Guest Post: Dear Mama
What would our babies say if they could speak? Would we ever put them down if we knew?
Guest Post: Navigating the Motherhood
Catherine Bell talks us through the power of informed birth. As she says, "Not 'wishes' or 'preferences': Informed Decisions".
Guest Post: A Responsive Settling Story
One woman's experience with responsive settling and the take-home messages she got from that that she can share with others.
Guest Post: Some Days You Just Survive Parenthood
Some days you just need to survive. And sometimes you will be surprised by the people that help you survive.
Guest Post: Going Against the Tide of Mainstream Parenting
Going against the mainstream can be very hard, as mom and clinical counselor Fiona Griffin shares in her story of how she learned to find her own peaceful path in parenting.
Birth Story: Reese and Dahlia
I needed to birth at home. I would go to the hospital if a life-threatening emergency presented itself, but home is where I am most comfortable. Home, to me, is where my baby belonged when he or she emerged into this world.
Guest Post: Breastmilk Donation After Stillbirth
March twenty-eighth... There is a friction inside me surrounding this date; a rubbing of grief and celebration, of sadness and joy, of sorrow and thankfulness. March twenty-eighth will always be his day.
Birth Story: Emalitza and Ziggy Jay
One woman's wonderful transition to motherhood.
Guest Post: Nursing My Child Through Cancer
And this is where the biggest victory of our breastfeeding journey lies. I am literally carrying his immune system for him. As his doctors point out, breastmilk is the best broad range antiviral medication there is. My body makes antibodies his cannot make right now, and every time he breastfeeds, he receives a fresh load of them. Maybe I've saved him a hospital stay with these antibodies. Maybe, I'll never know, maybe there's a chance I've even saved his life.
Birth Story: Jenny and Evy
A huge thank you to Jenny for sharing her birth story - an unplanned home birth - with us!