Baby Shower Registry List: New Baby Must Haves Filling out a registry is intimidating! What kind and how many items do you REALLY need? Here is our list of MUST HAVE New Baby Registry Items. Diapers 2 small bags of newborn size 1 Big box of size one 2 Big boxes of size two ALL THE REST SIZE 3. Realistically, … Read More
Save Money on Doula Services
How Can I Save Money for My Doula Services? How can I make doula services affordable for my family? A pretty simple question, and I get asked this a lot! All day everyday, we as Americans live a life of excess. We have what we need, in fact we have more than we need! Many of us have money sucking habits! … Read More
Premature Baby Born 3 Months Early!
Hannah’s Preterm Labor and NICU Story I’d been in hospital for a bit over a week. We knew he hadn’t been breach, we knew I’d dilated and we knew I’d been in labour but it’d stopped. But something felt wrong. I couldn’t describe quite what was wrong or what was happening… but it felt like something might be IN, well, … Read More
FISHER-PRICE CRADLE SWING RECALL
Fisher Price has issued a cradle swing recall! Fisher price has recalled 34,000 cradle swings due two complaints of a falling hazard! This recall involves three models of the swing including CHM84 Soothing Savanna Cradle ‘n Swing; CMR40 Sweet Surroundings Cradle ‘n Swing; and CMR43 Sweet Surroundings Butterfly Friends Cradle ‘n Swing. These swings were sold at Target, Amazon.com, and other … Read More
Jamie Ever After: Birth Story
Guest Blog: Jamie Ever After, A Birth Story May 28th, 2015, at 12:39 pm, was the most amazing day of my life as Ryan and I welcomed Gavin Alexander into the world at 6lbs, 11oz. This little peanut has changed our lives in so many ways and we are so in love. The moment I saw Gavin when the … Read More
My Kate Middleton Pregnancy: Pregnant HG Life
My Kate Middleton Pregnancy: Pregnant HG Life. By: New Crunchy Mom Rebecca Lemke I never expected to compare myself to Kate Middleton, but that is exactly what I did on a daily basis when I was pregnant with my son and suffering from Hyperemesis Gravidarum. What in the world is Hyperemesis Gravidarum, you ask? Well, it is the same thing … Read More
Does Food Choice Determine Quality of Breast Milk?
Good News! Food Choice Doesn’t Determine the Quality of Breast Milk. Thank God, Because I love Cheeseburgers. An ad campaign in Brazil has set out to warn mothers about their food choices while breastfeeding. This new campaign is called “your child is what you eat.” The add depicts newborns nursing unhealthy food choices instead of mothers milk. While the intent of … Read More
Will You Be Mad If I Get an Epidural?
Will You Be Mad or Disappointed if I Decide to get an Epidural? Designer Doula Perspective. There is a misconception that Doulas are only for unmedicated, natural birthing, hippies! Doulas are very knowledgeable in physiological labor and birth! Many people hire us because they are looking for support through unmedicated labor. But, we are equally valuable during a medicated or cesarean birth! … Read More
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: Alternative Management
What is Pelvic Floor Dysfunction? Pelvic Floor Dysfunction is a broad term used to describe health problems that are caused by an issue of Musculature within the pelvic floor or corresponding muscles. The main problems that pelvic dysfunction are categorized by: bladder and bowel dysfunction… (HELLO SNEEZE-PEE,) prolapse, and sexual dysfunction, (pain with intercourse.) That sneeze-pee, cough-pee, laughing-pee, means dysfunction!!! GOOD NEWS! … Read More
Fix Fascial Adhesions from Scars and Injuries
How to Fix Fascial Adhesions from Surgery and Injury Scars When tissue is damaged enough to form a scar, sometimes that scar tissue becomes adhered to other connective tissues. This is called an adhesion. Ideally, your skin should lay smoothly over your connective tissue, and should move fluidly. Adhesions can cause pain, tension and overall dysfunction. When you have an injury to the network of … Read More