Pregnancy Essential Oils for Common Ailments

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Pregnancy Safe Essential Oils for common pregnancy ailments. Beautifully Connected.

Practical Essential Oil Use During Pregnancy NAUSEA/MORNING SICKNESS Ginger Essential Oil is a wonderful remedy for nausea during morning sickness! I recommend smelling it ( Inhalation), or applying it to your nausea acupressure point on your wrist. (Neiguan (P-6) ) If you are like me and hate the smell ginger, Orange oil may be a good alternative for you! HEARTBURN Peppermint … Read More

Crazy Pregnancy Symptoms You will Not Believe!

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Weird Pregnancy Symptoms You Will Not Believe! Beautifully Connected

Here Are Some Weird Pregnancy Symptoms You Will Not Believe! Everyone knows about the normal stuff: Like the weird pregnancy cravings, growing belly, and the “morning” sickness. Here are some weird but common pregnancy symptoms. Weird Dreams. Some pregnant women suffer from strange pregnancy dreams. Some sources suggest that vivid dreams occur during pregnancy not because expectant mothers dream more, … Read More

My Kate Middleton Pregnancy: Pregnant HG Life

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My Kate Middleton Pregnancy: Pregnant HG Life. By: New Crunchy Mom Rebecca Lemke I never expected to compare myself to Kate Middleton, but that is exactly what I did on a daily basis when I was pregnant with my son and suffering from Hyperemesis Gravidarum. What in the world is Hyperemesis Gravidarum, you ask? Well, it is the same thing … Read More

Does Food Choice Determine Quality of Breast Milk?

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Your Food Choices Don't Determine the Quality Of Your Breast Milk

Good News! Food Choice Doesn’t Determine the Quality of Breast Milk. Thank God, Because I love Cheeseburgers. An ad campaign in Brazil has set out to warn mothers about their food choices while breastfeeding. This new campaign is called “your child is what you eat.” The add depicts newborns nursing unhealthy food choices instead of mothers milk. While the intent of … Read More

Will You Be Mad If I Get an Epidural?

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Will you be mad if I get an epidural? Designer Doula's Insight on "epidural doula"

Will You Be Mad or Disappointed if I Decide to get an Epidural? Designer Doula Perspective. There is a misconception that Doulas are only for unmedicated, natural birthing, hippies! Doulas are very knowledgeable in physiological labor and birth! Many people hire us because they are looking for support through unmedicated labor. But, we are equally valuable during a medicated or cesarean birth! … Read More

Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: Alternative Management

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What is Pelvic Floor Dysfunction? Pelvic Floor Dysfunction is a broad term used to describe health problems that are caused by an issue of Musculature within the pelvic floor or corresponding muscles. The main problems that pelvic dysfunction are categorized by: bladder and bowel dysfunction… (HELLO SNEEZE-PEE,) prolapse, and sexual dysfunction, (pain with intercourse.) That sneeze-pee, cough-pee, laughing-pee, means dysfunction!!! GOOD NEWS! … Read More

True Cost of a Bereavement Doula

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True Cost of a Bereavement Doula

True Cost of a Bereavement Doula? Clients and doula certification organizations alike, refer to grief and loss doulas as “invaluable.” I am here to invalidate the belief that this work should be done without compensation. Bereavement doulas provide individualized support to families who are experiencing a loss. They provide an intricate understanding of how grief effects people, throughout every stage … Read More