Rianne Maldonado babymoonservices@gmail.com 208-964-6688
When I was just a little girl I wanted to be a OBGYN. I remember going with my dad to the library and asking him to check a book out for me on obstetrics. I grew up around animals and learned much about the cycles of life and always felt a fascination with birth related medicine. After having my first child in 1997 I seriously considered becoming a labor and delivery nurse and took a job as an OB Tech at Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women in San Diego.
I had a career change for some time, but I continued to feel a pull toward the medical field, I just didn’t know yet in what capacity I wanted to work. In 2009 I gave birth to my second child and because of my experiences with her I decided to earn my certification as a Lactation Educator-Counselor through UCSD. While living with my family in Arizona, I facilitated a Breastfeeding Support Group for women in our community.
Also while in Arizona I began learning American Sign Language for the purpose of early communication and enhanced bonding with my baby. A few short years later and after the wonderful addition of our third child, I decided to become an Advanced Signing Time Instructor through SigningTime Academy. I currently teach ASL classes in Coeur d’Alene, Post Fall, Spokane, and surrounding areas.
After much time and soul searching I realized that although I have a love of childbirth related medicine, I better identify with a more holistic approach to pregnancy, birth, lactation, and parenting well-being in general. I decided that working as a hospital staff member was not where I belonged, but closer to mothers, babies, and families directly. I took this clearer understanding of myself and became a Calm Birth® childbirth meditation teacher and doula.
Along my life’s journey I have experienced countless perspectives that have helped create who I am today and what I hope to offer to other families. I see motherhood and women in general very differently than I did in 1997 when I first became a mother. My hope is to help women realize their true potential and to have the best possible pregnancy, birth, and post-partum experiences they can.
Baby Moon Services offers the following:
Childbirth Education Classes in the Calm Birth® method (audio-guide CD is included. Calm Birth book can be purchased separately, if desired)
Calm Mother® Classes (audio-guide CD included)
Lactation Education and Support
Cesarean and VBAC Support and Information Groups
ASL Classes for families with young children or anyone who desires to learn ASL vocabulary (handouts included and Signing Time products available)
Education and Certifications
2012: Calm Birth® /Calm Mother® Teacher/Doula
2012: Certified Advanced Signing Time Instructor
2009: Certified Lactation Educator-Counselor UCSD
2001: Associate of Arts, Mathematics and Science, Palomar College
Personal Birth Experiences
2011 Eden I.- VBA2C
2009 Ruby H.-Repeat cesarean
1997 Jordan “Sam”-Primary cesarean
I had a career change for some time, but I continued to feel a pull toward the medical field, I just didn’t know yet in what capacity I wanted to work. In 2009 I gave birth to my second child and because of my experiences with her I decided to earn my certification as a Lactation Educator-Counselor through UCSD. While living with my family in Arizona, I facilitated a Breastfeeding Support Group for women in our community.
Also while in Arizona I began learning American Sign Language for the purpose of early communication and enhanced bonding with my baby. A few short years later and after the wonderful addition of our third child, I decided to become an Advanced Signing Time Instructor through SigningTime Academy. I currently teach ASL classes in Coeur d’Alene, Post Fall, Spokane, and surrounding areas.
After much time and soul searching I realized that although I have a love of childbirth related medicine, I better identify with a more holistic approach to pregnancy, birth, lactation, and parenting well-being in general. I decided that working as a hospital staff member was not where I belonged, but closer to mothers, babies, and families directly. I took this clearer understanding of myself and became a Calm Birth® childbirth meditation teacher and doula.
Along my life’s journey I have experienced countless perspectives that have helped create who I am today and what I hope to offer to other families. I see motherhood and women in general very differently than I did in 1997 when I first became a mother. My hope is to help women realize their true potential and to have the best possible pregnancy, birth, and post-partum experiences they can.
Baby Moon Services offers the following:
Childbirth Education Classes in the Calm Birth® method (audio-guide CD is included. Calm Birth book can be purchased separately, if desired)
Calm Mother® Classes (audio-guide CD included)
Lactation Education and Support
Cesarean and VBAC Support and Information Groups
ASL Classes for families with young children or anyone who desires to learn ASL vocabulary (handouts included and Signing Time products available)
Education and Certifications
2012: Calm Birth® /Calm Mother® Teacher/Doula
2012: Certified Advanced Signing Time Instructor
2009: Certified Lactation Educator-Counselor UCSD
2001: Associate of Arts, Mathematics and Science, Palomar College
Personal Birth Experiences
2011 Eden I.- VBA2C
2009 Ruby H.-Repeat cesarean
1997 Jordan “Sam”-Primary cesarean
