Books
Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering by Dr. Sarah Buckley
*Dr. Buckley also has a new resource for expecting parents. Please click here http://sarahbuckley.com/ for access to this amazing resource. She has webinars, videos, articles and so much more. I can not say enough about this awesome site.
Homebirth: Safe and Sacred by Kim Woodard Osterholzer
The Aware Baby by Aletha Solter
Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by La Leche League
Nighttime Parenting by William and Martha Sears
Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin
Pushed by Jennifer Block
Tears and Tantrums by Aletha Solter
For Losses: Surviving Sorrow: A mother’s guide to living with loss and Loved Baby: 31 Devotions helping you grieve and cherish your child after pregnancy loss.
Helpful Websites
Supplements – www.shopmyplexus.com/forgutheath xFactor (original) and Probio5 are recommended for prenatal and postpartum. Pink Stork and Baby and Me 2 are also good options. For CBD oil I love www.northfieldfarmacy.com
Be Not Afraid – http://www.benotafraid.net/
Drug Watch – https://www.drugwatch.com/health/women/pregnancy/
Spinning Babies – https://spinningbabies.com/
La Leche League – http://www.lllofnc.org
NC for CPMs – https://www.facebook.com/nacpmnc
North American Registry of Midwives – https://narm.org/
Chiropractors – https://www.goldenfamilychiropractic.com/, https://www.outboundchiro.com/, http://www.crownpointchiropractic.com/, https://www.askdrpatrick.com/, http://www.wrightchiropractic.org/, http://www.cwchiro.com, http://www.carolinaspineandsports.com
Circumcision info –
I believe in parents’ rights. Whatever decision you make for your child is the right decision for you at that time. However, I am opposed to circumcision and feel I should state that upfront. I know some people circumcise for religious reasons. I did some research awhile ago that showed that biblical circumcision was very different that what we do today. http://somethingsarehard2say.blogspot.com/2013/07/is-circumcision-christian-thing-to-do.html and http://somethingsarehard2say.blogspot.com/2013_07_01_archive.html. Back in Biblical times, it was literally just cutting the very end of the skin off to mark themselves for God. It was not a full removal of the foreskin.
http://birthwithoutfearblog.com/2011/11/27/the-circumcision-decision/
http://www.nocirc.org/ (they have a great DVD and it used to be free)
http://DoctorsOpposingCircumcision.org
https://prepforthat.com/denmark-doctors-declare-circumcision-ethically-unacceptable/
https://www.exposingtruth.com/question-circumcision/
http://somethingsarehard2say.blogspot.com/2013/09/a-common-sense-approach-to-routine.html
Postpartum Mood Disorders –
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Vaccine Information – werpave@yahoo.com, https://www.amazon.com/Vaccinations-Thoughtful-Sensible-Decisions-Alternatives/dp/0892819316
Herbal Resources – I am well versed in herbal medicine and can be a good resource. www.mountainroseherbs.com for wholesale herbs. “Cooking with Nature” is available here https://www.createspace.com/4038081. “Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year” by Susun Weed.
Additional Information – http://www.childbirthconnection.org, http://www.mothering.com, http://www.askdrsears.com