Based off of the Good Parenting Reads and Clicking for Breastfeeding posts, I think I might join in the Sunday Surf that other blogs that I read host, because I love spreading the word about great re...
"A woman doesnt really need to be rescued. Its not the place for a knight in shining armor. Its the place for her to face her darkest moment and lay claim to her victory." - Cara Muhlhahn, Ce...
“Women…are storytellers. They are nurturers…filled with creative forces when they are fertile, pregnant or birthing. Millions of years of biology are on their side to ‘bring forth.’ Nothing can stop ...
A postpartum with an awesome couple reminded me of something: a parents best gift they can give themselves is grace to ask for or seek out help if they feel they need it! With that, I figured I would...
We talk a lot about pregnancy and birth. But, in addition to those very important topics, I love breastfeeding posts. I will literally scour my fellow bloggers sites to find tidbits of wisdom that I ...
“Unfortunately, the role of obstetrics has never been to help women give birth. There is a big difference between the medical discipline we call “obstetrics’ and something completely different, the a...
"Our culture tells us to get over our pain; to control, manage, and medicate it...Instead of making us feel we must “get over it,” certain rituals allow us to stay open to our grief. Rather...
"Nine months of nausea is a mind-altering experience." - anonymous HG survivorI had the honor of attending Jo last year for the birth of her little boy. And, just recently, I received that sp...
“Hospital-based childbirth classes usually do not teach women about the wonder and mystery and sweaty, intense power of birth, but rather prepare them for each and every hospital procedure by educati...
There are so very many options after baby is born. One of the seemingly less considerable options is to bathe or not to bathe baby in the moments following birth.Routinely, hospitals encourage famili...
“One of the most important things I have learned about birthing babies is that the process is more of an unfolding marvel than a routine progression of events.” –Tori Kropp
Although I have shared this story before, I love it so much that I am sharing it again. :)by Candace Whitridge, CNMfrom The Birthkit, Spring 1994published by The Midifery Today AssociationCopyright 1...
"Just as a gardener can coax life from soil through love, patience, trust, encouragement and careful tending; so a doula can coax empowerment from experiences through the same." - Cole Deelah
originally posted on 5/12/07Taking the lead from another great blogger I read often - try to find her ;o) - and from a recent viewing of the Business of Being Born - I wanted to touch on the dark ble...
I am going to start with a warning: this is a rant about Christian women and how we talk to one another. Dr. Gregory House made an astute observation last season when he said “Pain makes us make...
Average first-time mamas will labor around 18 hours, with an average first-time 2nd stage (pushing) lasting around 2 hours. For some reason, though, our bodies didnt read the textbooks and might ...
Your sexual preference for circumcised penises aside, the genitals you chose to have cosmetically, functionally, permanently and surgically altered belong to your son. He may grow up to have preferen...
"Courage allows the successful woman to fail - and to learn powerful lessons from the failure - so that in the end, she didnt fail at all." - Maya Angelou
Local doula and cloth diaper guru, Lisa, wrote this great piece on the benefits of REAL diapering!"Day 4 (April 19th): Real Simple Real Diapers for Babies – Health benefitsIf I mention...
Remember my talk about Vajazzling? No? Well, here is that sparkly post. It seems that this is only one more in a series of interesting body modifications that are supposedly intended to make the fema...
"Research is showing us great things; we can use understanding from biology, physiology, endocrinology, neuroscience and quantum physics to demonstrate why midwifery care is vital for womens well...
"There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear." - 1 John 4:18
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