The 411 contractions rule is an easy way to know when to go to the hospital. Go to the hospital in active labor when each contraction is 4 minutes apart, …
An excellent placenta dehydrator is critical for encapsulating placentas correctly. A placenta dehydrator needs to be able to regulate the temperature down to the degree, be inexpensive, have a top …
The cost of placenta encapsulation varies based on location and will average somewhere between $250-$350, but there may be additional fees for add-ons, pickup and delivery, and shipping. How Much …
Birth workers, if you are looking for information about 2024 birth conferences you have come to the right place! This page has all the birth conferences organized by topic, then …
Knowing how to pay a backup doula is an important part to every successful doula’s business plan. How much is too low or too high? What’s the sweet spot? How …
Birth pain in the Bible begins in Genesis, ends in Revelation, and is used literally and metaphorically in both the new and old testaments. What do these verses and stories …
I wrote these thoughts on suffering in labor during March of 2017, but for whatever reason never published it. I just read it again, 6.5 years later and, interestingly enough, …
If you’re curious about biblical childbirth, and by that I mean answering the question “what does the Bible say about childbirth?”, you’ve come to the right place. In this post …
If you’re anything like me, you likely grew up learning about childbirth through watching movies, hearing birth stories from our mothers, and maybe from a smattering of other people like …
Two nights before my due date, I was having contractions and they were coming close, but I knew it wasn’t labor. However, my whole pregnancy I had been worried that …
I often ask my childbirth classes how COVID has changed being pregnant for them. What I’m wondering is how their experience of being pregnant has been different for them because …
Sporting cute fall pregnancy shirts is a fun way to keep the challenges of pregnancy in check. Not everything needs to be so serious! Whether you’re looking for a halloween …
At every birth, no matter what, there’s a dynamic that catches new parents off guard. Parents that have been there, done that, know all too well what this is. And …