RESOURCES

BULK HERBS - where to buy high quality bulk dried herbs online!

  1. Root Digger Herb Farm - Tumwater, WA

  2. Friends of the Trees Botanicals - Chimacum, WA

  3. Methow Medicinal Herb Farm - Twisp, WA

  4. Oshala Farm - Applegate Valley, OR

  5. Zack Woods Herb Farm- Hyde Park, VT

CHILDBIRTH & PARENT EDUCATION

  1. Bellingham Technical College - offers both child birth ed and parent classes

  2. Moss the Doula - gender affirming childbirth ed (online)

RESEARCH & EDUCATION

  1. Evidence Based Birth- Research and science backed answers to all your pregnancy and birth related questions. My go to website to help clients determine answers to questions like “should I decline antibiotics in labor due to testing positive to GBS” to “My doctor says I need to be induced,” in addition to their primary care provider.

  2. Dr. Sara Wickham, PHd - “… information, inspiration and illumination for midwives, birth folk, women and families …”

  3. Dr. Rachel Reed, PHd - Midwife, author and researcher

HERBAL RESOURCES

  1. Herbal Safety in Pregnancy and Lactation database by Eric Yarnell , ND, RH (AHG)- this is one of my go to websites for question of “is this particular herb safe while I’m pregnant/lactating/postpartum?”

  2. Herb Drug Interactions - another great database put together by Eric Yarnell

  3. Aviva Romm - midwife, herbalist, and Yale educated MD

LOCAL CARE PROVIDERS*- Bellingham, WA

  1. Bellingham Community Acupuncture -offers sliding scale acupuncture.

  2. Lotus Leaf Acupuncture-fertility and pregnancy experts. Highly recommend

  3. Shanti Center- massage and bodywork.

  4. Color Chiropractic- Dr. Hsu for infant and children care.

  5. Salish Chiropractic

  6. Brad and Dana Chiropractic- Dana for pre-natal and infant and children chiropractic.

  7. Penny Ellenwood - deep tissue massage

  8. Anneka Deacon- womb massage

  9. Green Mountain Physical Therapy- pelvic floor physical therapy

  10. Essential Lactation- Sara Manske is wonderful

  11. Whatcom Community Physical Therapy- pelvic floor physical therapy

  12. Jenna Anderson - cranio-sacral therapy for whole families

  13. Veritas Massage- Pregnancy and postpartum massage.

*please note these are all care providers I have used for myself and my babies during my last two pregnancies over the years of 2020-2026. What works for me may not work for you. This list is not inclusive; some of the care providers I’ve see have closed so I am not including them on this list.

LACTATION SUPPORT online

  1. Kelly Mom

  2. La Leche League

  3. The Newman Breastfeeding Clinic, International Breastfeeding Centre

PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH *

  1. Whatcom Perinatal Task Force - Bellingham, WA

  2. Mobile Mama Therapy - Bellingham, WA

  3. Village Circle Bellingham - Bellingham, WA

  4. Perinatal Support WA - Washington

  5. Perinatal Support International

*Did you know that the #1 complication of pregnancy and birth is a Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorder (PMAD)? You are not alone!

MISC.

  1. Whatcom Family Village - wonderful community space for all types of classes and support groups.

  2. 4th Trimester Bodies- photography project

  3. New Mom Health - a great website coming out of UNC- Chapel Hill with focus on The 4th Trimester (FYI. Their language is very female/mom/woman centered. No mention or resources on trans birthers or birthers who don’t identify as female/woman).

  4. Small Things Growing- blog by Pakistani-American miwife, Robina Khalid. A recent favorite read was Are You My Elder- On Ina May Gaskin, white supremacy and inhabiting the spaces we’d rather ignore

  5. A favorite essay to read - “Revolutionary Parenting” by bell hooks. Written in 1984 and still as necessary as ever unfortunately.

  6. Carry On-BST and Chit Chat- My favorite private Facebook group for all things baby wearing and buying/selling/trading woven wraps, ring slings, and other baby carriers.

last updated 04/01/26