When I had my son a few years ago, I knew a little about what labor doulas do, but I hadn’t heard of a postpartum...
Nobody talks about the postpartum body.
There is plenty of information about what to expect during pregnancy. Then all the information jumps ahead to what...
The First Hour after Birth: A Baby’s 9 Instinctive Stages
So much effort is devoted to preparing for labor and birth throughout pregnancy, but what...
I chose not to breastfeed my babies.
World Breastfeeding Week has been a time to reflect on my choices as a woman and as a...
Have you ever thought about hiring a doula for your birth?
A study published in 2012 showed that women who received continuous support from a doula...
We all know that it takes a village to raise a child. But in some cases, it can take a village to even conceive...
I love babywearing and I like to workout.
Wondering how the two go together? I didn't think of it at first either, but here's how...
We had such a fabulous time at our Bloom 2014 event a few weeks ago! It was so fun to see so many new...
What would you do if you had to spend the last month of your pregnancy in the hospital for constant monitoring?
Like, actually living there....
Hypnobirthing? Hypnosis for Birth? Hyp-NO-WAY-did-she-really-do-that-birthing? However you say it, I'm here to share some things I learned from my experience.
I first heard about hypno-birthing...
Before having my son, I had a lot of fears over the dreaded postpartum period. After listening to the Birth Hour podcast for months,...
When I became pregnant, it was after only a few months of trying. It was planned... and yet, it still caught me off-guard. Partially...
In the wake of Cheryl Hanna’s death, the beloved Vermont Law School professor who recently took her life due to her private struggle with...
We cannot help but to compare our experiences with other moms. It seems that in so much of our everyday parenting, we tend to...
In + Around Vermont
Winter in Vermont
It is late fall and the temperature drops just enough for the precipitation to turn from pestery rain into beautiful, soft, magical snowflakes and...
