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Life, Natural Parenting, Pregnancy and Birth

My Home Birth Story

Active Labor I woke up at 4am with some heavy Braxton Hicks contractions. I had woken up pretty much every night over the last week with Braxton Hicks and assumed these would be no .

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8 Natural Ways to Help Minimize Morning Sickness

Morning sickness is the worst. I’ve had four, full term pregnancies. With my two boys, I had morning sickness for the first four months. With my two girls I had morning sickness for .

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Nine Things I Try and Do for My Kids Daily

We all have busy lives and sometimes we get distracted by the last school fundraiser or household renovation. Even with all the busy pushed into our lives, I try and make a concerted .

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Having a Miscarriage was Harder Than I Thought

Last week I suffered a miscarriage. I thought I could handle it better. I thought that it would be easier because it happens to so many women and it’s usually because something is .

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Fantastic Finds for the Early Teether

I’m on my third baby, and as luck would have it, I have an early teether. My son came out with thin gums, which I was definitely able to feel as I breastfed him. At the second .

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Review: Nipz Pads

I requested and received a free sample of Nipz pads in the mail and, although I was not asked to write a review on them, I still wanted to let all the breastfeeding mamas out there know .