About Us
Helping Hands Birth Services, LLC:
I am a Certified Professional Midwife honored to be present at the birth of your baby. I offer extensive prenatal and postpartum care services for home birth and water birth.
I am a Certified Lactation Counselor and can assist you in feeding your baby. I also offer nutritional counseling. Nickie is experienced in using herbs and homeopathic remedies for pregnancy and during the postpartum period. I am a huge VBAC supporter and support ICAN, one of the best resources for women who have had a previous cesarean. I offer Traditional care for you and your baby. Once we decide that we will work together as a team, we give you a packet of information. I like you to obtain your initial blood work in the clinic of your choice and bring copies of this to one of your first regular prenatal appointments, along with the initial paperwork filled out for us. Appointments usually last about one hour. We spend time developing a relationship, asking and answering questions, checking moms and baby's health. For prenatal visits we meet monthly up to 28 - 32 weeks. We then start meeting every 2 weeks. At around 34 weeks we do a home visit and then meet at 36 weeks. After that we meet weekly until the birth of your baby. Most of our visits are at Nickie's office in Bloomington or at Nickie's office in Northfield, depending on your geographic location. In your packet we give you a supply list and 2 wonderful websites from which to choose your "Birth kit". At the 34 week home visit we take a look at your supplies and help you organize them. We offer extensive postpartum care with home visits at around 24 hours, at day 3-5 when the milk comes in and at 1 week. The 2, 4, and 6 week visits are back in Nickie's office location. In these visits we check mom and baby out thoroughly. If you choose to have the Newborn Screen done, we can do that in the comfort of your home or you can choose to take your baby to the clinic of your choice. We also assist you with the paper work for filing the birth certificate and social security card. Nickie has wonderful apprentice/assistant midwives who work with her and great back up midwives.Who this is depends on your geographic location and who is working with me at the time. A new service we offer is Placenta Encapsulation. Janine does this and we offer to make you a "Postpartum Smoothie", as well. The placenta benefits are amazing and we can give you more information on this subject. Just ask.
** Call or email for your no obligation initial interview.
763-257-9446.
**midwifenickie@gmail.com ** Two convenient office locations listed below.
** Check out the Resource list below.
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Water Birth Tub: Nickie has a Birth in a Box inflatable tub which you may use. If the tub is not available, you can rent one from:
Rebecca Polston: 612-963-7770
Vanessa Coldwater: 612-747-9096
Janine Stiles; is also a doula and teaches Childbirth Preparation classes and does Placenta Encapsulation. Check her out at:
612-616-5509www.mothernaturebirth.com
Lake Pointe Chiropractic and Wellness5000 W 36th St. Suite 120Minneapolis, MN 55416
Phone (612) 922-8100 Fax (612) 922-8130
www.lpwellness.com
Murphy Chiropractic
Specializing in the care of women and children
Dr. Katie Murphy
10015 Humboldt Ave. S. Bloomington, MN 55431
952-253-1381
Child and Family Chiropractic Center
Dr. Felicia Connor, DC, DICCP - 612-590-5881
3 Treasures Community Acupuncture
Katherine and Tomas
2637 27th Ave S.,
Ste. 216A, Mpls.
Ph: 612-823-0661
Adagio Holistic Therapies
2457 South Lyndale Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55405-3698
612- 288-0488 (Great Mayan uterine & abdominal massage.)
Langford Chiropractic - 651-699-8610
Women owned & operated – massage & acupuncture too.
730 Cleveland Ave. S., St. Paul
www.langfordchiropractic.com
Childbirth Ed. & Prenatal Exercise:
Janine Stiles – Bradley Method - 612-616-5509
Karen Bruce – Bradley Method - 612-825-6936
birthmama@gmail.comBirthing FromWithin - Autumn McDonald Cunningham - 612-990-4516
autumn@mamalunadoulas.com
Blooma – Both CBE and Yoga
Pregnancy and Postnatal Related Counseling
Krista Post, MA - 612-296-3800
Sarah Doll, MA, LPCC - 612-308-3575
Another Birth, Another Story: Pathways for pregnant couples who have experienced a difficult or traumatic birth. Small classes. Call for more information.
Suzanne Swanson and Susan Lane:
salane@visi.com or 612-810-1544
Postpartum Doulas:
Brittany Collins: 651-303-3335
Bedrest care: Laurel Collins, MS, MA, OTR/L - 612-242-1534
Peapods: Raising Green kids: 2290 Como Ave., St. Paul - 651-695-5559
Twin Cities location:
Bloomington, MN. 55431
Hours: Tuesday 9am - 4pm & Th. 9am -6pm
763-257-9446
Southern Location:
Northfield, MN. 55057
Hours: Mon. & Wed. am or pm appointments available.
763-257-9446
Disclaimer: Nickie Kerrigan has or takes no responsibility, impressed or implied, with any of the results, positive or negative, of any of the resources listed on my site. These practitioners are independent of themselves and Nickie Kerrigan lists them as referrals only. They are fabulous resources and most I know personally.
