As a mom who likes to feel that I’m practicing greener living, I love making my baby homemade purees. I used to think it was something I would never have time for. I’m an extremely busy mom – working inside and outside the home, going to school full time, and taking care of three little kids. But as it turns...

During my third pregnancy, I experienced quite a bit of uncomfortable prodromal labor – which is labor that seems to start and stop. For veteran moms, it can be especially maddening because we assume that we know by now what the start of labor feels like, but prodromal labor throws us many curve balls. Some midwives believe that prodromal labor...

This my own home water birth video. This birth was my second vaginal birth after cesarean (my first VBAC was in a hospital.) You are welcome to ask questions, or leave (kind, supportive) comments either here or on the video itself.

In a low-risk mother, evidence tells us that a natural, vaginal birth, is statistically the safest way to give birth – for both the mom and the baby. But sometimes a cesarean is necessary, or preferred, for a variety of reasons. In those instances, a mother does not forfeit her right to a peaceful, empowered, emotionally healthy birth experience. Families...

To me, one of the first steps toward a more equal society is raising boys and girls free from gender stereotypes.  Children should grow up believing their sex in no way limits, or even shapes, what they are capable of achieving.  However, it is simply not enough for girls to be told they can be whatever they want unless we...

Maybe you’ve heard of it. Maybe you haven’t. Maybe anything involving the word “placenta” causes you to dry heave. Contrary to how it sounds, placenta encapsulation does not involve enshrining your organ for later sacrificial rituals. In fact, it’s nothing like that at all. Placenta encapsulation is a process in which, immediately following the birth of your baby, your placenta...