Ethan Archives - Mama Hippie

I'm not sure if eating my placenta helped, but I would do it again! One mama's experience with placenta encapsulation.

Personal & Family Placenta Pregnancy & Birth

I’m not sure eating my placenta helped (but I would do it again!)

I dabbled with the idea of consuming my placenta for quite a while. It seemed like a no brainer. Women raved about all the benefits of it - increasing iron…

Stephanie

I didn't want to go back to work, but I didn't have much of a choice. What I didn't expect was something wonderful happening between my son and husband.

Natural Parenting Personal & Family

Why going back to work was good for my son and husband’s relationship

I didn't want to go back to work after the birth of my son. I wanted to stay home with him with all my heart, but unfortunately my husband and…

Stephanie

Cosleeping & Sleep Personal & Family

Our Typical Baby Bedtime Routine

Ever since we implemented a bedtime routine when Ethan was around 2 months old, our nights go pretty smoothly for the most part. For the first couple months of his…

Stephanie

Personal & Family Pregnancy & Birth

Labor Bag Revisited

It's been over 4 months since I gave birth to my son and brought my labor bag to the hospital. I packed what I thought I would need and left…

Stephanie

Breastfeeding & Pumping Natural Parenting Personal & Family

Our Nursing Journey

Breastfeeding was never supposed to be difficult after all, we're biologically designed to provide love and nutrition to our offspring in this way. I did all the right things during…

Stephanie