Partners
American Board of Pediatrics
ounded in 1933, the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) is one of the 24 certifying boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). The ABP is an independent, nonprofit organization whose certificate is recognized throughout the world as a credential signifying a high level of physician competence.
Audubon Surgery
Audubon Surgery Center is a multi-specialty ambulatory surgery center and fertility laboratory serving New Orleans and the surrounding communities. Opened in 2013, it features two operating rooms equipped with the latest technology, an in vitro fertilization (IVF) lab as well as an andrology suite to specifically address and treat male reproductive issues..
BRIT + CO
Brit + Co is a media company that inspires, educates and entertains real women with a creative spirit. The “Brit Girl” uses creativity and a do-it-herself attitude in all aspects of her life: To take charge of her career, forge strong friendships and relationships, curate her own style, decorate her home, and entertain a crowd. Through their content, online classes and products, they enable her to use creativity to shape her future. Founded in late 2011 by Brit Morin, Brit + Co has become one of the largest digital media companies for women. Brit + Co now reaches an engaged community of over 175 million online and across platforms. They have garnered tens of millions of video views and produce hundreds of pieces of content every month to keep up with everything their audience is up to. As a digital-first company, they have an innate understanding of how the online connects to the offline. That’s why, in addition to their website, brit.co, their free app, and their presence across social channels, they extend their reach to experiences. Whether it’s through their annual Re:Make festival, or through products that make it easy for her to create her ideal life, they create a seamless experience which allows them to form a deep connection with their community.
Bustle
Bustle Digital Group is the largest premium publisher reaching millennial women. Every month, nearly 80 million readers turn to Bustle Digital Group publications — Bustle, Romper, Elite Daily, and The Zoe Report — for impactful conversation around the interests and issues engaging women today. Focusing on everything from pop culture to parenthood, Bustle Digital Group's content leverages the power of a diverse set of voices from coast to coast. Bustle Digital Group does business with over 300 global brands, and ranks among the most popular media companies with our demographic on social media. Bustle Digital Group was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in New York City, with offices in Los Angeles and London.
Cathedral Montessori School
Cathedral Montessori School is committed to honoring the uniqueness of each child. Their classrooms foster a love of learning and independent thinking, as students explore personal interests and engage in self-directed projects. The Montessori environment offers students a wide variety of materials and activities that emphasize concentration, problem-solving, and self-motivation—skills necessary for future success in education and life.
Chairish the Children
The Louisiana Children's Museum (LCM), a non-profit organization that has been one of New Orleans' premier attractions for children since 1986. They welcome 130,000 visitors per year, engaging children, families, caregivers, and school groups in memorable interactive experiences designed to make learning fun.
Dr Boucher
Dr. Phil Boucher is a husband, father of four young children, and board-certified pediatrician in Lincoln, Nebraska. He helps parents balance their priorities, keep things in perspective, and feel confident in their parenting gifts. Dr. Boucher offers pediatric care, group speaking engagements on parenting, child health, and work/life/parenting balance and in-person consultation to discuss your child and family's needs.
Dr Simon's Remedy For Fussy Babies
One out of four newborns suffer symptoms of colic. But the frustration a parent feels is equally as painful. Dr Simon is a nationally recognized specialist in pediatric gastroenterology problems and after years of research, experimentation and racking up a consistent track record of success with colicky babies of every type, severity or stage she developed a mommy trusted - doctor approved line of all natural baby products. Her specially formulated blend of tea leaves will help treat your baby's colic so you can have a calmer happier baby.
Fearless Freedom with Dr. G
Fear stops us from achieving our true greatness. Are you a professional woman who is feeling stuck, unmotivated or burned out? Are you worried about your wellness? Are you letting fear stop you from crushing your goals? If you answered yes to any or all of these, then this is the podcast for you. Dr. Charmaine Gregory, night shift Emergency physician, burnout thriver, and wellness champion, along with everyday heroes just like you will explore how to face fear in our lives and emerge victoriously.
First Time Parent Magazine
First Time Parent Magazine was established in October 2013. Since then they have been downloaded in over 120 countries. They are an ALL DIGITAL magazine app that has been developed for your smart phone/device. Their mission is to provide you with relevant information about your new baby in an easily accessible format. They want to help make the journey of these early days of parenting easier for you and to help you be a confident new parent; equipped with the latest tools and techniques to maximize your child’s potential.
Hippocratic Hustle
The Hippocratic Hustle Podcast shares the stories of women physicians who found their freedom via entrepreneurial pursuits or side-projects. These Ladies Hustle. The podcast also has a mission to help you find freedom in your finances, and achieve financial independence. The Friends Talk Finance episodes created in partnership with MissBonnieMD focuses on this goal. Financial Independence gives you freedom.
International Association Of Child Sleep Consultants
The IACSC nonprofit educational organization was formed to bring together the growing number of child sleep consultants, establish a standard of professionalism and educational training for it’s members so that the medical and parenting community has a trusted resource of educated Child Sleep Consultants. The IACSC members share a solid foundation of knowledge, ethics and experience as a basis for our unique area of practice. The International Association reaches out to fellow consultants nationally as well as internationally.
