New Familia

New Familia New Familia offers community based access to health support services that are family centered and culturally relevant.

Through education and empowerment, we promote wellness by building on traditional practices.

POP IN this Monday at our POSTPARTUM POP-UP. Hosted by NEW FAMILIA at the CHI CHI LOUNGE, our village of postpartum prov...
05/03/2025

POP IN this Monday at our POSTPARTUM POP-UP. Hosted by NEW FAMILIA at the CHI CHI LOUNGE, our village of postpartum providers will join together to offer support around postpartum healing tips, newborn care , Craniosacral therapy , maternal massage, self care , baby carrying and more. Send a dm to rsvp / register, sliding scale available.

We will also have our awesome Angie Benitez with us , a lactation consultant onsite offering free lactation support in partnership with — message here to reserve your free session to check in regarding baby’s latch , pumping, a weight check or weighted feed , oral assessment y mas … moms coming in for the pop in can receive one to one breastfeeding assistance , take advantage of this community service .

Inviting our New Familia families and welcoming any new parents & familias to our community , come visit your village, build your social network , and find postpartum support.

We embrace you , we nurture you, we uplift you ….. will we see you ???

Located in Lincoln heights , DM us for more details. Sending abrazos, opening our arms and hearts to new familias 🤗🤗🤗

New Mamas! We have openings this week for postpartum massages in-home or at the New Familia office. DM us to book! You d...
04/30/2025

New Mamas! We have openings this week for postpartum massages in-home or at the New Familia office. DM us to book! You deserve it!

Oh I wish a photo was just photo💔💔💔I have so many more recent images of my mom and I together, but this one popped up on...
04/23/2025

Oh I wish a photo was just photo💔💔💔I have so many more recent images of my mom and I together, but this one popped up on my phone over the weekend as memories do. I hadn’t seen it for years and my reaction to it was like a sudden physical blow , i lost my breath, then cried out loud, to myself , for the deep sadness, and again for all the loss. My beloved mama passed away a little more than a month ago , just 3 months after the fires in Altadena that took our house, and everyday without her I experience different feelings as I grieve her absence , in the absence of our home. We were in Sedona in this photo, my mom accompanied my familia on most of our trips, she was so adventurous, enjoyed the outdoors, and loved nature’s beauty. But seeing this photo I can’t help but be reminded of the travels we will no longer share together, the adventures no longer experienced, the closeness no longer to be felt, the constant presence that will no longer be … i see the beautiful poncho I’m wearing that was a gift from my hermano in law which I so loved and I remember my mom wanting to take it from me, because we had similar taste and she wanted my special gift, i mourn my poncho. My mom is wearing my headband because it was cold , I wore it often … my jewelry again all presents because my amigas knew what I liked … it pains me that these things that help make my memories are all gone now, my heart aches from not just losing my mama, but for all that make these memories dear to me , for the things I cherished that no longer exist 😞😞😞There’s a feeling of innocence that I sense in these old photos , the innocence of feeling safe, embraced , secure, & joyful …. And when all that is taken so traumatically as it was on that early January 8th morning in the fires , there’s my fear that more was lost than just my poncho, I feel the sorrow of living in my mom’s house now without her , and I regret that my person who existed in this photo is no longer. I miss my mom, I miss my home, I miss my community. Please pray for healing, strength and peace, for me , for my familia, for Altadena 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

Ohh where life takes us. Over the weekend I would have been grieving 2 months since our home in altadena was destroyed b...
03/11/2025

Ohh where life takes us. Over the weekend I would have been grieving 2 months since our home in altadena was destroyed by the Eaton fires. It’s been a devastating loss for my familia to endure as many of you know . Then my mom , to who’s home we evacuated to and where we now live, started struggling with her health over a month ago …. and suddenly we are all back at the hospital this last weekend grieving our mama , abuela, suegra , tia , & hermana to my Tio Manuel (the last of the 8 siblings ), who will soon be leaving us to join my father who died so many years ago , and all those who have died before her… who we’re positive are awaiting her in the most beautiful of homecomings .

