Eat Your Way to Parenthood by Gabriela Rosa.

Natural Fertility

I wish I had known about this book before I had started thinking about becoming pregnant.  Why? Because I love to eat, and generally I eat pretty healthy foods, but more so now than then!  Don’t let the subtitle of this book fool you.  It’s not only about being fertile in order to become pregnant, although that is a big part of it.

Do you know that eating well can increase your chances of healthy, natural conception by over 70%?

It’s true!  You and your partner have the power to take back charge of your own fertility!  It’s not some mysterious unattainable thing that only those with an MD after their names can help you achieve by unnatural means.  In Eat Your Way to ParentHood, Gabriela shares practical advice, as well as over 200 delicious recipes that will help you feel great, make the most of your health and fertility, get pregnant, stay pregnant, and have a healthy baby!  Here’s what you can expect from her book (from the website):

As a mother who has grieved the loss of a child by miscarriage, I wonder if a book like this one could have helped us.  Our second pregnancy started with a weak heartbeat, embedded a bit low in my uterine wall.  Could advice from a book like this have helped us back then?  There’s no way to know for sure, but I would have done everything in my power to be the healthiest that I could have been even before we conceived, if only I had known.  We are not planning on having anymore children, but if you are, I highly encourage you to read this book.  It should be on every woman’s must read list!

Eat Your Way to Parenthood retails for $35, but you can get it today as part of the Natural Fertility eBook Bundle!  The entire bundle costs $34.95 and you get this book, plus 9 other books (including Unbound Birth) and a wealth of other resources, like meal plans! You can also enter to win a giveaway valued at over $900!!!  The sale ends today, so hurry and buy your’s now! 

 

Unbound Birth can now be purchased at the new power price of $2.99! You can find it at the Unbound Birth Store.

Happy Birth~Day Mama Giveaway!

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It’s time to honor mothers!

We have amazing giveaways all week long leading up to Mother’s Day with all sorts of mama and baby resources for you! Scroll all the way to the bottom to enter both of these amazing giveaways!
And we have a Zulily maternity store gift certificate worth $100 – partnered with an Ultimate Homemaker’s Resource Library of 97 books {exclusive}!

Package #1

We are very excited to bless an expectant mother with a $100 gift certificate to Zulily Maternity & 1 Ultimate Homemaker Ebook Bundle {which is no longer for sale}!

To see what is included in the Ultimate Homemaker Bundle visit one of my last posts here or here.
 

~The Zulily Gift certificate generously brought to you by the bloggers below.~
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Package #2

 

This giveaway package has it all! Something for any mom, whether this is your first baby or your tenth!

mama giveaway Lisa Jacobson of Club 31 Women donated her book How Did God Make Me?

Boys and girls love to know that they are special, and nothing instills a sense of uniqueness like the knowledge that they were known and loved before birth. Help your child develop feelings of understanding and closeness with the God who is intimately involved in our lives — even before we are born!

HDGMM The Mission-Minded Child is a practical book to encourage Christian parents and teachers placed in the strategic position of impacting the next generation.

As a guide to world missions, The Mission-Minded Child is filled with facts, information, and tools for teaching. It focuses on the “why” of missions–including our Biblical basis, historical heritage, and the world’s need–and contains over 25 mini-missionary biographies, motivational mission stories, classic poems, hymns, and hundreds of easy-to-use ideas. The Mission-Minded Child will inspire teachers and parents to look for God’s potential in their child, “release” their little one to God for His purposes, and “raise” their child to fulfill God’s specific mission, whatever that might be. As a resource tool, this book will be referred to again and again.

The Mission-Minded Child Heidi St. John donated her eBook The Busy Homeschool Mom’s Guide to Romance. Heidi blogs at The Busy Mom.

Homeschooling offers parents the best opportunity to shepherd their children both academically and spiritually. Yes. It’s worth it. But do you ever feel as if your life is “all homeschool—all the time?” Do you ever wonder where the girl your husband married went? This book is for every mom who has collapsed into bed at the end of the day, looked into the eyes of her husband and promised “tomorrow” she’d have time for him.Trouble is, tomorrow finds her more exhausted than the day before. If you have ever felt caught between the demands of homeschooling your children and meeting the needs of your husband, you’re not alone. Read and discover how even a busy homeschool mom can make time to nurture her marriage. It’s not as hard as you think—and more important than you may realize.

romance Shoshanna Easling, owner of Bulk Herb Store donated their Making Babies set that includes the book and 3 DVDs.

Making Babies is a fun, informational, artistic, and colorful pregnancy book. Follow Shoshanna through her pregnancy and the birth of her daughter as she stays healthy and builds a baby. The book covers information that is in the DVDs volumes 1, 2, and 3, includes many deliciously healthy recipes, wonderful gluten-free recipes, grandma’s remedies, herbal concoctions, and need-to-know facts, and is packed with research about fertility, conception, morning sickness, pregnancy, birth, nursing, postpartum issues, losing weight, and more!

