by J. Michelle Gober Time and again, you hear “you are what you eat”, yet not many of us really understand what this actually…
Lee Standeven wanted women all over the world to have access to classes that would prepare them for a healthy, positive birth experience, wherever…
By Dr. Dawn Kingston Women who have experienced emotional distress before they became pregnant often wonder if they are doomed to suffer from depression…
By Moran Liviani As a young girl, I didn’t have the easiest of upbringings. Trauma and big-ticket item misgivings from both my parents really…
By Sasha – The Modern Mama People are shameless when it comes to giving advice to pregnant women. Whether or not you have asked…
Women have much better outcomes if they birth in a primary unit. Even if they start in a primary birthing unit and are transferred…
By the Nordic Naturals Education Team Getting kids to eat well can be a challenge, but there’s one time that mothers have complete control:…
By Melanie Sio When the test read pregnant, I was taken aback. I was 40 and a couple of years earlier had recovered from…
By Julia Jones I keep coming across people talking about belly wrapping and it’s great that people are interested in this ancient postpartum tradition…
By Sasha Romary I often get a lot of confused faces when I tell people that I am a postpartum doula. It is indeed…
By Chloe Bennet Becoming pregnant means that you are no longer responsible solely for yourself: something which categorizes all people’s feelings of nervousness to…
Flax Farewells was inspired by her Mum, a Midwife, who wanted an environmentally alternative to plastic bags for families to return their placenta to…
NuBe gift boxes are an online solution to finding an affordable but more importantly, beautiful and useful gifts for expecting mums, new mums and…
By Cassie Henderson Nguyen My son’s birth was unusual by modern standards. I gave birth at a private birthing center without any medication, and…
By Susan Bradley Your baby is going to arrive soon and chances are you have some nappies, a variety of nappy creams, and some…
By Antonia Anderson Maybe you’re not quite sure what it means to plan for the postnatal time. After all, the baby’s change table is…
By Hannah Schenker The changes our bodies go through during pregnancy are nothing short of miraculous. How incredible that our bellies are able to…
We hear all the time about how important it is to “find your village” – especially when you’re going through the huge transition from…
By Hannah Schenker From the time you discover you are pregnant to the time your baby is born is actually a rather long time,…
By Marisa Wright, birth and postpartum doula Loss, grief and trauma – these are such heavy realities to carry. Often overlooked by society and…