The Importance Of Privacy During Labor
Birth is a very intimate act that works best when a woman can relax and let go of her inhibitions. One of the most important steps to being able to cope with your labor naturally is the element of privacy.
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How to Survive a Road Trip With a Toddler
Being a military family, we take a lot of long car rides. Over the years, we have driven up and down the country with various ages of kids. Traveling with kids, especially toddlers, takes a little more planning and patience. It can be stressful for everyone if you try to push through and ignore their…
10 First Steps to Get Back to Community
Building community with others is never going to be easy. It’s messy because relationships are messy and nobody is perfect. Here are 10 steps you can take to get back to community.
4 Reasons Not to Have a Home Birth
Home birth is a great option for most women, but there are certain instances when you should have your baby in a hospital. Although care providers often have different criteria for home birth clients, there are only a few reasons that would absolutely rule out home birth as an option. If your care provider has…
How Normal Are Pacifiers?
Author: Rita Brhel “He’s using you as a pacifier!” I thought I was the only one who regularly heard this when someone noticed that I breastfed my babies to sleep until I read it in a list among the annoying things breastfeeding women commonly hear in La Leche League’s The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding. When…
The Dangers of Ultrasound Use
Most people have no idea that there might be dangers in the use of ultrasound technology. But the benefits might not be as great as they are made out to be, and not enough studies have been done to say that ultrasounds are absolutely safe.
Postpartum Anxiety More Common than Once Thought
According to recent studies, postpartum anxiety may be more common than postpartum depression.
When Your Baby Is Clingy
We really have to be careful with what terms we use, when we refer to our children. Even if not spoken aloud, the labels that we put on our children in our own minds can influence the way we interact with them and consequently how they grow up thinking of themselves. Recently, a woman told…
Can Pregnant Women Use Henna?
Henna is a small tropical bush that produces red dye. This natural dye is native to North Africa and the Middle East, and has been used for cosmetic and medicinal purposes for over 9,000 years, though it’s use is fairly new to the western world. Henna has a multitude of uses, including as a temporary tattoo and as a natural hair dye.
Yoga, A Friend in Pregnancy
Yoga can be such a good friend during pregnancy, whether you’ve already been into it or not. There’s a lot of talk about Yoga being for the “whole” and equally affecting the body, mind, emotions, and spirit. Nowhere do you see that more clearly than with soon-to-be mamas.