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Do you suffer from painful periods? Have you explored the cause and treatment of your pain?

Dysmenorrhea: What It Is, Treatments, Causes Dysmenorrhea, or pain with menstrual cramps, can be primary or secondary. Secondary dysmenorrhea means that another condition is involved.

Has your doctor talked to you about each step of the process? If you’ve given birth before how coherent we’re you to give consent for additional procedures?

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This picture of Juwan Lopez and his daughter Khloe, 2, at a mural memorializing Sha-Asia Semple, his partner and his daughters mother, in Brooklyn, Jan. 12, 2023. Until now, the specific medical errors that caused Semple’s death have not been publicly reported in detail. Nor has it been reported that in the more than two years before her death, six other pregnant patients in labor at Woodhull “suffered adverse outcomes related to the administration of anesthesia,” according to the hospital inspection report. Please read more about this very sad story at https://news.yahoo.com/deadly-epidural-delivered-doctor-history-201357031.html

Menstrual Cycling

Phase I: Menstrual Phase (Winter)

Length - Can last anywhere from 1-7 days. Also called the bleed.

Effects on the body - Estrogen levels rise slightly and progesterone levels dip. These changes can leave you feeling low on energy, but also reflective in nature.

Productivity - The best things to focus on during this time are analytical tasks. Solo projects, proofreading, reviewing data, assessments and goal setting.

This is a great time to look inward and listen to your instincts while setting those goals. Because this is the lowest natural energy levels it is best to avoid tight deadlines and only focus on 1-3 important tasks.

Activity - Self love, muscular activation and managing inflammation is the focus.

Performing exercises such as yoga, stretching, light weight training, walking and resting are great to focus on. Beginning and ending your day with meditations around self love can really help during this time.

Nutrition - Focus on foods that add nutrients and restore. Blood replenishing iron and zinc rich foods, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and immune boosting foods.

- Seed cycling with flax and pumpkin seeds during this time is key.
- High fat foods
- Teas with ginger or red raspberry leaf
- Veggies like beets, kale, mushrooms, spinach
- Fruits like grapes, blackberries, raspberries, blueberries and watermelon

Purpose - During this time while you rest and meditate ask yourself what it is you are ready to shift inwardly?

Start or continue your journal and reflect.🌕

What is Moon Cycling? Let’s explore each phase and how to pin point your cycle. Stay tuned for more information as we “dive deep” like R.S. into each one.

White Moon Cycling begins today (1/21/2023) with the new moon.

This cycle is when the moon is dark you go inward and bleed, when the moon is full, you are at your highest and shine brightest.

- New Moon begins the menstrual bleed
- Full Moon begins ovulation

*You are connected to the fertility of the earth and are ready to birth children and new projects.

Although women have doctors who specialize in their reproductive health many of these doctors still have not been able to pinpoint all the different causes and effects of the magical menstrual cycle.

This article like many other articles down plays the power of a women’s intuition and the fact that we are our own bodies expert…yes read that again…you are the expert on your body.

Once we understand and embrace that the menstrual cycle can become a more welcoming time.

As someone who suffers from and struggles with painful bleed days I know that the technique of menstrual cycling and becoming more attuned to my mind, body and spirit each month is key to overcoming and capitalizing during each phase.

What is menstrual cycling?
- Menstrual Cycling are the four phases of your cycle that can help bring awareness to your bodies natural hormone cycle. This knowledge can help to inform your eating, exercise, meditations, actions and other decisions depending on which phase or “season” you’re in at the moment.
- The four phases include the menstrual phase, follicular phase, ovulatory phase, and luteal phase.

Over the next few weeks I will dive into each phase and review best practices for how to harness your power at each stage. Come back for more…

Doctor responds to viral TikTok claim that you can "optimise" your menstrual cycle Here's the period low-down...

Yes, yes many of us know this so why is it not considered a medical condition or disability?

