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CHOOSING YOUR HEALTH, FOR THE BENEFIT OF YOUR FAMILY

I remember after my first child, my OBGYN did a post baby check up . She took a look down below and said “Well you sure look like you have had a baby now.” Well to be honest, [...]

The Postpartum Blues & What You Can Do

When I go back 7 years ago to when I was pregnant with my first child, Jasper, it was very difficult for me to even entertain what life would be like postpartum. It was all I could[...]

The Incredible and Well Worth Investment of a Post-Partum Doula

The word doula has gained incredible popularity in the past decade. The joke in big cities is not if you have a doula but WHO is your doula. Women have become familiar and embraced[...]

Visioning Your Sacred Birth

I’ve often said that we do a wonderful job in America of preparing a woman and her mate with all that she needs to know about the physical aspect of birth, but very little about th[...]

Gourmet Meals Delivered to your Door

If you are like me, you are a woman that has secretly dreamed of having the luxury of fabulous, fresh, and calorie conscious meals delivered to your door. I always loved that idea [...]

How to Emotion Coach Your Child, a Review of the Go-To Mom’s Parents’ Guide to Emotion Coaching Young Children

Parenting is hard. OK, it’s harder than hard. It can be incredibly difficult at times. As the parent to 16, 13, 12 and 5 year olds right now, I question exactly how I’m doing and[...]

A Letter from Ricki Lake

I am thrilled to be involved with Pregnancy Awareness Month. As you probably know – especially if you have seen my movie “The Business of Being Born” – pregnancy and childbirth ar[...]

Have you heard the news about rear-facing car seats?

Parents will now be buckling their babies in their rear-facing car seats until they’re two years old if they take the advice coming from the American Academy of Pediatrics. The AAP[...]

Getting Back to Good Nights (and Days!): Eight Sleeping Solutions to Help Tired Tots and Their Parents Get Some Rest

As soon as your little one comes into your world the age ‘ol philosophy is true! That pregnant women and mommies with newborns need to protect their sleep. Sleep deprivation is an [...]

New Services Packaged up for New and Expectant Parents

New Services Packaged up for New and Expectant Parents Any new parent will tell you it’s tough to navigate the maze of parenthood. As soon as you find out you’re expecting yo[...]