by Homegrown Families | Mar 18, 2017 | Birth, Blog, Pregnancy
Have you been watching? Tuning into the live feed of Animal Adventure Park resident, April? April the giraffe is pregnant with her fifth calf. Animal enthusiasts and curious onlookers have been anxiously awaiting the birth of April’s calf. Since February 21, people...
by Homegrown Families | Jan 9, 2017 | Blog, Postpartum, Uncategorized
Was there an explosion of paper and packages and pretty bows at your house over the holidays? Grandparents, aunts and uncles dutifully spoiling your little one on their first Christmas or eight days of little trinkets and treasures given? Now the New Year has dawned...
by Homegrown Families | Dec 16, 2016 | Birth, Blog
When I was 23 years old, I was held at gunpoint with my three month old baby in my arms by local, drunk, women on my great-grandmother’s front porch in Osage, West Virginia. There were three of them to be exact, but only one had a rifle. She was waving it...
by Homegrown Families | Dec 9, 2016 | Blog, Pregnancy
The holidays come with a lot of expectations and emotion, and it’s easy to begin to feel overwhelmed. Most family gatherings center around the table during the holidays and having an intentional strategy to follow for eating well is the ideal. It can be challenging...
by Homegrown Families | Nov 22, 2016 | Blog, Pregnancy, What's the 411?
Traveling for Thanksgiving? Pregnant? Worried about the discomfort sitting in the car or on an airplane? Concerned about the stress of being around “loving” family for too long? Fear not! Homegrown Babies has got your back. Here are a few tried and true tricks to keep...
by Homegrown Families | Oct 24, 2016 | Blog, Breastfeeding, Postpartum
When you are pregnant people are always quick to tell you how you should birth your baby and be prepared to function on very little sleep. You’ll turn into a “mombie” they tell you. At first you think you can handle it. Afterall, you were in your...
