In 2008, Ricki Lake & Abby Epstein released a documentary film about the current state of maternity care in this country, aptly titled “The Business of Being Born.” The film highlighted the overuse of medical interventions, as well as the feminist argument for normal, woman-centered birth. As I watched this movie at 36 weeks pregnant with my second son, I...
Note: The following is NOT a sponsored post or review. I purchased the DivaCup with my own money at Whole Foods before DivaCup asked to help sponsor this site. All views and opinions are 100% my own. At 5 months postpartum, the dreaded Aunt Flo returned. I’m still exclusively breastfeeding and bed-sharing with my daughter, so I thought that lactation...
Over the last few years, I’ve fallen in love with babywearing. Wearing our babies has been shown to help aid with bonding, boost and regulate our breastmilk supply, and create a more independent child. Research shows that it’s great for the infants’ mental development, and can help us parent our other children by keeping our hands free. I’ve done a...
A few years ago, just before my VBAC, I happened to see the birth documentary “The Business of Being Born.” That film absolutely changed the trajectory of my life by helping to educate me enough to get my first VBAC, and inspire me to help other women achieve their own empowered birth experience. I would not be the person, the...
One morning before leaving for work, Hyphenated Husband snapped this sweet photo of me and Jolene fast asleep. We had both just dozed off again after I took off my shirt and her onesie because we were both covered in breastmilk and spit-up from a vigorous nursing session. Ah, the glamorous life! Hyphenated Husband showed me the picture when he...
If you had told me a couple years ago that I’d love cloth diapers, I would have thought you were nuts. Then, I slowly decided to give it a try, and once I went cloth, I knew we had to stick with it. I just love the way a cloth-diapered butt looks. I started out using prefolds with covers, and...
