SUPPORT GROUPS
Offered by The Nest for ALL Stages
The Nest offers ongoing support groups from pregnancy through parenting designed to support ALL families as you prepare for birth, navigate the birthing process, and embrace early parenting. Our goal is to support families to build community at every stage.
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Embracing Pregnancy
AFTER YOGA ON WEDNESDAYS: Connect and Thrive
Are you seeking pregnancy support and connection during your prenatal journey? The Embracing Pregnancy Circle provides a welcoming, safe, and confidential space with dedicated time to embrace your journey alongside others, providing pregnancy support through the many shifts and changes of becoming a parent.
To ensure all families have access to vital pregnancy support, Embracing Pregnancy operates on a donation basis to cover classroom costs.
Facilitated by Ashlee, immediately following Prenatal Yoga
Drop-In on Wednesdays at 7:00 PM
Align Studios in Nevada City
Feeding your newborn can be surprising, frustrating, rewarding and bring you all the feels. We're here to support you in achieving a positive and successful journey – explore our resources and connect with our experts today!
Join our virtual group Tuesdays at 1pm
OUR IN-PERSON GROUP
Wednesdays 11-12
156 S. Auburn St, Grass Valley
FREE weekly group for parents of babies under 9 months. Join our postpartum and breastfeeding support circle to ask questions about breast-feeding, pumping, sleep, postpartum recovery/healing and parenting. Weigh your baby to track their growth and get tummy time practice. All are welcome!
IF YOU ARE SEEKING INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT: Reach Out!
Parenting Support
EVERY MONDAY: Connect and Thrive
Our parenting groups are every Monday at noon virtually so busy parents can always pop in and listen, share and ask parenting related questions for all ages. We also meet every other Monday at the park from 10-11:30
We cover topics ranging from biologically normal sleep patterns, child development and solid foods to supporting emotional development, parental differences and co-parenting
Facilitated by Katie DaMota
Mondays at 10:00 and noon
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check out our expert led podcast
A practical and experience-based discussions on babies, births, pregnancy, and early parenthood. Listen in each week as Katie DaMota, a parenting mentor and lactation consultant, and David Arrell, Men’s Coach and author of Welcome To Fatherhood, get together and bring real world experience and authentic voices to all things baby.