Local Resources

Acupuncturists

  • AOMA Academy of Oriental Medicine at Austin
    2700 W Anderson Lane
    Suite #204
    512-454-1188
    Professional Clinic: 512-467-0370
    White Crane Pharmacy: 512-323-6720
    Student Clinic: 512-371-3738
  • Melanie van't Vile, M.S.O.M., L.Ac.
    1902 S Congress Ave
    Austin, TX 78704
    512-217-6442
  • Light Family Acupuncture
    Melissa B Light, M.S.O.M., L.Ac.
    Chinese Herbal Medicine
    Nutrition
    Asian bodywork
    512-775-4057
  • Turtle Dragon
    James Phillips, L.Ac.
    3110 Guadalupe St #450
    Austin, TX 78705
    512-452-1410
  • Mandy Morrow, L.Ac.
    3007 N Lamar Blvd
    Austin, TX 78705
    512-302-5600
    512-799-1718
    thecornerstoneclinic.com
  • Karen Nunley, L.Ac.
    2105 Justin Lane
    Suite 114
    Austin, TX 78757
    512-458-7880
    knunley@austin.rr.com
    http://www.austinacu.com/acu_pregnancy.html
  • Paddy Tawada, OMD, L.Ac.
    1211 Parkway
    Austin, TX
    512-322-9648
  • Sidney Louise Vaello, LMT, L.Ac.
    • Chinese Herbal Medicine
    • Craniosacral Therapy
    • Homeopathy
    512-930-5865
    512-415-0183 (mobile)
    In Northwest Austin one day per week, with practice in Georgetown, TX.

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Baby Wearing

  • Nine in, Nine Out (NINO)
    http://www.nineinnineout.org/

    This group has a sling lending library. For details about the group, please join http://groups.yahoo.com/group/austinbabywearers/

    • Attachment Parenting International (API)
    Many API parents wear their babies.

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    Birth Tub Rentals

    Deep immersion during active labor causes a hormone to be released from the mother's pituitary which increases her available oxytocin. The deeper the pool, the more water is pressing on the extremities. The more water pressing, the faster the oxytocin reaction.

    There is an art and science to waterbirth. Depth allows for complete position changes. Depth gives the woman the ability to be completely sensitive to the movements of her baby inside of her and respond with innate movements of her hips and legs. Here are a couple of local women who rent birth tubs:

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    Breastfeeding

    • La Leche League International
      www.lalecheleague.org
      www.lllusa.org/web/AustinTX.html

      The La Leche League International mission is: To help mothers worldwide to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, encouragement, information, and education and to promote a better understanding of breastfeeding as an important element in the healthy development of the baby and mother.

    • Mother's Milk Bank at Austin
      900 E. 30th Street, Suite 214
      Austin, TX 78705
      512-494-0800
      info@mmbaustin.org
      www.mmbaustin.org

      The Mothers' Milk Bank at Austin is a non-profit organization whose mission is to accept, pasteurize and dispense donor human milk by physician prescription primarily to premature and ill infants.

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    Childbirth Educators

    • Austin Area Bradley Method®
      www.austinbradley.com

      Bradley® instructors are experts in the field of natural childbirth. All Bradley® instructors have gone through intensive training with the American Academy of Husband-Coached Childbirth and are required to re-affiliate each year in order to continue teaching the Bradley Method… The standard Bradley® series is designed for small classes with lots of individual attention. The standard length of the classes is 12 weeks covering 12 units of instruction.

    • Conscious Birthing
      www.consciousbirthingaustin.com

      We believe that birth is a normal process - that mothers and babies have the inherent ability to give birth and be born. Under normal circumstances, birth can unfold with very little intervention but requires lots of support and respectful care. Our 12 years of combined experience as doulas in a variety of birth settings has shown us that others already have what they need to give birth. We wish to share the insight we've gained from helping birth unfold in a variety of settings - home, birth center, and hospital - with no intervention and with lots of intervention.

