Are You A Crunchy Pregnant Mama?

If you're a pregnant crunchy mom like me, you'll probably say:

Oh we don't believe in due dates.

I totally used that one during my second pregnancy. I didn't tell anyone my due date and it was so much less stressful.

Spinning Babies

I tried this with my first baby. It's a technique that can be used to turn a baby that isn't in the perfect position for birth.

Evening Primrose Oil

I swear by this one. I've used it with both my pregnancies. Ask your doctor or midwife about it.

Have you been visualizing a positive birth?

Guess what! No matter what you visualize… something else will happen. Birth is full of unexpected things.

Oh, here's our birth plan!

In the video she hands her doctor a huge stack of documents. That's the cliche, but try to keep your own plan short and sweet.

NO, they're called birthing waves.

Sorry, I'll never be “crunchy” enough for that one. They are contractions and they hurt no matter what you call them.

Only positive words. The baby is listening.

Save this gem for arguments with your spouse. It will shut him right up if it's your first.

Delayed cord clamping

We did this with both our babies too.

What are you going to do with your placenta?

Another of the few crunchy mom things I just couldn't get down with.

Oh no! We will tandem nurse.

We are. I hate it. I'm weaning the oldest… again.

The Breast Crawl

The nurse at the hospital talked me into this with my second and I'm so glad she did. It was so beautiful!

Need more crunchy pregnant mama phrases? Check out the video at Mama Natural.