Mother Rising – Lindsey
Today I’m excited to bring you a great blog about pregnancy, birth, and post-partum. It’s a bit similar to Evidence Based Birth in some ways – as it has a similar mission of informing and empowering moms – but it’s also quite different. I think you’re going to really love it!
EBB is of course heavily focused on what the study evidence shows for how different approaches work in pregnancy and delivery. It’s very detailed with fantastic information.
Mother Rising has much less of this scientific feel (though also refers to evidence!) and is much more conversational. It also covers a bit more of the range of experience for moms, from pregnancy all the way through postpartum. Because frankly, postpartum is a big part of the process… and most of us don’t realize that till we get there. Honestly, the most I’d heard about postpartum was “watch out for PPTD”. But there’s plenty more to it than that and Lindsey has some great advice for dealing with what’s called the 4th trimester.
Lindsey is an experienced doula and a mom of 3. When I first came across her website, I confess the title made me think it was going to be some hippie mother-earth-goddess type blog. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, it’s just what I anticipated. But that’s not her style at all. I mean, it might be somewhat hippie (what doula isn’t?!) but in fact the author is a Christian. Side note: It’s amazing to me how many of the quality blogs that I come across are created by Christians, because that is NOT one of my criteria!
I really love Lindsey’s website and what she does with it. She shares so much practical information, but with so much real life infused into it. She’s got quite a sense of humor which is constantly popping through and making you laugh. Who doesn’t love to bust out in a belly laugh in the middle of reading valuable information?
Lindsey writes with so much experience – both as a doula and a mother. And she writes with heart. She’s not there to ram a particular “this is the way to do it” motherhood method down your throat. She IS there to help moms have their best experiences with pregnancy and beyond! So get out there and start absorbing what she has to share.
Her blog’s main content is essentially set up in 3 sections: pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. It’s easy to go through the topics you want, especially with the related posts linked in each section.
Her website also has some great resources. For example, guides to essential oils, morning sickness remedies, etc. You can find all this under Resources. However, the most helpful resource on her website might actually be Lindsey herself! She is not only a doula, she provides birth classes. You can find all this information under her About section.
The only thing I can’t completely love about Mother Rising is the ads. They’re a little more cumbersome here than in some of the other websites currently on my list. But the website is still on my list because the content is that good. I can’t let the ads keep it from you. Fight through them to benefit from this great website!
One Thing Ma Loves: Her book reviews and resources section! I mean, seriously, people. There is so much good stuff that you can go out and get NOW to help you, without committing a big chunk of money. These are resources recommended by someone on the front lines of birth… I hope you’ll pay attention and find something that could help you. Consider it valuable investment into YOUR health and well-being as well as your baby’s!
