by Homegrown Families | Oct 18, 2017 | Blog, Postpartum, What's the 411?
Q: What actually happens after you give birth? Everyone just says, good luck not sleeping. But what does life really look like with newborns in the first month? What should I expect from my healing body and newborns body? – New Mama A: Hey mama, thanks for the...
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 | Apr 17, 2017 | Blog, Postpartum, Pregnancy, What's the 411?
Dear Doulas and Team, Since pregnancy and childbirth I have noticed more GI issues such as gas, stomach cramps, and constipation, and not just occasionally. I feel like I had these issues prior to having my son but actually realized it and paid more attention to it as...
by Homegrown Families | Mar 21, 2017 | Blog, Postpartum
“The Pooch.” Many women know that term well. A stranger at the grocery store asks you “When are you due?!” to which you reply with a sharp glance of rage. You are definitely not due anytime soon…because you are not pregnant. Whether you had your baby a few...
by Homegrown Families | Feb 20, 2017 | Birth, Postpartum, Pregnancy
“What a cruel scheme to keep a woman from knowing her power. To put the focus on what pregnancy did to her body rather than focus on what her perfect body just did. Here we sit, creating and nourishing the future and we are diminished to “baby weight.” I will not...
