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The 60+ countries that have MORE mothers and babies live through birth and the first year THAN THE... ![🍃LEMON BALM is EVERY family’s herbal ally! SAFE IN PREGNANCY & BREASTFEEDING! HELPFUL TOPICALLY...]()
🍃LEMON BALM is EVERY family’s herbal ally! SAFE IN PREGNANCY & BREASTFEEDING! HELPFUL TOPICALLY &... ![Wish you could tell when your baby is deeply asleep so they won’t wake up when you lay them down?...]()
Wish you could tell when your baby is deeply asleep so they won’t wake up when you lay them down?... ![💧Membrane stripping is a low tech induction method and intervention that is being performed...]()
💧Membrane stripping is a low tech induction method and intervention that is being performed nearly... ![🍃Birthing free of politics could mean knowing you’ll be reliably supported even if you ‘go...]()
🍃Birthing free of politics could mean knowing you’ll be reliably supported even if you ‘go... ![One of my favorite parent tricks is to respond with “I wonder?“ Whenever the torrent of questions...]()
One of my favorite parent tricks is to respond with “I wonder?“ Whenever the torrent of questions... ![How could a simple one page synopsis help you get more of the labor you want? Birth plans...]()
How could a simple one page synopsis help you get more of the labor you want? Birth plans... ![🍃Herbal comfrey works absolute magic! 🍃While there are quite a few wonderful plants that help...]()
🍃Herbal comfrey works absolute magic! 🍃While there are quite a few wonderful plants that help... ![Restoring the fierce protective nature of motherhood - by protecting, supporting, empowering...]()
Restoring the fierce protective nature of motherhood - by protecting, supporting, empowering women... ![Postpartum herbal baths are great for newborns as well as mamas! Yes you are right, generally...]()
Postpartum herbal baths are great for newborns as well as mamas! Yes you are right, generally... ![☀️All ages of kids will have a better summer with these quick ideas, and YOU will too! This is...]()
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♥️ Labor is big work that truly benefits from continuous support. Achieving a natural birth in a... ![💗This is an important expectation of our chosen birth attendants. And an important topic to...]()
💗This is an important expectation of our chosen birth attendants. And an important topic to... ![🍃*SEE today’s stories for the homeopathic carousel!🍃YES, there is a LOT that you can do...]()
🍃*SEE today’s stories for the homeopathic carousel!🍃YES, there is a LOT that you can do yourself... ![🍃 Postpartum herbal baths are safe and healing for newborns as well their mamas. Properly done,...]()
🍃 Postpartum herbal baths are safe and healing for newborns as well their mamas. Properly done,... ![🩵 Men are becoming fathers at birth; it’s an honor to witness such a profoundly tender and...]()
🩵 Men are becoming fathers at birth; it’s an honor to witness such a profoundly tender and sacred... ![If having a natural birth is your priority, take special care hiring your birth attendant as they...]()
If having a natural birth is your priority, take special care hiring your birth attendant as they... ![🌹Women over 35 years old are now often pushed to induce before their due date or at least BY...]()
🌹Women over 35 years old are now often pushed to induce before their due date or at least BY their... ![Mothers & babies sometimes struggle with yeast or thrush infections after birth, though moms...]()
Mothers & babies sometimes struggle with yeast or thrush infections after birth, though moms... ![New to botanical medicine? Cleavers are blooming in many garden beds about this time of year, and...]()
New to botanical medicine? Cleavers are blooming in many garden beds about this time of year, and... ![Quality maternity care is thoughtful towards all aspects of becoming a mother- the normal...]()
Quality maternity care is thoughtful towards all aspects of becoming a mother- the normal... ![💧To safely navigate a normal pregnancy and birth, the body maintains its own physiological...]()
💧To safely navigate a normal pregnancy and birth, the body maintains its own physiological... ![♥️ Planned home birth is very safe for those women having a normal healthy pregnancy, studies and...]()
♥️ Planned home birth is very safe for those women having a normal healthy pregnancy, studies and... ![No need to take a cough home in your Easter baskets! It’s a powerful preventative to keep your...]()
No need to take a cough home in your Easter baskets! It’s a powerful preventative to keep your... ![Birth too? This is one way I encourage women to approach the sensations of labor and birth. It’s...]()
