Postpartum Group with Laura Todaro

Early parenthood can feel like a LOT, we hear the words 'exhausting, overwhelming, and vulnerable' often in our sessions. Join your trible of new moms in sessions led by a postpartum specialist. Designed to lower the risk of depression and navigate the social, emotional and biological changes better.

Thursday

10:00 am PST / 1:00 pm EST

Weekly

Up to 12

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Laura Todaro

RN, CNM, Perinatal MH specialist

Other Times Available:

Friday

10:00 am PST / 1:00 pm EST

Monday

7:00 pm PST / 10:00 pm EST

Monday

10:00 am PST / 1:00 pm EST

Tuesday

10:00 am PST / 1:00 pm EST

Thursday

4:00 pm PST / 7:00 pm EST

About This Group

A curated group of 6-8 expectant or new moms matched for you. Get below the surface on your emotions, and together, regain your sense of self and footing in this new role.

Your Facilitator

Laura Todaro is an RN, Certified Nurse Midwife and Perinatal Mental Health Specialist. Originally from Western New York, she has been living in the Bay Area for 30 years, where she has worked as a doula, childbirth educator and new parent support group facilitator. After giving birth to her two children, she pursued her dream to become a midwife, went to nursing school then received her Master's from UCSF in Midwifery and Women's Health in 2014. Since then she has worked in a variety of settings providing prenatal, gynecological, labor and delivery and postpartum care. She is passionate about Perinatal Mental Health and feels it is essential to create community among new parents in order to improve the experience of pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period and to support their mental health during this transformative time. She lives in Oakland with her husband, Jakada and two of their combined six children who are still at home. She loves to work in her garden, hike and make delicious meals for her family and friends.

Laura Todaro

RN, CNM, Perinatal MH specialist

Gems from last week

What do you do now that is an imitation of your mom, dad, or caregiver?

Why It Matters

We all do things that remind us of the people who took care of us when we were growing up.
Humans learn by imitation, so it makes sense that when you are going through pregnancy, postpartum, and parenting you might behave in ways your parents or caregiver did while you were little. This is often our unconscious default.
Now is a great time to pay attention to what you appreciate about how your parent or caregiver behaved, and what you might want to do differently going forward.

Some Examples

Gratitude and Appreciation

Every morning my dad would walk into my room singing my name in a booming voice to wake me up, while I don't wake my baby---once they are up--I always say their name and welcome them to the day. It feels important to have that start. He was the positive guy in every situation, and I am the same: when a concern was raised at our ultrasound I was the one who turned to my partner and said 'We've got this'. My dad checked on everyone before he went to bed, and if there was a bump in the night he was the first one up to see if everyone was ok.

Gratitude and Appreciation

My mom worried a little a lot of the time, and I find I tend to do the same. she was always singing, and I am the same.

Gratitude and Appreciation

My caregiver read to me every night for as long as I can remember, I already read and tell stories aloud to my pregnant belly (or my partner's belly)

Postpartum Group with Laura Todaro

About This Group

Your Facilitator

Gems from last week

What do you do now that is an imitation of your mom, dad, or caregiver?

Location Eligibility

Location Eligibility

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