Books
Food/Recipe Books:
- The First Forty Days by Heng Ou
- Nine Golden Months by Heng Ou
- Real Food For Pregnancy by Lily Nichols
- Eat to Feed: 80 nourishing recipes for breastfeeding moms by Larson & Kohler
- What To Eat For How You Feel by Divya Alter
- Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon
- True Roots by Kristin Cavallari (gluten-free, dairy-free recipe book)
Birth Books:
- Birthing From Within by Pam England
- Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering by Sarah Buckley
- Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth & Spiritual Midwifery by Ina May Gaskin
- Childbirth Without Fear by Grantly Dick-Read
- Vortex by Yolande Norris-Clark
Courses/Education:
- FREE online class: Cultivating Health & Resiliency in Our Young Children
- Planning for the Fourth Trimester Course (local or online)
- Physiologic Baby Care Course (online)
- Hey, Sleeping Baby Course (alternative to sleep training, online)
- Breastfeeding Course
- The Complete Guide to Freebirth (Free Birth Society’s online flagship course)
Practitioners & Community
- Postpartum Doula(local Maine) – I am in partnership with the lovely Erin Kirkpatrick from Midcoast Village Doula
- Innate Traditions Postpartum Care Provider Directory
- Traditional birth attendant, radical birth keeper
- Osteopath
- Chiropractor for post-birth adjustments for both baby and mom
- Craniosacral therapist
- Structural integrator
- Pelvic floor physical therapist
- Postnatal massage therapist
- Ayurvedic oil massage therapist
- Lactation consultant (CLC)
- Sexological bodyworker, trained in hands-in internal bodywork
- Traumatic birth debriefing
- Perinatal mental health counselor
- Somatic experiencing practitioner
- Mastitis resource
- Postpartum meal delivery service (local Maine)
Podcasts
- Free Birth Society Podcast
- Taking Back Birth – Indie Birth Podcast by Maryn Green
- Midwifery for the People by Margo Blackstone
I hope you find value in these excellent, high-quality resources for: pregnancy, birth, postpartum, educational courses, books, podcasts, practitioner recommendations and community. These recommendations are the very best of what I have discovered in nearly 15 years of deep study in the birth world. If you have a 5 star recommendation that may be helpful to mama’s please drop it to me in an email!