Krystal Long Birth Services

08/10/2023

Hey Mamas! Due to a couple changes in circumstances, Moms and Milk Breastfeeding Support Group will not be meeting for a few months! I am still available for 1:1 in person or virtual consults.

If you’re just looking for a safe place to meet moms and get out of the house, Tahoe Tot Spot still offers MomTribe Monday deals…please go!

I will update you all as we circle back in the late fall for new group times!

Xoxo
Krystal

08/03/2023

We’ve had a fever for the last couple days and will be keeping our germs to ourselves. No Moms & Milk group today 08/03.

07/19/2023

My Seester is getting married tomorrow 🥳🥳 unfortunately I don’t have a sub so no Moms & Milk Group Thursday 7/20/23!

See you next week Mamas!

06/15/2023

No Moms & Milk today, but se will be back next week!

05/29/2023

Moms & Milk - WEEKLY GROUP!

Ask and you shall receive 🥰

It has been wonderful getting back together with you Mamas this last month, and due to demand, our group will now meet every week rather than twice a month!

Come as you are, bring your little(s), and come share, play and grow! Group is an hour and a half to accommodate for those mornings when things just don’t go smoothly…it’s not a firm start time 😉

Please note, Tot Spot is not open to the public during this time…it’s just our group!

See you soon 🥰

05/01/2023

Moms & Milk Breastfeeding Support Group will start Thursday May 11th from 10:30-12noon, and run every Thursday!

Please know this is not a hard start time...come as you are anytime in the 1.5 hour window. We're all moms and know that some mornings you just need extra time.

Groups are $10 for drop-in and $7 if you prepay for 5. Free Group after every 5! Please know, NO MOM WILL BE TURNED AWAY and scholarships are available for those in need.

04/10/2020

04/03/2020

You’re not alone. I know it may feel that way. Please reach out, phone a friend...this too shall pass Mama.
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"This is not what you had planned. This is not what you’d envisioned. There are no visits from friends, no loving doula bringing you soup, no “mommy and me” yoga classes, no coffee dates, no stroller walks through the park. There is empty space where you had planned comfort and company. There are long days with no one but your little one to talk to and this big transition to navigate all alone.

I know it’s lonely, mama. I know the walls of your house feel tight and the days feel so long, and you crave a warm hand on your knee and the soft embrace of a friend. You wish for someone by your side to marvel at this beautiful baby of yours and to wrap an arm around you when the feelings get too big and scary.

We were never meant to do this alone. Motherhood has never been a solitary sport. And yet here we are, in this odd chapter of isolation and distance, with no choice but to do it by ourselves.

But mama, know this- We are alone. Together. You are surrounded all the other mothers who are navigating this tender time in isolation. You are held by all of us who have walked the path before you and who know how much you must be hurting. You are wrapped in the warm embrace of mama earth, as she too settles into this time of slowness and healing.

This too shall pass. And when it does, hugs and coffee dates and visits from friends will taste so much sweeter. Soft kisses on your cheek and arms around your waist and gentle laughter in your ear will be the joyful medicine after this trying time.

Until then, hunker down mama. Find the coziest, warmest spot on your couch, sink into the pile of unfolded laundry, and sleep the Spring away, with that sweet babe warm on your chest."

You are not alone mama.

Image and words by the stunning

03/30/2020

Pregnant or breastfeeding...suspected or diagnosed with COVID-19. Consider signing up to participate in this research with UCSD.

https://mothertobaby.org/ongoing-study/coronavirus-covid-19/

MotherToBaby is currently enrolling women in a study examining coronavirus (COVID-19) during pregnancy. All of our research is observational and is conducted by phone — no changes to your normal routine or travel are required.

03/30/2020

Shake it up!

03/28/2020

Stream it Free!

As we all struggle to adapt to our changing circumstances during the Covid-19 pandemic, we are looking for ways to empower and support women virtually through "The Business of..." platforms. The new hospital restrictions banning partners and doulas during labor broke our hearts. For women birthing in hospitals, the idea of not having any labor support is frightening and unprecedented. Equally unimaginable is the fact that nurses and care givers lack adequate personal protection equipment, putting their own health at risk.

In order to support expecting parents during this pandemic, we are streaming "The Business of Being Born" and the "More Business of Being Born" series FOR FREE from our website: www.thebusinessof.life

03/26/2020

No woman should have to birth alone, yet the right to have support during labor and birth by a partner or doula is being stripped away in hospitals due to COVID-19 precautions. As if facing COVID-19 and social distancing wasn’t enough to worry about, this is causing pregnant women incredible anxiety - and even despair - at a time when they should be able to prepare to welcome their baby.
While there is a lack of definitive evidence of increased infection risk from having a partner or doula present in labor or at birth, there is evidence of increased risk to the mother and baby from lack of adequate emotional, psychological, and physical support during labor, including longer and more painful labor, greater need for pain medication, interventions, and cesarean section. Further, lack of perinatal support is associated with greater risk of postpartum depression. These risks are further increased for people of color, who are already at higher risk of perinatal complications.

Today I am launching the campaign in order to raise awareness of a woman’s right to have support during her labor + birth experience and in turn, have hospitals recognize that labor and birth support is a proven, important factor in the health of mothers, babies, and thus, families.

Your help is really needed. If you can, I would love your support. Here's how:

1. Post a photo that depicts your birth journey (pregnant, in labor, birthing, you and your baby after birth, etc.) and explain in the caption why having support during your labor and delivery was so integral to your health.

2. Use the hashtag and tag me

3. If you’re feeling the birth activist spirit, contact the COO of your hospital, anyone you know in media, your mayor, your governor, your state senator, and ask your OB or midwife to advocate for you. Explain why birth support is so essential for your wellbeing, and the health of your baby and family.

And while it may feel like you’re alone right now, please know, you are not. Tomorrow, on my next Women’s Wellness Office Hours at 2 PM ET I’m going to share how I and other women are going to support you through this time.

03/12/2020

You can hit the pause button...

03/04/2020

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02/08/2020

I love this! Any tricks that worked for your picky eater?

How do you present foods to your little ones? This is a great guide on some kid-friendly language to use🍎
Courtesy of Kids Eat in Color