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15+ Tips for a Great Homebirth

I love attending home births - they’re often calm and cozy, even when labour gets intense. Here are my top tips for a great homebirth (most require prepping BEFORE labour but the last three can be done as early-labour-do tasks).

10+ Tips for a Smooth Home Water Birth

Planning a home water birth? Here are 10+ practical tips to create a smooth home water birth experience:

  1. Talk to your care provider about their experience and comfort with water birth

    How often do they attend water births? How often do their clients who plan water birth actually have water births? When and why might they ask you to get out of the tub?

6 Tips for Flying with Newborns and Toddlers

In my oldest daughter’s first year of life, I took her on 17 plane rides. I wanted my family outside of Alberta to spend as much time with our new baby as possible. We went to Ontario twice and to BC six times. At the time it didn’t seem like a big deal, but reflecting back on that first year it occurs to me that it was A LOT of flying! And it gave me the perfect opportunity to hone the process.

Whether you’re facing a quick 45 minute flight or eight (or more) hours, here are my top six tips for flying with your littles.