Virtual support throughout the lifespan including preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum

By Sarah Holliday Guest blogger, Mother Wit Mama, Supporter and Contributor In episode 56 of the Mother Wit Podcast, Tanya and her guest,...

I hope you are enjoying time with family and friends and taking some time to reflect on the past year. While I’m not one for resolutions,...

Rachel Mast is Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) who attends home births and deliveries at New Beginnings Birth Center in Meridian,...

Andrea Kirschling @combofeedingsupport is a Mother Wit Mama and a newly minted Certified Lactation Counselor. When she was on my podcast,...

Adventures in exclusive pumping for twins with Mother Wit Mama and Postpartum Doula, Kristen Ross.

For a few hours in the morning of November 19, 2019, I thought that I had lost the fetus growing inside of me. A costly trip to the...

My previous blog post was meant to help expecting parents decide what items were truly necessary to care for their baby in the first six...

This week's blog post is a companion to Season 2, Episode 3 of the Mother Wit Podcast. If this topic is of interest to you and you...

The two-headed monster of Capitalism and Advertising would have you believe that you need ALL.THE.THINGS to take care of a baby. This...

Society needs to stop scaring its mothers. Being a mother is already an inherently frightening experience (Is my baby eating enough? Will...

After I became a mother, my vision changed, and I watched movies and TV shows with entirely new eyes. When my husband and I debriefed...

A day or so after my son was born, I couldn’t sleep. I asked the nurse for assurance that this feeling was normal. Most likely the...

As I noted in my last blog post on the Child Tax Credit, raising children is an expensive endeavor. The US Department of Agriculture...

Since July 2021, many parents with children began to receive extra infusions of cash into their bank accounts, and it seemed too good to...

I wish for all birthing people a provider that is willing and able to spend time debriefing their birth experience. But the truth is that...

Koalas climbing ropes Elephants swinging kettlebells (American style) by the trunk Tigers flipping tires Could this be any cooler???...

By Jenna Sherman Having children is generally expensive, to many parents' dismay. But parenting responsibilities don’t end at paying...

Fitness programs for pregnant and postpartum people

By Jenna Sherman If there are two events that change our lives more than anything, it’s having a baby and starting a business. When these...

“So, you do what?” Head tilts slightly to the right, brow furrows slightly. I continue. “OK… I see.” But I don’t really believe her. She...