Konwati'shatstenhsherawi's

11/19/2025

10/07/2025

📰 Are you looking for birth support? Ionkwaietisakhe is available!

📲 Be sure to contact her directly using the contact information provided to secure your spot, her calendar fills quickly! 📆

09/27/2025

09/02/2025

Peer to peer support is invaluable for the health of mothers and their families. Don’t be shy, try to attend!

Kahnawa'kehró:non Istas are invited to sign up for our new Istas & Babies Social Support Group!

This group is for moms of babies 0-24 months to gather and gain support from each other, with guidance from facilitators.

Pre-registration for the group opens today! Sign up by calling Terry McComber at 450-632-6880 #34107

08/05/2025

Build you and your baby’s community through play! A great way for Moms or caregivers to connect 😊

Hey Mamas!
Tomorrow is our first group with an activity for your little ones 🫶🏼
10:30-11:30 at the Ohkawari room above the bank
Drops in welcomed
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06/29/2025

It takes a lot of energy to create life, and scientists are saying it takes significantly more than they originally believed.

Research shows that pregnancy demands 50,000 dietary calories over the course of nine months, 96% of that energy is required entirely from the mother. FYI, that’s roughly 50 pints of Ben & Jerry’s 🍦

Mamas and soon-to-be-mamas? Take a nap—this. is. not. easy!

👉 Study published in the journal Science, reported by The New York Times

06/26/2025

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06/17/2025

“Did you know that Mayan families in Guatemala, consider bedsharing to be the only way to parent through the night?

Did you know that in Japan, breastfeeding and shared sleep (soine) is seen as a means to sustain connection through touch or ‘skinship’ between mother and child?

Did you know that In Bali, babies’ feet don’t touch the ground until 3 months of age?

Yet, we’re told in western culture that our babies need to sleep on their own, that we need to get our babies on a schedule and that we can ‘spoil’ them if we pick them up ‘too much’.

One of my favourite cross-cultural pieces of research to share to help us challenge the mainstream parenting narrative, comes from Dr. Charlotte Peterson. She spent forty years traveling the globe to live with local families and witness parenting practices in peaceful cultures. She observed that in Bali, babies are seen as a blessing.

At three months of age, there is a ceremony called Tiga Bulan or “three moons”. It is not until the celebration of this ceremony that a new baby’s feet touch the earth. Until that point, the baby is considered “of the heavens” and is constantly held in someone’s arms.

After the ceremony, the baby is considered “of the earth”. Although a baby can be put down and “out of arms” at this point, Charlotte has rarely seen a Balinese infant or toddler not being held or closely watched, by her parents or family members, within those first three months.

For me, it feels validating to gain a different perspective, reminding us that our instincts to hold our babies close are ancient, wise and innately human. I seek out research like this as it allows me to better understand the difference between social norms & what’s best for our babies.”

words: ❤️
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06/17/2025

KMHC staff will be there to support!

05/29/2025

Are you a new or expecting parent? Then this is a great space to feel heard, supported, and sometimes you can learn something new!

Build your peer parenting community 💕

Upcoming dates for KMHC's Breastfeeding Support Group with Vanessa Rice:
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Hope to see you there!