Authentic family moments

  Choosing a birth doula – a labor coach – to be with you during your baby’s birth is a very intimate and important decision.  For the most part, birth doulas have similar basic training and knowledge, although some are more experienced than others, and that may include the amount of births they’ve attended as […]

Postpartum Depression and Anxiety are so common amongst new mothers. In this post I share my story about my experience with a perinatal mood disorder after my oldest daughter was born. I hope in sharing this story, it gives you courage to know there is help out there and support can make a huge difference!

As I’ve talked about in previous posts, I believe it’s really important to not only create a birth plan to include your ideal birth preferences, but to also create a postpartum plan before you have your baby so you can ensure you have a restorative and healing environment after you give birth.   The Fourth Trimester […]

Giving birth is one of the most magical and life changing moments you’ll ever experience.  Even if you aren’t hiring a birth photographer, you can still ask the nurses, your doula, or your spouse/family member to take some photos during labor, birth and after your baby is born.  Here are my top ten photo suggestions […]

When I was pregnant with my oldest, I was so prepared for childbirth and labor.  I read so many books and was having a home birth, so I really felt like I was setting myself up for a successful birth….and I was!  Honestly, my births were all wonderful and for a first birth, I did […]

From the minute you pee on the stick and get positive result that you’re pregnant, your life is changed forever! You may have planned this pregnancy, prayed for it, tried for a long time or be totally surprised!  However you arrived to this moment, now that you know you’re pregnant, you might be wondering what’s […]

Did you just have your baby? Aren’t you so relieved? The hardest part is over, right? Well, at least that’s what you thought.  But…then you arrive home and are totally terrified to realize that somehow the midwife let you be on your own, just you and your husband, with this new baby.  WHAT???!! How? Who […]

You may have heard that pregnancy is defined in 3 trimesters. The first trimester is from when you become pregnant through the 13th week, the second trimester is weeks 14-27 and the third trimester is from week 28 to week 40.   What you may not know is that there is actually a fourth trimester as […]

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