It’s a surreal experience during these last days to be asking my mama if she’s ready to leave this life and how can we support her with this last journey , understanding that she must be tired and ready to die and let go, as painful as it will be to say goodbye. She awakes from short periods of rest asking us why is she still here , and how did she come back from death . “How do you feel?” my daughter Mila asks her abuela while embracing her , and our tired mama replies “peaceful”.

It’s all so much , my heart breaks again and again 💔 god bless us and give us strength .

Join today’s Baby Cafe @ 1pm  on Friday … to lay back, relax & breastfeed … together on Zoom 💕💕💕Angie our lactation cons...
02/14/2025

Join today’s Baby Cafe @ 1pm on Friday … to lay back, relax & breastfeed … together on Zoom 💕💕💕Angie our lactation consultant and our clinical student janneth will be with us … supporting, informing, empowering, uplifting. Will we see you on this lovely Valentine’s Day? Sending all our chi chis comadres cariño y abrazos from new familia , I love you 💘💘💘

“Today was a day filled with hope, love and community. Baby cafe is a safe space; we sat with feelings of grief, loss, s...
02/09/2025

“Today was a day filled with hope, love and community. Baby cafe is a safe space; we sat with feelings of grief, loss, sorrow, hope, joy and so much more while we meditated and shared our lived experiences. All were welcome no matter what part of their journey or role they were in…David (Baby’s dad) felt surrounded by love and support; he feels New Familia is a second home. I couldn’t agree more and share gratitude with the humblest of hearts. Uncle Nick felt blessed to be a part of it and can’t wait to join future activities. Aloha!”

So lovingly shared by mama Bridget about today’s Baby Cafe, New Familia’s community group to support breastfeeding and parenthood ❤️

As many of you know, I’ve had many emotional days since losing my home in the altadena fires. But honestly beautiful days like today where the chi chi lounge fills with familias, love & joy help to lessen my grief and bring on tears of happiness …. See you next month? Interested in joining us for individual lactation support? Abrazos await you , our community embraces you 🥰🥰🥰

Looking for lactation, postpartum and infant support? Seeking community and a social network? Come visit us mañana on Sa...
02/07/2025

Looking for lactation, postpartum and infant support? Seeking community and a social network? Come visit us mañana on Saturday at the chi chi lounge . From 12-2 we will come together to build community, support motherhood and create peace & connections …. Offering group breathe work, lactation support, an infant massage demo and a postpartum Q&A. Will we see you ??? Bring something to contribute to a family potluck, familia welcomed to join.

Una invitación especial 💖💖💖 New Familia invita a nuestras madres/padres embarazadas y posparto a unirse a nosotros los j...
02/06/2025

Una invitación especial 💖💖💖 New Familia invita a nuestras madres/padres embarazadas y posparto a unirse a nosotros los jueves a las 5 p. m. para recibir apoyo en lactancia materna en español, dirigido por un consultor de lactancia, mamás que se apoyan entre sí en la comunidad. También se anima a las familias bilingües a asistir, envíe un mensaje directo para registrarse. Todos son bienvenidos y bienvenidos, esperamos conectarnos con usted dentro de nuestro espacio seguro, educativo y de apoyo. Nos vemos??? 🤗🤗🤗

Sharing a special invitation 💝💝💝 New Familia invites our pregnant and postpartum mothers /parents to join us on Thursdays at 5pm for breastfeeding support in Spanish, lead by a lactation consultant , mamas supporting each other in community. Bilingual familias also encouraged to attend, send a DM to register. All are welcomed and embraced, looking forward to connecting with you within our safe, educational and supportive space 😍😍😍

Hola hola 👋🏼👋🏼👋🏼 inviting pregnant mamas / parents to be, to take advantage of our weekly lactation clinica where free c...
01/31/2025

