Tori Smith3 minPLACENTA ENCAPSULATIONYou may be wondering why on Earth anyone would ever even consider ingesting their placenta. For the answer to that, we first look at the...
Tori Smith2 minBIRTH STORIES MATTERThere tends to be this narrative, in conventional birth, that so long as the baby is birthed and stable, nothing else matters. But it...
Tori Smith2 minSELF-CARE IN PREGNANCYI remember feeling a strong sense of responsibility and desire to protect my unborn baby, in every sense. I wanted to physically provide...
Tori Smith3 minBREASTFEEDING FOR BEGINNERSBe prepared for a learning curve with your breastfeeding journey. There is a lot to learn. So much of it I didn’t learn until after my...
Tori Smith2 minWHEN IN DOUBT, DOULAA doula was first described to me as a mother to the mother in labour. Whereas a midwife or doctor’s main concern is for the delivery of...
Tori Smith3 minSCRAP THE BIRTH PLANMany pregnant women start to get that urge to come up with a rigid birth plan. You’ll be hours in from taking your pregnancy test, you’ll...