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Prenatal Yoga Prenatal yoga is often suggested for expecting mothers. It has a host of benefits: it facilitates relaxation, engages your pelvic floor, helps open up your hips, and eases lower back pain. ACOG recommends it as one way to incorporate safe exercise into your pregnancy. It used to be easy to find prenatal yoga […]

Before I had my first child, I had no idea that chiropractors treated infants and children. Honestly, if my babies hadn’t had tongue ties, I probably still wouldn’t know. Alas, both my children had to have procedures to correct ties, and the doctors who performed them along with the lactation consultants who helped me recommended […]

Prenatal massage has a long list of benefits, including reduced back and joint pain, fewer headaches, less anxiety, better circulation, and better sleep (source: American Pregnancy Association). To save you some time on research, I’ve collected a list of recommended providers for prenatal massage in Boston and in Metrowest. All of these providers were specifically recommended […]

Did you know that the difference between ponds and lakes is that sunlight reaches to the bottom of ponds whereas lakes are too deep for the sunlight to reach the bottom? I confess I didn’t until I visited the EcoTarium in Worcester this past weekend with my kids and their grandparents. It was so full […]

Generally, my newborn photography sessions take place in my clients’ homes because it’s typically easiest for my clients, and I really strive for a real-life, lifestyle feel in my work. In a few situations (and just a few!), though, a studio might be worth considering. For this session, we used the Newburyport Studio for newborn […]

What You Should Know About Home Birth in Massachusetts Considering having a home birth in Massachusetts? I’ve got your back! This guide is not exhaustive, but it should help you start your search for Massachusetts home birth midwives if you’re looking for one. Before I get into it, though, I need to let you know […]

Some babies come easily. Some babies don’t. If you’re looking into your options for Boston fertility clinics, I have you covered with the top 3. Top 3 Boston Fertility Clinics Boston IVF Boston IVF has dozens of locations across several states, but the offices are warm and the staff are empathetic. In Massachusetts alone, Boston […]

I recently wrote about my prenatal and labor experience with the midwives at All Female Associates, but I know that my families live all over MA (and even other New England states), so I thought it might be a good idea to highlight some other OBGYN/midwife practices for my readers. Today’s featured provider is the […]

I know how nerve-racking it can be to find an OBGYN provider that you can be comfortable with. It’s important to feel safe with and to be able to trust your provider. Upon the recommendation of a friend, I started seeing one of the midwives, Sherriann Perivolotis, for well care at AFA Concord. When I […]

  Hiring a doula for the births of my children was one of the best decisions I made, and I’d highly recommend it to any of my maternity clients (but we’ll get to that shortly). Since I know that many of my clients are considering whether or not to hire a doula and/or looking for […]