Mom Approved Resources: So You Know How to Prepare for Motherhood
Here I have rounded up some of my favorite mom approved resources, including books, podcasts, websites, and more so you know how to prepare for motherhood. Whether you are looking for more guidance on nontoxic, holistic support throughout motherhood, with your little one, or in your home; support in having a positive birth experience; “relaxed” parenting or incorporating faith into your everyday mom life, there is a resource here for you!
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Free eBook Guides:
- A Mama’s Guide to Essential Oils for Pregnancy and Postpartum: Support your body, mind, and spirit with therapeutic grade essential oils throughout pregnancy and postpartum. DIY recipes included
- Guide to Essential Oils for the Natural Newborn: Feel confident in supporting your baby using therapeutic grade essential oils throughout the first year of life and beyond! DIY recipes included
Recommended Books:
- Essential Oils for Pregnancy, Birth, and Babies 2nd Edition; Stephanie Fritz LM CPM*
- Smart Mom’s Guide to Essential Oils; Dr. Mariza Snyder *
- Essential Oil Solutions: the award winning essential oil podcast that teaches you how to use essential oils and embrace them in your everyday life.
- Essential Oil Coach: with Kalli Wilson: Practical advice to help you live even better faster. Topics include health/wellness, easy DIYs, relationships, emotions, mindset, parenting, entrepreneurship, leadership, travel, etc
- Easy At Home Ovulation Test Strips + Pregnancy Test Supported by the Free Premom Ovulation Predictor App
- Taking Charge of Your Fertility, 20th Edition: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health
Recommended Books:
- Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth; From the Nation’s Leading Midwife Ina May Gaskin*
- Expecting Better, Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom is Wrong and What you Really Need to Know; Emily Oster*
- The Birth Partner, A Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads, Doulas, and Other Labor Companions; Penny Simkin*
- The Birth Hour: Whether you are pregnant and looking for inspirational birth stories through your pregnancy, trying to conceive, breastfeeding, and postpartum; if you’re a first time mom or a veteran parent of multiple children, you can learn, laugh, and maybe even cry a little at these moving childbirth stories from people willing to share one of the most intimate moments of their lives.
- Doing it at HOME: A weekly podcast about home birth and our decision to go from a traditional hospital birth with an OBGYN to a natural birth at home with midwives. A raw and honest show that explores homebirth from every angle.
- Evidence Based Birth Podcast: We cover the research evidence on hot topics about pregnancy and childbirth!
- Pregnancy Podcast: A resource to support expecting moms (and partners, too!) with evidence-based information to navigate the awesome adventure of pregnancy, birth, and being a parent.
Recommended Books:
- Risen Motherhood, Gospel Hope for Everyday Moments; Emily Jensen & Laura Wifler*
- Walking with God in the Season of Motherhood, An Eleven Week Devotional Bible Study; Melissa B Kruger*
- Missional Motherhood The Bible Study, The Everyday Ministry of Motherhood in the Grand Plan of God; Gloria Furman*
- Risen Motherhood with Emily Jensen & Laura Wifler: A podcasts for moms. Join us as we explore how the ancient scriptures apply to modern motherhood and provide the framework for finding answers to your specific questions.
- The Daily Grace Podcast: Daily Grace exists to encourage and equip women to seek God in His Word.
- Made for This with Jennie Allen: Short. Fun. Truth. Real conversation about the struggles we are facing and the God that sets us free.
Back to the Basics with Baby Led Weaning Bundle – A Stress Free Guide to Baby Led Weaning
Recommended Baby Led Weaning Products
Highchairs:
- Tripp Trapp High Chair from Stokkee with Cushion and Tray
- Stokkee Clikk High Chair
- Inglesina Fast Table Chair for Travel
- ezpz Tiny Collection Set 4 months +
- ezpz Mini Collection Set 12 months +
- Bumkins Utensils Baby Fork and Spoon Set Stage 1
- NumNum Pre-Spoon GOOtensils 6months+
Bibs:
Miscellaneous:
**Coming Soon**
Mom Approved Resources for Motherhood: Books, Podcasts, and More! To Help You Know How to Prepare for Motherhood
Non Toxic Holistic Support For Pregnancy, Postpartum, Newborns, and Your Family's Home
Free eBook Guides
A Mama's Guide to Essential Oils for Pregnancy and Postpartum
Support your body, mind, and spirit with therapeutic grade essential oils throughout pregnancy and postpartum.
DIY recipes included
Guide to Essential Oils for the Natural Newborn
Feel confident in supporting your baby using therapeutic grade essential oils throughout the first year of life and beyond!
DIY recipes included
Books
Podcasts
Essential Oil Solutions: the award winning essential oil podcast that teaches you how to use essential oils and embrace them in your everyday life.
Essential Oil Coach with Kalli Wilson: Practical advice to help you live even better faster. Topics include health/wellness, easy DIYs, relationships, emotions, mindset, parenting, entrepreneurship, leadership, travel, etc.
Positive Birth Experience Resources
Books
Podcasts
The Birth Hour: Whether you are pregnant and looking for inspirational birth stories through your pregnancy, trying to conceive, breastfeeding, and postpartum; if you’re a first time mom or a veteran parent of multiple children, you can learn, laugh, and maybe even cry a little at these moving childbirth stories from people willing to share one of the most intimate moments of their lives.
Doing it at HOME: A weekly podcast about home birth and our decision to go from a traditional hospital birth with an OBGYN to a natural birth at home with midwives. A raw and honest show that explores homebirth from every angle.
Evidence Based Birth Podcast: We cover the research evidence on hot topics about pregnancy and childbirth!
Pregnancy Podcast: A resource to support expecting moms (and partners, too!) with evidence-based information to navigate the awesome adventure of pregnancy, birth, and being a parent.
Faith Guided Motherhood Resources
Books
Podcasts
Risen Motherhood with Emily Jensen & Laura Wifler: A podcasts for moms. Join us as we explore how the ancient scriptures apply to modern motherhood and provide the framework for finding answers to your specific questions.
The Daily Grace Podcast: Daily Grace exists to encourage and equip women to seek God in His Word.
Made for This with Jennie Allen: Short. Fun. Truth. Real conversation about the struggles we are facing and the God that sets us free.