How should a mother recover and rest postpartum? How can she do that through the lens of her faith? In every culture until modern times, there have been cultural practices, routines, and ritual surrounding the postpartum time. Humanity has always recognized, to varying degrees, that this time was critical for mothers and babies to heal, bond, rest, recover, and establish healthy feeding for the baby. Modern American culture, highly influenced by the industrial revolution, all

Theresa shared with us her first birth story here. Today we're excited to share her most recent birth, her third son born at home! I...

What should you have on hand or bring for your birth? We've got you covered right here! Below you'll find your master list of things to have on hand for either a home birth OR a hospital/birth center birth, along with some explanations if needed. AND we have a free download to print out and use as a checklist! You'll likely have some of these things on hand already but we also have links to where you can find them. Many of them can also be borrowed and some can be bought seco

Here at Made for This Birth we obviously believe that it’s important to prepare for and make intentional decisions regarding your pregnancy and birth. These times are designed by God to be profoundly significant rites of passage for you as a woman and mother. But it’s also true that many women focus so much on the birth that they neglect to learn about or plan for the postpartum time adequately! In fact, especially to new parents, the intensity and difficulty of the postpartu

Afterpains...ever heard of them? If you're a first time mom, you may never have! Afterpains are a physiological process that are rarely...