Getting pregnant with my son Lewis was by all accounts pretty easy. We decided we were ready, I went off birth control, and a few short months later I was shopping for strollers and creating a birth plan. At 24 weeks, everything changed. I was
Earlier this year when I shared my story of multiple miscarriages, I didn’t plan a follow-up blog post. That first post was something I felt compelled to write in the hopes that someone else would find comfort in my experience and feel a little less
Friends, people, Blooma community. Who out there suffers from pregnancy sickness? I’m not talking feeling-ick-in-the-morning. I’m not referring to the hangover-like fog some people experience. I’m talking truly ill, vomiting, in bed with pregnancy. I’m on my fourth pregnancy and it’s been a gradation of
As humankind continues to navigate a global pandemic, a little human named Oaklyn has no idea she turned 5 months, then 6 months, then 7 months and now 8 months old, during the age of Coronavirus. But, my husband Lateef and I feel pretty damn
(Photo by Meredith Westin Photography) Mamas-to-be – it can be exhausting and frustrating to be facing week 41 of your pregnancy. Maybe you are wondering how you can encourage your body and your baby to begin labor. Natural induction methods are gentle enough that you
Many scholars have researched fetal positioning. Childbirth educator Pauline Scott and Midwife Jean Sutton published Optimal Fetal Positioning in 1996. Their research suggested that mother’s movements have an impact on the position baby assumes later in pregnancy. Carol Phillips, founder of Dynamic Body Balancing, determined
A birth plan is important as a decision-making tool in the prenatal period and as a guide for providers at the time of birth. Now, the vast majority of nurses, doctors, and midwives know (and often expect) that a family will enter birth with a
Evidence supports that having a doula attend your birth has many benefits. But finding a doula can seem like a daunting process. You are trying to find someone that will be there for one of the most important events in your life – the birth
A padsicle is a pad soaked in herbal tea and then frozen to be used not only to help soothe the tissues of the perineum and the vulva after a vaginal birth, but also to promote and expedite the healing process. The tissues of the
Many come to a class because it fits perfectly in your schedule, a friend dragged you, you found childcare (or got into it at Blooma!), you ran out of the house as soon as your kids fell asleep, or maybe it’s in your google calendar
