When you’re headed to the pool, beach, or splash pad with a baby or toddler, water baby carriers allow you to keep them close, helping them stay safe and comfortable. A water-safe baby carrier also makes it easy to bring baby in the shower with you, instead of trying to find a minute to sneak away to rinse off without your little one (and then spending the whole time wondering…
“Placentophagia is not such an unusual behavior for most mammilian mothers in the perinatal period. Animals of all the mammilian groups […] most all will injest the placentas of their newborn young. Animals are not aware of the biochemical benefits, yet instinctually they find the placenta extremely palatable immediately after giving birth,” says midwife & author, Robin Lim (120). There are many wise women, doulas, mothers, and midwives, like Lim,…
In most of the developed world, once a baby is delivered and their umbilical cord has been severed, the placenta, or “afterbirth,” is thoughtlessly disposed of as medical waste. However, many traditional cultures have beliefs and customs that honor the placenta and its important role in the bringing a child into the world. “In Bali, for example, the placenta, or ari-ari, is said to live on in spirit as one…
The placenta plays a vital role in the well being of mom & baby throughout pregnancy and the immediate post-partum period. “During pregnancy and after birth, the placenta makes maternal and child survival possible. It provides for our nutritional needs and aids in our development. It acts as a barrier guarding us against harmful bacteria and most foreign molecules,” says midwife, Robin Lim [1]. After the birth, the baby and…