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Here is some good information to note before starting your detox journey

The 3 Basics of Cleansing your Body Every single day our bodies are accumulating toxins. We are accumulating toxins through the air we breath, the toxins in our environment, the foods we eat, and even the thoughts we think. It's safe to say that many of us are experiencing toxic overload. With so much information online about cleansin...

A Pre-Conception Detox can give you the reset and balance you need to feel confident while on your fertility journey. These teas help to balance your hormones, mind and body. Try these teas in combination or one at a time Balance, Fertility, Nourish & Queens Medicine while on your preconception journey.

If you have ever dealt with PCOS, diabetes, thyroid concerns, or even skin issues such as cystic acne, then you know the kind of chaos that hormonal imbalances can bring to one’s life. While fluctuations in hormone levels are natural, sometimes those fluctuations can become imbalances which then need to be corrected and we’re here to help you do just that. Our powerful herbal blend, Balance, was formulated to help regulate the body’s hormones. In addition to this, Balance also assists in improving liver function, fighting infections, reducing inflammation, and increasing fertility. Take back control of your life and try our Balance today! #balance #herbaltea #ancienthealingteas

Great Article for anyone feeling the biting of little teeth while latched. If you have more questions schedule some one on one time for more help with this and other postpartum questions and issues.

Tips: how to stop your baby biting during breastfeeding

Some mums find that offering something cold to chew before breastfeeding helps reduce the likelihood of biting.

Keep a finger at the ready so you can break the suction quickly if your baby does try to bite.

If your baby does bite, take them off the breast and offer something else to bite on instead.

When your baby bites, it sometimes helps to try pulling your baby closer so that as your breast covers their nose, they open their mouth.

Your baby might not actually be biting but nipping because of where their teeth are in relation to your ar**la. If that’s the case, think about ways you can position your baby differently so their mouth is in a different place. Feeding in a more reclined position can encourage your baby to latch more deeply. If you’re finding feeding uncomfortable, a laidback breastfeeding position often helps.

Offering plenty of attention during a feed and praise when your baby doesn’t bite might encourage them to breastfeed comfortably.

If you carefully watch what your baby is doing, you might be able to notice behaviour that leads to biting or the feed coming to an end. That way, you can recognise when to take your baby off before they bite.

Shouting can be a natural reaction to pain when a baby bites. But it’s best to avoid shouting deliberately in case this encourages your baby to bite for the reaction or leads to breast refusal.

Breastfeeding: why babies may bite and how to stop it | Baby & toddler, Feeding articles & support | NCT Babies biting when you breastfeed is painful. So here we explain why it happens and give you some tips to help stop your baby from biting you.

How beautiful is this!!! A great way to honor a young girl as she enters womanhood.

Black Moms Blog ®️ on Instagram: "@thefairmaiddragini: Many of us probably remember our first period. Some of us knew about it beforehand and was prepared, others knew about it the moment it happened. Some scared..Some of us felt deep shame, and..

Let’s have some real talk as my doctor once told me. Freezing eggs is a great idea when you are 20 something.

However, once your eggs graduate to the mature club embryo freezing is the more attainable goal. This is because our chances of conception drop with each decade and freezing eggs after 29 may really be a great way to waste money but always have this real talk with your fertility doctor before making your final decision.

A fertility doula like this one will also help support and research your choices so get one of those too while on your journey 😉

Pros and Cons of Freezing Eggs Vs Embryos See the break down of the pros and cons of freezing eggs vs. freezing embryos. This will help you make an informed decision about your conception options.

If you are working to improve your fertility please check out this channel that offers a helpful holistic approach through yoga

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This is something to be aware of. Racial disparities are all through out the healthcare system even for more affluent women so please don’t think this could never be your story. Please don’t go it alone take your doula or your emotional support person to your visits your life may depend on that second brain 🤗

Black infants born after fertility treatments at significantly higher risk of death than White infants, study suggests | CNN It has been well-known in research that Black babies are about twice as likely to die as White babies before their first birthday. Now, a new study suggests that that disparity is even larger when babies are conceived by in vitro fertilization or other forms of assisted reproductive technology.

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