Raising a happy, healthy baby is hard work. We are excited to bring together amazing resources to focus on the most important subjects in baby’s first years of life. Come listen, learn, play and visit with the best resources in our community, enjoy new brands and discover the latest products!
So you had a baby, while pregnant you took advantage of all the resources available. All the books, all the doctor’s appointments, all the friend’s advice. Then came baby and they sent you home with no manual! We know how challenging the early years of a child’s life are and we are here to help you navigate the challenges along the way.
We’ve scouted some of our favorite experts to share their wisdom and answer your questions related to the things that matter most at this early age: Eat, Sleep, & Play.
What will we be doing at the event? Eating, playing and talking! Save the sleeping for when you get home and can practice our tips!
We will sit down with experts on food, sleep, play, parenting, communicating with baby, self care and postpartum through out the day.
We will also have an interactive marketplace where you can also meet and greet with brands and businesses to learn about the latest services and products that support raising a happy and healthy child.
We are bringing together an extraordinary group of professionals, ready to do what ever it takes to help you raise a happy, healthy little one.
Jenni June, baby planner, celebrity child sleep consultant, and former host of BabyLeague Networks‘s "BabyCare with Jenni June," Jenni June counsels on helping babies four months to four-years-old consolidate their night sleep and take healthier more restorative naps.
A certified Lactation Counselor, Jenni June works with parents who believe they can’t breastfeed and sleep train. As a sleep-training educator at Nordstrom, Baby‘s R Us, Babytalk LA, Baby & Kidz Expos and more, Jenni June assists families across the country live an optimal life. Jenni June’s approach to sleep training is natural, grounded in evidence-based sleep science, and extremely user-friendly for all new and expecting parents, regardless of their lifestyle or parenting philosophy.
Jenni June has a loyal and dedicated following of parents across the U.S. who enjoy her fun and no-nonsense presentation style and sense of parent humor!
Drawing from a diverse background in the performing arts and midwifery, Jessica Martin-Weber supports women and families, creating spaces for open dialogue. Writer and speaker, Jessica is the creator of TheLeakyBoob.com, co-creator of BeyondMoi.com, she co-parents her 6 daughters with her husband of 20 years and is currently writing her first book and producing her second annual conference, MiLK: An Infant Feeding Conference, in partnership with MommyCon.
Linda M. Hanna, RNC, MSN/Ed., IBCLC, is the Founder and Director of Care of My Nursing Coach, the nation’s first mobile breastfeeding center, which provides personalized, ongoing breastfeeding support to new moms and their infants. A registered nurse since 1978, she holds a bachelor’s degree in Nursing and a master’s degree in Nursing Education. She is also a leading voice in the breastfeeding industry and has been an internationally board certified lactation consultant for over 30 years. She launched the breastfeeding support programs at both Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center of Los Angeles. She works closely with obstetricians and pediatricians to make sure families are receiving as much support as possible when bringing home a new baby. Linda and her team are excited to work with City Moms and offer trustworthy, personalized parenting resources, in-person and online.
Dr. Alyssa Berlin is a clinical psychologist specializing in pregnancy, postpartum and parenting. She offers private counseling for women individually and with their partners on issues such as anxiousness and emotional fluctuation during pregnancy, postpartum blues and depression, and the complex issues that can arise between and around new and expectant parents. She is also a renowned birth and postpartum doula, the creator of the Afterbirth Plan workshops, and is on the Board of Advisors for the International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN). Dr. Alyssa and her husband, prenatal chiropractor Dr. Elliot Berlin live in Los Angeles and are the proud parents of four amazing children.
Mor Levy is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Lactation Consultant, and Doula. She received her Master’s of Science in Maternal Nutrition and emphasized her education and research on nutrient necessities and fetal development. Her qualifications include her private practice, being an instructor at UCLA ext., and working with multiple clinics/hospitals in the Los Angeles area over the last 8 years.
