Before Edith came along, spontaneous vacations were a regular event for Lindsay and I. When we first moved to Vermont, there was rarely a month where you couldn’t find us traveling to Boston, New York City, Portland (Maine) or somewhere else in the Northeast. Sometimes we would travel to see a band or to celebrate … [Read more…]
Couple’s Yoga for Labor and Birth, with Susan Cline Lucey This one-time workshop is a great way for you to bond as a couple in preparation for sharing the birth experience together. We will cover yoga poses, breath work, relaxation and meditation techniques helpful in labor and birth. A strong focus will be placed on labor support … [Read more…]
Today was my first official day as a stay-at-home/work-at-home mom and it really wasn’t as stressful as I thought it might have been! The first two weeks of Edie’s life we were lucky that Neil was able to use five paternity days and five vacation days so we had him full time. The next two … [Read more…]
We briefly covered breastfeeding as part of our Natural Baby Care Class and actually we learned quit a bit from our Doula(Sarah), however she suggested that we also sign up for a breastfeeding education class. So I registered us for a 2.5 hour breastfeeding education class. We arrived at the class to find eight other … [Read more…]
In honor of World Breastfeeding Week and National Breastfeeding Month When I was pregnant I found myself quickly growing out of my regular bras so by my second trimester I decided to pick up a few as well a few nursing tanks. Let me tell you this was the best decision that I have made and my breasts were … [Read more…]
During our first two pregnancies, I bought up and read just about any book I could find for expecting fathers. Titles like “Dad’s Pregnant, Too”, “The Expecting Dad” and others filled our book shelves. As with books for the groom-to-be, many of these books were intended for the “lowest common denominator” when it came to … [Read more…]
