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Getting Ready For Baby: Meal Prep Ideas
Preparing meals can be a challenge during the postpartum period. Using some of the third trimester nesting energy to stock your freezer is something you won’t regret. Here are some ideas for meals that are frozen and easy to heat and eat. If you’re reading this too...
Ashley’s Baby Carrier Breakdown
When one first discovers the world of using baby carriers, referred to as “babywearing,” the plethora of options may be a bit intimidating. There are many reasons to use baby carriers and many different people who may be wearing baby. I believe variety is best, so...
Top Table Foods For Baby
So you have just been feeding that cutie pie, milk, milk, and more milk and now she is grabbing everything on the table and trying to put it in her mouth. This may mean it is time to start thinking about “table food.” But what "real food" do you start with? Rice...
Doula’s Top Pumpkin and Apple Adventures with two bonus Pumpkin Recipes
Our Doula’s Favorite Pumpkin patches and Aple Orchards bonus recipes to make with your pumpkin treasures once you come home Kroll’s Fall Harvest Farm If you are looking for something simple Kroll’s boasts a variety of different pumpkins. There are hayrides...
Chicago Family Doula’s Top 6 Birth Books …. and one just for dad
There are so many books on pregnancy available. It can be overwhelming to choose from. We have done all the hard work for you. As a group, we have read at least 100 books on birth, so we polled all of our doulas and came up with this list just for you! A Good...
Morning Sickness and all its Crazy Remedies
Morning sickness rears its ugly head in so many different ways. Some people have nausea for an hour; some people have it at night, some people all day. It can last two weeks to 3 months to all of pregnancy. Just like birth it’s never the same for anyone. Since...
Benefits of Chiropractic Care During Pregnancy
It’s probably safe to say that most expectant mothers will feel some level of discomfort, or even pain, during pregnancy. Common areas of complaint during pregnancy are the lower back, hips, sacrum, and round ligaments. Many might think that pain and discomfort are...
Milk Supply: New Breastfeeding Boutique in Ravenswood
When I found out I was pregnant with my son, I knew I wanted to breastfeed. I hadn't the slightest idea that it would become a passion of mine. Once he was born, we had our fair share of struggles (engorgement, overproduction, reflux, etc.). The bond that we...
“Labor Day” Series… A Home Birth
In the Beginning... When I was around 34 weeks pregnant with our son Leo, my husband Rich and I watched The Business of Being Born, a documentary that gave us some very important questions to ask ourselves. Especially me. I knew I wanted to attempt an...