by EnlightenedMama | Aug 20, 2014 | Blog
From the wonderful world of Erin Sutton: My newest homemade vice is cold press. I am loving it so hard. I was determined to create a cold press that I would crave and could replace my yearning to walk to a coffee shop and treat myself to ice coffee. I searched for...
by EnlightenedMama | Aug 11, 2014 | Birth, Birth Stories, Blog
“Never were we scared, never was it too much. Yes it was hard work, but the best kind of hard work.” To preface our story, I had no idea what to expect from labor. Our midwives said, “Ask your mother, your labor will probably be like hers” but my mother...
by EnlightenedMama | Aug 7, 2014 | Birth, Birth Stories, Blog
Although I totally bought into the idea of a guess date, and theoretically prepared to go past that date, when June 12th came and went I started getting very impatient. I was experiencing contractions fairly regularly, had my cervix swept, lost my mucus plug and was...
by EnlightenedMama | Aug 5, 2014 | Blog
In honor of World Breastfeeding Week, we wanted to take a moment to celebrate all of you breastfeeding mamas! Whether you breastfed for a day, 6 months, 1 year, or beyond, we celebrate you! It’s important to note that ANY amount of breastfeeding is to be...
by EnlightenedMama | Jul 31, 2014 | Blog, Parenting
Parenting has been life-changing, to say the very least. Over the last 2 years, I’ve learned more about myself, others, and body functions than I ever thought possible. I’ve learned more about love and selflessness. To say that becoming a parent has made...
by EnlightenedMama | Jul 29, 2014 | Birth Stories, Blog
Special thanks to Meg for sharing her story with us! What’s in a number? To summarize – my birth was amazing. At first I felt guilty telling my story because it’s so rare for things to go ‘as planned’. But a friend told me, I had some struggles...
