It starts with a glass. It ends with a baby.
Hippie at heart? Then I have the perfect Baby Shower recipe for you. Combine belly mapping, tie-dye, and a mama blessingway for a lovely afternoon. Throw in some ice cream sundaes and iced herbal tea, and you have everything you need. Being the pregnant one, I can’t, of course, claim any credit for this [Read On]
Labor and birth is eminent. I can feel that it is close, and it’s all I want to focus on. I’m not interested in hopping in a car and driving an hour up north to my parents. In fact, I really had to push myself to get into the truck to drive to Target this [Read On]
My biggest worry about this new baby has to do with how my three-year-old is going to take it (although the closer I get to my due date, the higher labor ranks on the list!). I want her to love this new baby, and I don’t want her to feel replaced. I’d like to [Read On]
I’ve been searching for a solution to my low-iron problem and have recently added chlorella, a mineral-rich blue-green algae, to my diet, based on a tip from my sister-in-law. (Click here to read my other tips on increasing iron in your diet.) Most commonly known for boosting the immune system, fighting infection and purifying the [Read On]
6) Continuity of care I appreciate seeing the same care provider every time I go in for a prenatal or postnatal appointment. I know that the person I have talked to about birth and who has answered my questions all through my pregnancy will be the person who delivers my baby. This time around, [Read On]
5) The rate of cesareans is significantly lower. In a nation where 1 in 3 women give birth via cesarean and 50% or more of those are elective rather than emergency, you wonder what my problem is with such a common procedure. The thing is, cesareans come with a number of risks. It is [Read On]
3) I don’t think there is such a thing as a “normal” birth. Because of that, I don’t think that we should set time limits to determine what is “normal.” I don’t think women need Pitocin augmentation, instrumental delivery, fundal pressure, episiotomy or cesarean section merely because the labor isn’t following a prescribed scheduled. [Read On]
3) Hospitals aren’t necessarily safer I hear this a lot. Why risk it? people ask. Why not just have the baby in the hospital just in case something goes wrong? The thing is, I don’t believe that hospital are safer. I know I am at more of a risk to develop an infection in a [Read On]
I’ve had one successful home birth, and I plan to have another in a few months. Folks often ask me why I opt to go against the grain, and some are worried that I am endangering myself and my baby. Here’s my response: Birth is a safe and natural process. Given that, I believe [Read On]
My sister Katrina and her son, Jack (age 3) “If you want to sing out, sing out. If you want to be free, be free. ‘Cause there’s a million ways to be, you know that there are.” – Cat Stevens My younger sister, Katrina, is due March 28th. She’s decided to have a home birth, [Read On]
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So, you saw tonight’s episode of Glee and you’re desperate to purchase the swimsuit featured on the show? Well, I’ve found it for you, but you better hurry – I don’t expect stock to last, at least not with the thousands of women racing to get this cute number. I think it would be fun [Read On]
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