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MOMMA OF 7 APPROVED MUST-HAVES & FREE RESOURCES JUST FOR YOU!
My Favorite Books for Parents
These are some of my favorite books for parents—resources that educate, encourage, challenge, and support families through every stage of the journey.
Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way
by Susan McCutcheon
The Bradley Method, used and praised by women for almost seventy years, prepares you for drug and surgery-free childbirth and puts you in control by providing the tools to navigate evidence-based care. For women birthing vaginally, 90% of Bradley births are drug-free!
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Real Food for Pregnancy
by Lily Nichols
Get clear answers on what to eat and why—supported by a comprehensive review of the scientific literature. This book cites over 930 scientific studies and has become a course textbook in midwifery and nutrition programs, with research that has influenced maternal nutrition guidance. internationally.
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The Fourth Trimester
by Kimberly Ann Johnson
This holistic guide offers practical advice to support women through postpartum healing on the physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual levels—and provides women with a roadmap to this very important transition that can last from a few months to a few years.
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The Wonder Weeks
by Frans X. Plooij & Hetty Van De Rijt
Answers the question, “Why is my baby cranky, clingy, and crying?” with helpful guidance. Maybe they’re experiencing a leap in brain development, after which new skills are mastered, discoveries are made, and perceptions evolve. Fussy behavior might signal that great progress is underway!
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Breastfeeding Made Simple
by Kathleen Kendall-Tackett & Nancy Mohrbacher
A practical, instructional guide for expectant and new mothers explains the seven natural laws of breastfeeding. Clear, research-informed principles that help you understand how your body, hormones, and baby work together to establish healthy feeding rhythms.
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Breastfeeding Doesn't Need to Suck
by Kathleen Kendall-Tackett PhD
Information on common breastfeeding problems, such as nipple pain and low milk supply, while also keeping mothers’ mental health in mind. Breastfeeding, when it’s going well, protects mothers’ mental health.
My Favorite Online Courses
Courses I recommend for deeper learning and practical support throughout pregnancy, birth preparation, postpartum recovery, and your breastfeeding journey.
The Body Ready Method
Founded by Lindsay McCoy
Online pregnancy, birth, and postpartum recovery programs designed to support families and professionals worldwide. These programs are reshaping modern clinical and holistic practices across the globe.Everyone should feel empowered, knowledgeable, and safe on their journey into parenthood and beyond.
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Christian Hypnobirthing
Created by Tara Menzies
Created by Tara Menzies in early 2018 after the birth of her first son. Being unable to find faith-based hypnobirthing resources during her pregnancy, she realised what a massive difference they could have made to her birth experience.
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Milkology
Created by Stacey CLE, MAT
Lactation education that is rooted in research, easy to access, practical enough to use in real life, and empowering in the way good information tends to be. Because when you understand what’s happening, things feel less impossible.
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FREE Downloadable Resources
Thoughtfully created PDFs, guides, and checklists to support your pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and breastfeeding journey with practical, easy-to-use information.
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Cuyahoga Resources PDF
Fruit of the Womb Perinatal Services
Your go-to guide for navigating pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and early parenting in Cuyahoga County. Inside you’ll find trusted local resources, support services, providers, classes, community programs, and educational tools to help you feel informed, connected, and supported every step of the way.
Peaceful Mama Guide
Fruit of the Womb Perinatal Services
Designed to help you move through anxiety about pregnancy and birth with more ease and confidence. It offers simple, supportive tools to help you recognize anxious thought patterns, calm your nervous system, and reconnect with your inner sense of trust. The goal is not to eliminate every fear, but to help you feel more equipped, supported, and grounded.
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Breastfeeding Plan Checklist
Fruit of the Womb Perinatal Services
This Breastfeeding Plan Checklist is a simple, supportive guide designed to help you clearly communicate your feeding preferences before and after birth. It helps you outline your intention to breastfeed, share your goals, and ensure your wishes are understood and respected by your care team whenever it is medically safe for you and your baby.
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Microbirth Resource Guide
Fruit of the Womb Perinatal Services
Hidden within your baby lies a secret superpower. This invisible army of tiny microbes will shape your child's health and future, but it needs your protection and nurturing. Microbirth describes the critical microscopic processes that happen during pregnancy, labor, birth, breastfeeding, and beyond.
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Ultimate Guide to Avoid a C-Section
Fruit of the Womb Perinatal Services
Curated strategies to support your goal of a vaginal birth, including mindset preparation, informed consent education, bodywork essentials, and healthy birth practices. Each section is designed with your unique journey in mind, helping you feel more grounded, informed, and confident as you move toward birth.
