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05/28/2016

Think about it...

"Focusing on an EDD (estimated due date) can set a woman up for often unnecessary fetal well-being tests, unnecessary induction, and the increased potential for serious risks during childbirth." -Trina Hampton

Do you know how they come up with your estimated due date? Find out more on "Estimating the Estimated Due Date": http://pathwaystofamilywellness.org/Pregnancy-Birth/estimating-the-estimated-due-date.html

05/24/2016

Moral of the story...eat more dates!

J Obstet Gynaecol. 2011;31(1):29-31. doi: 10.3109/01443615.2010.522267.

04/27/2016

This is a great resource if you are looking for information on the safety of herbs during pregnancy.
http://avivaromm.com/herbal-medicines-in-pregnancy-safety?inf_contact_key=30cee3a983b38a3c83281b7ef2658c39c595c0f4a93ce8028a01f9fb8401b8e5

04/16/2016

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04/04/2016

A little meme Monday humor for you.

03/31/2016

I never get tired of hearing a good birth story...especially one that involves bunny ears. 🐰

01/21/2016

Beautiful words. And for what it's worth, adult diapers are the best for postpartum 😜

"This is what 24 hours postpartum looks like. Baby in sling. Skin to skin. Adult diapers. And a rosy glow. My body feels like it ran a marathon and my heart is wide open from yesterday's travels. Birth opens us like an earthquake opens the earth and I am still in the intimate, fragile throes of that opening. I feel raw. Emotional. Different. I feel like I'm on the undulating surface of the rippling ocean being tossed back and forth between happiness, gratitude, melancholy, and grief. 23 hours ago I held life within and 24 hours ago I surged and transformed allowing life to flow through me, into my waiting hands. The emptiness in my womb brings a heavy feeling crashing into reality but then this new little life whimpers, searching for the breast with soft rooting, and I feel whole again. I am still processing the beautiful transition my whole family has traveled through and I am in complete awe of our strength as humans, women, and mothers. This time is simply unlike any other." -- .moon
Beautiful! .moon we couldn't love this any more 🙌🏼❤️ Congratulations, Mama! ✨

12/21/2015

Please share.

12/15/2015

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/7031972

What many Americans are not aware of, however, is the fact that the United States is not just unusual, but actually unique among developed nations in finding such widespread medical support for infant male circumcision.

10/30/2015

As a follower of Jesus, and in my experience as a volunteer doula and mother of four, there are times when I’ve been asked to explain the Christian perspective of labor and birth. It’s my privilege to talk with ladies from different religions and answer their questions about what the Bible says rega…

10/19/2015

There is really nothing that is guaranteed to give you an easy birth. You can watch tons of Or****ic Birth videos, listen to only happy and empowering natural birth stories, get massaged every week, work with hypnosis, and be fit as an Olympic athlete and still have an unpredictable labor. Alternately, you could be extremely lucky and do absolutely nothing to intentionally prepare for labor but magically be one of the fast birthers who labors for four short hours and never finds it unbearable. As with most things related to the human body and experience, there are complexities and outliers and nothing is certain.

But that doesn’t mean that preparing for labor doesn’t give us better outcomes. It absolutely does; and regular movement practice leaves us stronger and better prepared for whatever labor has in store for us.

There is really nothing that is guaranteed to give you an easy birth. You can watch tons of Or****ic Birth videos, listen to only happy and empowering natural birth stories, get massaged every week,...

10/12/2015

The Humbled Helper Doula Services is on the Google!