastfeeding support, parent-tot drop in, clothing exchange and the lending library. WHISTLER, PEMBERTON, MT.CURRIE AND D’ARCY 604-894-6101 or 1-877-892-2022
First Trimester Specific
Surviving the First Trimester: Nausea, vomiting and ridiculous fatigue
Second Trimester Specific
Gestational Diabetes (GD)
If you’ve been diagnosed with GD or had it with your last pregnancy, I really love this book by a Registered Dietitian.
Real Food for Gestational Diabetes: An Effective Alternative to the Conventional Nutrition Approach
Third Trimester Specific
Group B strep
https://cavegirlplusone.com/blog/2020/1/16/gbsthe-three-letter-word
Spinning Babies
https://www.spinningbabies.com/pregnancy-birth/pregnancy-week-by-week/third-trimester/
Colostrum Collection
If you’re interested in this option please let us know. We can provide you with kits of $8
https://cfpcn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/CollectingColostrumWhileYourePregnant_August2018.pdf
Postpartum Specific
How to boost your milk supply
If you’ve been told you have a low milk supply, Meg has a great PDF that will cover all the basics to help you understand how to increase your supply.
Have your groceries delivered to your door, also offers many healthy pre-made options you just heat and eat. Local, mostly organic and sustainable
Spud Box Enter this code for $30 in free groceries CRVAN-REBMEA
Social Media Connections locally
Facebook groups: Pemberton Moms, Whistler Moms, Sea to Sky Milkshare, Whistler Kids Buy and Sell (great resource)
Baby Specific
Sleep
Snoo Smart Sleeper If you can find a used one even better. These are amazing and the safest sleep system out there for newborns-6 months. Very expensive however and defiantly a splurge. They are often on the Buy and Sell
Taking Cara Babies Cara has many programs designed for 0 - 24 months. The “will I ever sleep again” program can be wonderful help in setting a healthy age appropriate routine for your little one, if that’s your jam.
Infant Development Program (IDP)
The Infant Development Program is a home based family directed early intervention service for children 0-3 years. The Infant Development Consultants are trained professionals who visit on a regular basis and work with families to develop a program of activities to encourage the development of physical, social and cognitive skills. Pemberton call Gabbi: 604-894-6101
Parenting Specific
Bringing Baby Home : This workshop focuses on helping couples who are experiencing the transition to parenthood by teaching skills to help them strengthen their bond, increase intimacy and regulate conflict.
The course also teaches couples about child development, helps them learn how to co-parent with their partner and discover ways to keep both parents involved. The program teaches sensitive and responsive parenting and promotes the development, social, cognitive and physical development. Also BBH encourages early parent-infant dialogue, which according to research on academic success, serves as the foundation for childhood literacy. Contact Julia Wayatt: julia.wayatt@vch.ca (Certified Gottman Trainer) or PCFI Coordinator Julia Black: julia_black@hotmail.com