    • HypnoBirthing of Central Texas
      www.hypnobirthingtexas.com

      HypnoBirthing® - The Mongan Method, is the original and unique method of relaxed, natural childbirth education, enhanced by hypnosis techniques, providing the missing link, that allows women to use their natural instincts to bring about a safer, easier, more comfortable birthing in a way that most mirrors nature. Emphasis is placed on both pregnancy and childbirth as well as on HypnoBirthing®.

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    Chiropractors

    • Inner Sun Chiropractic
      Ron Burnett, D.C.
      1404 W 6th St.
      Austin, TX 78703
      512-708-0905

      Highly skilled at helping breach and posterior babies turn. Hours: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 1PM–7PM; Tuesday and Thursday 10AM–2PM.

    • Dr. Roy Mullins
      Bee Caves Rd @ 360
      Wells Fargo Building
      Austin, TX
      512-327-2729

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    Craniosacral Therapists

    Crainosacral work helps restore balance to the parasympathetic nervous system. It is a very gentle therapy especially good for babies who have had difficult births or who are clamping down while nursing.

    • Nina Davis MS, LMT
      4407 Bee Caves Rd
      Austin, TX
      512-329-9993
    • Judy Osborne, Pt LMT L.Ac.
      2627 W 49th St
      Austin, TX 78731
      512-206-0730
    • Nancy Crosswaithe, LMT
      Office is located near Zilker Park
      512-447-1879
    • Sidney Louise Vaello, LMT, L.Ac.
      • Chinese Herbal Medicine
      • Craniosacral Therapy
      • Homeopathy
      512-930-5865
      512-415-0183 (mobile)
      In Northwest Austin one day per week, with practice in Georgetown, TX.

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    Dog Trainer

    • Lee Mannix Center for Canine Behavior
      512-371-DOGS (3647)
      www.lmccb.com/Baby_Class.htm

      Babies & Dogs Class
      This semi-private class is designed for expecting parents, recently new parents, or anyone who has kids and wants to know more about dogs and how they see children. First and foremost you will learn how to introduce your dog to your new baby and your baby to your dog. Then we will focus on socialization, sharing, value systems, and rewards in order to reshape and reestablish your pack with the baby as the newest member. You will also learn about the different ways a dog sees a child from infancy up to teenage-hood and how this explains behavior issues that may arise. This is a single-session class designed for the humans in the family (your dog should stay at home). Please call to sign up!

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    Herbalists

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    Homeopaths

    • Blooming Vitality
      Nanette Palvola, CHom
      512-785-4902
    • Homeopathic Concepts
      Aniela Costello, L.H.P.
      512-260-3323

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    Midwifery

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    Multiple Birth Support Group

    • Austin Mothers of Multiples
      512-703-6174 to leave a message, checked on Thursdays
      www.austinmom.org

      Meets at Kleberg Hall at St. George’s Episcopal Church on Ardenwood, one block east of 4301 North IH35, the last Monday night of each month except May and December, from 6:45PM–9:00PM

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    Naturopath

    • Naturopathic Healing Arts
      Romy Sanders, ND
      1209 Parkway
      Austin, TX 78703
      512-494-0516
    • Melanie Landers, ND
      4910 Burnet Rd.
      Austin, TX 78756
      512-320-0200 www.austinnaturalhealth.com

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    Parenting Resources & Groups

    • Attachment Parenting International (API)

      The mission of Attachment Parenting International (API) is to promote parenting practices that create strong, healthy emotional bonds between children and their parents. We believe these practices nurture and fulfill a child's need for trust, empathy, and affection, providing a lifelong foundation for healthy, enduring relationships.

    • Carrie Contey, Ph.D.