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Have a Great Start to Your Pregnancy
Fruit of the Womb Perinatal Services
A supportive resource designed to help you feel informed and confident throughout pregnancy. It walks you through key decisions like choosing a birth facility and perinatal provider, preparing for breastfeeding, selecting a childbirth class, and understanding early signs of premature labor.
Favorite Products/Services
Finding products you can trust doesn't have to be overwhelming. This curated collection includes some of my favorite recommendations for pregnancy, postpartum, and parenthood—from wellness products and clothing to everyday essentials.
Popflex Clothing
Apparel & Lifestyle Brand
Launched by Cassey in 2016, every product is developed with thoughtfulness. Her designs have not only gone viral, but they've also been granted patents (cue the Pirouette Skort), and have even been seen on celebrities such as Taylor Swift!
MotherLove Herbals
Organic Herbal Remedies
A family-owned brand founded over 30 years ago by an herbalist mom seeking to connect her own motherhood to Mother Earth. Today, Motherlove empowers all new moms and families with organic herbal remedies from bump to birth, breastfeeding, baby, and family wellness.
Restorative Roots
Organic Postpartum Meal Delivery
Restorative Roots began from a personal journey toward healing. After experiencing a first postpartum period marked by fatigue and depletion, founder Holly Stein turned to the ancestral wisdom of Chinese medicine and Ayurveda to prepare for her second.
Thrive Market
High Quality Organic Grocery Delivery
A membership-based, online grocery delivery service that specializes in organic, non-GMO, and sustainable products at discounted wholesale prices. The platform is designed to make label-reading and specialized diets easier, with over 90 filter options. They have strict vetting standards, banning over 1,000 ingredients deemed unhealthy, such as artificial flavors, parabens, and synthetic dyes.
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Rishi Tea & Botanicals
Premium Imported Tea & Botanicals
Founded by Joshua Kaiser in 1997, on the commitment to set the standard for quality and expand the awareness of exceptional tea and its rich, inspirational tradition.Offering premium tea and botanicals imported directly from growers across the world and draw inspiration from ancient artisanal practices that use organic cultivation techniques as well as modern culinary innovation.
Herblore
Organic Herbal Products for Pregnancy
Thoughtfully crafted by Pam Caldwell & trusted since 1996, HerbLore specializes in certified organic herbs and tinctures for pregnancy, postpartum, and family health. Each product is crafted with intention, infused with prayer, and made with the same care Pam would use for her own family.
Seven Weeks Coffee
Coffee with a Mission
Coffee that is harvested in the most natural way possible; Seven Week Coffee only sources coffee that is 100% organically farmed, pesticide-free, and mold-free. It's as clean as coffee gets! Because of their Direct Trade sourcing, they have full transparency over all our coffee crops, and meticulously vet for the highest quality coffees.
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LactSafe
Drug Safety Answers for Pregnancy & Nursing
Use the App & get out of the Google spiral! LactSafe distills NIH LactMed® + MotherToBaby research into plain‑language answers on 340+ prescription and OTC medicines. The app is free, ad‑free, and always up‑to‑date. Get instant, evidence‑based drug safety for pregnancy & breastfeeding.
Perinatal Health Professionals/ Birthworkers
Whether you're just starting your journey or looking to expand your knowledge, this curated collection of courses and resources is designed to support your growth as a perinatal professional. Explore trusted education, evidence-based training, and practical tools to help you better serve the families in your care.
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Microbiome Foundation Course
Created by Toni Harmon & Alex Wakeford
Cesarean sections, antibiotic use, and formula-feeding can all alter the infant's microbial landscape, laying the groundwork for potential future health challenges. A guide for parents to nurture their baby's microbiome during pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, early infancy, and beyond.
Functional Maternity
by Sarah Thompson
Maternity functional medicine practitioner Sarah Thompson, CFMP, L.Ac, Doula, has culled the most relevant scientific research and guides readers through the dramatic and unique changes of pregnancy to understand how the right nutrition can improve pregnancy and childbirth outcomes.
The Body Ready Method
Founded by Lindsay McCoy
Online pregnancy, birth, and postpartum recovery programs designed to support families and professionals worldwide. These programs are reshaping modern clinical and holistic practices across the globe.Everyone should feel empowered, knowledgeable, and safe on their journey into parenthood and beyond.
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