Source: Laura Newman Photography Source: Laura Newman PhotographyBlessings God’s Way donated A Celebration of Pregnancy DVD Combo {DVD + Guide}

This set enables you to feel confident and sure about hosting a Blessing God’s Way gathering in your community! This DVD is 30 minutes long . Watch this prior to hosting your own gathering or pass it on, along with the book, to friends and family that you can share our message with. What a blessing to know there is a God-centered instructional DVD and book for celebrating birth! May God be glorified!

  The Joyful Giraffe donated one large snack bag and one large sandwich bag.

These are two great reusable products that will save you money and are eco-friendly too!Both have a waterproof lining on the inside and a zipper closure, so whether it has grapes or a sandwich, all messes are contained! Bags are handmade by a work at home mom.

joyful giraffe Angie of Leaving a Legacy is donating a signed Redeeming Childbirth Package {Book & Growth & Study Guide}.

Childbirth is more than an event that makes a woman a mother. This journey was designed to be a spiritual milestone that draws every woman’s heart back to the only Deliverer.

rc Bethany Learn of Fit to Be Usis donating a 6 Month Membership to her online exercise site.

Fit to Be Us films and streams workout routines that are fun, easy to access and non-threatening. We specialize in diastasis-aware and tummy safe moves!
Mission

Our mission is to make fitness safe, fun and accessible without intimidating you. We want to bring our living rooms to yours, inviting you into an intimate view of holistic wellness.

 

Company Overview

We are an online fitness studio featuring wholesome home workout videos that you watch on the web. We specialize in workouts that are safe and inspiring for those dealing with low back pain, diastasis, disabilities, stress incontinence, busy schedules, crazy kids, and more! No boot camps or x-rated stuff here. Just family friendly fitness at the click of a mouse! We blend Pilates and Yoga into beautiful, high-def, high quality sessions for everyone from beginners to advanced exercisers.

 

redeemingmybody Juju Band is donating one Baby Belly Binder.

Baby belly binding has long been used in various forms by many different cultures. The ancient art of binding has been made easy and quite cute by the Juju Band. Its design is simple and made to accommodate even the busiest of parents! The Juju Band has been a family tradition for over 100 years. It is a tradition still used today in our family. We hope that you will join our family tradition and try the Juju Band on your newborns and infants. Juju Bands are used for 2 different purposes. First, it is used on the Newborn as a shield to protect from constant contact of diapers and clothing. This helps reduce the likelihood of irritation and infection. The Newborn Navel Protector also helps give your baby the perfect “innie” belly button. Second, the Infant Belly Binder helps relieve colic and soothe fussy babies. The snug fit calms and comforts even the most finicky infants.

Juju Band Jennifer Lambert of Royal Little Lambs donates a Gentle Babies book and Gentle Baby essential oil.

Combining two decades of professional knowledge with tried-and-true techniques and first-hand testimonials, the author Debra Raybern has compiled this insightful and easy-to-follow guide benefitting both experienced and first-time mothers. In addition, Gentle Babies book contains an introduction to therapeutic-grade essential oils and applications and provides safety information and a section on discerning the quality of essential oils. Every family taking proactive steps to better health should have this resource in their home library. Gentle Baby™ essential oil is a soft, fragrant combination of essential oils designed specifically for mothers and babies. It helps calm emotions during pregnancy and is useful for quieting troubled little ones. It is also soothing to tender skin. Many of the essential oils in this blend are used in elite cosmetics to enhance a youthful appearance.

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Unbound Birth can now be purchased at the new power price of $2.99! You can find it at the Unbound Birth Store.

An Instant Library of Natural Fertility and Pregnancy eBooks!

This sale is over.

Only a few generations ago, women had the benefit of living near mothers and grandmothers, aunts and great aunts… all of whom had a wealth of wisdom to share with a young expecting mother.  The family unit was much closer back then.  Now we are more spread out, and many women go through pregnancy and childbirth living in a completely different city, if not a different state than their mother.  Many women are seeking information, and information on pregnancy and childbirth is not hard to come by.  Good information might be a little bit harder.

When I wrote Unbound Birth to encourage women who wanted to have a natural childbirth, but weren’t quite ready to birth at home, I had never even heard of an eBook bundle sale.  Ironically, since the release of Unbound Birth, I have been invited to contribute to several of them.  Even more ironically, this is the first time that Unbound Birth has been included in an eBook bundle that is all about natural fertility and birth!  I kid you not!  I’m so excited to be a part of an eBook bundle that is directed right at you… the Unbound Birth blog reader.  You are women who want to be empowered in your pregnancy and in the birth of your child!  You want to make informed decisions!  This grouping of books is something that you will love!

What exactly is an eBook bundle, you might be wondering?  

In an eBook bundle sale you are given the opportunity to buy a whole bunch of books about a certain theme for a fraction of the cost of what you would pay for them if you were to buy them all individually.  Many times the bundles come with free bonus products and sometimes they are paired with a great big giveaway too.  Bundle sales last only one week to ten days, typically, then they are over.  That bundle of books will never be available again.  Kind of like a pop-up shop for eBooks.  The books are all electronic, so they can be downloaded to your computer, Kindle, Nook.  If you’d like to you can print them out and have them bound or stick them in a three ring binder.  The value of an eBook bundle is simply unbeatable!

