For expectant and new parents (with children up to toddler age), New York Family has four very special and helpful resources.
There’s our grand annual event, The New York Baby Show, which takes place one weekend every May. The expo attracts thousands of new and expectant families from the metropolitan area who come to discover hundreds of leading vendors and services for new families, while also enjoying seminars and lectures by parenting and family experts and sharing all sorts of fun activities with their infants and toddlers. This year, new parent guru Rosie Pope gave the show’s main address both days, joined by a panel of some of her favorite experts.
For more info about the 2014 New York Baby Show next May, visit newyorkbabyshow.com. And don’t forget to email [email protected] to receive early bird ticket specials and other information.
On a more regular basis, we also offer expectant and new parents a wonderful and free weekly newsletter filled with tips on pre- and post-natal resources, shopping, news, and musings—not to mention wonderful giveaways. The newsletter is mostly based on our popular New York Family Baby blog at www.newyorkfamily.com, which is where you can sign up for the newsletter.
In the fall, we plan to publish the second edition of New York Family Baby, a bi-annual magazine focused solely on needs and interests of expectant and new parents. The first edition of the magazine was published this spring and included the program guide to the New York Baby Show.
Finally, the following directory should help you address many of your needs as new parents as well.
BABY & BREASTFEEDING GEAR
BABY PLANNERS AND CONCIERGE SERVICES
BABY PROOFING
CHILD CARE
Craigslist (for their listings)
Irish Echo (for their listings)
Mommybites (for their nanny board)
Urban Baby (for their listings)
DIAPER SERVICES
FERTILITY CLINICS
The Center for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility
Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York
HOSPITALS AND BIRTHING CENTERS
Also see our listings for local hospitals in the Health & Wellness section. Plus, a number of hospitals now have birthing centers on their premises, where low-risk pregnancies can be delivered by a midwife.
INFANT CPR
Also see the list of hospitals in the Health & Wellness section, many of which offer infant CPR classes; ditto for the list of venues for Post-Natal Education Classes in this section.
MATERNITY CLOTHES
PEDIATRICIANS
See our section on neighborhood pediatricians in Health & Wellness.
PRE– AND POST-NATAL EDUCATION, FITNESS, AND SUPPORT
Destination Maternity (for their classes)
Mind Over Matter Health & Fitness (MOM)
NYC Dads Group/New Dad Boot Camps
SLEEP CONSULTANTS
SPECIAL SERVICES FOR NEW PARENTS
STROLLER CLEANING AND REPAIR
For birthing resources, click here. And to see The New York Baby Show’s Best in Show Award Winners, click here.
