New research from Yale University suggests an often deadly pregnancy disease, pre-eclampsia, stems from a battle in the womb between a father’s biological goal to make the biggest, healthiest baby possible, and the mother’s need to survive giving birth. Nature has it’s wisdom of making a baby big enough to thrive yet [...]

I was recently asked to come up with a list of my favorite herbal remedies for kids, so I decided to do one step better than just write out a list. I put together The Essential Mama Herbal Set on The Shop @ PBi, and took $15 off the price so you can stock up [...]

On June 4, 2011 WWW.TOPNEWS.US  published an article by Jason Ramsey, “Food and Nutrition Care-For-Mothers-To-Be” about a recent study that reviews the importance of food and nutrition during pregnancy, with emphasis going to the placenta.  In this particular study, a high-fat and oily diet was found to decrease blood flow of [...]

I had a woman contact me with her story about D-MER, or Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex. According to the D-MER website:
Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex is a newly recognized condition affecting lactating women that is characterized by an abrupt dysphoria, or negative emotions that occur just before milk release and continuing not more then a few minutes.
This [...]

Postpartum Depression has only recently started garnering the proper attention it deserves. Now, after studying it, researchers are finding that mothers are not the only ones who suffer from it; dads get it too.
While women have a major hormonal fluctuation after giving birth, which frequently triggers the Baby Blues (moodiness, irritability, weepiness, anxiety), her [...]

Practitioners
Why bother paying money to get certified in placenta encapsulation services?
“After all, the process is not rocket science.” and “It’s all over the internet! Why should I pay you for it?”
While placenta encapsulation, and utilizing the placenta for postpartum recovery is a beautiful thing to be shared, the process itself is something that must [...]

Why pay more to have a PBi Placenta Encapsulation Specialist prepare your baby’s placenta for you when someone who is NOT certified can do it for $100 less? When deciding who to trust with your postpartum wellness, you have two choices:
a) A PBi-Trained Placenta Encapsulation Specialist
~or~
b) A self-taught placenta encapsulator
Why choose a PBi Placenta [...]

Teething can be a painful process for everyone involved; baby is irritable and in pain and Mom and Dad struggle with how to help. Teething starts between 4 and 7 months old, when the first baby teeth start to appear. By age 3, your child should have a full set of 20 baby teeth, which [...]

Here’s a shocker: BPA (the chemical component found in plastics) has health risks! Researchers in Canada did testing on placental cells to find out if this chemical, commonly found in most Americans (including pregnant women), and discovered that it does have a detrimental effect on the placenta.
The most worrisome part of this research study [...]

I just read a great article on the Postpartum Progress blog. She has put together a fabulous resource for women suffering from PPD.
I’m just going to summarize here, but please read the full article as she gives so much more information:

1. How long did you suffer from PPD before you reached out [...]