11 weeks (1st official appointment with our homebirth midwife): Peter and I went to our first prenatal visit the other week. I …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
My Secret to Beating Pregnancy Stress and Worry
It is about to get deep up in here and my crazy is for sure going to show. There is nothing like a pregnancy to make all your …
Placenta Encapsulation
Last year I took a certification course from Full Circle Encapsulation and learned how to encapsulate placentas. I had …
Bed Rest Tips (and only a little complaining)
I do not want to terrify all you pregnant women out there as I tell my story of what has become the craziest ride of my …
Balancing Hormones for Conception
Since this spring I have felt the call and tug of a little soul wanting into our family. At first the tug was gentle and patient …