      Carrie Contey, Ph.D., specializes in prenatal and perinatal psychology. Our clients have found help with processing and releasing birth fears and past birth traumas. They then were able to birth freely without their emotional turmoil intruding into their birthing experience. Carrie alos is able to assist families in many ways, for details please see her website. Carrie can be reached at (512) 694-7794 or carrie@earlyparenting.com

    • Family Connections Resource Center
      825 E. 53rd. 1/2 St.
      Bldg. E-101
      Austin, TX 78751
      512-478-5725
      512-474-2626 (fax)
      info@FamilyConnectionsOnline.org
      www.familyconnectionsonline.org

      Family Connections is a non-profit organization committed to improving the development of young children and building a strong foundation for their success by educating and supporting the adults in their lives - parents, child care providers, teachers and community leaders. Please consult www.familyconnectionsonline.org for informtion on office hours, library hours, and childcare locating hours.

    • Men and Fathers Resource Center
      807 Brazos St.
      Suite 315
      Austin, TX
      512-472-3237
      www.fathers.org

      Offers a safe place for men - and the supportive women in their lives - to discuss their issues, free of condemnation and judgment. The support group meets weekly and is free to all in the community. There is only one rule: The group provides non-judgmental support and empathy for men in their many roles, including, most importantly, their role as fathers. Call for meeting times.

    • Parent:Wise Austin
      parentwiseaustin.com/Calendar.shtml

      Parent:Wise Austin is a free, advertiser-supported, monthly magazine for parents of children birth to 17. Calendar of story times, children's theatre, movies and exhibits, support groups, parenting resources, and parenting classes. Magazine is available around Austin, TX.

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    Perinatal Loss Support Group

    • Pregnancy Loss Support Group
      Columbia Saint David's South Hospital
      901 West Ben White Blvd.
      512-282-4123

      Currently meets the first Saturday of each month at 2 PM in the hospital auditorium. Please call to confirm time and location.

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    Photographers

    • Brenda Ladd Photography
      www.brendaladdphoto.com

      Brenda Ladd has graciously provided some of the photos you have seen on our website.

    • Whatever Photo
      www.whateverphoto.com

      Emelie McCarroll has graciously provided some of the photos you have seen on our website.

    • Scott Allen Photography
      johnsallen@earthlink.net

      Scott Allen has graciously provided some of the photos you have seen on our website.

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    Physical Therapy

    • Hands-On Physical Therapy
      Jody Hendryx, P.T.
      301 Hester's Crossing
      Suite 160
      Round Rock, TX 78681
      512-310-1928
      handsonptrr@earthlink.net
      www.handsonpt.net

      This practice utilizes John Barnes Myofascial Release Therapy to rebalance the pelvic floor and remove dysfunction. Used for prolapsed bladder, prolapsed uterus, incontinence, and pelvic pain. Costs are covered by most insurance.

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    Postpartum Depression Resources

    • Postpartum Support Group at Family Connections Resource Center
      825 E. 53rd. 1/2 St.
      Bldg. E-101
      Austin, TX 78751
      512-478-5725
      512-474-2626 (fax)
      info@FamilyConnectionsOnline.org
      www.familyconnectionsonline.org

      A Postpartum Support Group meets at the Family Connections Resource Center. This Group currently meets on Thursdays from 10-11:30 am; it is facilitated by a therapist. Reservations are not necessary; moms can just show up to the meetings but please call to confirm the time and day of the meeting.

    • Brandi Winters, LMSW-ACP
      (512) 507-6421
    • Janice M. Morris, PhD, CGP 8140 N. Mopac
      Building 2
      Suite 200
      Austin, TX 78759
      512-346-2332
      512-346-2284 (fax)
      drjanmorris.com

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    Prenatal and Postnatal Exercise Classes

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    Support for Families with Special Needs Children

    • Any Baby Can
      1121 E. 7th Street
      Austin, TX 78702
      512-454-3743
      l-800-672-0238
    • Capital Area Easter Seal Society Early Childhood Intervention Program
      512-478-2581
    • First Call For Help – A Service of the United Way Capital Area
      Dial 2-1-1 from a land line
      www.unitedwaycapitalarea.org/gethelp (click 2-1-1 Help Line)
      Or search the Texas Community Resource Database

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    Web and Print Design

    • Lucky Stars Web Design
      Sites for individuals and small businesses as well as custom announcements and invitations
      stars@luckystarswebdesign.com

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