This week, Unbound Birth is part of a eBook sale that bundles thirty eBooks along with audio books, other bonus materials, and seven week long meal plans.  It’s a wonderful resource for you if you are planning to get pregnant, having fertility issues, or are currently pregnant, and it only costs $34.95!  That’s 92% off of the retail value of $450!

I bet you’d like to know what is included in the bundle.  Here is what is instantly available to you upon purchasing the bundle.  Click on any of the “Buy It Now” buttons to purchase the complete collection:

9 ebooks about fertility and health

Fertilise Yourself by Natalie Kringoudis of Melbourne Natural Fertility ($19.95)

This ebook is all about priming your body for fertility, with plenty of tips and tricks for a wellness overhaul, and the ‘how to’ steps to set yourself up to win. If you’re struggling with your fertility, or even just your general health, this ebook can help you navigate your way to being fueled and fighting fertility fit!

Making Super Sperm by Bridgit Danner of Joyful Mammas ($29.00)

The genetics of your baby are 50% from the dad, and 30 – 70 % of infertility cases involve male factor. Get a strong start for your baby by Making Super Sperm from the start!

Fertility Smoothies: Elixirs for Optimal Fertility by Hethir Rodriguez of Natural Fertility Info ($19.95)

In this book Hethir shares with you how to create a wide variety of delicious superfood smoothies to help boost your fertility naturally.

Overcoming Infertility with EFT by Sarah Holland of Fertile Mindset ($20.00)

The ultimate guide and practical workbook using the cutting edge technique of EFT for emotional healing on your fertility journey. Includes detailed but simple to follow EFT instructions, and easy to use worksheets to recognize and reverse your own negative beliefs and self-talk surrounding trying for a baby, heal yourself from traumas and damaging experiences that may be harming your fertility and much much more!

Eat Your Way to Parenthood by Gabriela Rosa of Natural Fertility Breakthrough ($35.00)

Gabriela Rosa reminds us how a balanced and nutritious diet provides the building blocks for a healthy sperm, egg and baby. This book is both a guide to the process of fertility and the basics of good nutrition, as well as a manual of recipes that cleverly combine the scientific research with balanced, tasty and nutritious ingredients.

Maiden to Mother by Stephanie Brandt Cornais of Mama and Baby Love

The Mama and Baby Love Guide to a Conscious Childbearing Year, containing easy-to-understand information about everything you absolutely must know as you begin your journey to motherhood. Stephanie gives you all the juicy tidbits, and lessons she has learned from working with pregnant couples for the past decade and from her own experience with being pregnant and a new mom.

Zero in on Ovulation by Sally Moran of Get Pregnant Fast ($17.00)

Knowing when you ovulate shouldn’t be a mystery, but many women struggle to understand when their most fertile time of month is. Learn about the different methods of determining ovulation, what can delay ovulation, what herbs help promote ovulation or cervical fluid, symptoms of ovulation, problems with ovulation (including PCOS and luteal phase defect), the effects of using Clomid or Femara, and more. Bonus sections on male infertility, baby gender selection, frequently asked ovulation questions, as well as one-on-one e-mail consultation with the author.

A Modern Girl’s Guide to Natural Fertility by Marni Hotchkiss of Bridge to Baby ($15.00)

Natural fertility in today’s modern world encompasses the foods we eat, our behaviors, and our thoughts. Take a deeper look into how tools/apps as well as the right foods and other holistic approaches can positively impact pregnancy success.

Cleansing for Conception by Donielle Baker of Naturally Knocked Up ($6.95)

There are times in our life where we need to simply slow down and allow our bodies to clear out the toxins we’re exposed to on a daily basis. One of these times is when you’re thinking about becoming pregnant. This ebook will show you the many ways that you can alter your diet and lifestyle so that your body naturally and gently cleanses in preparation for conception. (pre-release copy – no one else will see it until late summer 2013!)

Three Strategies for Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Russell Davis of The Fertile Mind ($9.97)

Research shows utilizing mind-body techniques can double your chances of getting pregnant. This ebook contains practical steps to get off the emotional roller-coaster, find a sense of peace on your journey and actively utilizing your mind-body link to increase your chances of success.

 

2 ebooks that speak to the heart

Pain Redeemed by Natasha Metzler of NatashaMetzler.com ($4.95)

The author of Pain Redeemed takes you on a journey through her own walk with infertility and with honesty and raw truthfulness tells the story of God meeting her there, right in the middle.”

Celebrating Pregnancy Again by Francesca Cox of so this is love ($8.00)

This book is to encourage any bereaved mother experiencing pregnancy again, and help her embrace this bittersweet journey.

12 real food recipe ebooks

The Food Healing Recipe Book for Endometriosis by Melissa Meyer of Cure Endometriosis ($27.00)

Specifically chosen recipes to help women with Endometriosis. Having personally used these recipes and this way of eating, I decided to compile some of my favorite recipes. My partner, also happens to be a chef, so they are all tasty and nutritious!

Meal Planning Guide for Healthy Thyroid by Magdalena Wszelaki of The Thyroid Diet Coach ($17.00)

Struggling with meal ideas? No time to cook? Bored with the same menu each week? Confused what you can or cannot eat for thyroid health? Then this guide will equip you with tools to make cooking fun, easy and nourishing. Learn about evolving meals, 15-min meals, dressing ideas, get healthy snack lists and a meal plan.

