Constipation Remedies

Pregnancy and Constipation Remedies

Mysterious blue bottle with bowel-soothing remedy.

I know it can be embarrassing, but it is a fact of life for many people and something that is quite common during pregnancy too. Constipation, you know, that awful feeling of needing to … poop, and not being able to for some reason. So what do you do about it? What to do: There [...] Read more »

Birth Options

History Speaks :: Birth Options

Modern birth art.

Have you ever seen Matrix Revolutions? In that movie, the character Morpheus makes a speech that I think is fitting. In Morpheus’ speech to Zion, he says We are not here because of the path before us. We are here because of the path that lies behind us. True so true. We are not here [...] Read more »

Prenatal Nutrition

Prenatal and Post Partum Nutrition

Vitamins

I’ve had about 10 different blogs dealing with nutrition in one way or another. Basically put, I’ve tried to encourage the importance of prenatal and post partum nutrition. Today I got an email that links to a report that kind of sums up what I’ve been trying to say. I can’t vouch for the particular [...] Read more »

Antibiotics?

Antibiotics and Breastfeeding

Needs for antibiotics may make it so you should not breastfeed your baby, regardless of whether or not you had planned to. If the benefits of antibiotics out-weigh the cons, then obviously you need to do what you need to do. However, if you minimize the risk of you needing antibiotics in the first place, [...] Read more »

Home Birth Fear

Home Birth | Water Birth Fear

That’s right, I have a fear. It’ not about birthing at home, or in the water, or even without “assistance.” I’ve done all that before and I know full well I can successfully do it again. So what the heck am I talking about? I kind of feel like I’m stuck between a rock and [...] Read more »

Caster Oil Induction

Castor Oil and VBAC Labor Induction?

I recently discovered a desire for some to know about the “use of castor oil in attempting a VBAC.” When I saw this, it made me kind of glad that I didn’t include instructions for the use of castor oil in my post about inducing labor. Not that I don’t want to share with you [...] Read more »