By Ali Weatherford in consultation with Amy Tucker of Life With Baby, Postpartum Doula and Perinatal Mental Health Coach I love to talk about birth plans, write about birth plans, and help people make birth plans. You’ve probably heard about [...]
By Ali Weatherford, in collaboration with Cheryl Reeley MS, LCSW-S, PMH-C The perinatal period starts around the time you become pregnant and continues through the first year postpartum. A person’s mental health can definitely experience some ups and downs during [...]
By Ali Weatherford I took a wonderful workshop on the topic of The Sitting Month recently with Jane Yu, L. Ac. She is an acupuncturist and doctor of Chinese medicine specializing in pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. I teach birth classes, [...]
By Ali Weatherford You’ve probably seen a lot of lists to help you pack for birth at a hospital or birth center. It’s great to be prepared! What a lot of people don’t prepare for is the after part. If [...]
By Ali Weatherford It would be incredibly rare to NOT be sore and swollen “down there” after a vaginal birth. For some people, this is minimal and passes quickly. For others it can be very uncomfortable and last for many [...]
By Ali Weatherford Last week was the first week of National Breastfeeding Month. The theme was “Enabling Breastfeeding: Making a Difference for Working Parents.” I was very fortunate to stay home with my babies for a pretty long time, so [...]
By Ali Weatherford Last week’s article was about breastfeeding after a cesarean birth. This is really important information because about 1 in 3 births are cesareans in the United States. It is a very common surgery, but most people go [...]
By Ali Weatherford If you are currently pregnant, it might surprise you to hear that you should probably start thinking about choosing a pediatrician for your baby now. Babies born at a hospital usually get their first checkup with a [...]
By Ali Weatherford Complete healing after pregnancy and birth is CRITICAL! And for the most part, it’s the same conversation whether you have a vaginal birth or a cesarean birth. We focus a lot on having a healthy pregnancy. We [...]
By Ali Weatherford It can feel very surreal to be sent home from the hospital or birth center with your brand new baby. I remember feeling amazed that they let me do that! I didn’t really know what I was [...]
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