NYC pregnancy recommendations
from past ‘FORM’ clientS
Please find below some personal recommendations from previous pre/post natal clients.
Everybody is very different and you should always do your own research and tailor your choices to your own preferences.
Please let me know if you have any that you would like to add to the list!
Educational Resources
Local Mother’s Groups
Expecting Better - Emily Oster (Book)
Birth with Confidence; Savvy choices for a normal birth - Rhea Dempsey (Book)
Secrets of the Baby Whisperer - Tracy Hogg (Book)
Twelve Hours Sleep by 12 weeks old - Lisa Albin & Suzy Giordano (Book)
Bringing up Bebe - Pamela Druckerman (Book)
The Motherhood (Book by Aussie women about the 4th trimester)
The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother - Heng Ou (Book)
The Positive Birthing Company (Online course)
The ParentHood (Podcast)
Beyond the Bump (Podcast)
NYC Prenatal EXERCISE Resouces
1:1 Pilates classes with Form PT NYC.
Group Pilates classes at Good Day Pilates, Soho and Williamsburg.
East River Pilates, Williamsburg.
Prenatal Yoga at Kula Yoga, Williamsburg. Connect with other mums in a slow flow class.
Prenatal Yoga at Home Yoga, Union Square.
NYC OB GYNS & HOSPITALS
Dr Michele Jean Haughton, Dr Sidney Wu, Dr Jackie McConville and Dr Allison Boester - Weill Cornell, Upper East Side - “Brand new state of the art facilities, fantastic doctors and nursing staff. Highly Recommend”
Dr Bernadetto, Anzai or McClellan - Midtown Obgyn
Dr Francis at Mount Sinai West - “Very friendly, works in a small team, does have long wait times.”
Mount Sinai West - “Spacious delivery rooms, doctors and staff very thorough and caring. NICU refurbished and state of the art equipment/facilities - our baby spent two weeks there after delivery.”
“I have tried NYU and Lenox Hill - Lenox Hill was my favorite but both very good.”
Dr Valerie Lewis Morris - “Very Calm and Patient”
Dr Linda Cho at Spring ObGyn - “I had a difficult pregnancy and the different doctors I saw supported me in some difficult moments”
NYU Langone Tisch Hospital - “Very friendly, personal. Big and bright birthing rooms.”
Dr Kang at Weill Cornell Reproductive - “Lovely, great bedside manner and very professional”
Greenwich Fertility - “Effective, competent doctors with good bedside manner, everyone is professional and kind”
Dr Klara Brown, Acupuncturist. Flatiron - “Kind, very effective, a great addition to my more traditional fertility/medical care”
FERTILITY
Lactation Consultants via the NYC Birth Village (Rachel Andre)
Lactation Consultants from within our hospital system
Mason d’Enfant (Aus owned) - “We used a night nurse at home when we returned home, such a great support”
Birthing Doula (Grace Morningstar - wisearriving.com)
Post partum Doula - “Helped us with the newborn and my older child, cleaning and cooking”
OTHER SUPPORT
“Asking friends and acquaintances has been most helpful to us”
MDE New York - Maison d’Enfants (Aus owned)
Mom Facebook Groups - “eg. Gramercy Moms Facebook Group. This is how we found our nanny”
FINDING BABY SITTING/ NANNIES
Any tourist attraction, parks/playgrounds, eating out.
“Explore the city on foot - even better if you have another mom to do this with!”
Sing song at the local children’s store
Swim classes from 6 months old (SwimJims)
Infant and Toddler Class and Ms J’s Gym in BK
Stuytown playgrounds
Central Park
ACTIVITIES WITH INFANTS / TODDLERS
“If you do not have family nearby, involve your friends, a night nurse, a cook, housecleaner .. get all the help you can get!”
“Join activities/classes to connect with as many mums as possible. It’s important to create your own support network.”
“Seek help with breast-feeding (if you choose to). I wish I did sooner.”