Whether you are an experienced yoga practitioner or considering going to a pre-natal yoga class for the first time, a regular yoga practice during pregnancy can be beneficial for the mind and the body. Pregnancy yoga can be a way to stay healthy throughout pregnancy, to prevent and relieve aches and pains, and to prepare […]
Safety Tips for Yoga During Pregnancy
Pregnancy yoga can help to prevent and relieve aches and pains, it can keep you physically and emotionally healthy throughout pregnancy, and it can prepare the body and the mind for giving birth. However, there are many safety considerations for yoga during pregnancy. If you are new to yoga, the best way to be safe […]
Pregnancy Massage: Health Benefits for the Mind and the Body
Prenatal massage can relieve many problems associated with pregnancy: back pain, swelling in the legs, sleeping problems. Massage can also help you to relax, relieve worries or anxieties about pregnancy or childbirth, and balance fluctuating emotions. Some Benefits of Prenatal Massage Massage therapy relaxes muscles, relieves joint pain and improves circulation. As long as some […]
Essential Oils You Need to Know: All About Aromatherapy Home Remedies
Essential oils are great natural home remedies for many everyday health complaints. Read all about using essential oils at home for health, beauty and relaxation: Aromatherapy and Essential Oils Aromatherapy During Pregnancy: Useful Essential Oils Aromatherapy for Children: Safety Tips Aromatherapy Home Remedies for Insomnia Aromatherapy Home Remedies for Stress Essential Oils for […]
He Recognizes Me – First Moments After Childbirth
“Having a baby changed my life – the way that getting married changed my life. You cross this thresh hold you can never “uncross”. I could never NOT be a mother again, just like I could never be single again once I said “I do.” There is a brilliant joy, and tinge of bittersweet, in […]
When Baby Helps Show You Your Strength
I was asked to write a post as part of the One Million Moms campaign with BlogFrog and share with you guys one of the best, or worst, pregnancy moments I’ve experienced. So I chose to tell you about when the hardest moment, also became one of the best. And how I learned my own […]
Orange Blossom and Orange Essential Oil
The orange tree gives us three different essential oils. Orange essential oil comes from the orange fruit, Neroli essential oil (Orange Blossom) comes from the blossoms of the bitter orange tree, and Petitgrain essential oil comes from the leaves and twigs of the orange tree. Of the three oils Neroli is by far the most […]
Fun and Helpful Pregnancy Websites for First Time Moms (Part 1)
When I found out I was pregnant with my first child, my husband and I were quite nervous and excited all at the same time! I had many questions about the when’s, how’s and why’s of pregnancy and childbirth. I scoured the internet and was overwhelmed by the sheer number of sites devoted to different […]
How to Grow an All-Natural, Toxin-Free Baby
Today’s guest post is adapted from the book Expecting 411 By Ari Brown MD and Michele Hakakha MD. Dr. Michele Hakakha is an award-winning obstetrician/gynecologist practicing in Beverly Hills, CA. Dr. Ari Brown, MD, FAAP, is a pediatrician in Austin, TX, an official spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics, and health advisor for WebMD, […]
How to be Your Wife’s Birth Advocate During Labor
Last November my wife and I had our third child. Due to military training and deployments in the past this was the first time I was available to be there for the entire pregnancy, and it was also my first time in the delivery room not including my own bold entrance into the outside world. […]
Every Labor Begins Differently but All Normal Labor Begins on Its Own
Labor induction is becoming more and more routine in many hospitals it seems, and I wanted to take the chance to partner with the Lamaze Six Healthy Birth Practices to share my labor stories.