Herald Publications - El Segundo, Hawthorne, Lawndale & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - (310) 322-1830 - Vol. 3, No. 3 - January 21, 2021
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Dodger Stadium Becomes A Mass
Coronavirus Vaccination Site
Mayor Eric Garcetti with Council President Nury Martinez and Councilmember Gilbert Cedillo as they help transform what has been the largest testing site in the country into what will be the largest
vaccination center in America. Photo courtesy Mayor Eric Garcetti.
Erin Fagerlind Gives Children
and Parents a Community
By Kiersten Vannest
Have you heard of diastasis recti? When was
the last time you talked about cracked nipples,
postpartum depression, incontinence, or partner
relationships after the birth of a child? If you
have kids or are thinking about having kids,
these are things you’ll want to know. At Happy
Baby here in El Segundo, Erin Fagerlind guides
parents on their journey from prenatal classes
to parent/child yoga, fitness, and dance classes.
Originally a business/intellectual property
attorney, Fagerlind began to realize how precious
her time was when she had her first baby.
She sought an accessible place for parents to
talk to each other and nurture their minds and
bodies. In the absence of such a place, Erin
decided to create her own, leading to what is
now Happy Baby.
“Part of these groups,” says Fagerlind, “is
having a group of women who are in the
same place in their motherhood journey come
together each week and use each other as a
sounding board…in a very nonjudgemental and
informative way.” Week to week, experts are
brought in, and discussion groups are formed
to help teach new mothers what to expect and
how to cope with this big life change.
For example, diastasis recti is the separation
of the abdominal wall to make room for
the baby, and doing the wrong kind of ab
workouts after birth can actually prevent it
from rejoining, something most women don’t
hear about because it is considered less of a
medical issue and more of a physical therapy
issue. In these classes, both with instructors and
guest speakers, she goes through topics like
stages of development, breastfeeding and bottlefeeding,
pelvic floor exercises, CPR and car seat
safety, and baby socialization. Most of all, she
explains, these groups are about community.
“Trust your intuition, and don’t be afraid to ask
for help. Community is everything,” she says of
new mothers. She explains that your “life tribe”
is different from your “mommy tribe” and that
while both are equally important, they’re very
different. For better or worse, those without
children or with older children often give advice,
which isn’t always what a new mom is
looking for. Sometimes it’s just to vent, to hear
from people going through the same thing at the
same time, and to talk about the current difficulties
of parenting. These classes offer the
opportunity to meet other moms going through the
same stages. Part of what Erin champions in her
practice is the ability to sift through information.
“Knowledge can be power, but you need to
be able to filter it,” she says. Anyone with even
a little anxiety who decides to have a child can
easily be overwhelmed by the amount and range
of information out there. Something she tries
to provide with her business is a place where
this information has been filtered through for
her clients and can give them peace of mind
as they find their own parenting path.
Beyond new parents, she also offers parent/
child yoga and dance classes. Toddler
yoga classes look very different than adult
yoga classes, as she describes them as being
much more playful. She explains her classes
as “noncompetitive” and “process oriented.”
“I think to have an activity that isn’t at
all rooted in competition, but more learning
how to improve themselves and manage their
emotions provides balance,” says Fagerlind.
Though she acknowledges the importance of
competitive activities for children, her program
provides an alternative.
“Mindful parenting is the core philosophy,”
she says of her practice. In addition to these
classes, she says they have events every year
See Fagerlind, page 5