Aveda Tea Recipe | Mother Rising
Aveda Comfort Tea Have you ever had Aveda’s Comfort Tea? It’s delicious. When getting my hair done at our local Aveda salon the receptionist and/or stylists typically offer me a choice …
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MTHFR Birth Control Pill | Mother Rising
MTHFR Birth Control Pill One of the juicy tidbits I learned during my preconception consultation yesterday was that I should never, ever use the birth control pill. Ever. One of the side effects …
MTHFR and Pregnancy | Mother Rising
This is an update to what I have found out about my new diagnosis – a double copy of the MTHFR mutation (homozygous C677T MTHFR mutation). MTHFR Basics This link is a …
MTHFR Mutation Diagnosis | Mother Rising
This is the story of my MTHFR mutation diagnosis, how it was discovered and what preliminary treatment plan I’ve been prescribed. MTHFR Mutation Diagnosis Hey all, So… I had a …
Self Care Ideas: Mothering Ourselves | Mother Rising
Self Care Ideas As mothers or mothers-to-be, we instinctively put the needs our children and partners ahead of our own. Maybe we eat healthy foods we might not be accustomed to, or we put away …
Cervical Scarring and “Failure to Progress” | Mother Rising
Many women have had procedures done to their cervix. Here’s what you might not have been told about how cervical scarring can impact a birth. Cervical Scarring and “Failure to …
Breastfeeding and Going Back to Work? Read this. | Mother Rising
Breastfeeding and Going Back to Work I was scheduled to go back to work when Gabriel was 13 weeks. I was grateful for the three months I had with him …
Prenatal Yoga DVD Review | Mother Rising
When I was pregnant with my first, I did prenatal yoga at home. For me it was the next best thing to a real yoga studio since going to a …
Fertility Awareness Method Ain’t The Rhythm Method | Mother Rising
Two nights ago I attended a dear friend of mine’s bridal shower. My friend is very kind, intelligent and simply a beautiful woman. I am so pleased that she found someone to …
Emotional Postpartum Healing | Mother Rising
Let’s Share Birth Stories Men share war stories and women share birth stories. The birth stories on this website (birth center birth, home birth and home birth in the hospital) get massive amounts …
A Breast Abscess Story | Mother Rising
This is a breastfeeding story written by a dear friend and doula client of mine. She is one of the sweetest people I have been blessed to know and is …
My Chemical Miscarriage Story | Mother Rising
My Chemical Miscarriage Story I’m so nervous to write about this. Break the Silence Despite the fact that I write on a blog about birth, I really am a private …