by Homegrown Families | Aug 30, 2017 | Blog, Breastfeeding, Parenting
As she approached pregnancy and parenthood Megan Travi had ideals about her parenting style, the way she would raise her children, and how she would care for them. She always knew she wanted to breastfeed. However, when she and her husband, Spencer, found out they...
by Homegrown Families | Aug 22, 2017 | Social Justice and Activism, What's the 411?
Dear Doulas, How do you intervene at family events when you’re a witness to racist or misogynist conversations happening? This has been very challenging for me and I want to approach it in a way that models positive activism for my children without compromising the...
by Homegrown Families | Aug 22, 2017 | Blog, Parenting, Social Justice and Activism
With the recent events in Charlottesville, there have been a lot of questions coming into my personal email and social media. These questions range from asking “How can I talk to my children about what happened? or “How do I talk to my 5 year old about racism?” or...
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...
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...
