About Individuals in Our Community
Sky Valley Midwifery The Birth House by Sky Valley Midwifery
There is a beautiful team located in Ellensburg , Yakima, and Tri-cities that offers home birth and birth center birth. Lead by April Haugen MSM, LM, CPM. Her team includes Olga Gadomskiy, BSM, CPM, LM, Taylor Blazina Media Manager, Tatyana Scott RN and Birth Assistant, Tonya Ethington, RN, Nurse/Office Manager and teaches childbirth education, and myself as a CPM, BSM, and working on completing my Washington license. They serve Ellensburg, Cle Elum, Vantage, Kittitas, Selah, Yakima, Naches, Moses Lake, Quincy, Toppenish, Sunnyside, Prosser, Tri-Cities, Kennewick, Pasco, Richland, and Walla Walla. I primarily work with this team and love the care they provide. April was my midwife for my second home birth and gave me a wonderful experience.
Lactation Consultant
Both KVH in Ellensburg and Memorial hospital have their own lactation consultant available to people in their areas but there is a local Lactation Consultant in Yakima out of hospital who does a fantastic job helping mothers and babies. Her business is Cuddles and Cream Lactation LLC and her name is Sherilyn Johnson licensed lactation Consultant.
Her mission is Mission is to be a place of peace, wellness and breastfeeding support for all families.
to calm the anxious heart of a mother if breastfeeding her baby becomes difficult or painful, by offering breastfeeding education and remedies, that will empower her and her family with the confidence that all things will work together.
To promote wellness for mother and baby, we will offer best practice, evidence based recommendations, and interventions, while focusing on meeting mother’s breastfeeding goals.
to ensure that breastfeeding is protected, we teach that breastfeeding every baby is normal and that the benefits of breast milk are exceptional. We acknowledge that each baby is unique and beautifully designed by our creator, and so is each Mother. We place a high value on her production of breastmilk as a renewable life-giving source of nutrition for her baby.
We will endeavor to inspire hope to the parents in our communities with classes, consults and support groups. We are here to respect each family as they navigate through their breastfeeding journey. We believe that breastfeeding is a vital and life sustaining effort, which improves the overall health of our families and communities we serve.
She offers lactation consultations, group classes and meetings, breastfeeding supplies, and photo therapy.
Reach out to her if you have any breastfeeding issues.
Nurturing Naturally
Monthly support group meetings for sharing and caring with moms and babies for talking about the nurturing aspects of breastfeeding and caring for yourself and baby. Topics also covered are family and the breast fed baby, nutrition and weaning, how to of breastfeeding, and advantages of breastfeeding. She has been helping families and mothers for 40 years. One of her concepts is everyone knows what they are doing sometimes they just need encouragment on how to do it. Feeling accepted and helping grow self confidence in you and your body are wonderful aspects to her care. She is a free resource located in Ellensburg. She has group meetings every second Tuesday at 6pm at her home or you can schedule a private meeting with her by contacting her Facebook page or calling (509)-925-4387. She is very nurturing, loving, and a wonderful person overall with a kind heart.
West Valley Chiropractic
Jared Wilson is a chiropractor at west valley chiropractic centre in Yakima located at 7200 West Nob Hill Boulevard #9 Yakima, WA 98908. He does a wonderful job with pregnant moms, newborns, and anyone in general.
He doesn't do a full body snap crackle pop type of adjustment but actually discusses what you have been feeling, makes specific adjustments, and teaches you about your body which is why I prefer recommending him to people.
Adjustments in pregnancy are very beneficial and can help align your pelvis for delivery. Getting your newborn adjusted can make a huge difference in their behavior as well especially after long or hard deliveries or for extra fussy babies.
OBGYN Clinic
If you are planning or needing a hospital birth there is the New Life Clinic in Yakima at 1006 S. 64th Ave, Suite 120, Yakima WA, 98908. The practitioner there is Rachelle Sanjuan Chavez, DO. She provides obstetrical care and is very respectful of your wishes and desires around your birth. They offer many services including prenatal care for low or high risk and anything between, Routine gynecology care, robotic gynecological surgery, ultrasounds, osteopathic manipulation, and preconception counseling.
Vitality Physical Therapy: Kirsten Clarke-Hollingbery
If you are looking for a pelvic floor therapist in Yakima, I highly recommend Vitality PT. Kirsten Clarke-Hollingbery earned her Doctorate of Physical Therapy at Chapman University in Orange, CA. She has worked the Yakima Valley for over 10 years treating Orthopedic and Women’s Health Physical Therapy conditions. She treats conditions such as diastasis recti, hip pain, lower back pain, thoracic pain/postural dysfunction, urinary and bowel dysfunction, sexual dysfunction, pelvic organ prolapse, sacroiliac joint dysfunction, postpartum conditions and prenatal care. She enjoys educating patients on how to safely return to running and fitness postpartum or after recovering from any injury. Kirsten can treat all orthopedic conditions as well as pelvic floor/core dysfunction.