Stress Less, Cycle Well

Guiding Star Cedar Valley 220 Southbrooke Dr., Waterloo, IA, United States

Have you ever wondered how stress affects your cycle?  How sometimes when you’re under a lot of stress your period is early or late?  Do you know about the different kinds of stress and how they can affect your cycle? Join Julie Grunklee, RN, FCP where you’ll learn about the different kinds of stress, how …

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Breastfeeding Support Group

Guiding Star Cedar Valley 220 Southbrooke Dr., Waterloo, IA, United States

We are excited to start hosting our Breastfeeding Support Group at our Guiding Star Center! Our Breastfeeding Support Group will meet at Guiding Star Cedar Valley on the 2nd and 4th Friday of each month from 9:30am-11am. Childwatch is available and you can register here. Each meeting will be led by Susan Wirtjes who has been …

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Breastfeeding Basics

Guiding Star Cedar Valley 220 Southbrooke Dr., Waterloo, IA, United States

How do I know if I have enough milk? How do I know when my baby is full? What if my baby won't latch?   Breastfeeding is a journey that is full of emotions, challenges and beauty. We want to lay a foundation of support for you in answering some common questions, providing some breastfeeding basics, …

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Creighton Model Introductory Session

Guiding Star Cedar Valley 220 Southbrooke Dr., Waterloo, IA, United States

At Guiding Star Cedar Valley, we believe real healthcare empowers women with the knowledge of their fertility. Fertility should be respected and understood, not treated as an illness. But too often, women are simply given contraception with no invitation to learn about the way their bodies function and no opportunity to even begin to learn …

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Breastfeeding Support Group

Guiding Star Cedar Valley 220 Southbrooke Dr., Waterloo, IA, United States

Our Breastfeeding Support Group will meet at Guiding Star Cedar Valley on the 2nd and 4th Friday of each month from 9:30am-11am. Childwatch is available and you can register here. Each meeting will be led by Susan Wirtjes who has been assisting women on their breastfeeding journeys for more than 50 years! Our vision for this …

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Cloth Diapering 101

Guiding Star Cedar Valley 220 Southbrooke Dr., Waterloo, IA, United States

This is a cloth diapering beginner class for anyone interested in saving a few extra bucks and keeping a few thousand disposables diapers out of the landfill. Learn about the how-to’s, see and practice on some real cloth diapers, and talk to someone who does this in real life. Kathryn is a mama of 4 …

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Pelvic Floor Health

Guiding Star Cedar Valley 220 Southbrooke Dr., Waterloo, IA, United States

Did you know that it is recommended that all women exercise their pelvic floor muscles every day throughout life. Research says that up to 45% of women during their postpartum period experience some type of pelvic floor weakness. The question each of us ask is, just how exactly do we do this? Bryndee a licensed …

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Breastfeeding Support Group

Guiding Star Cedar Valley 220 Southbrooke Dr., Waterloo, IA, United States

Our Breastfeeding Support Group will meet at Guiding Star Cedar Valley on the 2nd and 4th Friday of each month from 9:30am-11am. Childwatch is available and you can register here. Each meeting will be led by Susan Wirtjes who has been assisting women on their breastfeeding journeys for more than 50 years! Our vision for this …

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Creighton Model Introductory Session

Guiding Star Cedar Valley 220 Southbrooke Dr., Waterloo, IA, United States

At Guiding Star Cedar Valley, we believe real healthcare empowers women with the knowledge of their fertility. Fertility should be respected and understood, not treated as an illness. But too often, women are simply given contraception with no invitation to learn about the way their bodies function and no opportunity to even begin to learn …

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Breastfeeding Support Group

Guiding Star Cedar Valley 220 Southbrooke Dr., Waterloo, IA, United States

Our Breastfeeding Support Group will meet at Guiding Star Cedar Valley on the 2nd and 4th Friday of each month from 9:30am-11am. Childwatch is available and you can register here. Each meeting will be led by Susan Wirtjes who has been assisting women on their breastfeeding journeys for more than 50 years! Our vision for this …

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Mother Daughter: Intro to Womanhood Class

Guiding Star Cedar Valley 220 Southbrooke Dr., Waterloo, IA, United States

We are so excited to share this evening with you and your daughter! We focus on helping girls understand their 4 main superpowers and how puberty relates to each of them. Those "super powers" are Ovulation, Menstruation, Gestation, and Lactation. We spend most of our time in the Ovulation and Menstruation categories - explaining signs …

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Father Son: Intro to Manhood

Guiding Star Cedar Valley 220 Southbrooke Dr., Waterloo, IA, United States

In Intro to Manhood, we will cover the objectives every boy undergoes in the process of becoming a man. These objectives include the development of the body, anatomy, physiology and character traits of an upstanding man. The material is designed to give boys a concise, yet digestible, knowledge of the changes their bodies will go …

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