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3 Crucial Steps to Have a Positive Hospital Birth

This might surprise you, but the majority of my birth doula clients have their babies in the hospital. Most of them are not dead set on a natural birth, but they still want to avoid unnecessary complications, have the support they deserve, and are looking for guidance in navigating labor in the hospital. I’ve heard […]

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Pregnant woman in labor leaning one hand on the window sill and one hand on her back.

A lot of things can throw labor off track. So here are my top favorite ways to help your labor progress. Imagine this – your labor has been progressing bit by bit and you feel ready to go to the hospital. You arrive and are admitted at 4-5cm. The nurses are monitoring your contractions and […]

5 Ways To Help Your Labor Progress

Birth

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Pregnant woman squatting in yoga pose to prevent perineal tearing

Have you ever heard of someone not tearing during birth? It’s possible! Here are three ways to prevent perineal tearing during birth.

How to Safeguard Against Perineal Tearing: 3 Essential Tips for Labor

Pregnancy

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woman with husband positive pregnancy test, blog

While a missed period is the most obvious sign of pregnancy, here are 11 other early signs of pregnancy.

Am I Pregnant? 11 Early Signs of Pregnancy

Pregnancy

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Makeup, toxic makeup, cosmetics, non-tox cosmetics, low-toxin makeup

There are dangerous ingredients in our everyday personal products that should really be avoided during pregnancy. 

Safe Beauty: 3 Toxic Skincare Ingredients to Avoid When Pregnant

Pregnancy

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Cassie pregnant with family at her baby shower as she prepared to be a new mom

That second pink line was faint, but it was there. I was pregnant! And immediately a switch flipped in my mind. Suddenly, rushing to get ready and speeding to work didn’t matter. The dishes in the sink didn’t matter. All the little things that caused me stress on a daily basis no longer seemed as important. 

Three Ways Pregnancy Helped Me Stress Less

Pregnancy

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