pregnancy – (Almost) Organic Mama

Gradually going organic

Let’s be clear about where we fall on the organic spectrum. We are a mainstream, middle-class family and not crunchy hippies. Our goal with going organic was purely focused on health. We care about the environment and recycle, but we were not committed enough when we had our daughter to go with cloth diapers. Food We also didn’t […]

pregnancy

My (almost) organic birth story

During my entire pregnancy, I was focused on having a natural childbirth, free from drugs and medical interventions.

I firmly believed that a woman’s body was designed to give birth and that biology would support me. I conveniently blocked out the fact that my own mother had two c-sections.