The IACSC’s goal is to provide to its members continued education in areas which influence sleep practices such as child psychology, nutrition, child development, and many others as it pertains to sleep. As the membership in the IACSC grows so will the benefits to our members. Annual conferences, mid-year meetings, local seminars and webinars are all reachable goals. Members of the IACSC set the standard of excellence in this area of practice. The IACSC’s goal to the parenting community is to provide families with members who are experienced, well educated and informed in the science of children’s sleep.
Lafayette Moms Blog
Lafayette Moms Blog is a locally focused parenting website written BY Lafayette moms, FOR Lafayette moms. They are a team of 25 moms and social media influencers, we are extremely passionate about connecting Lafayette moms to products and resources that will make your life easier. We also firmly believe that there is no one “right” way to be a mom in Lafayette and love hearing our readers’ differing perspectives on everything from diapering to discipline. A team of 25 moms and social media influencers, we are extremely passionate about connecting Lafayette moms to products and resources that will make your life easier. We also firmly believe that there is no one “right” way to be a mom in Lafayette and love hearing our readers’ differing perspectives on everything from diapering to discipline. A team of 25 moms and social media influencers, we are extremely passionate about connecting Lafayette moms to products and resources that will make your life easier. We also firmly believe that there is no one “right” way to be a mom in Lafayette and love hearing our readers’ differing perspectives on everything from diapering to discipline.
Little Pnuts
Little Pnuts Toy Shoppe strives to get children back into imagination, creativity and play. They want children to get up off the couch, step from behind a computer, turn off the television and find accomplishment in playtime. They aim to provide families the tools to do just that. Disconnect from technology and engage with one another; to play with one another and in turn teach and learn from one another. In essence bring childhood back to the idea of “imagine.create.play.”
MD for Moms Radio
Dr. Snyder is one of a small cohort of medical physicians in New York City specializing in reproductive psychiatry. Her unique approach combines traditional psychiatric treatment with integrative medicine-based treatments. Dr. Snyder is an attending physician on staff in the Department of Psychiatry at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center. She also holds a teaching appointment at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and is an assistant attending with a teaching appointment at Weill-Cornell in the Payne Whitney Women’s Program. Dr. Snyder was on the Postpartum Support International (PSI) Board of Directors as the Research Chair for several years, and now serves on the President’s Advisory Council. PSI is the leading national organization providing awareness, prevention, resources and treatment of mental illnesses related to childbearing. She frequently speaks to various audiences, such as ‘The Pregnant New Yorker,’ ‘Hatch Maternity’ among others, and at professional conferences and meetings. Dr. Snyder is also a member of the Women’s Mental Health Consortium. Dr. Snyder is the Director of Women’s Health for Family Health Associates. Her weekly radio show, MD for Moms, can be heard Wednesdays at 1pm ET on the BBM Global Network, iHeart Radio and TuneIn Radio, or anytime via iTunes as a podcast or at boldbravemedia.com/shows/md-for-moms/. Dr. Snyder’s HuffPost parenting blog shares the MD for Moms moniker.
Mommy MD Guide
Rallie McAllister, MD, MPH, and Jennifer Bright Reich launched Momosa Publishing LLC in 2009 to publish websites and books featuring tips that Mommy MD Guides (doctors who are also mothers) use for their own families. They publish www.MommyMDGuides.com and The Mommy MD Guides book series.
NOLA Family Magazine
Fleur de Lis Publishing and it's first publication, nola family magazine was started by owner and local mom, Ann Herren, in 2006, shortly after Hurricane Katrina. Their magazine is a FREE, glossy, full color, 8-issues per year parenting resource that is locally written, with the New Orleans parent, in mind.
NOLA Milk Mom
Chelsey Leruth was born and raised in New Orleans, she is a certified lactation counselor (CLC), public health professional with ten years of experience in maternal and child health, and most importantly, nursing mom to a spirited toddler. She was trained in lactation counseling by Healthy Children’s Center for Breastfeeding, and is certified by the Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice. As a certified lactation counselor, she has the necessary skills, knowledge, and abilities to provide safe and evidence-based breastfeeding counseling and management support to families who are thinking about breastfeeding or who have questions or problems during the course of breastfeeding or lactation.
Naya Care
Naya Care's extensive postpartum care for newborns and mothers respects the mother-infant bond and acknowledges the needs of both individuals entering life’s new chapter. Home postpartum care has been shown to increase breastfeeding duration and reduce infant mortality, maternal depression, visits to the emergency room and urgent care, and hospital readmission. Their postpartum care packages are designed to ease the transition from birth to home. Each package is one month in duration from the time of your baby’s birth. During that month, their pediatricians provide comprehensive medical care (newborn assessment, evaluation, and treatment) in the comfort of your home.
