11 weeks (1st official appointment with our homebirth midwife): Peter and I went to our first prenatal visit the other week. I had been excited about it all week. My first official prenatal visit as an actual pregnant woman! The morning of the visit, I woke up full of jitters and as the morning wore… Continue Reading
Pregnancy & Birth
How to Prevent Morning Sickness
**This is a guest post from my long time friend, Lindsey Morrow of MotherRisingBirth.com. She is awesomesauce! She has graciously agreed to share tons of great info from her new eBook, Morning Sickness Remedies.** Hi! I’m Lindsey! What I’m about to share with you is of epic proportions and included in my new eBook,… Continue Reading
Healing From Birth Trauma
I have been working with moms for 14 years. When I say that outloud, it sounds totally crazy, because I am only 31, less than a month I will be 32, but still. I became a massage therapist, yoga instructor and energy healer at 18 and very quickly found my niche working with pregnant women… Continue Reading
Some Babies Just Want to Be Carried
Stories of pregnancy loss and infant death have long been stories that I have resonated with, I connect with the stories on a personal levle because of my experience in this life time, but also I connect with them on a global, crossing all time barriers, engertic level. I believe there is a collective consciousness… Continue Reading
Can You Prevent Morning Sickness?
Is there any way to prevent morning sickness? I’m on a mission to find that out. I’ve had severe morning sickness for all three of my pregnancies, but this last time was by far the worst. I wasn’t officially diagnosed with hyperemesis gravidarum (the pregnancy complication of excessive vomiting/nausea that can sometimes be dangerous.) But… Continue Reading
7 Things to Never (EVER) Say to a Pregnant Woman
OK, so at 33 weeks pregnant with my third little one, I was getting grouchy and irritable with third trimester discomforts. And then there’s the fact that I’m only 5’2” (OK, fine! 5’ 1.5”!) and because there’s just nowhere for baby to go but out, I always carry huge. Even though I’m on round three,… Continue Reading