Should I drink red raspberry leaf and nettle tea in pregnancy?

Do I really need a Snoo, birth class and a doula? There are too many things we are told we need, but your baby really only needs one thing.

Your feeling that blood rush, your body heat up , Your not thinking of much else other than the sensations your body is feeling. Time no longer makes any sense. The only thing that matters is your partner and you. This is Active Labor.

Let's talk about those pesky people that love to share how terrifying birth is.

I think of those that want to go with the flow and don't really want to open a book or are afraid to learn because it's too overwhelming or they don't even know where to start. So its easier to trust in their providers to take care of everything, which is what we should be able to do right?

When you know what's happening in your body for your body in labor, it's going to allow you to work with your fears and to generate ideas and action plans for how you're going to navigate labor.

Did you know that after you give birth to your baby and the placenta you will continue to have cramps in your uterus similar to period cramps?

Talking about Group Beta Strep (GBS) because if you're pregnant, more than likely you are going to be testing for this, and you're going to be having to make a decision if your test comes back positive on what you want to do about treatment for this bacteria.

Are you blindly accepting routine ultrasounds?

The first thing that is helpful is your mindset. It truly is a game of how mindful you can be about what you want, why you want it. How can you come back to your why when you are in the intensity and questioning what made you even choose this to begin with.

This work of helping women and their partners awaken their power through radical birth has been a calling that started as a young high school student.

Here is what they won't tell you

In pregnancy your glucose levels do increase and for good reason!

The increased blood sugar in your blood is beneficial for your baby's organ growth and development.

It becomes a problem when your body isn't able to process the extra amount of glucose which can lead to excess weight in baby in the form of fluid. Low blood sugar in infants for the first