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10 Ways to Prepare Your Children for a New Baby
By Amy Wood, Contributing Writer When parents are expecting their first baby they usually only have themselves to prepare, but when the second baby — or the fifth baby, as was the case in our home...
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10 Ways to Stand Up For Your Birthing Rights
Right now, much of the advocacy surrounding women’s rights deals with birth control and access to abortion. Not very much is dedicated to pregnancy and birthing rights. That’s too bad, because most...
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4 Tips for Bringing Home {Another} New Baby
By Amy Wood, Contributing Writer Earlier this month I shared about how we prepared our four young children (ages 2-6) for the arrival of their baby brother, but what about once the baby is actually...
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17 Safe and Effective Positions for Natural Birth
By Kristen, Contributing Writer I challenge you to stop for a minute and think up all of the Hollywood birth scenes you’ve seen. Now I want you to toss them all. And, while you’re at it, toss all the...
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Baby Eli: Born in a Van!
Guest Post by Lisa of Ruthie Bell Home I was 41 + 1 on March 12, 2013 and so very ready to meet my baby. We had decided to not find out the gender of this new little one and, with two girls already,...
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8 Ways To Know You’re Close To Your Due Date
Image Source By Daja, Contributing Writer It’s the third trimester and the countdown to the baby’s arrival begins. People now freely ask, “When are you due?” Of course, we all know that due dates are...
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5 Ways to Use a Rebozo During Labor
By Jacki May, Contributing Writer Our first daughter was born in a hospital in Boeblingen, Germany. As I walked to my labor room, I saw this piece of fabric hanging from the ceiling. I couldn’t figure...
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How To Pray For Your Preborn Baby
By Daja, Contributing Writer A Chance Encounter There are many people who have inspired me as a parent over the years. There’s my Bradley instructor, my doula clients, my mother and grandmother,...
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Reduce Your Post-Birth Stress: 9 Ways to Prepare
By Jaimie Ramsey, Contributing Writer Childbirth is a stressful event! Of course it’s joyful and exciting and full of blessings, too, but it brings countless changes to your life and family, it’s...
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You Ate What?! And Other Questions Natural Pregnant Mamas Face (Part 2)
Image by Esteban By Jackie Scrivanich, Contributing Writer The Decision to Embrace a Natural Pregnancy and Birth When I got pregnant, I was determined to do the best for my baby. I spent many hours...
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3 Visualization Exercises for Managing Labor
I have given birth 8 times. Every one of those births was extremely different–as different as each child! Some have been long (48 hours of active labor!) and some have been short (2.5 hours start to...
View ArticlePlanning for Birth, Jessica’s Story
In the post about birth plans I shared about a mommy who despite the planning and work ended up needing ... The post Planning for Birth, Jessica’s Story appeared first on Modern Alternative Mama.
View ArticleThe Final Few Weeks: Prenatal Preparations
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View ArticleWhat I Wish I Knew for My First Birth…
By Sara Beth, Contributing Writer My first birth did nothing but set me up for failure in future births. That ... The post What I Wish I Knew for My First Birth… appeared first on Modern Alternative...
View ArticleFetal Ultrasound: Risks, Benefits, and Alternatives (Part I)
Routine fetal ultrasound screening is virtually ubiquitous in the U.S. and many other countries, where the majority of healthcare providers ... The post Fetal Ultrasound: Risks, Benefits, and...
View ArticleFetal Ultrasound: Risks, Benefits, and Alternatives (Part II)
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View ArticlePreparing to Breastfeed Before Baby Arrives
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View ArticleUsing Self-Education to Prepare for Labor and Birth
Pregnancy is an exciting time, full of excitement and anticipation as you await the arrival of a new member of ... The post Using Self-Education to Prepare for Labor and Birth appeared first on Modern...
View ArticleBack Labor: What it is and What You Can Do About It (Part 2)
Photo by Eyeliam By Jackie Scrivanich, Contributor Back labor is a type of labor that women can experience. This type ... The post Back Labor: What it is and What You Can Do About It (Part 2) appeared...
View ArticleThe Umbilical Cord: An Amazing Avenue of Stem Cell Transport
The umbilical cord connects an unborn baby to the placenta, and is the avenue which allows for life-giving nutrients and ... The post The Umbilical Cord: An Amazing Avenue of Stem Cell Transport...
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