by Alli Wittbold | Home Birth, Water Birth
When it comes to planning your home birth, one of the most important things you can do is create a detailed, researched, and thoughtful birth plan. Now I want to say right off the bat, I hesitate to use the term “birth plan”. My own midwife exclusively uses the... 
by Alli Wittbold | Home Birth, Water Birth
As a momma who is planning a home birth, or natural birth in a birth center or hospital, it’s smart to get prepared with a variety of pain management techniques and natural child birthing strategies. Approaching your birth with a toolkit of strategies and preparations... 
by Danielle Lasher | Home Birth, Water Birth
There’s so much excitement surrounding a baby. We’re thrilled to try to conceive (if we get the memo that we’re TTC before we conceive, that is). We’re elated to see those two pink lines pop up on the test stick—and the other sticks that follow... 
by Danielle Lasher | Home Birth, Water Birth
Getting down to the nitty-gritty, there are some mechanical tools you’re going to want to add to your shopping cart. These are the little things you can pick up here and there during your nine—no—ten-month journey to motherhood. It will be oddly sensational how... 
by Danielle Lasher | Home Birth, Water Birth
There’s a list for everything out there. Every single detail about your labor and birth experience has already been categorized and tagged by someone. If you search for birthing clothes, you’ll find them. In fact, your birthday suit is pretty much the only... 
by Danielle Lasher | Home Birth, Water Birth
Ah, celebrities. Love them or hate them, they’re a big part of pop culture and the world today. While not all celebs are created equal, some have garnered quite a big following for themselves. If we’re being completely honest, who doesn’t have a...