Real talk on pregnancy & motherhood

In 1957, my mother gave birth for the first time in a US army Hospital in Frankfurt Germany, she was all alone in a foreign country. Oddly they allowed her to smoke all through her labor but she was n

In 2015 I had an interesting experience; that showed me many obstetricians do not really care about how birth works. In the 90’s I retired from Primary Homebirth Midwifery to pursue my long-term love

In 1977 when I started working as a yoga teacher & childbirth educator, I had no idea that what I was creating was my own “Birth Philosophy”. I remember, easily saying, “85% of all births will occur s

I want to share a story about how I learned to listen to my own body and its wisdom. One year after I gave birth to my second child by c-section due to a miss diagnosis of herpes, I found myself pregn

Your journey to becoming a mother will teach you many things. Not the least of which, will be to develop your ability to learn new things and make decisions fast. At the end of my second pregnancy, I

Today we will look at three recent discoveries made by science regarding human development and HUMANITIES dependency on mothers for our very health and survival. Becoming a mother means that you join

On today’s podcast of Becoming Mom, I would like to devote our time together to more fully understanding the importance of what it means to become something, and specifically what it means to become a

If you’re thinking of having a baby, this episode has important information for you. It starts with a warning: being pregnant and having babies is the easy part — but raising them is not! When you hav

Today on Becoming Mom, Deb Puterbaugh, LPM Licensed, Professional Midwife and champion of First Time Moms (FTMs) everywhere, will show you how to USE your pregnancy and birth to become stronger, smart