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Water Birth in the Philippines

If you are exploring options on how to have a gentle birth, you have probably heard about waterbirths. So what is it exactly? A...

Yummy Green Smoothie for Pregnant and Lactating Moms

When you’re pregnant, or even when you’re just trying to get your health on track, most people would tell you to increase your intake of...

Celebrating National Breastfeeding Month with SunMum Breastmilk Bags

Today I joined SunMum Breastmilk Bigs and Buds and Blooms for an FB Live Lactation Class. Thank you, Lorin and friends of Tiny Buds, for...

VBAC BIRTH STORY: Anne Jayme

Do you love stories? My children and I do. Every night, as part of our night-time ritual, we would tell stories or read tales of...

VBAC: Your Questions Answered

Have you heard of Vaginal Birth After Cesarean or VBAC? Did you know that more and more women in the Philippines who had a caesarean...

VBAC BIRTH STORY: Jennifer Tamayo, Part 2

My VBAC On the 38th week of my pregnancy came the labor signs. It began with light pain--like menstrual cramps. There was a bloody...

VBAC BIRTH STORY: Jennifer Tamayo

Stories from fellow women are the best way to learn about birth; and it is positive birth stories that we need to hear to lift our...

My Visit to Lamaze HQ in Washington DC

ORIGINALLY WRITTEN IN 2019 I had the privilege of traveling to Washington DC with my family in the winter of 2019. Even with so many...

Training to be a compassionate doula in Eat, Pray, Doula

ORIGINALLY WRITTEN IN 2017 It has been a year since I attended my official doula training in Bali, Indonesia under the Eat, Pray, Doula...