Natural Pregnancy
Listen to Those Pregnancy Cravings
Yesterday it was pickles and ice cream, and today it's a chocolate and egg sandwich. When those pregnancy cravings kick into full gear, there's no denying them. But the seemingly strange food combinations you just can't get enough of are no mistake.The...
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What Is Amniocentesis?
If you are close to or on the other side of 35 years old and pregnant, you have probably been offered the option of doing an amniocentesis. An amniocentesis is a screening procedure that extracts amniotic fluid from the uterus and examines it for genetic disorders or chr...
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Hair Loss After Pregnancy
Many women are surprised to find out that starting at around month 3 post partum, they begin losing hair. At first they may not even notice, as it may simply be a few strands here and there. But eventually it becomes hard to ignore with several – maybe dozens - of strand...
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Fertility and Age
More and more of us are waiting longer to have our children. These days in urban centers around the country it is almost more uncommon for educated, career-minded women to have a child under 30 then it is to have one over 35. Times have changed for us and women are wanti...
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Due Date for Pregnancy
Today is my pregnancy due date. Im 40 weeks pregnant.I read a statistic that only 5% of women give birth on their due date. Im hoping I am one of them. I was seven days and ten days late respectively with my first two children, so it would be nice to have this one earlier...
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Subchorionic Hematoma & A Sunchorionic Bleed
I had easy pregnancies with my first two kids. No bleeding. No miscarriages. No issues. So when I got pregnant with my third, I expected the same. Unfortunately it didnt start out that way. Three days before my 40th birthday, I found out my pregnancy wasnt viab...
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Pregnant at 40
I have two beautiful, healthy kids. My my son is seven and my daughter is five. I waited a bit to start having kids because I was focused on building my career, which is not so uncommon these days. I also had my kids fairly close together (they are 20 months apart) and was ov...
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Webster Technique to Turn a Breech Baby
I learned about The Webster Technique when I found out my baby, at 38 weeks, was breech. My midwives suggested I try it to help her turn around. So after my ECV, I visited my chiropractor who specializes in it. The protocol is to focus solely on the mothers pelvis region and a...
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Help For Painful Nipples From Breastfeeding
Ask a new mom what the hardest part of breastfeeding is and she’s likely to tell you it’s the pain from breastfeeding. And while pain during breastfeeding can come from different sources, the major source is sore nipples.Sore nipples are a common problem for both ne...
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Natural Ways To Induce Labor
There is only a 5% chance your child will be born on their due date. Most children don’t show up on this preselected day since they develop differently with some opting to arrive early while others need a little more time. A normal and healthy childbirth takes place anyw...
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Hypnotherapy for Natural Childbirth
Bring up the words “labor” or “childbirth” for a pregnant woman and you are sure to be met with a look of anxiety or even panic. Most American women fear childbirth due to the anticipation of extreme pain. As women we learn of this pain early on in our lives from stories passed d...
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A Spiritually Conscious Pregnancy
Upon confirmation of pregnancy, women prepare their bodies and in turn their fetus’s bodies for health by way of nutritious foods and the avoidance of toxic substances. Just like women’s developing bodies need support, their unborn baby’s spiritual and emotional self wants and ne...
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Supplement Do’s and Don’ts During Pregnancy
Pregnancy is a time when most women are far more vigilant about what they put into their bodies. While many women are interested in taking supplements to support their health during pregnancy, there is also a lot of confusion about which supplements are safe to take and w...
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Pregnancy and Beauty Products Don't Mix
Pregnant women make an effort to eat better, exercise appropriately, and give up bad habits like smoking and drinking, all in the hopes of delivering a perfectly healthy baby. But these same women may be exposing themselves and their fetuses to an onslaught of chemicals through t...
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Feeling Your Best During Pregnancy
Pregnancy is a special time in your life when your actions have a direct effect on the well being of another human being. To enhance the experience and contribute to the healthy development of your fetus, you need to focus on feeling your best. Many of us are aware of the import...
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Tools for Dealing with Post-Partum Depression
Post-partum depression is defined as the depression that strikes a parent—usually the mother—upon the birth of a child. It can range from mild depression to the more serious issue of psychosis. Post-partum depression is not simply a case of the “baby blues,” which a large number ...
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Natural Birthing Options: The Joy of Midwifery
I am often asked why I chose to use a midwife for my second pregnancy as opposed to an obstatrician (as I did for my first pregnancy), and whether I was happy I made that choice. My answer is always the same: I wanted to experience a more natural approach to childbirth, and yes,...
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Restore Nutrients Before a Second Pregnancy
Although equally special, second time pregnancies often do not generate the same emotional intensity as first time pregnancies. Women tend to approach a first pregnancy carefully, learning everything they can about fetal stages and appropriate health habits. By the time the secon...
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Fat Is Vital to a Healthy Pregnancy
Fat gets a bad rap, and it's mostly undeserved. The bad reputation started in the ’70s and ’80s, when the predominant belief claimed that fat was harmful and too much fat jeopardizes health. The truth is that not all fat is bad, and in fact, many types of fats are important—...
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9 Tips for Managing Pain in Natural Childbirth
A growing number of women are opting for natural childbirth in recognition of the health benefits for both themselves and their babies. These women choose to view childbirth as a natural process that their bodies were designed to endure without unnecessary medical interventions. ...
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Weight Loss After Pregnancy (It Is Possible)
Gaining weight is an inevitable part of pregnancy—it just comes with the territory. However, what is not a certainty is keeping the extra weight on permanently. The extra pounds that came on so easily from frequent indulgences of pregnancy cravings can be shed healthfully and pai...
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Dealing with Constipation During Pregnancy
Alongside the emotional highs of pregnancy come the physical lows resulting from the thousands of physiological changes that transpire during the nine-and-a-half months. With soaring hormones, increased energy requirements, and the demanding job of building a baby, a pregnant wom...
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Healthy Weight Gain During Pregnancy
Gaining a healthy amount of weight during pregnancy is necessary to ensure a growing fetus has everything it needs to thrive. The extra weight allows a mother to nourish and protect her unborn baby while it is in the womb. For her own health, as well as her baby’s, it is import...
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Foods to Avoid During Pregnancy
The decision to eat better comes naturally for most pregnant women as they understand the choices they make will have implications on the health of their growing fetus. Although most future moms have the best intentions when they make food selections, many may still be unwittingl...
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Curbing Nausea During Pregnancy
Pregnancy and nausea just seem to go together. Approximately 75 percent of pregnant women experience some level of nausea during their pregnancy. The degree of nausea varies from mild and infrequent, to constant and debilitating which leaves many women feeling physically overwhel...
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Vegetarianism and Pregnancy Can Go Together
Vegetarianism is a way of life for health, ethical, or religious reasons, but what shoud pregnant vegetarians do? Contrary to what worrying relatives or friends may believe, a healthy vegetarian pregnancy is indeed possible. As long as a vegetarian mom has all her nutrient requir...
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The Benefits of Natural Childbirth
Natural childbirth, also known as un-medicated birth, has many hidden benefits that more women of childbearing age should be aware of. In our society, giving pain medication for labor is so normal that most doctors assume a laboring woman will want it, and most mothers-to-be expe...
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Not Sure if You're Pregnant? Look for These Signs
Aside from the most obvious sign—a missed period—a woman’s body provides plenty of other signs of pregnancy. Immediately after conception the body begins preparing for development of a new baby. The body undergoes countless changes that create outward signs and symptoms. Some p...
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