Mary HaseltineLessons in Parenting from St. John BoscoToday marks the feast of Saint John Bosco. It's a safe bet that he didn't have a whole lot of things to say specifically about pregnancy...
Mary HaseltineTo Full Motherhood RedeemedFor decades, arguably centuries, women have been told their fertility is a liability, their bodies broken, pregnancy a disease, and birth...
Mary HaseltineI Want to Die With Battle ScarsThe baby found my belly. It seems every baby has gone through this stage when during or after a nursing session they are fascinated with...
Mary HaseltineThe Breastfeeding Support that Makes a DifferenceIt's World Breastfeeding Week again and this year it brings me to now fifteen total years of lactating I’ve put in. Whew! Seven babies...
Mary HaseltineFalling Into Home Birth: The Birth of My First Baby John PaulMy first born baby is now somehow a young man and celebrates his 18th birthday today! So here is his birth story - how I fell into home...
Mary HaseltineOur Lady of Childbirth - Patroness of Birthing MothersIn the Basilica of Sant'Agostino in Rome there stands near the entrance a towering statue of the mother of Jesus. This representation of...