Skin-to-skin care (kangaroo care) is a natural process that involves placing a naked newborn on their parent’s bare chest and covering the infant with a blanket to keep them dry …
Stopping Hormonal Birth Control
How to Transition Off Birth Control Without Scary Symptoms – Even After 5, 10, 15+ Years Here we are specifically talking about hormonal birth control – and even though the …
Your Fertile Window
The one thing to know about ovulation is your fertile window. Do you know that there are only about six days each month when a woman can conceive? This period …
Baby Needs a Full 40 Weeks
Why a Full 40 Weeks? Your baby needs a full 40 weeks of pregnancy to grow and develop. Even though being done with pregnancy may seem tempting, especially the last …
Supporting Hormone Health
I am all about empowering you with natural methods to support your fertility and hormone health. While boosting these naturally, focusing on supporting three main areas: hormone health, uterine health …
How to Avoid a Cesarean Birth
How Can I Reduce My Chances of a Cesarean Birth? Cesarean birth can be life-saving for the baby and/or the mother. Today, approximately 60% of all cesarean births. ACOG’s Safe …
How to Lower Estrogen
Lowering Estrogen First, you need to uncover your root causes and drivers of high estrogen. Understanding why your estrogen is high and addressing the why before implementing ways to lower …
Ways to Increase Progesterone Levels
What Are Some Natural Ways to Increase Progesterone Levels to Normalize Ratio With Estrogen? It takes a combination of foundational things – blood sugar balance, managing stress, sleep, and movement. …
What You Can Do When You’re 40 Weeks Pregnant and No Sign of Labor
When You Are Overdue What Can You Do? The last few weeks of pregnancy can feel like they drag on forever. Once you get to 40 weeks it can be …
Progesterone
What is Progesterone and Why Is It Such a Big Deal? We need progesterone to balance out estrogen levels. Progesterone is also absolutely crucial for a health pregnancy. If we …