When we decided to have children, we were inundated with so much information it was like cramming for exams. All those books! Couldn’t we sip tea while someone downloaded the Coles Notes to us?
Then we walked into Eglinton West’s Becoming Maternity and Parenting Centre (think of it like mama-school), whose booming popularity meant a recent move to a new location down the street. Workshops start at $45, and a $59.99 membership saves us 10 per cent on all classes (and in their bountiful street-level shop).
On our visit to the warm and cheerful space, tired moms and wee babes were seated casually, learning to breastfeed (Free). A supportive Mom and Baby six-week series ($199, for babies up to four months) is structured to help us connect and bond with other mamas as well as our beautiful babies (it took everything we had to actually leave after class).
From expectant moms looking for prenatal information, to adoptive parents, moms having their second (and needing to prepare their first for a sibling), and even workshops for families and grandparents-to-be... just about any issue we might need help with is covered by Becoming Maternity’s roster of mama experts.
Don’t believe the hype about mom brain. We just got a doctorate in motherhood.
Becoming Maternity and Parenting Centre
www.becomingmaternity.com
350 Eglinton Ave. W (at Avenue)
416-440-4020
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