New Orleans Moms Blog
New Orleans Moms Blog is a locally focused parenting website written BY New Orleans moms, FOR New Orleans moms. Founded in August 2012 by two native New Orleanians, New Orleans Moms Blog has quickly become the city’s largest parenting website. A team of 25 moms and social media influencers, they are extremely passionate about connecting New Orleans moms to products and resources that will make your life easier. They firmly believe that there is no one “right” way to be a mom in New Orleans and love hearing our readers’ differing perspectives on everything from diapering to discipline.
Nurse Nikki
Nurse Nikki is a wife, a mother of 3 kids, a board-certified family nurse practitioner and an internationally board-certified lactation consultant. She is the owner of Nurse Nikki Family & Maternity Services and Bloom Maternal Health clinic. She is the cofounder of the New Orleans Breastfeeding Center. Nurse Nikki educates and counsels families, schools and businesses about breastfeeding and prenatal, postpartum and infant care.
Queen Bee Fertility
Queen Bee Fertility offers families emotional, relational, nutritional support in their fertility journey by implementing natural, holistic and integrative fertility-enhancing techniques. They provide the tools they need to bring happy, healthy babies into this world with our informative blog, fertility consultations, fertility coaching, online courses, and hand-blended organic teas for pre-conception and pregnancy.
R.E.A.D NOLA
READ (Reading Enrichment and Development) New Orleans is a dynamic early literacy program built around movement, music, acting, art, and themed activities. Through creative play, children develop their skills and bring books and language into their daily lives. Marilyn Levin, director of READ New Orleans has a special interest and expertise in early literacy. She taught kindergarten at Isidore Newman School in New Orleans, Louisiana for 14 years and is the founder and former director of the Isidore Newman Summer Reading Program. R.E.A.D. was founded in June 2002.
Red Stick Moms Blog
Red Stick Moms Blog is a locally focused parenting website written by moms in Baton Rouge, for moms in Baton Rouge! They are a team of 25 moms and social media influencers, that are extremely passionate about connecting local moms to products, practical information, and resources that will make their lives easier. In the Red Stick Moms Blog community, you’ll find relevant, timely and fun information and discover a positive parenting community.
Sleep Center of New Orleans
Are you tired of long, restless nights? The Sleep Center Of New Orleans, can diagnose and treat the disorders that are preventing you from getting the satisfying sleep you need. Their sleep specialist has extensive experience in treating sleep disorders and understands just how difficult it can be to get through your day when you just aren't getting the rest you need at night. They work with both adults and children at their sleep clinic to determine exactly what is preventing you from waking well-rested each morning.
The Bump
rom the creators of The Knot and The Nest, The Bump gives first-time millennial parents the lowdown on fertility, pregnancy, birth and babies with stage-by-stage content, expert advice, breaking news, style inspiration and interactive tools—across all of our platforms (including our apps, mobile and desktop site). At The Bump, we aim to empower new parents and parents-to-be with expert content and advice, personalized advice and checklists and more...
The Sleeping Baby
The Zipadee-Zip is THE solution to the swaddle transition. It provides the cozy, enclosed feel and sensation of the womb or swaddle but full range of movement to push up and roll over. It encourages longer, sounder sleep for babies who have never been swaddled! It keeps a little one’s hands warm all night long. It prevents a baby from scratching their face (great for babies with eczema). It teaches a baby to self-soothe to sleep by providing a cozy environment to get comfortable in. It helps aid the transition from a Rock and Play Sleeper or a Swing to a Crib.
Truth Prescriptions
Errin Weisman is a physician life coach who helps and heals the world through non-traditional means. Statistics show that physicians will burn out at least twice in their careers. Many, many doctors burn out and then leave medicine behind altogether. She created Truth Prescriptions because she was tired of people telling her that burnout was just a part of medicine. Her goal is to help other physicians recover from burnout so they can get healthy. Then together, change the core of medicine to make it a more sustainable profession for all. Errin's central theme is that she EMPOWERS OTHERS TO BE THEIR BEST!
Verily Magazine
Verily is a women’s fashion and lifestyle website that’s “less of who you should be, more of who you are.” Their mission is to empower and inspire women to be the best versions of themselves. Verily publishes insightful and relatable articles that touch on all facets of women’s lives: real fashion & beauty, relationships, healthy living, and popular culture. They are one of the leaders in championing diverse, real beauty with a no-photoshop policy and recognize a responsibility to affirm life-giving attitudes through our content.
Wholist
Wholist is breaking the mold of health care. They are a small company built on big dreams and a collection of varied top notch health and wellness experiences and education. They believe in evidence, education, and empowerment for life-changing health transformation. They believe in a team approach to collate expertise and advice to help you curate YOUR health future, in your life, with your needs in mind.
Women in White Coats
The WomenInWhiteCoats.com blog is the voice of women in white coats. It is a forum for women in healthcare to discuss the issues that face us as a group. It is a place to advocate for change in improving inequalities in healthcare. It also is a place to provide mentorship to the next generation of women in white coats.