About DC BABY
Sarah K. Masterson's original book, DC BABY: A Handbook for Parents In (& Around) the Capitol City, was published in 2005 and quickly sold out. But the suite of recommendations and listings live on in the form of this blog - and the new DC BABY E-Book, 2008 Edition.
In the e-book, you'll find comprehensive listings, reviews, and recommendations on:
- Fertility treatment & counseling
- Prenatal care (including "alternative")
- Prenatal massage therapists & acupuncturists
- Pregnancy yoga classes
- Ob/Gyns & midwives
- Doulas
- Shopping for maternity clothes
- Childbirth education
- Baby care classes
- Best pregnancy photographers
- Support groups & listservs for mamas-to-be
- Babyproofing services
- Hospitals & birth centers
- Home births in DC
- Postpartum doulas & baby nurses
- Postpartum fitness & exercise
- Lactation consultants & breastfeeding support
- Pediatricians
- Holistic/Homeopathic Pediatricians
- Pediatric Dentists
- First aid & CPR classes for parents & caregivers
- Shopping for baby and children's clothes, shoes, gear, toys, & books
- Baby & children's consignment shops
- Parenting classes
- Parenting listservs & neighborhood groups
- Parent support groups
- Nanny & au pair agencies
- Babysitting co-ops & services
- Day care & preschools
- Playgroups
- Best Playgrounds for Tots
- Indoor playscapes for winter
- Storytimes & children's bookstores
- Enrichment classes for babies through preschoolers
- Outings
- Child-friendly restaurants
- Public transportation with a baby
- Car seat installation help / inspection
- Resources for children with special needs
- Resources for single parents
- Resources just for daddies
- Resources for parents of "multiples"
- Best baby & children's photographers
- Best birthday cakes
- Best children's entertainers
- Best children's haircuts
- Child & family yoga
- Non-toxic home cleaning services
- Grocery delivery services
- Couples' & individual therapists
- Personal assistant & home organizing services
- Seasonal family events
- Family Day-Tripping from DC
- "The Changing Table Tour," giving you the low-down on which public restrooms in DC are equipped for baby - And which aren't
- & much, much more
About the Author
Sarah K. Masterson became the mother of her own DC baby in April 2004, with the birth of her daughter Ava. A native Texan successfully transplanted to the Washington area, she has lived in NW DC and Bethesda, attended graduate school at the University of Maryland in College Park, held a fellowship at the Smithsonian Institution, and is now a resident of Old Town Alexandria with her husband Noah. Sarah is a communications consultant whose recent clients include the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition and the National Partnership for Immunization. She has 15 years of experience as a journalist, researcher, educator, and community volunteer, with a special interest in women's issues and maternal-child health.