What is an Epidural and Should I Choose One? An epidural block is one of the most common forms of pain relief used in hospitals today for the laboring mom. Some moms choose this the instant they get into the hospital not wanting to feel any discomfort, and others wait and choose it if they…
I have 12 children and NONE of them have resided in an official nursery. Why? I’ll admit it had something to do with the lack of money with the first children. But, now, it has something to do with me wanting my babies to be incorporated into the family. In this post I will tell you…
Bathing your newborn seems pretty easy. After all, we all know how to take a bath. However, bathing a newborn, especially for someone who has never done it before, can be a very daunting task. Newborns seem like little fragile creatures with tender, delicate skin; and in a certain respect, they are. Their skin has…
I’ve been drinking red raspberry leaf tea since I gave birth to Therese, my third. After she was born I proceeded to hemorrage. Keep in mind that I home birth. I’ll never forget the look on my husband’s face when my midwife asked him to pray for me. His whole face went pale and expressionless…
I have five sons. Of my sons I have circumcised three of them, the first three. Why did I choose to not circumcise the last two? I have a few reasons I’d like to share with you. I will do my best to just give you the facts of the operation but I am going…
I use coconut oil for everything. I put it in my coffee and cook my family’s food in it. I make my handmade soap with it and use it on my skin as a lotion. I even put it on my babies. I’ve used coconut oil on my skin for quite some time before I used…
Being a mother doesn’t necessarily come naturally. Obviously the physical attributes are there or you wouldn’t be pregnant. But mentally and spiritually requires more than just getting pregnant and putting together a nursery. Everyone thinks it comes naturally to be a mother. In some regards it does. Our bodies produce all the right love hormones…
Okay. So this post has absolutely nothing to do with being a birth doula or childbirth. I am writing this to express my frustration with getting a baby’s sleep patterns to match my own. My daughter, Judith, is six months old. All of my other babies, with the exception of one, have been trained to…
