Pregnancy Journal: Baby’s On the Move and Birth Pool Choices
I’m almost 33 weeks now. For the last few weeks, baby’s been in a rather…odd position. It was kind of diagonal, with its head over my left hip. It was absolutely impossible to get comfortable with...
View ArticlePregnancy Journal: Connecting with Baby and Preparations
I am almost 34 weeks now. And I finally have a new camera so you can see a picture of what I look like above! A bit different than 24 weeks, my last picture, right? Things change fast at this point...
View ArticlePregnancy Journal: My Birthing Kit
**Today is the LAST day to subscribe if you want to take advantage of the $$ off Real Food Basics! I’m offering $1 off for every 100 new subscribers since the end of May, and the discount code goes...
View ArticlePregnancy Journal: Preparing for Birth
**Quickly — any bloggers out there?? I need some guest posts for a few weeks when the baby comes! I’d like to have most of my posts covered by others in the first 2 – 3 weeks, so that’s a good 10 –...
View ArticlePregnancy Journal: Full-Term, Freezer Cooking, and Nesting
I’m almost 37 weeks! Full term! Which, to me, means nothing more than baby will be okay whenever s/he decides to come. I’d never schedule an induction (not that I can with a home birth) nor do...
View ArticlePregnancy Journal: Labor is Soon
Here I am, almost 38 weeks…. Of course, by the time you read this (I’m writing Wednesday morning), the baby may already be here. Tuesday I decided that I absolutely had to go through the kids’ stuff...
View ArticlePregnancy Journal: The Doctor Question
This week finds me at almost 39 weeks pregnant…assuming I still am, by Thursday! I’m writing on Monday. Tuesday will be the point in pregnancy at which Daniel was born (38w4d) so all bets are off...
View ArticlePregnancy Journal: Due Date!
Well…I’ve made it! Tomorrow marks 40 weeks. This is currently the most pregnant I’ve ever been — my first baby was born at 39 weeks, 3 days. (Assuming I’m still pregnant…I’m writing on Sunday.) I’m...
View ArticleHow to Prepare for Healthy Pregnancy
This is on my mind because I just gave birth at the end of my longest (and healthiest) pregnancy yet. Being healthy during pregnancy means better outcomes for you and your baby — which impacts your...
View ArticleJacob’s Birth Story
This will be the final entry in my “pregnancy journal!” Although I realized that somehow pregnancy brain got to me and I didn’t cover a lot of important issues, like why I didn’t take prenatal...
View ArticleGuest Post: Getting Pregnant with PCOS
Image by janineomg By Aimee Raupp, MS, LAc, Guest Writer Many of you have requested information about hormonal imbalances, fertility, and other women’s health issues. I’ve asked Aimee, who practices...
View ArticleTracking Your Fertility Signs
Image by lulumon athletica Recently, several of my readers have been asking me about women’s health issues — things like fertility, pregnancy, PCOS, balancing their hormones, etc. It’s a big issue....
View ArticleMonday Health & Wellness: How to Test Negative on Group B Strep Test
Image by spaceodissey A reader, Lindsay, recently shared her story with me. She had tested positive twice in a row on a Group B strep test while pregnant. Not wanting antibiotics during labor, she...
View ArticleProtecting Our Skin Through Pregnancy
Image by barelyfitz When I was a teenager, I went through a major growth spurt. I didn’t even realize it though, until after. Then I saw these strange, sort of indented silvery lines on my upper...
View ArticleRaising Healthy Children: Fertility Diet
Image by janineomg The health of your children starts before they’re even born. In fact, it starts before conception! Your health is so important in making sure that your children are healthy....
View ArticleWhy Women Choose Home Birth (and Real Health Issues)
Open any website these days and you’ll find women ranting about how their access to birth control is becoming limited (although that’s a misnomer anyway; it’s not access, it’s whether or not insurance...
View ArticleTHIS is How We Birth in America?
Image by koadmunkee I am incredibly annoyed and frustrated as I write this. I’m writing it because it has to be said. It’s something I’ve thought for a long time, but it’s two events that occurred...
View ArticlePre-Baby Freezer and Pantry Cooking Plan (With Recipes and Lists!)
I’ve got babies on the brain. So do all the other editors, for one reason or another! We all have (or want) children. Some of our contributors are also expecting this year. My baby is due now in 5...
View ArticleNathan’s Birth Story
Nathan James, born March 10th, 2013 at 1:47 AM. He was born at home, in the water, caught by his father. 7 lbs. 11 oz. and 19″ long. I have my third little boy (and fourth child)! I am still so...
View ArticleWelcome Baby Giveaway!
In case you haven’t heard, our newest little one, Nathan, arrived on Sunday, March 10th. You can read his birth story here, if you’re curious. I partnered with several companies to offer some new...
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