Welcome to Oakborn & Co! Oakborn & Co. is a company with quite a few different specializations. Part of the company focuses on pregnancy, labour, birth, and postpartum. Whilst the other half of the company focuses on herbal and aromatherapy. I call this half of the company the Apothecary. Whilst I have a lot of… Read More Hello & Welcome
And what some might consider tough mama love. I will be 100% honest, and if you follow me on social media, you already know my stance on this subject. First of all, let me just be 100% clear, your body, your baby, your pregnancy, your birth, is all up to you. Let’s remember I’m just… Read More Discomfort and Pregnancy
Lots of misinfo surrounding pumping! Let’s go over some of it. For more info on breastfeeding grab my breastfeeding course in my shop! Pumping is a tough job and sometimes is made even harder by misunderstandings or misinformation surrounding pumping. I want every mom reading this to understand that pumping is hard. It’s harder than… Read More Pumping
Milk Stashes We’ve all seen those bf moms with freezers FULL of little bags of milk, for the “just in case” or “because my baby goes to daycare for 8 hours a day.” Hundreds if not thousands of oz of milk in tiny plastic bags in large extra freezers. Get ready for a truth pill.… Read More Milk Stashes
We’ve reached a milestone in our household and it couldn’t have come at a more perfect time. We have made contact with the Tooth Fairy for the first time! The other night my oldest discovered her tooth felt weird and I just asked “well does it feel loose?” And she shrugged, so I wiggled it… Read More Tooth Fairy Negotiations
If you need to know anything about me it’s that I LOVE a theme. I decorate for every holiday (seriously). So when we’re able to have a theme for homeschool, I’m 100% there! We did a themed homeschool curriculum during March full of Leprechauns and clovers and rainbows! It was so much fun! So when… Read More Ostara /Spring Activity Packet
Holidays that center around food are a person’s nightmare if they have an alternative diet like being vegan and or dye free, or if they have food allergies! “Normies” don’t get it or just think you’re being ridiculous and difficult. Candies and things are fun for the holidays, but I think it really can set… Read More Vegan and Dye Free Valentines Day
It’s unlikely you’ve never met or known someone with breast cancer. In fact every year breast cancer is attributed to 30%, or 1 in 3, of new female cancers every year. It is the most common type of cancer among women. According to the CDC breast cancer is the number 2 killer among women of… Read More Breast Cancer
Women are told to get mammograms starting at age 40, sometimes sooner. Mammograms are generally the go to for screening for breast cancer and has been for years, so it must be good otherwise it would be obsolete. Right? Well if you learn anything from me it’s to never put all of your trust into… Read More Mammograms–Breast Cancer Awareness
The dreaded ”morning” sickness. Spoiler alert it’s not just the morning but lasts all day. In my opinion it’s the worst part of pregnancy. Maybe it’s because theres no one size fits all remedy for morning sickness. For almost all other pregnancy complaints there’s usually one or two fixes that work for almost everyone! All… Read More All Day Sickness
If you know a man, or are a man, you know how difficult it is to get them (or yourself) to take their health seriously. It’s like pulling teeth with men to be concerned about their health and to do anything about it. For this post I want to talk about Prostate Cancer– one of… Read More Men’s Health Month– Prostate Cancer