5 Ways Partners Can Bond With Their Breastfed Baby
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5 Ways Partners Can Bond With Their Breastfed Baby

ByAlayna Spratley

By Alayna Spratley During this first week of August, we celebrate World Breastfeeding Week. This global awareness initiative is coordinated by the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA), an international network of organizations working to protect, promote, and support breastfeeding.  Learn about World Breastfeeding Week 2016 here. In honor of World Breastfeeding Week here are…

Nourishing Recipes For The First Trimester
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Nourishing Recipes For The First Trimester

ByAlayna Spratley

Obtaining Essential Nutrients With Whole Foods Eating a colorful, varied, and minimally processed diet is ideal for optimal health, and during pregnancy this becomes more apparent. Your body requires specific essential nutrients, vitamins, and minerals to support and grow baby. In these three recipes, I will explain why certain foods are ideal during the first…

3 Things Every Pregnant Mom Must Know
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3 Things Every Pregnant Mom Must Know

ByCarmen Calvo

You’re pregnant, congratulations! There is so much to do to prepare for a new baby and even more to learn. We recommend taking a quality childbirth education class, but in the meantime, here are 3 things every pregnant mom must know. Eat protein. Eating adequate protein is essential to a healthy pregnancy. Not only does it…

If Most Mammals Consume Placenta, Why Don’t We?
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If Most Mammals Consume Placenta, Why Don’t We?

ByCarmen Calvo

The placenta, a temporary organ, has a crucial role to play in pregnancy.  It nourishes the fetus, also bringing oxygen and removing waste for the mother’s kidneys to dispose of.  This essential organ also regulates hormone production throughout pregnancy and is responsible for sustaining the pregnancy. The placenta, attached to the baby via the umbilical…

Babywearing: Some Unexpected Lessons
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Babywearing: Some Unexpected Lessons

ByCarmen Calvo

Today’s guest blog post comes to your from Paige Barocca of Baltimore Birth Services.  Paige serves the families in our community as a birth doula and a babywearing advocate.  I’ve been an avid babywearer since the birth of my son in 2012. Like choosing the breastfeed, babywearing was just something that I knew I would…

Why You Should Consider Hiring a Postpartum Doula
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Why You Should Consider Hiring a Postpartum Doula

ByCarmen Calvo

  Postpartum mothers need support, especially in a culture that unrealistically expects women to bounce back so quickly after giving birth. As a society, we can be so hard on new mothers. Culturally, new moms often receive messages that there is shame in needing help. This is a huge shift from 100 years ago when…

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