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Our homes are made up of lots of working parts — bedrooms, redecorated kitchens, upgraded baths, ogle-worthy renos, ticks and tricks for cleaning and organizing, and real home tours all live here to represent the spaces of your Offbeat Home.

Even complication-free homebirths can come with complications

So yes. I had my relaxing and empowering labor and birth in the comfort of my own home. Then I had to go the hospital.

Losing a child who never existed: considering parenthood when you’re bipolar

Olivia and her husband planned for a child, only to find out that having Olivia go off her bipolar meds wasn’t an option they could take. Now, they’re moving in a new path toward parenthood.

Uli’s sweet animal-filled nursery

Elka had animals on her mind when decorating the nursery for her son, Uli. Elka has previously written about backpacking with a baby and dealing with diabetes while pregnant on Offbeat Mama.

Figuring out when to stop: a couple’s struggle with infertility

Diane and her husband are approaching infertility treatments and wondering just how far they’ll go to conceive a child.

How to have a healthy Vegan pregnancy

Healthy vegetarian and vegan diets can do wonders for you, and are also perfectly fine to continue while pregnant. In fact, there’s no reason that you can’t raise your own tiny vegetarian or vegan!

A pyro artist DILF and his bus-traveling family

This DILF travels around the country on a big yellow bus with his family. Their destination? The Tultepec Pyrotechnics Festival in Mexico!

A Star Wars and planet Earth-loving dad

Sean loves our son, the environment, and seeks The Force in everything that he does.

One dad and his mini-me

Fernando and Mila are two peas in a very DILFable pod.