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Pinching, Grabbing and Pulling: Nursing an Older Baby

By Mirranda Reinhardt for Pregnancy Awareness Month® If you’ve had the joy of nursing a baby who has outgrown the newborn age, there’s a good chance you’ve experienced[...]

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Mom On A Mission: Tamara Rubin Talks Lead

Hi, my name is Tamara. I am Healthy Child Healthy World's 2011 "Mom on a Mission." My mission? To educate parents and protect children from being poisoned by lead dust in their [...]

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Babywearing Basics 2: Front Strap On Carriers

By Mirranda Reinhardt for Pregnancy Awareness Month® In Babywearing Basics Part 1 we covered the reasons why babywearing can be beneficial to both mama and baby. It frees up[...]

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Summer Fruit is Here, Get it While it Lasts

Summer is an amazing time for the fruit lover. My daughter LOVES fruit, she has since first being introduced to food as a toddler.  Sometimes I refer to her lovingly as my “fruitar[...]

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What is Baby Buggy

We all know babies need a lot of stuff…some of it they have to have, some just makes life as a parent easier, but either way, it all adds up to one big expense.  Not everyone can a[...]

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The Prepared Mommy

By Mirranda Reinhardt for Pregnancy Awareness Month® Summer time brings an increase in natural disasters around the country and many of us could find ourselves in harm’s way[...]

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The Importance of Informed Birth Choices

By Mirranda Reinhardt for Pregnancy Awareness Month® It wasn’t until I became a mother that I realized how much power I held in my choices. From birthing to preschool and ev[...]

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Moms Rising - #3

  In the first post in this three-part series, I explore the Circumstances for Moms Rising (working and returning to work after bearing a child or children). In the second [...]

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Ana Markel Talks with Alisa about Her Fav Books

What do you get when you combine our co-founder Alisa with one of the most amazing Doula's in the world? An impromptu book review. Check out this short two minute video to learn[...]