by admin | Mar 28, 2024 | homebirth, Motherhood
Grab a notebook and a pen, or even open a google doc on your phone… whatever feels easiest. Words are like therapy. They bring feelings into being, which allows us to consume them more intentionally. To either move on or relish. Here are five prompts I would...
by admin | Mar 24, 2024 | homebirth, Motherhood
I know it can be tricky to get a meal in at all with a newborn, let alone a healthy one! But honestly the easiest way I’ve found to do this is to stick with the same things, so I typically eat the same meals for breakfast and lunch most days, with the same...
by admin | Mar 20, 2024 | homebirth, Motherhood
In the midst of all the baby items being undoubtedly thrown your way, I wanted to share with you a very minimal list of my most used items my first month postpartum, as a postpartum doula and mama of five. Nightgowns (for both her and I!) top the list, with both this...
by admin | Feb 20, 2024 | family rhythms, homebirth, Motherhood
The postpartum time period is the highest drop in hormones a woman will experience. The placenta takes over hormones production during pregnancy, and then we deliver that placenta, and it takes our bodies a while to get our hormone production back on track. This...
by admin | Nov 29, 2020 | homebirth
So the thing is, I never really set out to be minimal in my approach to baby gear. But then we had four kids in a tiny three bedroom double wide mobile home, and well, space got a little tight. I have also realized that having too much “stuff” gives me anxiety…like...
by admin | Feb 18, 2020 | homebirth
I’m not sure if it was my age, the cold grey weather, increased daily expectations with three homeschooled kids and a business to run, or probably a combination of it all, but the 1st trimester with this precious fourth baby was much harder than I remember it being...