Thrifty Food Plan Experience by Millie Cooper of Real Food for Less Money ($8.95)

You can enjoy traditional foods while on thrifty budget. 67 pages of thoughts, tips and ideas plus a 2 week menu plan, over 40 recipes and links to many more.

Divine Dinners: Gluten-Free, Nourishing, Family-Friendly Meals by Lydia Shatney of Divine Health From The Inside Out ($14.95)

A collection of recipes that can be paired together to make entire meals. All the recipes are lower in sugars/carbs than that of the standard American diet. Recipes are gluten free and tested time and time again on family and friends with great results.

Lacto-Fermentation by Wardee Harmon of GNOWFGLINS ($20.00)

A 155-page, 23-lesson digital book with detailed instruction on fermenting fruits, vegetables, beans, meats, dairy, and grains. The book will expose you to a variety of fermentation methods — using salt, whey, or other starter cultures. Recipes go beyond fermentation methodology and include spices and seasonings to improve the flavor of the final product.

Real Food Ingredient Guide by Kelly of Kelly the Kitchen Kop ($22.95)

Confused about which ingredients are good for you and which ones to avoid? Get a quick-reference list of what to look for at the store or farm, with many listings including a good-better-best recommendation. Also this newly REVISED edition includes bonus material: Bringing Your Family from Junk Food to Real Food!

The Everything Beans Book by Katie Kimball of Kitchen Stewardship ($8.95)

Fall in love with legumes because they’re frugal and delicious. Kimball’s recipes span everything from appetizer to dessert, and the introductory pages will help you cook dry beans like a pro, understand their health benefits, and even get ideas to reduce the…you know…flatulence often connected with beans.

Just Making Ice Cream my Marilyn Beard of Just Making Noise ($12.00)

Because we all deserve a special treat now and then – but it doesn’t mean we can’t choose to do it in a healthier way! It includes 113 pages and over 70 recipes to choose through all 4 seasons of the year… who says ice cream is only for the summer?!

Grain-free/Gluten-free Baking by Stephanie Brandt Cornais of Mama and Baby Love ($9.99)

If you can’t cook and you can’t bake – this book is for you. I taught myself how to cook, and then I taught myself how to bake. You can too. 20 easy recipes, full of tips and tricks for beginners; recipes for cookies, cakes, pies, pizza crusts and more!

Simple Food for Spring by Shannon Stonger of Nourishing Days ($10.00)

Simple Food {for spring} is a grain-free cookbook that emphasize real food and sustainable living. This 80-page edition contains all of the freshness of spring with a focus on cultured dairy salad dressings, wild edibles, and using all of those fresh greens. Each of the 28 recipes includes full-color photos.

Simple Food for Winter by Shannon Stonger of Nourishing Days ($10.00)

Simple Food {for winter} is the first of what I hope to be four seasonal cookbooks that emphasize real food and sustainable living. This 58 page book contains 30 recipes, 10 full-color photos, and three essays.

Happy Mom, Healthy Family Meal Planning Workshop and eCookbook by Lisa Byrne of Wellgrounded Life ($29.00)

A practical, flexible and enjoyable way to make peace with the task that comes every day: preparing meals. This workshop equips you with techniques to make truly family-friendly, whole-foods recipes through a webinar presentation, meal planning templates & worksheets, demo videos plus a downloadable cookbook filled with 89 tried-and-true delicious recipes. Who could want more? (Besides a personal chef perhaps!)

 

6 pregnancy and birth ebooks

Healthy Pregnancy Super Foods by Kate Tietje of Modern Alternative Mama ($8.95)

If you’re struggling with how to eat healthy to prepare for and during pregnancy, simplify it with this book. There are only two rules: avoid junk, and eat super foods. Plus 30 healthy, super-food-filled recipes!

UnBound Birth by Jenny Yarbrough of UnBound Birth ($4.99)

Unbound Birth: How to Have a Natural Birth in the Hospital is an inspiring collection of natural hospital birth stories. With determination, information, preparation, and support, Jennifer offers women hope for the beauty of a natural birth within a hospital setting.

Breast to Bib by Kate Tietje of Modern Alternative Mama ($8.95)

Make feeding babies easier with this practical guide to healthy breastfeeding, introducing solids, and handling picky toddlers. The book also includes over 30 baby and toddler-friendly recipes.

My Buttered Life: Baby Edition by Renee Harris from MadeOn Skin Care ($5.00)

This ebook includes 5 recipes, each with 5 ingredients or less. The recipes include baby massage oil, baby balm, creamy baby lotion, diaper rash cream and oatmeal milk bath. Each recipe has an accompanying video, a list of where to buy ingredients and supplies, and a cost analysis to compare with store-bought products.

Forty Weeks of Pregnancy Development by Angela England of The Untrained Housewife ($9.95)

What happens during each week of pregnancy? Now you’ll hear how each week of pregnancy brings changes to both you and your baby! Enjoy the extra information about common issues such as morning sickness, back pain, and more!

