My Love Affair with My Breast Pump Recently, I gave birth to our fourth baby. She was a complete surprise, but a true blessing to our family. Long before that, we thought we were done, and gave all our baby items away. In total, nearly seven years of my life was spent nursing my wonderful…
Birth and Baby on Inspired Housewife provides information for new mothers, natural birthing, home births, and tips and tricks for your new baby. Anything related to babies, from pregnancy to breast feeding tips to safe foods are covered. As a mother of four, two of which were home birth deliveries, this easily is one of my favorite topics. My goal for you is to create that special and wonderful bond with your baby.
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A Miracle Rainbow Baby
Last summer I happen to listen to a podcast by Dani Johnson and she was telling a story about how years ago she wanted more children, but her husband was completely against the idea. One day her husband got very irritated and straight up told her. “If you want more children … take it up…
Celebrating Their Life – Pregnancy Loss Awareness
I have tried to write this post for quite a while, but the timing did not seem right. I have written in my journal about it, but those pages are much to raw and sad for everyone to read. I never understood the journey once a woman loses a baby. I was always sad for…
My Home Birth Story
December fourth was a Sunday and I slept in until almost noon and woke up feeling large like an elephant waddling side to side. I was ready to be done, but my baby girl seemed to love her little home. As I neared my fortieth week of pregnancy, I switched last minute from a hospital to…
8 Tips for a Healthy Postpartum Recovery
Postpartum recovery is an important topic to me, especially after having three babies and my last as a home birth. I love Emily a natural and frugally green blogger over at Liverenewed and when she asked for posts during her postpartum recovery I happily wrote 8 Tips for a Healthy Postpartum Recovery. Here are…
My Journey to Home Birth – How To Find a Home Birth Midwife
When I got pregnant with my second child, my daughter Keira, I wanted a home birth, but did not know where to look or to whom I could go. My insurance did not cover home birth and I ended up having a second hospital birth. When I found out I was pregnant with my third…
Cosleeping with a Regular Crib
Cosleeping is a perfect option for a mother who wants to keep their new baby close to them. I coslept with my two older children until they were nearly a year old. Even now they often end up in our bed at some point during the night. I currently cosleep with my new born baby girl, but before her…