Hola hola 👋🏼👋🏼👋🏼 inviting pregnant mamas / parents to be, to take advantage of our weekly lactation clinica where free community breastfeeding support / care / education is offered at the chi chi lounge in Lincoln Heights. Available on alternating Fridays and Saturdays, send a DM to ask about the schedule and to book your prenatal session with our amazing lactation care team 🤩🤩🤩

NOTE: we have an available virtual or in-person session TODAY at 11:30am to meet our team and get started with your breastfeeding journey. Send a DM with your email to book for today 🤗🤗🤗

Come in for breastfeeding education, get oriented on how to get started with breastfeeding, pumping and collecting your colostrum, and receive a prenatal breastfeeding kit that includes a manual pump, breastpads & ni**le cream. See you at the chi chi lounge??? Partner, support person, family members welcomed to accompany you 🥰🥰🥰

The Chi Chi Lounge is back!!! 👏👏👏 What I really mean to say is that offering free community based lactation care & suppo...
12/28/2024

The Chi Chi Lounge is back!!! 👏👏👏 What I really mean to say is that offering free community based lactation care & support is back at the chi chi lounge. Woo hoo!! In sweet partnership with , New Familia is so excited and grateful that this much needed community service is back and especially available to those who are in need of comprehensive & holistic lactation support. Funded through BreastfeedLA, this free weekly lactation clinica provides breastfeeding support by a team of experienced licensed lactation consultants and as well as offers mentoring to our clinical lactation student Janneth Santiago-Echeverria, future IBCLCs of color.

Located in Lincoln Heights / Northeast LA, and alternating on Fridays and Saturdays, our free weekly lactation clinica offers 60 minute sessions that center on latch, breast milk supply, positioning, pumping, bottle feeding, weight gain and oral assessments, as well as providing support with supplements, baby carrying, returning to work / school and infant parenting. Our team also assists our pregnant mommies to be with prenatal colostrum education and collection. Send a DM here to reserve / book a session. We welcome you to new familia and look forward to your visit to the chi chi lounge. Also@do@inquire about our attending our Baby Cafe breastfeeding support groups — online and in person.

Are you seeking out your village? How can new familia support your prenatal, birthing, postpartum and lactating journey? Don’t be shy, ask your question here? Share your concern? Tell us your story?

Christmas Day was spent at my mom’s house in Montebello ✨✨✨, the matriarch now, celebrating in our house of spirits, whi...
12/28/2024

Christmas Day was spent at my mom’s house in Montebello ✨✨✨, the matriarch now, celebrating in our house of spirits, which filled up quickly and joyously with familia, the old and the young , and the just born. What a gift to my mama to have these new additions presented to her , so touching to witness, another generation of familia brought forward, such precious blessings, reminders of the cycles & the fragility of our human lives. To have just a few branches of our extended familia together in our childhood home was reaffirming for my almost 90 year old madre that although these days of existence can be tough on her, these moments together exhilarate and touch the soul ❤️❤️❤️ so grateful to my mama for the home that she created and for this familia, that we could share this special day together , thankful for all the love … agradecida por todo el amor🫀🫀🫀

Flashback to last weekend at the chi chi lounge , so happy to be opening up our space at New Familia again to our weekly...
12/14/2024

Flashback to last weekend at the chi chi lounge , so happy to be opening up our space at New Familia again to our weekly free lactation clinica in partnership with , blessed with an amazing lactation support team , thankful to Vero who came to support our new mamas with baby carrying.

With this mama teaching .nezer how to wrap her baby using the kangaroo care position, to promote skin to skin , position baby chest to chest.

So grateful to Brenda Vierya , Kalyn Caine and Benitez and our new clinical lactation student Janneth for all their lactation support , mentoring and commitment to all our New Familia familias . See you all tomorrow on Saturday again this weekend for more chi chi support, self care, honoring holidays, and community building .

All are welcome. Will you join us ? Send a DM to rsvp and reserve your lactation care session.

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2716 North Broadway, Suite 203
Los Angeles, CA
90031

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