by Homegrown Families | Aug 9, 2017 | Blog, Pregnancy
Long time doula and bodyworker, Emily Sullivan, writes a guest piece on prenatal bonding and gender. Emily is currently pregnant with her first child. In last few weeks the president of the United States released a statement that transgendered people will not be...
by Homegrown Families | Jul 28, 2017 | Blog, Infertility, Pregnancy
In the small puebla of Concepcion Chiquirichapa, Guatemala, Mayan midwife Antonina called on me to tend to the mom as childbirth was imminent. She gowned me, noting that I would be the one to catch the baby. At the mom’s legs, I stood dumbfounded at the threshold of...
by Homegrown Families | Jul 13, 2017 | Blog, Parenting
Are you currently stuffing your car full of car seats, suitcases, baskets of snacks, a baby, a toddler and a breast pump? Are you feeling anxious about your four month old’s first time on an airplane? Are you already glaring at your partner while they insist on...
by Homegrown Families | Jul 12, 2017 | Blog, What's the 411?
Dear Doulas and Team, My son is 18 months old and my husband and I are both non smokers and feel very strongly about not having smoke around our child. Unfortunately, most members on both sides of our family smoke cigarettes, particularly my mother who is around him...
by Homegrown Families | Jul 12, 2017 | Blog, Parenting
Traveling is an adventure out of the daily routine especially for toddlers and young children that can alter their body’s metabolic processes and cause disregulation in both the physical and emotional realm. Eating wholesome snacks that provide essential...
