by Homegrown Families | Mar 15, 2018 | Blog, Pregnancy, What's the 411?
Q: Dear Doulas and Team, I’m newly pregnant and wondering about folic acid and folate. What’s the difference? What should I be looking for? Also, I’ve heard a lot about MTHFR gene mutation. Is this something I should be tested for? First Trimester...
by Homegrown Families | Nov 14, 2017 | Blog, Postpartum, Pregnancy
Pregnant women love cocktails. I know, I know, we aren’t supposed to indulge when we are creating whole humans inside of our bodies (which is a wee bit complicated and delicate of a process). But what’s a girl to do when she’s hot or cold, hungry or nauseated, craving...
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 | 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 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...
