Vaginal Seeding for a Cesarean Birth Tara Carpenter, PES. Placenta Encapsulation Specialist for new mothers in Vermont and New Hampshire. Originally published on November 25, 2018. This photo is a client of mine who gave birth via cesarean (c-section) “cesarean” which origins from the Latin word caedare, meaning “to cut”. Before surgery, this mom requested […]
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Healing Postpartum Infections with The Body Ecology Diet Nutrition Consultant for people regaining microbiome after yeast, bacterial, viral infections and healing with The Body Ecology Diet. Tara Carpenter, NC. Originally published on March 22, 2024. Birth can invite a host of changes for the new mother; my sister here in the above photograph (my older […]
Turning Transverse or Breech Babies Tara Carpenter, CPES. Bringing hormonal support to new mothers in Vermont since 2011. Many pregnant moms become distressed when they find out baby is transverse or breech; often only weeks left before estimated due date (EDD). This puts a spin on things because if baby doesn’t turn ‘in time’ a […]
The mom in this photo tested positive with group B strep* infection (GBS+) in her final trimester and received I.V. antibiotics during labor. Group b strep are a pathogenic bacterium that sporadically live in the rectum, intestines, urinary tract, and genital area of all pregnant and non-pregnant healthy people. These bacteria don’t typically cause problems […]
Now You Are Still …. Losing a Baby Tara Carpenter, NC, PES. Originally published on July 30th 2006 I wrote this in the hospital recovering from a sepsis infection that resulted in losing my baby. More about her loss here with photos that may disturb some. In the palm of my hand, you are at […]
When baby is born, he only has 2/3 of his blood is in his body. The remaining 1/3 remains in his umbilical cord and placenta. This blood does not flow into baby until the last stage of labor. What is the last stage of labor? It is that period of time after baby is born until […]
My Experience Having Hyperemesis Gravidarum Three Times Tara Carpenter, NC, PES. I had severe morning sickness, a.k.a. hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), with all my pregnancies; each one worse than before. 12 weeks with my first, 15 weeks with my second, and the full 40 weeks with my third. Labor was easy compared to weeks and months […]