Embracing Beauty: practical style for every shape and season of motherhood by Trina Holden of trinaholden.com ($9.00)

A style guide that gets to the heart of beauty, and helps women identify and embrace their personal style through all the changes of motherhood.

 

Bonus Material

7 week long meal plans

To help you get started on a whole foods diet, we’ve also included a variety of meal plans to fit your needs!

  • Jess Pedersen CHHC of Be Mama Be Well The Be Mama Be Well Meal Planner is an alkalizing plant-based, gluten-free, dairy-free plan that excludes highly processed foods. The Be Mama Be Well Meal Planner is meant to help you detoxify your body, cleanse your liver, balance your hormones, eliminate food-induced mood swings, and boost your nutrient intake.
  • KerryAnn Foster of Cooking Traditional Foods The Cooking Traditional Foods’ Menu Mailer covers breakfast, lunch and dinner based on the guidelines in the Naturally Knocked Up Fertility Foods Checklist.
  • Mary Vance of www.MaryVanceNC.com Autoimmune plan for those who have Hashimoto’s autoimmune thyroiditis or other autoimmune conditions. Excludes the inflammatory foods most likely to aggravate autoimmune conditions: gluten, dairy, soy, grains (for the most part, at least corn), nightshades, nuts, eggs.
  • Jill Marks of Modern Alternative Pregnancy Proper nutrition plays a vital role in fertility, pregnancy, and breastfeeding. This meal plan is gluten-free with real, whole foods to optimize your health and give your baby a wonderful start!
  • Therese Asmus of Artistta This menu plan does it’s best to include a variety of meals that aren’t only pleasing to the pallet, but are also excellent sources of the many nutrients needed for a healthy pregnancy.
  • Amy of PCOS Diva Spring Meal Plan (includes: Getting Started Guide, Recipes and Shopping List) is a whole food based, gluten-free, processed soy-free, and low dairy (or easily can be made dairy-free) plan. You don’t need a crazy diet to increase your fertility, you just need to get in the kitchen and start cooking delicious, nutrient-dense meals.
  • Joanna Steven, author of Well-Rounded. Plant based, whole foods based, with a mix of nourishing raw and cooked recipes for the vegan or vegetarian woman.

Bonus Offerings

 

Giveaways worth $908.00!

But that’s not all – it’s $908.00 times two! There will be one grand prize winner who will receive each and every one of the following products/services.¹ All of which will help you on your way to growing your family. And then we’ll be giving away each of the products separately to individual winners as well, so you get more chances to win these fabulous products.

$25 gift certificate to MadeOn Skin Care ($25.00) – Choose from Simply Soothing Rash Cream, or Beesilk Jr for your baby. Or, shop for you and buy Beesilk hard lotion bars or a pack of tinted lip balms. All products are made with safe and natural ingredients. (includes free shipping)

Fertility Detox Cleanse Program from Bridgit Danner ($125.00) – Get your body primed for baby with this professionally-led detox program (food supplies to be purchased by recipient.)

Still Standing mug from Still Standing Magazine ($13.99) – Still Standing is an online magazine for those dealing with infertility and baby loss, offering resources and hope.

Making Babies DVDs from Bulk Herb Store ($75.00) – Three fun, informational, and colorful DVDs include deliciously healthy recipes, remedies and herbal concoctions that cover the fertility, pregnancy, and post-partum time in your life. At the Bulk Herb Store we want to teach you what we know and inspire you to learn and research beyond that with our homemade herbal remedies, our experiences, and the tested wisdom of others.

ibasal thermometer from FairHaven Health ($59.95) – The ibasal is a computerized digital basal thermometer that helps you maximize your changes of conceiving by accurately measuring your BBT and interpreting this data to produce a fertility prediction in advance of ovulation.

One bottle of FertilAid for Women from FairHaven Health ($28.95) – FertilAid for Women is a fertility enhancing supplement designed to help restore hormonal balance, support reproductive wellness, and optimize your chances of conceiving.

Femmenessence MacaHarmony from Natural Health International ($69.98) – Femmenessence MacaHarmony is a natural approach to hormone balance and supporting fertility without introducing hormones from outside of the body.

Medium Fertility Kit (LH and HCG tests) from Kisses from Above ($18.00) – Includes 30 ovulation and 10 pregnancy tests. Everything you need in one easy-to-order kit! Both the ovulation and pregnancy tests will come in the strip format, as shown in the picture.

Herbal kit from Mountain Rose Herbs ($56.20) – FecundiTea, Nurse-Me Rhyme Tea, “Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Years” by Susun Weed, Evening Embrace Aroma Spray, and 4 oz. each of Red Clover, Dandelion Leaf and Raspberry Leaf.

One bottle of cod liver oil from Green Pasture ($44.00) – Green Pastures is dedicate to providing their customers with high-quality sacred-food oils just as they were made prior to the industrialized food and farming revolution. They are committed to providing the community with nothing but pure, unadulterated, non-industrialized wild-caught fish liver oils.