Birth too? This is one way I encourage women to approach the sensations of labor and birth. It’s... ![🍃 Being outside and working on land without chemicals offers many health benefits for everyone,...]()
🍃 Being outside and working on land without chemicals offers many health benefits for everyone,... ![🍃Anxiety is a significant part of many women’s lives. During pregnancy and postpartum women have...]()
🍃Anxiety is a significant part of many women’s lives. During pregnancy and postpartum women have... ![☀️The first rays over the horizon at sunrise deliver bands of light with colors that provide...]()
☀️The first rays over the horizon at sunrise deliver bands of light with colors that provide... ![Very unique. And an honor walk with women on some of the most empowering, heroic, sometimes...]()
Very unique. And an honor walk with women on some of the most empowering, heroic, sometimes... ![When we’ve heard frightening stories about something going wrong at birth, it’s both possible and...]()
When we’ve heard frightening stories about something going wrong at birth, it’s both possible and... ![These simple remedies are effective when moms need a little help with their first pee after...]()
These simple remedies are effective when moms need a little help with their first pee after birth.... ![Pitocin is the most commonly used medication in the US to induce or augment labor, but because it...]()
Pitocin is the most commonly used medication in the US to induce or augment labor, but because it... ![✨You are your own best expert, even if you wish to consult or need additional expertise. ✨You...]()
✨You are your own best expert, even if you wish to consult or need additional expertise. ✨You have... ![Moms often express feeling conflicted when they have their second baby. Thrilled yet worried...]()
Moms often express feeling conflicted when they have their second baby. Thrilled yet worried about... ![Irritated?! A happy gallbladder is a happier you, pregnant or not. (Though many pregnant women...]()
Irritated?! A happy gallbladder is a happier you, pregnant or not. (Though many pregnant women... ![Do not ramp up in early labor, REST! Respecting the work of early labor makes things more fun,...]()
Do not ramp up in early labor, REST! Respecting the work of early labor makes things more fun, more... ![Comment HEALTHYWATER by Tues 3/25 for the link to enter our Boroux water filter give-away! Many...]()
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*Giveaway ended 3/25/25. Good info below, though! Let’s make it easier to get on the path to a... ![Long documented fact. Intermittent monitoring of babies in normal labors (not induced) through...]()
Long documented fact. Intermittent monitoring of babies in normal labors (not induced) through... ![Legs cramps (‘Charley horses’) in pregnancy are an agony, but they are preventable and treatable....]()
Legs cramps (‘Charley horses’) in pregnancy are an agony, but they are preventable and treatable.... ![♥️The 3rd and final stage of labor is the birth of your baby’s placenta. There tends to be a lot...]()
♥️The 3rd and final stage of labor is the birth of your baby’s placenta. There tends to be a lot of... ![🌷We all need to hear a friendly voice once in a while, reminding us that we’re doing our best,...]()
🌷We all need to hear a friendly voice once in a while, reminding us that we’re doing our best, and... ![Grace and dignity are key. They actually can improve safety, if for no other reason than a calmer...]()
Grace and dignity are key. They actually can improve safety, if for no other reason than a calmer... ![YES! Small women CAN birth big babies! 1. The internal dimensions of the pelvis matter, not the...]()
YES! Small women CAN birth big babies! 1. The internal dimensions of the pelvis matter, not the... ![✨The disruption of the time change can feel like a big curveball to overwhelmed and already tired...]()
✨The disruption of the time change can feel like a big curveball to overwhelmed and already tired... ![*DO check out the wonderful APPPAH, Association of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health....]()
*DO check out the wonderful APPPAH, Association of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health.... ![This is a powerful reframe of how today’s generations tends to see the birth process. Dr. Odent...]()
This is a powerful reframe of how today’s generations tends to see the birth process. Dr. Odent has... ![💙After a bruising birth, especially if it includes a shoulder dystocia or instrument delivery...]()
💙After a bruising birth, especially if it includes a shoulder dystocia or instrument delivery with...
