Society portrays pregnancy as a magical experience. Sharing your body while creating the beauty of life. However, the truth is our little miracles can wreak some serious havoc on our systems, and, sharing is not always fun. The truth is: toilet training begins during pregnancy. That’s right! Long before you are weaning your little one out of diapers you might …
Seasonal Depression is REAL. There is something about the leafless trees, the frigid air and the gray skies that can rip away motivation and tear at positivity. Seasonal Depression is a mood disorder characterized by depression that occurs at the same time every year. For many, this begins during Autumn and continues through the Winter months. Symptoms of Seasonal Depression …
“You’re going to do WHAT with that thing?!?” My mom uttered to me as she realized what exactly was in the cooler in my fridge. “I’m going to have it encapsulated, mom” You see, I took my placenta home with me after the birth of my daughter to have a specialist come to my home to encapsulate it. But, WHY? …
By: Heather Delaney, co-owner, birth & postpartum doula and childbirth educator The joy and excitement of that positive pregnancy test and the eagerness to feel those first symptoms are things that most expectant mothers experience in early pregnancy. One of the most common but often crippling signs of an early pregnancy is nausea, either lingering or accompanied by vomiting, or …