You may have heard the term "Fourth Trimester" before and thought "Hey, that's weird because that's impossible." BUT, what if I told you that when it comes to babies, having four trimesters

When I first found out that I was pregnant, I immediately started making plans of how it was going to go. Who, what, where, when, and why were constant questions. What can I say? I'm a planner. But for

So we've talked about why you might have some reservations about vaccinating your baby right at birth in PART 1. Now let's talk about the next steps and what you can do to make the vaccination process

First things first, before any daggers get thrown lets be clear - this post is about why I won't be vaccinating my NEWBORN. The Hubs and I agree that vaccinations are important, just not important enough

The following experience is NOT unique. It's not something random that happened to JUST me. It happens all the time and while the details change the facts don't. It's an experience that happens, people

About a month back, I met another mom, Priscilla, in the mama meet up that I go to. She had just had her baby several days prior and was upset over the breastfeeding issues she was having. Physically,

Can we please talk about self care for a minute? Or maybe two minutes because it's THAT important. A few weeks back, I hit a breaking point. My husband had gone out for coffee with a friend and come home

Don't hit any red lights. Don't get below 35 miles per hour. Don't take any scenic routes. Is this the plot for a poorly executed sequel to Speed 1 and 2? Nope, it's just every single car ride with the

My goodness, it's been a long time since I've sat down and written. I swear you were always on my mind. But...I've been busy. We had a whole month of family visits and traveling then I started back to

I'm Lauren, a thirty something DONA trained postpartum doula and former career nanny of 17 years living in sunny California. I believe every parent deserves guidance and support through the often unknown

I have a baby that latches but breastfeeding still isn't easy. I have a great supply of milk and a baby that doesn't need to supplement but breastfeeding still isn't easy. Breastfeeding is my super power