Set of six essential oils from Plant Therapy ($48.68) – Romance Set Includes 100% Pure, Therapeutic Grade of: Sensual, Peppermint, Energy, Headache Relief, Tranquil, & Invigor-Aid. 10 ml each

Natural Cycle Relaxation Program from Circle and Bloom ($59.00) – Start today to feel in greater control over your fertility success with our downloadable program which includes 28 unique guided meditations to support you in communicating with your body and tapping into your innate ability to create.

Year subscription to Fertility Flower (sympto-thermal charting) ($40.00) – Fertility charting is simple, effective and teaches you about your body. When you “chart”, you learn to recognize when you’re fertile and when you’re not so that you can target your baby-making activities at the most fruitful time.

Complimentary consultation at the Metabolic Treatment Center ($100.00 value) – Dr. Schuler or another metabolic treatment specialist at Metabolic Treatment Center will review an individual’s history, medication, supplementation, diet, and symptoms and provide an initial assessment review (phone, Skype, or at the Bloomington office).

SpermCheck Kit ($39.99) – The only at-home sperm test for men! Results in 10 minutes, 98% accurate, private and convenient!

Preseed lubricant from Baby Hopes ($21.50)- Pre~Seed lubricant replenishes your natural moisture while providing an optimal environment for sperm.

A Practical Guide to Children’s Health ebook by Kate Tetje of Modern Alternative Mama ($17.95) – A well-researched ebook on raising healthy children.

The Woman Code book by Alisa Vitti ($25.99) – WomanCode by Alisa Vitti will guide you on how to Perfect Your Cycle, Amplify Your Fertility, Supercharge Your Sex Drive, and Become a Power Source.

Naturally Knocked Up book by Donielle Baker ($18.95) – Your guide to increasing the odds of conception through natural living and nourishing foods.

Rebuild from Depression book by Amanda Rose ($19.97) – This book on depression describes the research basis for the nutrient-depression link, highlighting the nutrients with the strongest basis in research. With seven specific nutrients in mind, the authors review each of the food groups recommending how to improve the diet for the long-term.

Extra discounts for bundle purchasers

 

 

Important fine print to read

1) All purchases are non-refundable due to the short duration of this sale and no late sales will be offered. 2) All giveaway products are sponsored by the individual companies, most of which are limited to shipping within the United States. The grand prize package will be shipped by Naturally Knocked Up LLC and is available to US and Canada, excluding the consultation which is available only in the US. ¹To enter the giveaway without purchase send a 3×5 postcard to Naturally Knocked Up LLC PO Box 26 Burnips, MI 49314 by May 14, 2013. 3) All products are downloadable ebooks and audio files. You will not be shipped any physical goods with your purchase of the natural fertility ebook bundle, but will be sent a link where you can download all of the material. 4) It is your responsibility to download all the files before June 1th, 2013. 5) Bonus offers are only eligible once per purchase, expire at midnight on May 31, 2013 and are the sole responsibility of the sponsor. 6) The above links are affiliate links, thank you for supporting this affiliate partner. 7) Please understand the information shared through this natural fertility ebook bundle is not intended to substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment, but rather to encourage perhaps a new discussion or conversation with your own physicians and health care providers and to inspire you to continue to research healthy alternatives.


Unbound Birth can now be purchased at the new power price of $2.99! You can find it at the Unbound Birth Store.

Turn off the noise.

From Hula Hoop Girl, by September McCarthy, mother of ten, YES TEN!!!, children.  She knows a few things about trying to keep hoops going.  Sometimes we need to reevaluate what we can and can’t do.  I’m reading this book right now and it’s been such a blessing to me.  I believe it, along with the other books in the Ultimate Homemaking eBook Bundle, will bless you too.  You can find it here, but only through tomorrow.  Don’t miss out!

 

Unbound Birth can now be purchased at the new power price of $2.99! You can find it at the Unbound Birth Store.

The Perfect Gift for Moms and Moms-To-Be!

How would it be to have instant access to a complete library of homemaking materials? I’m talking every topic from organizing and decorating your home to budgeting for groceries and planning meals. Topics like how to plan a fabulous party… then take great pictures of it with your iPhone! From working from home and how to grow your blog to homeschooling… including curriculum!

For 6 days only, more than 75 widely-known bloggers and authors in the homemaking sphere have joined together to offer 97 of their most popular eBooks and eCourses, valued at just over $600, for the incredibly low price of $29.97!

More than anything, our goal for this sale was for it to be, well… ultimate! We firmly believe that you will not find a more comprehensive collection of homemaking resources anywhere on the web, and particularly not in this price range. For this low price, you gain access to every single one of these resources, so that you can customize your own collection to contain exactly the ones you want and know you’ll use.

This library of homemaking helps include topics such as mothering, organization and cleaning, recipes and kitchen helps, home education, spiritual growth for both moms and kids, home décor and DIY, pregnancy and baby care, frugal living, health and fitness, and even work-from-home and financial tools. I’ve been reading through some of the books and I’m completely blown away by what this bundle of books (or should I call it “bundle of awesome!?!?!) contains! There are so many great books that one post cannot do them justice… there’s just no way! So… in a weak attempt to share the awesome with you and convince you that YOU NEED THIS…

Come by The Southern Institute for the entire list of books and for a chance to win a Starbucks gift card and a copy of Pursuit of Proverbs 31.

