No Vaginal Exams! When I was pregnant with my first child, I swore up and down that when I got closer to my due date I was not going to …

Bringing Spirituality to Birth Bringing spirituality to birth is so important. Whether it be a poem, a song, a prayer, a statue, or a picture, a reminder of your spiritual …

Easing Labor Pain In my Birthing From Within childbirth classes I teach ways of easing labor pain by explaining pain coping techniques with ice cubes (aka pain cubes). There is …

A Place of Knowing When a mama approaches the end of her pregnancy, she is in a place of knowing. She has begun preparing to give birth by taking her childbirth and …

Becca little one, you came like a whisper perfectly and wonderfully made your soul full content in mommy’s arms lullabies sung in your honor filled the hush in the sacred …

I found the blog Stand and Deliver while I was pregnant in 2008-2009. It has many, many interesting posts, but one stuck out to me in particular. It is a post …

Earth Mama Bottom Balm definitely needs to be a part of your postpartum survival kit. My sister in law gave me this balm to use postpartum. And I love her for that. …

The American Academy of Pediatrics recently published The Burden of Suboptimal Breastfeeding in the United States: A Pediatric Cost Analysis in the journal Pediatrics. This study discovered that if 90% …

Birthing From Within Workshop @ The Farm Commune I was privileged to visit The Farm Commune in Summertown, TN to attend an introductory Birthing From Within workshop. This trip was very fun …

Here I am in my 39th week of pregnancy with my first child, hugely pregnant, and awake at 4 am. With the delivery of this baby imminent, I have taken …

25 Pregnancy Thoughts Below are 25 things I thought about while pregnant with my son, Gabriel, during the final months. What stood out to you during your first pregnancy? Comment …