Birth

90 Seconds That Could Change Your Baby’s Life

What if I told you that there is a decision you can make for your unborn baby that has the ...
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Take it Off: Why You Should Drop Your Newborn’s Hat

Little pink and blue striped stocking caps have become tradition for our babies. We assume they keep our babies warm, ...
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Essential Oils For Labor

  Photo from Young Living Pregnancy and birth, while both miraculous and beautiful, can also be extremely uncomfortable for many ...
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Mama Grief: Claim Your Right To Heal

I cried when I came home from the hospital with my newborn daughter. I walked through our rooms, cleaned and ...
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10 Lessons I Learned from my Home Births

By Nina Nelson, Modern Alternative Pregnancy editor When I was pregnant with my third child, I made a life-changing decision: ...
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Top 9 Labor Positions (+ How to Relax in the Hospital)

Image by eyeliam By Wendy, Contributing Writer Laboring can be a lengthy process for some women and not for others.  Some say ...
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How To Speed Up labor: Natural Induction

This post contains affiliate links. The labor induction rate is at an all-time high in the United States. It is ...
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Why Breech Isn’t the End of the World

Image by Frank de Kleine By Lindsey, Contributing Writer You’re pregnant, and your baby is breech. Breathe. It’s not the end of the ...
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Nathan’s Birth Story

Nathan James, born March 10th, 2013 at 1:47 AM.  He was born at home, in the water, caught by his ...
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How to Have a Natural Hospital Birth

By Nina, Modern Alternative Pregnancy editor I walked into the hospital shortly after 6 am, checking in for my induction. ...
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