This is a quote from one of my student’s birth stories. I was inspired by it and I hope you will be too. “B. is now 1 week new. She has already taught me the following: There is always a higher level of pain a woman can endure; If you need something, just fuss a […]
Milk Sharing: Mother to Mother Breastmilk Donation
So it’s World Milk Sharing Week, and I’m participating in the blog carnival. I talk about Milk Sharing in my Breastfeeding Essentials class. In class, I also handout a resource sheet on breastfeeding, the links to the Milk Sharing information are on the handout as well as on the Resources tab here, on the website. For […]
Birth is a Human Rights issue.
Last night, we screened Freedom for Birth. We had a nice turn out and good discussion afterwards. It got me thinking (no big surprise there). Birth is a Human Rights issue. So why is it that women are often treated as if they are incompetent to make their own decisions regarding their own bodies and […]
Postpartum Depression Presentation by Brittany Edge, MA on September 28
Friday, September 28 7:00 – 8:30 pm Free Here, at the Center. Organized and Facilitated by Heart and Hands Doula Services, which has been providing support to Pgh area women before, during and after birth since 1995. Hosted by Shining Light Prenatal Education. Brittany Edge, MA, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Area Coordinator for Postpartum Support International […]
Tuesday Inspirations #7
There is no one perfect way to be a good mother. Each situation is unique. Each mother has different challenges, different skills and abilities, and certainly different children… What matters is that a mother loves her children deeply. ~Elder M. Russell Ballard