Offbeat Mama | It worked for me

This is Offbeat Mama’s archive of It worked for me posts.

The age-old struggle: defining gender. Every family has a different way of approaching the topic, and Denise is in the process of figuring out what exactly "female" means for her three month old, Nikte.

Lotus birth babies have two birth days, they have the day that they were born into the world from Mama's womb and they have the day that their umbilical cord and placenta naturally detached from their belly button.

Teens love piercings! And guess what? Moms do, too.

One story about how an adoptive family came to be.

The task of feeding another human being is an enormous responsibility.

Epilepsy and pregnancy are two situations that don't easily go hand-in-hand. Ashley has been diagnosed with epilepsy for seven years, and recently gave birth to her son, Xavier.

I read about how some parents go diaper free, and teach their babies to use the potty. I was more than skeptical, but then…

As an informed and offbeat consumer, you may want to consider alternative approaches to treating morning sickness. Acupuncture has been used safely and effectively by pregnant women for thousands of years, long before anything resembling Western medical science existed. It is all natural, with no drugs or potentially harmful side effects to threaten your health or that of your baby.