A handy listing of family resources in the Seacoast
Handy Links
- Infant Risk Center: evidence-based information and guidance about the safety or risk of medication in pregnancy and lactation.
- Postpartum Support International PSI
- MGH Center For Women’s Mental Health Massachusetts General Hospital Reproductive Psychiatry Resource and Informaton Center
- Postpartumdads.org
- Le Leche League international – Peer to peer breastfeeding support
Family Support Services
Relief Parenting Respite & Resource Center, LLC
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Providing comprehensive care parents need and deserve!
Little Tree Education
Innovative, Montessori-based School. The infant program starts at six weeks. The focus is to provide a loving and safe environment as consistent to a child’s own home.
Madbury NH
Cultural Care AuPair
Animal Manners
Dogs & Storks is an international program that helps expecting families with dogs get ready for life with baby. The program offers positive, practical, and fun solutions to challenges that often arise when a family with a dog, or dogs, adds a new baby to the household.
Body Work
Seacoast Children’s Dentistry
Dr. Botrill is trained and experienced in the evaluation, diagnosis and laser revision of oral ties that may affect breastfeeding.
13 March Farm Way, Unit A, Greenland, NH 03840 | 603-319-4101
Upright Acupuncture
Chinese Medicine including acupuncture, Herbal Medicine, Massage and Body Work, Moxibustion, Cupping, and Gua Sha.
14 Chestnut St Dover, NH 03820 603-319-4101 uprightacupuncturenh@gmail.com
Expecting Pelvic Health
Ryan Bailey, PT, DPT, WCS – Mechanical infertility – Abdominal & pelvic scarring – Muscle tension or spasm – Back pain (mid and low) – Pelvic pain (front and back) – Hip pain- Rib pain – Constipation – Neck pain – Diastasis recti – Urinary or fecal incontinence – Blocked milk ducts – Abdominal pain – Painful intercourse – Organ prolapse. Dr. Ryan works with mothers in their home to bring their pregnancy, birth and postpartum dreams into focus by helping build a deeper body awareness through pelvic health education, fascial nourishing, mindful movement and core corrective training.
Portsmouth NH
Newmarket Family Chiropractic
We take a very unique approach to healing in this office that goes beyond pain relief. We embrace the fundamental principle that BETTER STRUCTURE leads to BETTER FUNCTION. It goes without argument that a better functioning spine will lead to better health.
Newmarket, NH
Life Starts Here Chiropractic
At Life Starts Here Chiropractic we specialize in specific chiropractic care for pregnancy, children & families. Chiropractic is particularly important during pregnancy to encourage a properly positioned baby, natural delivery and overall comfortable experience.
Kittery, ME
In Motion Chiropractic
Advanced spinal correction utilizing “state of the art” chiropractic techniques. Never in the history of chiropractic have we been able to provide the level of help and expertise that now exists. These newer correction methods are even safer, more comfortable and more effective than ever before. As Doctors of Chiropractic, Dr. Cassie and Dr. Brian have years of training and experience in spinal adjustment.
Dover and Portsmouth, NH
Angelbaby Cranio Sacral
Radiance Natural Health
Services include Acupuncture, Massage, Chinese Medicine, Arvigo Mayan abdominal therapy, and peristeaming.
Dover, NH
Rise Wellness Collective
Various prenatal and postpartum wellness options, including massage, body work, midwifery and well woman care, reflexology and yoga.
York, Maine
Womynkind Massage
Massage services are offered at my office on Central Avenue in Dover by appointment only. I specialize in prenatal massage, but serve self-identifying women and pregnant people in all stages of life and life-giving.
Dover, NH
Nutritional Support
Misty Meadows Herbal Center
Since 1989 our little shop and sweet gardens have grown and evolved to become one of the finest facilities and resources in the country for bulk herbs, herbal products and education. While our gardens are not certified organic, we have used organic practices since the beginning.
Lee, NH
Counseling
Marisa McCutchen, LCHMC
Beth Brown, MSW Stillwater Counseling
Beth offers perinatal mental health counseling, specializing in issues such as infertility, Loss, Grief, Birth Trauma, and Perinatal Depression/Anxiety/Mood Disorders.
Amesbury, MA
Sandy Tufts, LICSW, PMH-C
An EMDR Trained psychotherapist in Dover, NH
Providing a compassionate,judgment-free space.
Shane Birkel
Individual and Couples Counseling. Bringing Baby Home workshops
Increase friendship in your relationship, Deal effectively with conflict, Improve the quality of parent-infant interaction, Recognize the psychological and emotional needs of your child.
Dover,NH
Dana Gioia, MS, LMFT
I have current openings for self-pay, telehealth clients- I believe everyone is capable of the change they want to achieve, and the first step is reaching out for help. Are you struggling with communication issues in your relationship? Does anxiety prevent you from living the life you want? Is the trauma you experienced impacting your day-to-day life, making it hard to feel safe or to trust? I want to work with you to help you feel better and fulfill your potential.
Alexis Roberson, LMFT
Are you struggling to hold it all together as a parent? Does your child need extra support? “I pride myself on being positive and focused on the unique strengths of my clients. I love what I do and I believe that has a strong impact on the families and individuals that I meet with. I draw from a variety of therapeutic models and work from a place of respect, kindness, and understanding. ”
Dover,NH
Support Groups (Free)
WDH New Parents Support Group
Meet other new parents and discuss topics of concern to you. Facilitated by lactation consultants and child life specialists. Held every Monday, EXCEPT for holidays, from 1:30 — 3 p.m. No registration necessary for this class and there is no fee. It is not necessary to have delivered here to attend. Find them on facebook
Finding Yourself in Motherhood
Becoming a mother, again or for the first time, can be joyful and challenging. If you’re not feeling quite yourself or it’s not what you expected, you’re not alone. Many women feel overwhelmed, isolated or scared at times. Talking with other moms who are experiencing the same feelings can help. Join us for our free mothers support group where you can be real, valued and understood. – Babies are welcome.
This group meets weekly on Thursdays rotating between Wentworth Douglass Hospital, Dover NH and the Wentworth Douglass Hospital Lee Campus. Meetings in Dover occur from 11am -noon and in Lee from 6:30-7:30pm. * There will be an occasional week missed due to scheduling and holidays.
*Pre-registration is strongly recommended. Communication regarding cancellations due to weather and other important information happens via email based on the email provided when registering.
LOCAL Online Support
Pregnant In The Seacoast
A private facebook group for women in the Seacoast area of NH and Maine who are pregnant, trying to conceive or newly postpartum. A place to ask questions, share resources, give and receive support. Moderated by the birth and postpartum doulas of Great Bay Doulas.
Seacoast NH/ME Moms
A private Facebook community of seacoast area parents who wish to connect and share support.
Exeter Baby Troop
A private Facebook community of Exeter area parents who wish to connect and share support.
Seacoast Parents Coping With Perinatal Loss
A private online community of local parents who have experienced miscarriage, still birth or infant loss.
Activities and Clubs
Seacoast Mothers Association
SMA is for moms and/or expectant moms. We connect moms with similar interests, provide a support network, facilitate information sharing and develop friendships between our members and their families.
Our on-line community provides forums for member communications, a calendar of SMA events, social events for moms, information on businesses offering SMA members discounts, play dates and much more.
Hike It Baby Portsmouth
Focused on getting families outside and active and is a great way to meet new friends for both you and your child!
*Hikes are posted to the main website calendar first and then promoted through Facebook events and posts. Find hikes here: http://hikeitbaby.com/find-a-hike Check out the Hike it Baby website: www.hikeitbaby.com
Piscataqua Babywearers
Oyster River Parents and Preschoolers (ORPP)
ORPP is a preschooler activity group open to families in the Oyster River School District (Durham, Lee & Madbury).
The Sonatina Center
Offering unique expressive therapies and creative arts enrichment classes for children and adults throughout our community. including Baby GROOVES ages 0 to 9 months and Singalong Story Time.
Dover, NH
Fit 4 Mom
FIT4MOM is the country’s largest fitness program for moms offering pre and post-natal fitness classes for every stage of motherhood.
Seacoast Kids Calendar
How many times have you found yourself asking,
“What on Earth am I going to do with my kids today?”
Believe us, it’s not that there’s a lack of fun things to do on the seacoast—the challenge is finding them! If it’s happening anywhere from Ogunquit, Maine to Portsmouth, NH to Newburyport, MA and everywhere in between, you’ll hear about it right here.
But we’re more than just a good time. As parents, it’s also our job to find the best birthday party venue, pack lunches that will actually get eaten and come up with things to do at home that doesn’t involve clean-up with a wet vac. To that end, we are searching every day to share with you the best activities, most unique services, coolest restaurants and most useful sanity-saving tips out there.
Just think of us as the Parents’ Help Desk. And, we’re open 24/7. Awesome.
Shopping and Supplies
Children’s Orchard
Children’s Orchard allows parents to bring in “gently-used” clothing, toys and equipment to sell that their children have outgrown, and purchase like-new at a much lower cost.
