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Bonding with your baby: A midwife’s guide through intuitive pregnancy and gentle birth

older siblings cradling newborn baby bonding
Many parents wonder about bonding with their baby. Will it come naturally? Easily? How to support healthy bonding? At the time of birth, newborns are completely empathetic creatures. Up to this point in their lives, they’ve shared the body and all the emotional experiences of their mother. The separation of...

A midwife’s quick guide to herbs in pregnancy

herbs for pregnancy in tincture bottles on wooden table
Often clients will ask me about the safety and benefits of using herbs in pregnancy. You may feel drawn to the vitality found in herbal medicine as you go through pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum. Or you may wish to avoid pharmaceutical preparations for addressing health conditions or common complaints of...