As a Registered Dietitian her expertise lies in prenatal and postpartum visits as well as pediatric nutrition, which include diet analysis, creation of meal plans, cooking classes, custom recipes and handouts, grocery and/or farmers market tours, and guidance in lifestyle changes; all of which are directly related to improving an individual’s health. Nutrition and lactation education play a significant role in pregnancy, postpartum health and the developing baby.
Mor Levy is committed to educating, empowering, and supporting mothers with their own health and their children’s health. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, their dog Bella and a baby in her belly.
Etel Leit, MS is an internationally recognized leader in the field of education and visual communication. Etel is the owner and founder of SignShine®, the largest parenting and signing center for hearing children, an internationally known signing and parenting resource for families, educators, therapists, and new signing instructors all over the world.
She is fluent in English, Hebrew, Arabic and Sign Language and has served in the Israeli intelligence service.
An expert in signing and parenting, Etel has contributed numerous articles on signing and parenting to print and online publications, has been widely profiled by the media and has
been an invited guest on numerous television shows.
Etel is the parent of two hearing children and has seen first-hand the miraculous effects of signing and the many benefits of joyful parenting.
Marissa is an expert in Brain-Based Parenting – using what we know about how the brain develops during different stages of a child’s early life - to make informed parenting decisions around discipline, behavior, sleep, eating, transitional moments and more. Her deep understanding of how to apply science to parenting decisions has helped her become a respected teacher, private consultant and speaker.
As partners in life as well as business for over 16 years. Dr. Jill and Dr. Michael Lasky have grown a successful pediatric dental practice grounded in their shared vision and values. At the core of their mission; treating their young patients and their families as are part of their own extended family.
Their unique child-centered, family-friendly practice provides exceptional oral-health care in a safe, fear-free environment. No TVs or videogames to distract their young patients, just a quiet home-like atmosphere to set all who enter their office at ease. What’s more, families come from all over Los Angeles for their expertise in treating fearful, high-anxiety and special needs cases and often without sedation.
This is why the Lasky Pediatric Dental Group was recently named “Best Pediatric Dentist” in the Mommy Poppins-LA contest, and is recommended by local pediatricians, parent groups and family organizations. Both Dr. Jill and Dr. Michael are often called upon as spokespersons in national magazines, online and on local TV stations.
Octavia Lindlahr is a Certified Labor Doula, Childbirth Educator, Infant Massage Instructor, Reiki Practitioner, Massage Therapist, Hypnosis Instructor for labor and delivery, and Reflexologist. She is the Founder and CEO of Outside the Box, a well-known Child Development Center, focused on working with special needs and typical children together through multi-sensory learning modalities. Octavia studied Neuroscience for 15 years, and did an Internship with C.R.E.A.T.A working with children who were placed in court ordered custody.
Octavia is committed to the education of both child and parent, and is a popular public speaker, offering learning lectures within the community to include;“The Science of Sleep”, “The Science of Tantrums”, “Positive Discipline”,“The Power of Praise” and “The Importance of Play” to name a few. Octavia has also recently launched a new business called “Brain Spaces” that caters to parents who are interested in educational options to traditional schooling for their young children ages 8 week to 5 years old, and a program called FLOW, which teaches children as young as three years old how to develop their spiritual self and “mind-body connection” through meditation, yoga and connectivity. She lives in West Hills with her family.
Mira Rocca is an experienced and licensed Integrative Psychotherapist and Wellness Coach who is dedicated to helping individuals overcome problems with food, body image, exercise, depression, anxiety, trauma, life transitions, and familial issues. She helps her clients see that there is a better way to live, and guides them on a path to reach their fullest potential in life.
Mira creates space for you to inhabit your body, while learning to balance your own vulnerability and inner strengths. This allows you to heal old wounds and feel more grounded and empowered in your life today. Mira‘s passion lies in helping mothers heal their body and food issues so they don’t trickle down to the kids. Healing our own wounds is the most empowering and loving place we can be as moms. In eating in yourself is the best gift you can give your kids.
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