Should you use a midwife with your first birth?
The ability to “go with the flow” and learn from this transformative, amazing (if challenging) experience called pregnancy and birth is how you will grow your womb-an wisdom. Whether you successfully give birth at home with a midwife or have unexpected problems that result in a transfer to a doctor and/or hospital — you’ll experience the initiation ritual into motherhood.
What silly songs do you make up for your kids?
Making up songs for babies is FUN! Making up songs for babies is FUN! But for real, have you tried it?
Ninja of time management: How to be a work-at-home mom without losing your shit
I got an email recently from an mama looking for advice on how to manage the challenges of being a work-at-home mom. Every work at home mother’s situation and experience will be different, but here are a few things I’ve learned along the way…
How are you dealing with your postpartum period woes?
My question for YOU, Offbeat Mamas, is this: what are good alternatives to plastic pads and tampons?
Imagine That! Music for hip parents and children
Billed as “music for hip moms and dads”, Brian’s list is definitely that.
Yeah, so about scary slings…
Lenore Skenazy perfect sums up my feelings on the whole ZOMG SLINGS ARE DANGEROUS!!! thing: Perhaps you read the other day that now even baby slings are regarded as “risky” by the Consumer Products Safety Commission. This because, over the course of 20 years, there have been a reported 13 baby sling-related deaths. It is […]
You did not fail just because your birth didn’t go as planned
We often think we have control over our lives — but ultimately each of us has to grapple with that which is beyond our control. We have to learn about surrender.
How to find the perfect midwife or OBGYN for your birth
You have mentioned the necessity of finding a health practitioner you trust and feel a connection with. Do you have any tips for how to go about this? Are there particular questions you recommend asking to help “screen” potential midwives and doctors? Any responses that should trigger a warning? The very first step is to […]