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Unbound Birth can now be purchased at the new power price of $2.99! You can find it at the Unbound Birth Store.

The Ultimate Mother’s Day Gift!

If you are looking for a perfect Mother’s Day gift to give (or to get) I’d love to share something with you.

A wonderful eBook bundle sale starts tomorrow at 8 am central (9 am eastern) at my creative blog, The Southern Institute!!  I’m really excited about it because I have all of the books and eCourses that are included in the bundle, and I know how amazing they are!  I’m slowly starting to read through them and I’m blown away by the amount of information and encouragment.  I’ve barely even scratched the surface!!  Unbound Birth is one of the titles that you’ll find in The Ultimate Homemaking eBook Bundle, but there are also 96 others, as well as $140 in free bonuses!  See the entire list of titles in advance here.

Take a look at this little commercial and then come right back here tomorrow morning to find the link to the sale, okay?

Unbound Birth can now be purchased at the new power price of $2.99! You can find it at the Unbound Birth Store.

Do You See Your Own Beauty?

I just viewed this video on Facebook and it brought tears to my eyes.  It’s that powerful.  Have you seen it?

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What I Wish I Would Have Known…

BundleoftheWeek.com, 5 eBooks for $7.40!

There are volumes of things that I wish I would have known before I had children.  Thankfully I still have younger children, and I’m learning these things now, before it’s too late.  Here are some that come to mind as I sit here in a quiet house and they all sleep peacefully in their beds.

To enjoy the time that you have with your husband before you have children… you won’t have time like that again for quite awhile, and you’ll miss it.

That time goes by so quickly.

Prepared to be tired almost all of the time.

That parenting will bring out the worst in a person…

but it will also bring out the best.

That the hard seasons seem to be never ending, but they will pass.

To remember the joyous seasons, because they are easily forgotten during those hard seasons.

That you may feel like you are doing the most unappreciated job in the world, but it is the most important thing that you will ever do.

That your husband and partner is your greatest ally on this earth.  Keep that relationship a top priority.

That it’s okay to admit that you don’t know what you’re doing… everyone else feels the same way, whether they will admit it or not.

It seems impossible, but each year passes more quickly than the last, until you feel like one year passes will soon pass in the blink of an eye.

That it’s okay to put your kids first.  Society tells us that we need to take care of ourselves, and we do, but we only have these gifts for a short time.  Pour into them while you can, because they will be grown and gone before you know it.

 

What do you wish you would have known?

 

 

Unbound Birth can now be purchased at the new power price of $2.99! You can find it at the Unbound Birth Store.

Cloth Diapering Help is Here!

Natural Moms and Moms to Be!

I’m so excited to tell you about the latest project from my friend Erin at The Humbled Homemaker.

 

Today Erin launches her latest eBook release, Confessions of a Cloth Diaper Convert, and I have to say that I really wish that this book was out about 6-1/2 years ago when I was researching cloth diaper options.  I was pregnant with Luke and really wanting to cloth diaper, but I had no clue what I was doing or getting into.  Maybe you are in that place right now?   I spent weeks, possibly months, on the internet reading about my options.  I read about different types of cloth diapers, how much they cost, and how to care for them.  I stressed over which diapers to buy because we didn’t have any stores in our town where I could go to actually get my hands on any of the newer updated pocket diapers.  I was so overwhelmed!

You are in luck!  Erin has done ALL of the research and trial and error for you!  She has made every cloth diapering mistake in the book.  She has worked for a cloth diapering store.  She has trouble-shooted for other mothers, helping them to find the perfect fit to their babies’ cloth diapering needs.  And she has saved her family thousands of dollars by ditching disposable diapers!  Now she has written the book!

This week only Erin is offering a HUGE deal when you buy Confessions of a Cloth Diaper Convert for the introductory price of $9.95.  By the way, $9.95 is less than the cost of using disposable diapers for one week… this is worth the try!

THIS. IS. HUGE.

When you buy the book for only $9.95 you will also receive all of these bonuses from these amazing companies who have partnered with Erin for her book launch:

Free Baby Accessories*

A free nursing cover by Udder Covers!* ($34.95 value!)

A free baby sling from Seven Slings($48 value!).

A free nursing pillow from Nursing Pillow ($39.95 value!).

A free carseat canopy from Carseat Canopy ($49.95 value!).

Can you believe these bonuses!  If you are a new mother or an expecting mother, these products are all things that you will find that you cannot live without.  If you ask me they are definitely worth the cost of shipping, no doubt!

*Note: Shipping is NOT included. Be sure to check it before entering your credit card information! I recommend checking on all this and weighing the pros and cons of the promos before buying the book and then using them. I feel very confident this book (over 200 pages!) is worth more than $9.95, and will save you money, but it is very important to me that you know there is not free shipping with the freebies.

You also get all of these Exclusive, Secret Coupon Codes to Cloth Diapering/Natural Living Stores*

Diaper HQ: 10% off

Smart Snug: 20% off

Jack Be Natural: 10% off  (Some restrictions apply.)

