Lunch + a movie — this Friday!

If you're about to have a baby, or if you already have a newborn, there is one movie you MUST see. I watched the "Happiest Baby on the Block" a few weeks before giving birth and we used the baby calming tips from this movie for months after our son was born. Few other tips worked as well as these for soothing baby and saving my sanity—seriously!

Blooma is showing this movie for free, during lunch time Friday, from 1-3:30 p.m. Bring a brown bag lunch and convene with other mamas (have your partner meet you here, too!). You'll learn great tips for soothing and calming your little one. Kids are welcome if they can sit and watch.

The screening is free, but please reserve your spot by registering here (click the Class Schedule tab) or by calling Blooma at 952-848-1111.

Love,
Alisa, Sarah & the women of Blooma

Special Screening: The Business of Being Born

Thursday, May 29, go to the movies ... at Blooma!

Last November, women and their families packed the Oak Street Theater in Dinkytown to watch Ricki Lake's documentary about birth. This month, we are thrilled to offer a special follow-up screening of "The Business of Being Born." Join us at 7pm, Thursday, May 29, to watch the flick among friends in Blooma's cozy studio. We'll provide light refreshments and some comfy pillows, yoga mats, birthing balls--and even some chairs! :-) Suggested donation: $5.

A word about the documentary, from the filmmakers:

"Birth is a miracle, a rite of passage, a natural part of life. But birth is also big business. Compelled to explore the subject after the delivery of her first child, actress Ricki Lake recruits filmmaker Abby Epstein to question the way American women have babies.

The film interlaces intimate birth stories with surprising historical, political and scientific insights and shocking statistics about the current maternity care system. When director Epstein discovers she is pregnant during the making of the film, the journey becomes even more personal.

[The film asks]: Should most births be viewed as a natural life process, or should every delivery be treated as a potentially catastrophic medical emergency?"

Our Blooma bias? Well, of course we love love love the movie ... but we do wish there were a few more positive examples of hospital-based midwifery programs, such as those found through Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital, Hennepin County Medical Center, and St. Joseph's Hospital.