Happy Pills!

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Earth Bound Baby

I love nothing more than making placenta pills for women who have read about the benefits of consuming their own placenta, and whom have decided to keep their placenta to be turned into these little pills. Once I have worked … Continue reading →

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Nature’s hormonal blueprint for labor

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Earth Bound Baby

  Ecstatic birth – nature’s hormonal blueprint for labor by Dr Sarah J Buckley 2005: http://www.sarahjbuckley.com/ This article has been previously published in Mothering Magazine, issue 111, March-April 2002, and in Byron Child, issue 5, March 2003. This version updated March … Continue reading →

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HELP SAVE PLACENTA SERVICES IN EUROPE

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Earth Bound Baby

SAVE PLACENTA SERVICES IN THE UK AND ACROSS EUROPE. Please take 5 minutes to watch the campaign video, sign and share, share, share. Support me and my colleagues in the fight to remain legal – we have less than 2 … Continue reading →

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Urgent – European FSA action banning human placenta

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Earth Bound Baby

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) have now classed human placenta as a novel food and “any operator who wishes to market foods containing human placenta in the EU will need to apply for an authorisation under Regulation (EC) 258/97.  Such an authorisation … Continue reading →

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Questions to ask a Prospective Birth Doula

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Earth Bound Baby

Doula Uk have complied this list to help you interview your prospective doula. When making initial telephone contact  Are you available around my due date? How long have you been a doula? How many families have you been a doula … Continue reading →

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What Baby Girl Names Do You Like?

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Earth Bound Baby

There are so many names to choose from these days, from the classics to the somewhat offbeat. The best baby-naming book I’ve read is called Baby Names Now. I’d highly recommend this baby names book if you’re brainstorming names. This little list … Continue reading →

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Weighing the Pros and Cons of the Epidural By Penny Simkin

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Earth Bound Baby

The epidural block has been used increasingly over the past 50 years. Childbirth educators across the country are finding that more and more women plan–even demand–an epidural in order to avoid labor pain. Why the popularity? Are there any significant … Continue reading →

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Placenta Balm

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Earth Bound Baby

There are many other ways to reap the physical benefits of your placenta. A balm made of your placenta and a variety of healing herbs and oils offers healing properties to c-section scars once they are healed, hemorrhoids, perineal tearing, … Continue reading →

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Ottolenghi Caramel and Macadamia Cheesecake

Posted on May 3, 2014 by Earth Bound Baby

It’s a bank holiday weekend and I am sure at some point it will rain, so I am sharing a recipe that I have made before, should you start twiddling your thumbs and wondering what to do with yourself. I … Continue reading →

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Baby Led Weaning First Foods

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Earth Bound Baby

I am writing this blog for Sophia and her Mummy who have just started baby led weaning, As you can see in the photo above she is enjoying discovering food! I hope this helps you and other Mummies who sometimes … Continue reading →

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