Category Archives: Preparing for Parenting

Preparing for birth, pregnancy, and parenting

• NPN Volunteers Share Their Stories about Genital Integrity

  In light of today’s updated position statement about circumcision from the American Academy of Pediatrics, several of the volunteers of NPN share their personal stories, insights, and knowledge about circumcision.  MORE

• Eggs: Power Protein for Pregnancy and Beyond

  Discover the power of eggs with Gretchen as she shares their nutritional value and some favorite recipes.  MORE

• Learning From Two Years of Breastfeeding and Adding A New Baby

  Abbie is still learning from her breastfeeding successes and struggles, and she is setting some goals to help breastfeeding go even more smoothly after her second child is born.  MORE

• An Open Letter to Grandparents: 6 Ways to Help Your Kids Be The Best Parents They Can Be

  Amy of Presence Parenting shares an open letter to grandparents with perspectives that can bring everyone together so grandparent-parent-child relationships can be as beneficial as possible.  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

• My First Menstrual Cup

  Mandy discusses her switch to reusable menstrual products.  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

• Giveaway: The Other Baby Book – $13 ARV {4.16; Worldwide} CLOSED

  The Other Baby Book is a wonderfully written parenting book with no-nonsense advice from two natural parenting mamas who have been there and done that. They tell it like it is, without judgment and with loving, sound, and gentle advice.  MORE

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