Babies
The Essential Oil Guide for Pregnancy, Birth & Babies
Pregnancy and childbirth can be so confusing. What’s safe? What isn’t? What’s best to take to the hospital? What’s best for your baby? So many books, posts, blogs, friends, parents- the list goes on. All offering different advice and sometimes sharing things that may not necessarily be true! Using essential oils in pregnancy creates an…
Read MoreThe Fourth Trimester
Hey mama! Pregnancy can be one of those journeys we take where every few days or weeks you say “are we there yet”? You’re grateful to reach a new milestone and soon you can’t wait to get through the next one. You think the actual BIRTH is the big one and indeed it is a big…
Read MoreBaby’s Sleep Patterns
Why is it that babies often have their night and days mixed up? Sleep is never overrated when it comes to much needed postpartum sleep but it’s difficult to feel like you get enough when your baby isn’t on the same sleep schuss you. Lack of sleep causes excess stress and that’s the last thing…
Read MorePostpartum Secrets that Nobody Tells You
We talk so much about pregnancy and birth, but sometimes we forget about postpartum. If I had a nickel for every time I heard a mama say…” I wish I would have known…about postpartum”. Well, mama, I’m here to tell you all the things! Well, maybe not ALL the things, because there are SO many,…
Read MoreTummy Tamer
Are you one of those mamas who spent your whole pregnancy wondering who your baby would look like? What would her little personality be like? Would she like to snuggle and be snuggled? Would he have his dad’s hands and big feet? Would he love sports like his dad? Nine months of dreaming and imaging…
Read MoreEssential oils for Newborns and Babies
Babies and mamas are my passion, add essential oil to that list and now I’m living my dream! I discovered essential oils in the ’80s and over the years I’ve used them personally, with my family and with my clients. I love to empower women and I can do that best with essential oils. Please…
Read MoreInterview with The Essential Midwife
What is your birth philosophy? Homebirth is not for every woman. My clients and I are a team. We look at all the choices surrounding pregnancy, labor, and birth, and I support them in whatever they choose through offering education and choices. I am the mother of four daughters, three of whom were born at home.…
Read MoreIt’s Not Your Fault
Hey mama…just for the record… It’s. Not. Your. Fault! Some babies just seem to fuss a lot with no apparent reason. Some babies want to be held all the time just as if they were still in your womb. Some babies just seem to cry a lot despite your best efforts. Some babies want to…
Read MoreThe Perfect Pregnancy Kit
I hear you, mama! You are pregnant and want to ensure that you and your little family stays healthy! I get it! I want you to too! But I also want to bring calm to the storm. So here is the deal, pregnant mamas don’t appear to be any more susceptible to the effects of…
Read MorePostpartum Hair Support
We all know that being pregnant and having a baby is HARD…but one of the perks of pregnancy is awesome thick hair. Normally, we lose around one hundred strands of hair on any given day, but in pregnancy because of our increased progesterone levels the process of that hair loss is minimal, so less falls…
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