September 6, 2009 – 8:58 pm
I have gotten questions about my freezer cooking for postpartum, and noticed elsewhere that freezer cooking to get ready for baby is a topic of interest.
I’ve written one post where I described how I planned out my meals and how I went about the actual day of cooking. Since then I’ve been asked about the [...]
I’ve had a few people contact me to ask what my thoughts on the licensing of midwives are.
I know this is going to differ based on what country you’re in, and where in that country you’re located. Midwifery regulations are so different all over the world.
I’m in the United States so my experience of midwifery [...]
January 7, 2009 – 5:07 pm
More on eating well! During pregnancy (and lactation and preconception) you need to be eating a really nutrient-dense diet. Children also need lots of nutrition packed into all their meals – in fact, there’s not much room for empty calories.
So even if you’re not dieting (don’t diet when you’re pregnant or nursing an [...]
December 16, 2008 – 12:56 am
A custom many traditional societies had for new mothers, and one still honored in many cultures is a “lying in” period. This was and is a time period when the mother was to focus on her baby – others took care of the mother and her household. In some cultures this could be a very [...]
December 8, 2008 – 5:07 pm
I mentioned how I felt that visualizations had helped me prepare for Galen’s birth in my post reflecting on his birth. I wanted to go into more detail on this because I feel it was a very important preparation. Many books on birth (including the Pink Kit materials) recommend visualizing the birth experience you’d like [...]
October 23, 2008 – 4:43 pm
I’ve mentioned that I did a big cooking session to fill the freezer so there would be plenty of meals for postpartum. I thought I’d write a post on how I went about my “once a month cooking” adventure :p
Here’s what my freezer looks like now that I’ve cooked – there are about 44 [...]
October 22, 2008 – 3:13 pm
I know I haven’t written in over a week! Not a good thing to do when expecting a baby… people think the baby has arrived However, we have no baby yet. I’ve just been very focused on getting everything ready for our little one.
I had a couple more tough days last week. Sometimes [...]
October 9, 2008 – 2:57 pm
I’m at that stage of pregnancy that I remember very, very clearly from my pregnancy with Brennan. Waiting. I did it with the other two as well. Cassidy was 10 days late even. I think she was a little easier though – I had no other kids and spent all day [...]
October 6, 2008 – 5:00 pm
We’ve been working on our Pink Kit “routines” pretty much every night – give or a take a few But we’ve been working it consistently.
One of our Pink Kit techniques – the Hip Lift – has been really helpful during pregnancy. I have had some pain in my right hip my last three [...]
October 1, 2008 – 4:14 pm
I can’t believe it’s October already. Where did September go??? Where did the summer go?? Part of me wants to feel frantic because I know it won’t be too long before the baby comes. But I also know that I’m pretty well prepared now. All baby stuff is a “go” except a couple of baby [...]
