New Brunswick mamas?

[Rowansmama]

Hey all!

I just moved back to New Brunswick (Fredericton area) after being away for a couple of years. And I don't know anyone anymore! I see a lot of Halifax tribes on here, but is there anyone here from NB?

[npd]

Hello! We are in Moncton... and I was wondering the same thing! Anybody out there in NB??

[Magali]

Hi NB Mama's! We live in Saskatoon.

Edited by Magali - 6/3/11 at 6:21pm

[maritimemum]

SJ mama here

[Rowansmama]

Hey Maritimemum...we go to Saint John quite often. What do you do for fun with kids there? I've heard there's an indoor kids' gym...is this true?

[maritimemum]

We do a lot of beach combing, the Irving Nature park is great, Rockwood park is another with a huge kids area and then just the hiking trails and free spaces to run.. and yes we suddenly have TWO indoor play areas! We havent been yet since they just opened over a very very busy summer for us but as the snow hits i bet we will make it to both to try! I have friends who have been to both and said they are great.. one is called http://www.visitjustplay.ca/ and the other is http://www.playedoutfuncentre.ca/

[Oobleckmama]

Another Moncton mom here

Just noticed this thread and wanted to pop in and say hi. Homeschooling/unschooling 3 dks (8,7 & 3) here in Moncton.

[amclure]

Hi all I am in Saint John. I am pretty sure I know you Maritimemum. We have a 2 year old little boy and our second boy is due at the end of February.

[Magali]

I saw that this thread is alive again so I came to check it out. I got soooo excited when I saw a post from someone in the Edmundston area (my area)....then I realized that it was my post from so long ago lol. Sigh, to good to be true.

[maritimemum]

Originally Posted by amclure

Hi all I am in Saint John. I am pretty sure I know you Maritimemum. We have a 2 year old little boy and our second boy is due at the end of February.

pretty sure you do too lol..

[quantumleap]

We're (indefinitely) in Moncton. I have a dd who is ten months. I spent my high school years here, but both the city and myself have changed a lot since then!
I've just discovered http://www.outsidethecrib.com/
Does anyone in the Moncton area have a chiro recommendtion? There seem to be several practices, but I'd rather choose via recommendation than simply by closing my eyes and pointing to one in the phone book!

[quantumleap]

Bumping this up, again.
We're moving to St. John, and looking forward to settling in for the long haul. We've moved a lot over the past few years, and I'm really, really excited to stay put for a good long while. DH got a job that looks to be both challenging and interesting, and I'll be on the hunt for a part-time something as of April-ish.
Fingers are majorly crossed that our IF treatments work in late Feb/early March and that we'll then be on the hunt for pregnancy/birthing resources of the crunchier sort in St. John.
For now, I'm off to investigate LLL in St. John...maybe I'll see some of you St. John mamas there?

Just in case anyone in the future is wondering, Dr. Kate Randall is a super, super chiro here in Moncton. 853-8110. She's really kid friendly, and gentle too. I'm sad to be leaving her!

[quantumleap]

Oh, Saint John mamas, help? I'm a notorious thread killer, it's awful, but I'm hoping someone in the know might send me some info?
I'm looking for:
-LLL
-Playgroups ( friends for me? )
-a recommendation for a gp
-a store that sells things like probiotics from a fridge, hylands teething tabs, etc, etc
-a cheaper pool than the Canada Games Aquatic Center

We're "Uptown" and I love our apartment. We're still painting and settling, but there's time recently for thinking about real life. As in, life outside getting the books on shelves and finding a way to hang our bikes. What's going on out there, in Saint John?!

I got a membership to the NB Museum, we're signed up for "Babies in the Library", but I feel sort of lost.

Oh, I'm a former midwifery student, IDS grad, mama to one DD (13 months), and hoping for another soon.

