We can all learn quite a few helpful things from “Cut, Stapled, and Mended: When One Woman Reclaimed Her Body and Gave Birth on Her Own Terms After Cesarean” — the memoir of a woman fighting for a vaginal birth after cesarean, and finding her authentic self in the process. First, it reminds of the importanceContinueContinue reading “Book Review: “Cut, Stapled, and Mended” by Roanna Rosewood”
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9 Things That Improve in Pregnancy
Everyone’s experience of pregnancy is different, but very often these 9 things get better when carrying a baby. Which of these did you enjoy? Eating of All The Things While you might deal with aversions in early pregnancy (and beyond), it’s been shown that food can taste better than usual later in pregnancy as sensesContinueContinue reading “9 Things That Improve in Pregnancy”
Ideas For Celebrating World Doula Week
What’s This Week All About? World Doula Week kicked off in Israel as the first Doula Day on March 22, 2011. This is the date of the spring equinox, symbolizing the return of fertility. “The purpose of World Doula Week (WDW) is to empower doulas all over the world to improve the physiological, social, emotional, andContinueContinue reading “Ideas For Celebrating World Doula Week”
Cosleeping & Breastfeeding
Ah, sleep. Between the topics of how parents feed their child and how they medicate their child, somewhere we find the ultra-controversial topic of — dun dun dun (wish I could say zz, zzz, zzzz…) — infant sleep. Your heart says to keep your baby close at all times, but your head hesitates with concernsContinueContinue reading “Cosleeping & Breastfeeding”
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