by Homegrown Families | Oct 18, 2016 | Birth, Blog, Newborns, NICU/Loss
October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. Talented photographer and blogger, Helen Joy, shares this touching visual story with us in memory of Thompson, diagnosed with trisomy 13, and would not live very long once he was born. Re-posted with permission....
by Homegrown Families | Sep 26, 2016 | Birth, Blog, Doula Training, Social Justice and Activism
Why would a white family hire a black doula? Good question, right? This blunt, layered quandary was posed to me at a recent meeting with African American community leaders in the Hillcrest and Pisgah View Public Housing Apartments in Asheville two weeks ago. It came...
by Homegrown Families | Jul 12, 2016 | Birth, Blog
There are many reasons why an induction might be strongly recommended or suggested to you. There is so much to say about inductions, but I’m focusing here on how to best prepare for your induction experience. My favorite source for evidence based information on this...
by Homegrown Families | Jul 9, 2016 | Birth, Blog, Social Justice and Activism
Facts: The Infant Mortality Rate Non-Hispanic Black 11% Non-Hispanic White: 5.1% (CDC 2015) This is for my white friends, the 1,000+ white families who have taken my Lamaze childbirth classes, my white birth professional colleagues and anyone else who will listen....
by Homegrown Families | Jun 14, 2016 | Blog, Parenting, Postpartum
I don’t have my shit together. My guess is right now you a) don’t believe me when I say that or b) you are nodding and whispering, “me too” at your phone right now. And why do I not have my shit together you ask? Because let’s be real, this motherhood gig is no joke....
by Homegrown Families | May 5, 2016 | Blog, Pregnancy
Eating Hearty and Healthy in Pregnancy You can eat as much golden butter as you want to. Go ahead and slice open a ripe avocado and grab a spoon. Enjoy those bright-orange, gooey, rich egg yolks, and the bacon by their side. Dietary fat during pregnancy is not only...
