Ensuring Nutrition in Young Vegan Children
The good news for vegan parents is that the vegan diet passes this test with flying colours. Vegan children usually eat more fruits and vegetables than their meat-eating counterparts. They are rarely sick and have few food allergies.
The Benefits Of Hiring A Doula For Your Birth
Doula (pronounced doola) is a term which is used to describe a woman experienced in childbirth who provides continuous physical, emotional, and informational support to the mother before, during, and immediately after child birth.
Mama’s Own: How To Make Your Own Vegan Baby Products
As parents, making our own baby products on the basis of all natural ingredients not only saves us money, but also ensures that our babies’ delicate immune systems and developing bodies are not unduly taxed by toxic and allergenic ingredients.
Prenatal Testing: Making an Informed Choice
Prenatal tests, especially if administered routinely and frequently, serve to ‘medicalize’ a pregnancy. By transforming a healthy pregnancy into a medical experience, tests can cause unnecessary worry and stress.
Breastfeeding Beyond Infancy
Essential differences between formula and breast milk mean that the benefits of breastfeeding extend into toddler-hood and exist as long as breastfeeding continues.
Hypnobirthing
Hypno-birthing, also known as self-hypnosis or autosuggestion during childbirth, is the use of hypnosis to achieve maximum relaxation, comfort, and pain relief during childbirth.
How to Make Your Own Vegan Beauty Products for Pregnancy
Making your own beauty products not only saves you money and gives you control over what goes on your body, it’s also easy and fun!
Healing Herbs for the Postpartum Period
Herbal sitzbath mixtures for postpartum healing are easily prepared at home.
Five Ways to Avoid a C-Section
A recent study shows that women who opt for an elective cesarean have a threefold higher risk of mortality than those who choose vaginal delivery.
10 Reasons to Quit Smoking in Pregnancy
Quitting smoking makes sense at any time, but in pregnancy many mothers-to-be find they are especially motivated to quit. Here are the top 10 reasons to quit smoking in pregnancy.