Blog Posts

• October 28, 2021 How do I help my baby adjust to Daylight Savings?
  Every year around this time, we prepare to move our clocks back one hour. And every year, it is inevitable that a momma in my parenting class will raise her hand and say, “Daylight savings time is ending soon. Any tips on how to help my baby adjust to the new time?” Then I hear a collective sigh from the other moms in class who are now picturing their little ones waking up an hour earlier than they are used to! Before baby, this was a day to look forward to because it meant you got an extra hour of sleep on a Sunday - who doesn’t want or need that? More ...
• September 23, 2021 SANTA MONICA EDUCATION FLASH MATCH!
  

  Today Only - Donate to the Santa Monica Education Foundation and The Pump Station Will Match Your Donation Up To $2500! Your $25 Donation Will Mean $50 to the Foundation!

• September 04, 2021 Night Nurse, Newborn Care Specialist & Postpartum Doula - What's the Difference?
  Welcoming a new baby to your family is an exciting, joyful, and magical time. It can also be exhausting and overwhelming! Many parents look to professionals for help and guidance to get through those first important days or weeks at home with their bundle of joy. But how do you know what type of professional you need? When researching terms like Postpartum Doula, Newborn Care Specialist, or Night Nurse it can be confusing!  Learning what each distinction means, and how these amazing professionals can benefit your family can be a lot to figure out. To help, we’ve asked Donna Ford Founder of The Newborn Nurtury to outline the differences Read More.....
• August 11, 2021 What's in your prenatal vitamin?
  

  Perelel - The First OB/GYN-Founded Prenatal Vitamin!!

  Get to Know Perelel

  In 2018 two Los Angeles mamas, Alex Taylor & Victoria Thain Gioia, found themselves pregnant and frustrated with their prenatal vitamins. 

  In early 2019, Victoria’s daughter was born with a cleft lip without having any common risk factors or genetic link. As someone who had gone to great lengths to take all of the right vitamins, read all of the right research, and was lucky enough to have an incredible OB/GYN, Dr. Banafsheh Bayati, Victoria was shocked to learn how much was left unsaid and underserved for women during pregnancy.