Our fourth baby arrived 12 days overdue, after 47 hours of labour and a medical emergency! This is the conclusion to our crazy long labour birth story. You can read Part One of our story here, if you haven't already. Here is Part Two: We were on hour 33 of labour, and my … [Read more...] about Everett’s 47-hour Labour & Birth Story (Part Two)
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A Crunchy Minimalist Mom’s List of Baby Essentials
What does a crunchy minimalist baby need? Not much, it turns out! Yes, you can skip a lot of the pricey baby items if you want to! By Andrea Vandiver, Contributing Writer According to the all-knowing Urban Dictionary, a crunchy mom believes "that there is something bad or less … [Read more...] about A Crunchy Minimalist Mom’s List of Baby Essentials
Why I’m a Passionate Co-Sleeping Advocate
By contributing writer Andrea Vandiver Okay. Here I go, treading into controversial territory. I feel some fear and shame about announcing to the world that we practice co-sleeping. And that’s partly why I want to write about this. It’s trendy to joke about our “downfalls” as … [Read more...] about Why I’m a Passionate Co-Sleeping Advocate
Forget What You Know About Breastfeeding Positions. Try This Instead.
Guest post by Andrea Vandiver “Am I doing it right?” That’s the first thing I said when my son began to nurse half an hour after he was born. I thought I was a professional. I thought I had prepared. I read The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding like three times. I knew how important it … [Read more...] about Forget What You Know About Breastfeeding Positions. Try This Instead.
DIY Cloth Baby Wipes
These two-layer cloth baby wipes are super easy to sew for a quick beginner project. I only have very basic sewing skills so if I can do this, so can you! Originally written by Erin Long in 2015, updated by R&H in 2021. When I found out I was (surprise!) pregnant with my … [Read more...] about DIY Cloth Baby Wipes
Why Having a Doula Was One of the Best Decisions I’ve Ever Made
Guest post by Molly Madonna Kehrer There are 1,001 choices to make during pregnancy, and they run the gamut! From baby registries to nursery decisions, it’s not hard to get caught up in the overflow of “to do’s” coming at us when we’re pregnant--especially the first time … [Read more...] about Why Having a Doula Was One of the Best Decisions I’ve Ever Made
5 Breastfeeding Myths Debunked
Guest post by Cheyenne Bell of Girl v. The World When I was pregnant with my first child I knew that I was going to breastfeed, and hopefully do it for a long time. I had no qualms about it; I thought it would be natural, easy, a wonderful bonding experience...you know, all … [Read more...] about 5 Breastfeeding Myths Debunked
15 Real Food Ideas for Baby’s First Solids
Even the most mainstream nutritional advice today says to minimize or avoid refined white carbs, like white flour, white pasta, and white rice. So then WHY on earth do they recommend a refined, powdery, white rice cereal for baby's first food? It's positively baffling. Rice cereal has … [Read more...] about 15 Real Food Ideas for Baby’s First Solids
My Top Ten Breastfeeding Essentials
I became a mother at 3:35pm on a warm September afternoon in 2008. Minutes later I nursed him for the first time, and that was the beginning. It was a sacred beginning of an intimate relationship which simply does not compare to anything else I've ever experienced. I was quite … [Read more...] about My Top Ten Breastfeeding Essentials