When my dear friend, Catalina, asked me to write a piece on self care for mothers, my immediate thought was no sweat I can write that in a second. Then I began to go through the list of typical self care items we moms crave: Take a long uninterrupted shower Get a mani and pedi…

40 weeks and 6 days pregnant, 50lbs, 3 days in early labor, 6 hours of active labor, 15 minutes in the pool, a few pushes and then…Guillermo was born on January 8th, 2018 at 7:25am at home naturally without any intervention or chemicals. Seems so simple when you break it down like this but it’s not. The days and hours leading…

Group B Streptococcus or GBS is no joke. I tested positive for it in my first pregnancy and was able to treat it naturally without the need for antibiotics. Joaquin who is now a toddler, was born safely and healthy. I am pregnant with my second baby and again dealing with a positive result. I…