We need to bring back our trust in instinct. The power is in our hands. There is a place for modern medicine, but healthy childbirth does not need modern intervention. We were designed to have babies and we need to trust that our bodies know how to do just that. …
Earth Birth is an International Women’s Health Collective run by midwives to foster a movement that encourages and promotes safe and peaceful birth as an act of social justice and community healing. We approach women’s health care through a methodology that is both community centered and internationally connected. We …
Water, fire, earth, air. Four elements needed for our survival. You can not live without water. Our bodies are made mostly of water. Maybe that is why more and more women are drawn toward the water to give birth. Water Birth is safe, gentle and blissful. Buoyancy helps uterine contractions, …
The first and favorite book I read about pregnancy was Spiritual Midwifery by Ina May Gaskin. This book changed the way I thought about birthing and it gave me the insight to trust my body and the birth process. A couple weeks after reading the book, I was fortunate enough …
Finding a one size diaper cover that works as well as a sized cover has been a challenge. 2010 seems to be the year that we might find one that really works. I just got my first shipment of the new Marvels one size covers from Kissaluvs. 1- of 3 …
It is hard to know what to do when your baby does not feel well. Even just a common cold seems overwhelming when you are a new parent. Here are five easy things you can do to help your baby when he/she is under the weather. Just remember, this too …
To some, eating your placenta may sound unusual, but placentophagia is practiced in many cultures and is very common among mammals. The very organ that provides nourishment and protection for baby in the womb can be overwhelmingly nutritious for mama after birth. The placenta provides hormones to ward off the baby …
You can probably guess what I am going to say even before I say it. With a title like that one from the everythingbirth blog, you have to know what the greatest gift of all is. That’s right, it is your baby(s). (I have to add the s there being …
I wish that someone told me how difficult breastfeeding was going to be at the beginning. I don’t think I would have been so discouraged with the whole process if I had better understanding of it before I started. Maybe it was because I had never really seen what breastfeeding …
Recently I was discussing with a good friend the differences in our birth stories. She willingly accepted interventions, and I chose to refuse all intervention except for the last minuet necessary cesarean birth of my twin daughters. What struck me as most interesting was my friend’s statement “I just don’t …
