In preparation for my Postpartum Ceremony, I decided to create a vision board to guide and inspire me as I started a new phase in my life. Because I really enjoyed creating my own inspiration cards for postpartum time, I decided to make a new set of cards to suit the new stage as well. How… {read more}
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My Experience of Postpartum Ceremony
Just over three months after my baby was born, I was blessed with a beautiful postpartum ceremony offered by my doula Tanya of Nourished Beginnings. This was my first pregnancy where I considered hiring a doula and I am forever thankful for having her support. It made such a difference to my mental, physical and… {read more}
10 Ideas for Supporting a New Mother after an Emergency Hospital Stay
I had a wonderful birth experience with our fourth baby. I even had what seemed to be a dream-like postpartum experience during the first 10 days after giving birth. Everything seemed to be going to plan, in the best ways possible! But on day 11, I was rushed to the emergency room with secondary postpartum… {read more}
Inspiration Cards for a Peaceful Postpartum Experience
Since a couple months prior to my due date with baby #4, I’ve been working with a beautiful doula named Tanya from Nourished Beginnings who I hired to help support me during my initial postpartum period. Even though I’ve had three babies before, I am learning so much from her about leaning in to the postpartum… {read more}
Rebirthing Myself as a Mother
After I gave birth to my three older children, I wrote a detailed summary of their birth story. This helped me process the experience and also record the day’s events so I could share the story with each child in the future. However with my last child, born a few weeks ago, my husband actually… {read more}
10+ Board Books with Positive Messages
Oh how much I have loved reading to my babies. Isn’t it just delightful when they start learning to turn the pages and can identify some of the pictures on the pages? Here are some of my favourite board books for babies and toddlers, all featuring positive, uplifting messages that both children and parents will… {read more}
Sick Day Activity Cards {Printable}
Brought to you by Nuffnang and The Little Range. Over the past few weeks our little girl has come down with a number of coughs and colds. Poor thing just keeps picking up germs wherever we go! Luckily the rest of the family has stayed fairly healthy but a blocked nose and irritating cough can… {read more}
15 Reasons to Babywear
When my first son was about four months old, I asked everyone I knew which baby carrier I should get. I was desperate. He wouldn’t sleep and I read online that most – if not all – babies would be lulled to sleep while being worn in a baby carrier. I knew I had to… {read more}
