The best of Mother Rising 2017 edition highlights some of the best content this website has ever seen. Mucus plug photos, the best postpartum pads, and pitocin being linked to …

Despite prodromal labor not being mentioned in the most common pregnancy books, you’ll still hear it frequently being discussed among friends, with care providers and in online communities. Because of …

I don’t enthusiastically encourage creating a birth plan with my childbirth classes and even my doula clients. One reason is because I dislike the negative responses from nurses in the …

These plantain pancakes are delicious, fast, simple and grain free. My family eats them around once per week and have replaced our previous favorite pancake alternative – banana egg pancakes. …

This blog post is all about how to get through painful labor before an epidural. This blog post isn’t about whether or not a woman should get an epidural. Maybe …

Enjoying Christmas while pregnant requires forethought, courage and surrender (which ironically are some of the character traits needed for a satisfying birth experience and parenting). Learning how to enjoy Christmas …

A Good Birth is one of the more inspiring birth books I have read in awhile. It was challenging, thought provoking, annoying and amazing all at the same time. The author, …

In this Be Prepared book review I explain what this book is, is not and who should buy it. Let’s get started! Title: Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads Author: Gary Greenberg …

The title of this book is what caught my attention, which is exactly why, I’m sure, it was given that title. I mean, a homebirth in the hospital sounds like …

A three ring circus can be described as a situation of confusion, characterized by a bewildering variety of events or activities. A vagina can be described in many ways, but a situation …

I have NEVER read a book like this before! If you are an athlete you are in for a treat! The Pregnant Athlete is written to the athletic woman that becomes …

If you’re pregnant again and need to know how to prepare for another baby after a traumatic birth this post is for you. I hope that the words below will …