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Placenta Encapsulation. Why You Might Want to Consider It.

January 22, 2020

Placenta capsules have been reported to help:

-curb postpartum depression, anxiety, psychosis.

-replenish lost nutrients.

-increase milk production.

-increase energy, combat fatigue.

-stop/lessen postpartum bleeding.

-provide natural iron supplementation.

-help contract the uterus back to normal size after birth.

-Increase in CRH, a stress-reducing hormone.

How changing clothes can affect your birth?

January 15, 2020

6 Ways to Gage Your Dilation WITHOUT a Vaginal Exam

January 08, 2020

I think it's safe to say that 100% of women would rather not have a vaginal exam. So what if you could assess how dilated you were without having to have an internal exam? Here are 6 ways.

Probiotics for a healthy pregnancy

January 06, 2020

How to help frequent diaper rash and skin irritations.

December 18, 2019

5 ingredients to avoid in your diaper cream and what to look out for frequent diaper rash or skin irritations. Helping you with solutions to an irritating problem.

The Rights of a Childbearing Women in a Hospital

December 11, 2019

How to use anchors and rituals to achieve an unmedicated labor and delivery.

December 04, 2019

Anchors and rituals are important ways to help a women achieve an unmedicated delivery. Anchors help to deepen a practiced state of relaxation. Rituals are an intuitive coping mechanism that a laboring women puts in place to move through each contraction.

How to Get a Great Postpartum Experience

November 21, 2019

postpartum is a little trickier. It feels like it should be as instinctual as pregnancy but there is typically a large learning curve for both you and for your baby.

Week 10: Pursuit of the Perfect Postpartum Body

November 18, 2019

As I have written each week about my relationship with her, my baby, and my relationship with my body, I have been enjoying the present moments so much more. I am finding more gratitude and love in places I never noticed before. It's been so wonderful.

Week 11: Pursuit of the Perfect Postpartum Body

November 18, 2019

This week I am grateful for my feet.

They don’t slosh around when I walk and look like a balloon I blew up like they do when I am retaining water when I am pregnant!

I can walk! And Run! And Pivot! And Dance! And do all the things!

Doulas! What are they? Why do I want one? Where can I find one?

November 13, 2019

Studies have shown that having a doula as a member of the birth team decreases the overall cesarean rate by 50%, the length of labor by 25%, the use of oxytocin by 40%, and requests for an epidural by 60%.