I’m often complimented on my unique and memorable blog name “The Crunchy Mom Next Door”. It’s a playful title I came up with after we lived in a duplex and I giggled while imagining what our downstairs neighbors must think to hear me giving birth at home and then smelling the aroma of placenta cooking!…Continue reading I’m not that crunchy…or am I?
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Choosing a Homebirth Midwife
Obviously, this post isn’t going to be applicable to everyone but hey, maybe it will interest you! I loved reading things like this long before homebirth was ever even a possibility for me. Oh yes, there was a time when there was no way I would have a homebirth. The theme of the pregnancy with…Continue reading Choosing a Homebirth Midwife
Tips for Preparing for Labor and Birth
(Original photo by my friend, Alicia I!) Many people tell me that they would rather just go with the flow for labor and that’s perfectly okay. Some people are planners and they like to have an idea of what they would want or what they think would help them. I’m not a planner but I…Continue reading Tips for Preparing for Labor and Birth