Birth & Postpartum Blog for West Michigan Families

Forewarning, I’m currently sleep deprived as I write this, and I’m not even pregnant. If you hear a note of desperation in the words...

There are a lot of folks with really strong feelings about the idea of placentophagy, or the consumption of the placenta in any form, but...

I recently read “Natural Health After Birth” by Aviva Romm, MD as part of the requirements for my placenta encapsulation certification. I...

After conception comes several long months of continuing your daily life while your body works overtime to grow an entire human from...

Let’s talk about decision making in a pregnancy. Now, all of this is said with the understanding that if you have mental or physical...

March 22-28, 2023 was World Doula Week. My social media was filled with amazing images of people supporting births of every variety,...

Today we have Katie Bacarella, PT, DPT coming on to share her knowledge about pelvic floor therapy and pregnancy. ------- Pelvic floor...

I suppose this story isn’t technically mine. It’s the story of my son’s birth, the event that set everything into motion for me to become...

Here we go again! Myth #4 “Breastfeeding won’t hurt.” This one is a bit of a controversial and complicated take. In this situation we’re...