For both my pregnancies, I began drinking red raspberry leaf tea as I entered my second trimester. The nutrition profile of this tea is amazing, especially for the pregnant mama. Red raspberry leaves are known to strengthen the uterus as the body prepares for labor and help with excessive postpartum bleeding that can lead to hemorrhaging. This tea has a… View Post
“There is no other organ quite like the uterus. If men had such an organ, they would brag about it. So should we.” -Ina May Gaskin I absolutely love reading other’s birth stories and sharing my own. It is such a surreal, magical moment and miracle. Both my boys were born at home and I have loved the experience each… View Post
Fish tacos take me to another place. Across the ocean to the beautiful island of Kauai. My dad lived in Kauai as a teen, so this is a place he enjoyed taking us to a few times as kids. Some of my best memories are sitting on the beach while eating fish tacos from one of the best food trucks… View Post
Photo by Ingrid & Isabel That moment I read a positive pregnancy test…I get a little gitty inside. Both times, I was slightly surprised, excited and nervous. “Yay, a sweet, little baby!” And then, “Oh no, morning sickness, all the bad food cravings, sleepless nights…” There is so much anticipation with a new pregnancy and the transformation our bodies go… View Post
5 Natural Remedies for Morning Sickness 1. Magnesium My Story I sort of stumbled upon the mineral magnesium for morning sickness. I was 6 weeks pregnant with my first baby. I had no idea what morning sickness felt like until one day I was at a job and felt it coming on, nausea, fatigue…that wanting to escape to my… View Post
