Skincare for Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
The bottom line? Be a smart, savvy consumer. Read the labels. Learn what those ingredients mean.
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Virtual Reality
We may have thought we were living in a modern virtual age a few months ago, but our new worldwide circumstances have made us think again
Read MoreBack to SELF
Survival after birth comes down to one thing: getting back to self. That doesn’t mean thinking all the time about yourself or even putting yourself first. It simply means getting back there, eventually, sometimes.
Read MoreChildbirth Classes: Los Angeles
The benefits of these classes extend way beyond the day and your attendance.
Read MoreComfort Measures: For Labor & For Life
In childbirth, probably the most important and valuable thing you can do is start to learn about the variety of comfort measures available to you in life.
Read MoreThe Postpartum Time
Although we have little control over what happens in childbirth, we have a great amount of control over what happens in postpartum.
Read MoreHORMONES!
Sometimes in our physical reality, we forgot that a woman must be able to get herself into a state where she is producing oxytocin to have her baby on her own with her own body.
Read MoreSelf Soothing
It's called self-soothing. Its your way (and there may be many!) of keeping yourself calm.
Read MoreBodywork NOW
Bodywork is likely the most important component of all health.
Read MoreRebozo: Labor Tool
It's hard to explain and visualize, but this long, strong piece of woven cloth can do hundreds of things that can benefit literally any body and most interestingly, specifically a pregnant and laboring body.
Read MoreHumans as Carry Mammals
Your human baby is a mammal, just like you. More specifically, your human baby is a carry mammal. They expect that once they are out of your womb, that you will continue to re-create their womb-like atmosphere until they are mature enough to assimilate into an earth-like atmosphere.
Read MoreObstetrics vs Midwifery
In low-risk scenarios, midwives are more appropriate because labor tends to progress as biology intended and there's no need to interfere with unnecessary life-saving medical devices and procedures, which often do more harm than good in low-risk situations.
Read MoreThe Importance of Fetal Positioning
Sitting and reclining in most couches puts the body in a "rounded" like position in which the shoulders are hunched forward, the front ribs are pushed down to the abdomen and the pelvis is completely tilted backward, forcing the tailbone into a semi-permanent "tucked" position. This is awful for having a baby.
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