I ate my placenta. No, I didn’t deep fry it and serve it for dinner, but I ingested it and am a firm believer in its magic powers. I became familiar with placenta encapsulation through a Doula friend of mine. After my first birth where I struggled with breastfeeding and
“When are you due?” It seems like such a harmless question that everyone wants to know the answer to when you’re pregnant. The tricky part, for me, with giving out this information is that most people ignore the “estimated” part. I shared Micah’s EDD freely with friends and family. I,
After my baby shower, one of my closest friends, Megan, approached me again about whether I would be interested in having a Blessingway. I thought I had successfully avoided her friendly offer from several weeks prior, but nope – she was persistent! Honestly, I knew very little about Blessingways. What
The idea of birthing at home has become pretty foreign to most Americans. When you are pregnant, you see a doctor. When you go into labor, you go to the hospital. It’s safer. Or even if it’s not safer, at least you’re in a hospital if something goes wrong. What