Written by Svea Just last week I had the privilege of meeting with two fantastic midwives. Recommended by a friend, they are the women I hope will accompany me through my second pregnancy and delivery. They are kind, empathetic, knowledgeable, and funny. Exciting! When I told my husband the news, he had a lot of questions. Most of them (“How…
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Petition to Support a Midwife and Midwifery Care
Daja, a long time BWF follower emailed me that her midwife is being wrongly persecuted and needs our help! Please sign this petition! She writes… She was arrested for “practicing medicine without a license.” But, as you and I both know midwifery isn’t medicine! She’s been safely supporting women in birth for 22 years. This arrest was not the result…
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Newborns and Parents with Tattoos
So, I get this email from a photographer and what does she tell me? That she takes pictures of newborns with their tattooed parents. Rad. So I ask Jamie to send me some of her favorites, because I of course want to see them. I love our moms and dads with ink! Want to see too? Why not?! Here ya go!…
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Moi aussi, j’aillaite: Can a Nursing Mom Be Sexy?
Earlier this fall, a public health campaign in Québec, Canada, ruffled feathers all over… well, all over Québec, Canada. The 15-second ad aired on public TV during prime-time viewing hours, invoking public outrage on social networks and in the media. A good friend of mine wrote a letter to the government agency responsible, elaborating her grievances: “In Québec we have worked hard…
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Showing Love and Support to All
I once shared this picture with a great response (and I adore it). I have blogged about supporting all women in their birthing choices and emowering births, no matter what that means to them. I also recently shared this picture on Facebook… The chaos that followed was insane. How can I share this picture? What am I saying? Aren’t I…
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10 Things Wrong With Anti-Bed-Sharing Campaigns
A few weeks ago, this picture popped up in my newsfeed. As the happily bed-sharing mama of a very healthy 18 month-old, I was floored. It made my blood boil. Like the majority of parents worldwide, I do not believe it is safer for a small infant to sleep alone in a crib. I believe it is safer and healthier…
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The New Mother Magazine Giveaway
The Mother magazine supports your conscious parenting journey into integrated optimal health and well-being from pre-conception to organic death. Conscious, connected parenting with an emphasis on personal responsibility. The Mother magazine was founded in 2002 and is read in more than forty countries around the world. They have a publishing house in the UK and one in the USA. They aim…
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Birth Without Fear Donates $1200 to a Mom in Need!
At the end of May 2012, I launched a Birth Fund. So many women and their families are in need of help and I’ve been there. I wanted to do something no one else is doing…help a mother pay for her birth. After legal papers were drawn up and signed, information verified, and donations from myself, our sponsors and many…
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Wild Mothers Art Nursing Necklace Giveaway!
Wild Mothers Art is giving 3 lucky winners a FREE nursing necklace! You can enter here: a Rafflecopter giveaway ALSO, Wild Mothers Art is so awesome, she is giving ALL BWF readers 15% off from now until September 15th!!! Use the code: BWFLABORDAY2012 to get your discount now! The winners will receive one of the following (chosen by WMA)… Pocket…