Sweet Little Blessings: 10% off

The Joyful Giraffe: 10% off

Over the Moon: Free shipping on orders over $20 use secret code

Smart Bottoms: 10% off

Mighty Nest: 10% off

Jenuinely Pure: 15% off

Third Day Naturals: 5% off

Crunchy Clean: 10% off

Lexie: Naturals: Secret code will entitle anyone who makes a purchase of any value to receive a free lotion sample

Young Living Essential Oils from The Encouraging Home: FREE guide to Using Essential Oils AND 10% off order (plus options to add other freebies as well!)

*Please note that all of these coupon codes expire within the next 2-6 weeks. Some of the stores offer free shipping and some do not.

DISCOUNTED Natural Pregnancy/Parenting Books & eBooks

The Making Babies Series from The Bulk Herb Store: 30% off {This is a hardbound book and dvd series!}

Redeeming Childbirth: 30% off autographed series + free shipping {print book!}

My Pregnancy Journey {A keepsake journal and planner and journal for one of the most special times in your life}: 50% off

First Bites: How to Instill Healthy Eating Habits During Your Baby’s First Year: 25% off

From Breast to Bib: Nourishing Healthy Children, One Meal at a Time OR Healthy Pregnancy Super Foods: 30% off

Unbound Birth: 20% off

Stress-Free Baby Shower: 75% off! (You get the ebook for only $1!!!)

“Baby’s First Year Month-by-Month” printables for both boy and girl (24 total!): FREE ($16 value total…although anyone can get them NOW by subscribing to my posts)

*Please note that all of these coupon codes expire within the next 2-6 weeks. There is no shipping on electronic products. 

This is an amazing opportunity to educate yourself on the benefits of cloth diapering while taking advantage of more than $250 of freebies and exclusive coupon codes.  This promotion lasts for one week only, so don’t miss it.  For just $9.95 you can have a great start to cloth diapering!  Click the Buy It Now button to find out more and to learn about Monday night’s Twitter party where you have the chance to win a stash of 12 cloth diapers!

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Unbound Birth can now be purchased at the new power price of $2.99! You can find it at the Unbound Birth Store.

Another Gluten Wake Up Call.

Just when we thought that Levi might be growing out of his gluten sensitivities we have once again been reminded that this youngest son of ours is far more sensitive to gluten than anyone else in our family.

As a baby Levi’s gluten sensitivity showed up as eczema all over his face and also on his neck and arms.  Later on, around ages two and three, it caused allergy symptoms and asthma flare ups.  We spent more than a few times in the emergency room or the doctor’s office before we realized the connection.  Lately we noticed that those symptoms were not happening so much anymore.  We hoped that he was growing out of his sensitivities so we decided to gradually allow him to have some foods that contained gluten.

It seemed that all was going well, as far as we could tell.  No eczema on his face and he hasn’t had any asthma flare ups in quite awhile  This is unusual, especially with the onset of a cold.  The last cold that he had I was just waiting for the asthma symptoms to hit. but they never did.  I was so excited!  What I neglected to look for were other possible symptoms, so when Levi started to complain of tummy pains every so often, I just chalked it up to gas pains.  He also started to say that we was having burps and that when he did he had throw up in his mouth.  Hmmm.  That was a little bit strange, but not strange enough for me to put two and two together, because I just wasn’t looking for it.

The kicker came last Wednesday at Bible Study when I was called out of my small group.  Levi had thrown up in his class.  Not too alarming given the viruses that seem to be running rampant in this town recently.  This didn’t act like a virus though.  Levi didn’t have a fever, a runny nose, a cough, a sore throat, or any other symptoms.  In fact, he was acting perfectly normal, and didn’t vomit again for the rest of the day.  Later that night, at about 9:30 or so, he vomited in bed (showing EXTREME self control for a four-year-old and not even getting it anywhere until I came running with a bowl).  It was then that I started to wonder if maybe his gluten sensitivities were showing themselves in a new way.  I thought back to all of the tummy complaints and the digestive issues and realized that the last couple of weeks had been leading up to this.  I even spoke to a friend (via text) who said that she had recently come off of her gluten free diet and had experienced those exact same symptoms.  I felt terrible for not making the connection sooner.  As soon as we got home from church that morning we went back to a completely gluten-free diet, and with the exception of the night time episode, he hasn’t been sick since and has only complained of tummy pains once, soon after.  I haven’t heard of any nasty burps either.

This journey through gluten sensitivities is new to us.  Although I have allergies to everything under the sun, we have never dealt with food allergies or food sensitivities in our family.  It’s definitely a learning process for me my husband.  Levi has not been formally diagnosed with a gluten intolerance, but it’s obvious to us that his body cannot handle it very well.  It’s out job to make sure that we take care of his nutritional needs and help him to learn what his body can and cannot handle.  He is such a great sport about it too! You’d think a four year old would complain and whine about not being able to have the treats and foods that he would like to have.  Some of his favorite things have gluten in them, and when I tell him that he can’t have them anymore because they will make his body sick he just says, “Okay, I will never eat that again!”  He’s very proactive about it all.  We are blessed with a very sweet child.

Tell me, are you a gluten free family?

What are some of your favorite gluten free products?

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