Category Archives: Birth

Birth, including hospital birth, homebirth, water birth, natural birth, unassisted birth, and birth stories

• How’s Your Pelvic Floor? 5 Things You Need to Know

  Poop and pee—those things we are fine talking about as long as it comes to diapering and potty training your child. But what about you? Tips for improving and protecting your pelvic muscle health.  MORE

• Wordless Wednesday: Labor

  This week we asked you to share labor with us. Read more about preparing for birth on our resource page. Link up!  MORE

• Embracing Our Potential: Birth as a Metaphor

  Regardless of what our birth experiences are, the metaphor of birth is there to aid us in our journey through life.  MORE

• Resources to Reduce Birth Fear

  Amy shares several resources as well as an approach to self-care to help women work with fear surrounding birth.  MORE

• Giveaway: Intensive Repair Oil From Avishi Organics — $39 ARV {5.19; US} CLOSED

  This is a joint giveaway with The Artful Mama and Natural Parents Network for a bottle of Avishi Organics Intensive Repair Oil. Contest is open to US mailing addresses and closes May 19.  MORE

• Embracing the Hospital Birth Experience

  I almost feel like a natural parenting blasphemer when I confess that I truly enjoyed my hospital birth experience.  MORE

• The Emotional Components of Bonding With Preemies

  Having a premature baby can bring on many unexpected emotions for parents, but working through those emotions can bring about a wonderful bonding experience.  MORE

• Giveaway: Earth Mama Angel Baby Postpartum Care — 2 Winners $55 ARV {3.4; US} CLOSED

  This is a combined giveaway of two gifts from Earth Mama Angel Baby: our first-prize winner will receive the Mama’s Postpartum Recovery Essentials Bundle, a $49 set; a second-prize winner will receive the Postpartum Bath Herbs from the bundle, available for $5.95. Two lucky readers will win one gift each, smoothing postpartum recovery!  MORE

• Six Ways to Bond With Your Unborn Baby

  Not everyone feels overwhelming love for their babies at or before birth, but if you did for one and don’t for the other, the guilt can be overwhelming. Here are a few thoughts on how to develop and encourage the bond of maternal love with your unborn child.  MORE

• Giveaway: 2 Sets of Children’s Homebirth Books $24 ARV {10.24; Worldwide} CLOSED

  This is a combined giveaway of two beautiful homebirth books for children: Mama, Talk About When Max Was Born (ARV $16) and We’re Having a Homebirth!! (ARV $8). Two lucky readers will receive a copy of both books, making this giveaway’s total value $48!  MORE

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