by Homegrown Families | Jul 7, 2017 | Birth, Blog, Postpartum
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) published a statement on June 30th, 2017 drawn from one case study on an individual concerning an infant’s late-onset, secondary Group B Strep (GBS) bacterial infection and made a correlation that it was coming from its...
by Homegrown Families | Jun 8, 2017 | Blog, Postpartum
Anxiety, exhaustion, sleep disturbances, vaginal dryness, sore nipples, and breasts…feeling sexy? Probably not. The range of physical changes and emotions that a new mama can go through as she heals from birth and accepts her new body postpartum is vast. Parents learn...
by Homegrown Families | Jun 8, 2017 | Blog, Breastfeeding, What's the 411?
This 411 question came in through our Homegrown Babies Community Facebook page: Q: “I’m wondering if anyone in here did led weaning with their babies and have any insight to it? I’ve been reading online about it, I’d just like to hear about some personal...
by Homegrown Families | Apr 27, 2017 | Blog, What's the 411?
Dear Doulas and team, I have a 15 month old son and a 3.5 year old nephew with some delayed learning and behavioral issues due to some medical circumstances. My nephew is almost always whining, screaming, or upset about something and I find myself wanting to remove my...
by Homegrown Families | Apr 27, 2017 | Blog, Parenting
Do you feel like the “new you” is so far off and different as the “old you”? Does your role as Mom seem to keep all your other roles and identities (wife, sister, author, creator, friend…) buried inside? As a licensed professional...