by shawna@thirdcoastbirth.com | Feb 15, 2017 | Community Flavor, Family, Pregnancy, Self-Care
Broth has been used around the world for hundreds of years as a building block of the human diet; it’s an ideal food. At its most basic form, beef or chicken bones are boiled for 24hrs or more to extract all nutrients. So why is bone broth so common? First, it tastes...
by Margarita Valbuena | May 10, 2016 | Childbirth, Community, doula, labor support, parenting, Postpartum, Pregnancy, Real Talk Tuesday
Shawna and I have lived a lifetime of not quite settling for status quo. Neither of us take anything at face value, we are noticers, observers, and when we see a need that resonates with our values, we do everything in our power to fill that need. It was a long and...
by shawna@thirdcoastbirth.com | Apr 4, 2016 | Ask the Doulas, Childbirth, doula, labor support, Pregnancy, women
You’ve heard about birth doulas from friends, family, or your care provider. Maybe you are thinking about hiring a doula to support you in your pregnancy, birth, and postpartum time. But, maybe you aren’t quite sure what a doula does, or why everyone...
by shawna@thirdcoastbirth.com | Mar 31, 2016 | Community, Pregnancy, Self-Care
Dr. Kat Aleman, of Kindred Chiropractic joins us today to discuss the many uses and benefits of the Webster Technique. “Dr. Aleman always wanted to make a difference, and to help people. She decided to attend Logan College of Chiropractic receiving her...
by Margarita Valbuena | Jan 25, 2016 | Childbirth, childbirth education, labor support, Pregnancy
I was about 37 weeks pregnant with my first child. I was working part-time in a job that involved driving all over the city and also sitting in kid-sized chairs for hours at a time. I felt huge and uncomfortable and being new to childbirth, I was anxious about knowing...
by shawna@thirdcoastbirth.com | Nov 15, 2015 | expectations, Family, Pregnancy, Self-Care
With my first pregnancy, all I could think about was the little baby that was growing and developing inside of me. It was easy to get caught up in the excitement and anticipation of what he would look like, what his character would be, how we would raise him. I spent...