To begin this story I guess I'll have to take you back to the Spring of 2015. (if you want to skip all of the pre-story, scroll down to where it says Coby's Birth Story) We were busy with life, work, kids' school, a 1 year old running around and our "husband and wife" time had been lacking. So I was trying to be more intentional to make time for that! ;) We weren't sure about having any more kids but I certainly had caught the baby bug. I just count imagine that we were … [Read more...]
Natural Labor And Delivery Plans
February 3, 2016 By
Written by Courtney @ A + Life (originally published in April of 2015) My Natural Birth Plans I don't have plans to take these to the hospital with me. I'm not going to be the girl who shows up with a bullet point, high lighted, step by step birth plan..... mostly because my plans are "hands off, please". But, that's easy enough to say, and not necessary to be printed out on a piece of paper. I remember when I got pregnant with my first daughter, Abigail. Even though it had taken us a … [Read more...]
The Birth Story of London Everleigh {Part Three}
March 5, 2015 By
In parts one and two, I shared how London Everleigh arrived via planned homebirth with a midwife. It's an amazing story (to me) of waiting on God, learning to trust Him more and more and having the courage to bring her into this world the way I had planned and get to experience it. Although I know that's not always the case even if you had planned a homebirth, like my friend Sarah, but not matter what, a baby's birth is a miraculous thing. In honor of London's 1st … [Read more...]
The Birth Story of London Everleigh {Part Two}
November 5, 2014 By
I know, I know, I am very "fashionably late" with the 2nd part of London's birth story. But better late then never right?? London is only 8 months as of today :) If you haven't read part 1 yet, click on over to read the first part. Now back to the birth story: A little bit before my "Yes come!" text to my midwife that I told you about in part one of this story was when I realized this baby IS coming today, I could not wait to meet him or her. We never found out the gender … [Read more...]
DIY Hormone Balancing Tea
September 22, 2014 By
Written by Karli @ Feed Me Mama, Contributing Writer One of the very first areas of alternative medicine that I adopted into my own life was studying herbs and medicinal teas. Soon after I got married, I worked in a natural cosmetics shop, which introduced me to the benefits of healing and supporting your body with natural ingredients. I was fascinated with the properties of herbs- the way that chamomile tea could put me to sleep, and peppermint could wake me up, but both could help a … [Read more...]
The Birth Story of London Everleigh {Part One}
May 5, 2014 By
A woman will never forget the moment she became a mother, for me that moment was 6, almost 7 years ago. I can hardly believe I am saying that, I have an almost 7 year old, what? Then a short 9 months later after my son was born I became pregnant with our daughter Julia and she was born 9 months later to the day. They both share the 29th of the month's they we born- they're exactly 18 months apart. At that time my husband & I were both graduating with degrees. I graduated with my … [Read more...]
Educating Yourself for a Better Birth
March 28, 2014 By
Written by Kristen @ Smithspirations, Contributing Writer Like many moms, I don't think I'll ever forget my first pregnancy. My husband and I were young and utterly unprepared for what laid ahead of us! I was finishing up college, he was in his first year teaching, and neither of us gave much thought to preparing for birth. I decided at some point that I wanted us to go to the childbirth classes held at our local hospital, and my hubby dutifully came along. We listened to the instructor … [Read more...]
The Marathon {Hallelujah’s Birth Story}
March 19, 2014 By
Written by Karli, Contributing Writer Around 4AM on Saturday, January 11, I woke up to contractions around 10-12 minutes apart. Not unbearable, I got up and took a shower, then came back to bed and laid back down to try and get some rest. Around 8, Matt woke up, and I told him I thought today might be the day! We were excited but also knew that it could be a while, as early labor can last quite a while. We also text my family to tell them to be ready! Contractions stayed … [Read more...]
Top 7 Benefits to Co-Sleeping with Your Baby
March 17, 2014 By
Guest Post by Ashley of Live Essentially Since Rachel just had her third bundle of joy a couple weeks ago, let’s talk babies and co-sleeping! Co-sleeping is far from the norm in modern day parenting here in the United States. In fact it is frowned upon by those who don’t fully understand what it is and how to practice co-sleeping safely. So let’s get a good understanding of what co-sleeping is, how to practice it safely, and the many benefits of co-sleeping with your child. What is … [Read more...]
Birth, Babies, and a VBAC
March 12, 2014 By
Written by KT @ One Organic Mama, Contributing Writer In light of Rachel's wonderful news (seriously - check out her ADORABLE new addition!!) - I thought I would share the story of my VBAC. It has been almost two years since my beautiful E entered the world and we have been blessed every single day since! One reason I think it is important to share this story is because on a few occasions mamas have asked about my VBAC and have mentioned that they don't know anyone who has ever had one. I … [Read more...]
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