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	Natural Parenting Toolbox: Tips for Dealing with Postpartum Blues If you're feeling sad, know that you are not alone. Look to this helpful article for some tips on dealing the with postpartum blues.
	Yoga Together Prenatal exercises and yoga are wonderful ways to spend time with your child. Children can do their own version of your exercises, and they’ll enjoy being a part of your self-care routine.
	Hello Baby Doctors used to claim that newborn babies could neither see nor hear, and that they could not feel much. They were simply bundles of flesh, and the more they screamed, the better, because it "opened their lungs."
	Opening My pregnant belly had been experiencing a lot of activity for more than a week, each time teasing me into thinking the baby was coming.
	Midwifing Future Midwives It was the activist in Suzy Myers that first attracted her to the field of midwifery, and as she's helped bring nearly 2,000 babies into this world, that activist has remained vigilant.
	Pamper Your Pregnant Self A relaxed day of good food, great music, and appreciation for the beauty of a pregnant body rejuvenates a harried mom-to-be.
	Birth Altar Get your home ready for the new baby by preparing a simple altar as a powerful symbol for your birth. Select items that make you feel good.
	Mothering the Mother During pregnancy, labor, and birth a mother’s overall health is depleted, therefore it is most important that she is replenished and cared for in the postpartum period.
	Buy Buy Baby It's not that we don't enjoy cooing over the various infant accoutrement, it's just that we've got better things to do with our time (and Benjamins) than shop for things we can virtually find for free.
	The New Baby Shower With no malicious intent, most baby showers propagate a commercialism that belittles and "cute-sifies" the experience of motherhood and birth.
	Postpartum Pampering Becoming a mother is exciting and terrifying--many are overwhelmed. However, this need not be so, there is time to be pampered.
	Masking Maternal Mortality The number of American women who die as result of pregnancy and birth is almost four times higher than it should be. Why is no one talking about it?
	Medical Marijuana: A Surprising Solution to Severe Morning Sickness I was diagnosed as having hyperemesis gravidarum, a severe and constant form of morning sickness. I started researching the condition, desperately searching for a solution.
	Losing It Postpartum psychosis affects only one to two women per thousand in the first year after giving birth, but when my son was six months old, it happened to me.
	Homebirth in Holland My husband, Dirk, had moved to Utrecht, an ancient university town near Amsterdam. Under the care of Dutch midwives, I birthed my son in my own bed.
	The Unsaid: Black Women and the Birth Experience A recent Black Birth Survey, conducted by the ICTC, revealed that black women frequently experience fear, anxiety, and cultural misunderstandings when giving birth in hospital settings.
	Water, Pregnancy, and Birth Pregnant women and their growing babies can benefit from being in the water long before the baby arrives, as well as during birth.
	Painting Your Fears Away Late pregnancy is a time when fears may resurface, and art is the perfect medium to address challenging emotions during this time.
	Secondary Infertility You've already had one child, so conceiving the second should be no problem, right? Not necessarily. Many women face infertility when trying for a second child.
	Let the Baby Decide: The Case Against Inducing Labor Nearly two decades ago, Roberto Caldreyo-Barcia, MD, former president of ICOG made the stunning statement that "Pitocin is the most abused drug in the world today."
	A New Mom at 50 This baby was a complete surprise. I'd tried to have another baby after my son was born when I was 41, but after four miscarriages I finally gave up hope that I would have another child.
	African Dance & Birth African dance is particularly grounding during pregnancy-it allows you to be present in the moment and to forget about everything else.
	The Toxic Truth: How Everyday Products Threaten Healthy Pregnancies More and more scientists are coming to the conclusion that a substantial part of the blame for chronic problems lies with chemical exposures.
	Questions to Ask a Doula Remember, your doula should be someone you like, since she will be with you during one of the most intense experiences you will ever have.
	Honoring the Placenta It had been two years since Jonah was born. The family marked the occasion in a quiet, relaxed manner: two candles on a vegan carob cake, a few balloons, and a small gathering of relatives.

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