[maritimemum]

Hey!!! well welcome to sj! Sorry i havent be posting here for a few months due to life and lack of time!! Okay lets see if we can help you out!
-LLL the meetings are held on the 4th Wednesday of each month at 7:00 pm they are in different homes for a few meetings then switch the leaders are Jeanette Fisher: 506-848-0193 and Adrienne Melanson: 506-672-0693

-Playgroups ( friends for me? ) I will be your friend ..... skjid.com has a great events calendar and the Family resource center has playgroups http://frc-crf.com/saint-john/programs.cfm i go to a church based moms group (baptist but not too in your face just moms hanging out if you are interested there are a few of us that cloth diaper and baby wear there.. we did have a babywearing group but we havent met in a while due to family and health issues for me.. hmm i should start that again,. though my coleader doesnt bw now that her kids are older... if you are interested in a bwing group let me know i am going to have to do some more thinking and maybe planning on that one lol

other helpful link http://sjkid.com/index.php?option=co...135&Itemid=182

http://sjkid.com/index.php?option=co...151&Itemid=145

-a recommendation for a gp- i cant tell you a not lol not any of the craig brothers :P

-a store that sells things like probiotics from a fridge, hylands teething tabs, etc, etc Atlantic superstore (168 Rothesay Ave 648-1325) has a great natural section and this store just opened http://www.naturallyforlife.blogspot.com/ havent been there yet but it looks great, the Feel Good store on Germain has a bunch of great natural stuff and teas, and i buy our probiotics from a shaklee dealer on the west side if you want her info let me know, she also sells local free chicken eggs raised by kids and fed flax so they are omega three.. oh and local honey and maple syrup and hemp hearts and on and on lol

-a cheaper pool than the Canada Games Aquatic Center I think a few of the hotels have cheap rates for using them? i want to say fort howe hotel does?

We're "Uptown" and I love our apartment. We're still painting and settling, but there's time recently for thinking about real life. As in, life outside getting the books on shelves and finding a way to hang our bikes. What's going on out there, in Saint John?!

I have been a hermit i need to get out but hopefully some of that info will help.. there are natural parenting moms and dads in sj.. our ranks are growing so dont give up

I got a membership to the NB Museum, we're signed up for "Babies in the Library", but I feel sort of lost. Sounds to me like you have a good start

Oh, I'm a former midwifery student, IDS grad, mama to one DD (13 months), and hoping for another soon. Maybe i should have a welcome to sj get together for you with a few of my natural minded moms? would you be interested?

[quantumleap]

Thanks maritimemum! That was a total goldmine of information. DD and I hit up the $2 tot swim at the aquatic center this morning. She's usually fearless in the pool, and we've been going since she was seven weeks old, but it was a bit of a disaster. I think the water currents were a bit scary? We'll try again though.

I would love to meet up with you and some of your crew, if that works sometime. You hardly sound like a recluse, despite your saying you're a hermit! I'd also be keen on a babywearing group. I have no idea what such a group does, precisely, but I'd love to find out and would be happy to help out.

Thanks again for all the info.

[HonkyTonka]

Hi!

I'm in Freddy. Love to meet some Moms or Mom's to be since all my friends are very, very kid-less!

[MyBoysBlue]

Originally Posted by Magali

I saw that this thread is alive again so I came to check it out. I got soooo excited when I saw a post from someone in the Edmundston area (my area)....then I realized that it was my post from so long ago lol. Sigh, to good to be true.

We bought some land in Sainte-Anne-de-Madawaska but we only plan on moving there in another 5 years or so. Eventually you might have some company.

[quantumleap]

Saint John mamas....

So, I'm pregnant
We also don't have a gp. I put us on the orphan list when we got here, in Feb, and called them again when I got my bfp as per the recommendation of the pharmacist. I haven't heard anything from them though.
I would love a homebirth midwife, but I know such a thing doesn't exist here. I guess I'm just looking for an idea of what a person is supposed to do for prenatal care with no pcp, no midwife, and a community walk in clinic that never answers the phone (Crown St Medical Clinic) in Saint John?!
Ideas?
Thanks.

ETA: Nevermind. I found the info I was looking for. The Women's Wellness Center (673-5454) is a collection of 10 females physicians who look after care for "orphan" pregnant women. Now, if only I could find miso in this city...

[ATD_Mom]

Late response here, but thought I'd say howdy, too.

We're in Moncton, DH and I and our 2.5-year-old with another coming in July.

We have a great group of mothers here who do all the crazy things we do - AP and BF and CD, and even EC. Very fortunate we are. I met all of these mothers through either LLL or Birth Matters, a monthly meeting that loosely revolves around birth topics but mostly just about parenting.

We decided this summer we will be, without a doubt, homeschooling "officially" when the time comes, so - Oobleckmama - I am interested to hear about homeschooling groups in the area. Did you go to the conference in Saint John this weekend?

[shymama]

I'm in Saint John too.
I'm pretty sure I know MaritimeMum and Amclure. Love to meet up with some other moms too!