An All Natural Postpartum Survival Kit | Mother Rising
Postpartum Survival Kit The first week postpartum can be really tough. Parents are transitioning to taking care of a baby, the postpartum body is recuperating (quite well thanks to the …
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36 Weeks – Postpartum Freezer Meals for New Moms| Mother Rising
Be Prepared for Postpartum Cooking Challenges Most of us wonder what challenges postpartum will bring us and how we can make the transition easier. In my childbirth classes we talk …
A Complete Homebirth Supplies List That Will Get You Ready | Mother Rising
A Complete Homebirth Supplies List That Will Get You Ready Here is a list of all the home birth supplies I need to get together for the birth. Enjoy! My Midwife’s Home Birth …
5 Things Your OBGYN Won’t Tell You | Mother Rising
5 Things Your OBGYN Won’t Tell You About How to Have a Better Birth and Postpartum When I was using an OBGYN for my pregnancies our visits were short and …
Placenta Encapsulation Photos
By popular request, below are some photos from the placenta encapsulation process that happened earlier this week. If you’ve never heard of using your placenta postpartum or are wondering why …
My Unusual “One Breast Produces More Milk” Success Story | Mother Rising
It is a normal when one breast produces more milk. Don’t believe me? Here’s my story… and it’s not quite what you’d expect. But First Before reading about how in the …
Postpartum Expectations | Mother Rising
I tell everybody that when Gabriel was born he was such an easy baby. G was a beautiful joy to be around and anything he did was glorious. I nursed …
The Benefits of Coconut Oil and Breastfeeding | Mother Rising
I Love Coconut Oil and Breastfeeding I use coconut oil as a moisturizer and I love it. It smells so good and hydrates my skin wonderfully! As you know, there …
Birth Story Processing: On Perfection and Love | Mother Rising
What Are We Looking For? Am I the only one that gets overwhelmed when seeing and reading the 8 million blog posts, facebook updates and social media posts all about …
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 …
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 …