Tag: christian mom
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14 Inspiring Haitian Children’s Books
Being a Haitian immigrant, married to a Haitian man raising a Haitian multi-lingual daughter her seeing herself in books is important. It is often tough to hear or see any positive stories about Haiti. If it isn’t a disaster hurricane or earthquake. It’s something political or both. But that’s not my Haiti, not the Haiti…
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How To Have a Mindful Labour + Birth
I gave birth on my greatly estimated due date of May 7th to our beautiful 7.5 lbs baby girl. I had my husband, fabulous doula, midwife OB and nurse in the room while my family watched on facetime. My birth was such an emotional process and time but I was well prepared for it. I…
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Breastfeeding After Your Baby Gets Teeth
Your baby’s first tooth probably will appear after six months, though some babies are born with one or more teeth, and in other cases, teeth don’t appear until the child is almost a year old. Many mothers decide that it’s time to stop breastfeeding when they first notice a tooth. Usually, this is because the baby has…
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Brown Women Need a Birth Plan
As long as I could remember I knew I wanted a birth that my people would have back at home. Unmedicated, “natural” free standing births. Though of course we have hospitals, using pain medication was something often left out the conversation. When I thought of giving birth I always got excited! To hone in pain…
Blissful Births & Connections 