16 Sep I Was So Worried About Giving Birth, I Didn’t Think About What Came Next.
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04 Oct Parenting: Managing Alone
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At some point, maybe sooner than you’d like, you will find yourself doing the days with baby, alone. Your partner will have returned to work, your friends and family will have gone home, and you’ll be staring down the barrel of “just you and me,...
09 Mar I’m Not The Kind Of Parent Who Hires A Postpartum Doula.
When the first question I hear on the other end of the line is, "My baby is __ months old...
03 Jan Postpartum: What’s In A Word?
Word associations are a strong force! They’re an underlying current in our minds that often shape the way we think about things, even having an effect on our emotional well being at times. Peanut butter…& jelly. Wonder...
19 Oct Parenting: Postpartum Survival Guide
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After months of anticipation, your brand new human is here! This scrumptious little creature is captivating and mysterious. About the time you get home, you may start to ask, "What next?" When else in life have you felt such strong emotions of pride, excitement, and "Oh-Snap-How-Do-We-Do-This?!" at the...
01 Oct Placenta Encapsulation: Is It Right For Me?
It seems like everyone is talking about placentas, these days. Placenta encapsulation. Placenta safety. Cord keepsakes and their hopes of what benefits they may experience! The practice of consuming one's own encapsulated placenta (Placentophagy) is considered natural, usually beneficial, and by some, trendy. And in my experience, it is...