There’s a saying that goes something like: “If mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy!” I used to think it was just a funny saying, until we had kids, and now I have seen the truth behind it. When a woman is pregnant and her body is working overtime, she’ll love it if you take the… Read more:
Category Archives: Natural Parenting
Celebrate National Breastfeeding Month with a Breastfeeding Swag Basket from Green Cupboards
This month is National Breastfeeding Month, an event which highlights the importance of breastfeeding. It is just one part of the education and policy work being done by the U.S. Breastfeeding Committee to help remove barriers to breastfeeding in our country. It’s up to all of us, including our friends and family and everyone in… Read more:
Hypnosis Is A Great Natural Birth Preparation Strategy
The rates of medical intervention for childbirth in the U.S. are well over 50%. Epidural rates are closer to 75%. It is fairly clear that most women choose drugs for childbirth because they believe it has to be painful and too overwhelming for them to handle on their own. Perhaps it is presumptuous to say… Read more:
Homebirth Dads: 10 Questions with Lome Aseron
It’s been quite some time since I’ve had a new post in the Homebirth Dads series, so I’m jazzed to share this latest one with you: 10 Questions for Homebirth Dads with Lome Aseron 1. Why did you choose homebirth? My wife Janine has a terrible fear of hospitals. She gets woozy if you just… Read more:
Homebirth Dads: 10 Questions with Jeremy Dyen
10 Questions for Homebirth Dads with Jeremy Dyen Jeremy Dyen makes his digital home over at Stay at Home Papa: “A musician-papa shares his fatherhood, work and family experience. Here you can get attachment parenting ideas, listen to new music and more…” 1. Why did you choose homebirth? The more my wife and I educated… Read more:
Couple to Live-Stream their Waterbirth
Known only as “Shawna & Ernie”, these parents are sharing the birth of their daughter, a waterbirth planned at the AquaNatal Birth Center, with the world via live internet video streaming. Their baby is “due” on or around May 24th.… Read more:
A Look Back at the Best of Natural Papa 2009
As we close out 2009, I’ve been looking back at the year’s posts and the traffic and link love I’ve received from other blogs, with an eye toward pointing you to the most read articles here. I was pleasantly surprised to notice that according to my WordPress statistics plugin, Natural Papa has now received over… Read more:
Natural Fatherhood: My Credo
I’ve had a number of dads (and moms) ask me why I choose to use the term ‘natural fatherhood’, as opposed to just fatherhood or parenting. One of the first things I bring up is the idea of natural parenting – a parenting style that fits closely with my personal ideals. Everyone defines it a… Read more:
Homebirth Dads: 10 Questions with Adam Pedley
10 Questions for Homebirth Dads with Adam Pedley Adam Pedley is a father of 2 boys and is in the business of helping others. One of the support groups he runs with his wife is Home Birth My Birth. 1. Why did you choose homebirth? Well, I didn’t choose homebirth, my wife did. My wife… Read more:
Learn More about Derek at Grass Stain Guru
I feel very fortunate to be able to share some of my story with others, and Bethe from Grass Stain Guru was kind enough to feature an interview with me on her site. Bethe is an award-winning author, web producer, and eLearning designer, and believes “nature is the best therapist and teacher any of us… Read more:
Homebirth Dads: 10 Questions with Derek Markham
[I've had a great bunch of fathers answer these questions about dads and homebirth already, but I haven't taken the time to answer them myself until now. Here's my contribution to the 10 Questions series.] 10 Questions for Homebirth Dads with Derek Markham 1. Why did you choose homebirth? My wife’s mother had homebirths with… Read more: