This is a multifaceted question. We have unpacked some of the emotional and spiritual needs of a woman in labor. There are some ladies...

Sooo, if you have read my other posts you've probably learned by now that I have never been pregnant or given birth. You also might...

* Conversations at Blessed Joy Birthing Center * I hear from the other room, "just poop!!" Which inspired a blog post! Ladies, what...

I learned something very interesting the other day, and it made me very frustrated with hospitals. (more so than I already was, I mean, I...

Red and blotchy, big and puffy, snot everywhere… her throat hurts and in a little bit she will have a head ache. She’s been crying....

The first blog post I wrote, I was inspired by the breastfeeding class I was listening in on, taught by Kristine Keller IBCLC. She was...

Beauty. To me, when you’re pregnant this definition changes. When you type that into google, this comes up, “a combination of qualities,...

We love it when clients take care of themselves. When they eat all the good food. When they do their research, know what they want and...

“I’m not strong enough.” “PFTT. Birth without medicine?? I could NEVER do that.” “I don’t want to feel ANYTHING.” “Girl, you’re crazy.”...

If you’re like me, you crave hugs, I don’t think enough people talk about the benefits of hugs or even physical touch in general. We all...

Suddenly you are going to be a Mom! You are pregnant! The moment you have dreamed and thought about perhaps since you were a child. It...

Pregnant! Oh the joy, the happiness, the dreams of the future and all it holds. Eating right, moving her body, hiring a midwife,...

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I received this message on my webpage recently, and I felt so blessed to know that others are sharing about the care they received from...

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I have yet to come across a woman who has not wondered about the mysteries of childbirth, and what the actual feelings, sensations, pain,...

Most behavioral approaches applied to infant sleep problems, including controlled crying, derive from a learning theory-based process...

Getting Baby to latch (the word used for attaching her mouth to your nipple) properly is the key to a good breastfeeding experience. In...

Trying to calm a fussy newborn is one of a new parent's greatest challenges. You may feed your baby, burp her, change her diaper and...

On-demand feeding is absolutely the best way to feed your baby in the early days, weeks, and months.  As time goes on, your baby is...