Natural family living can sometimes be an expensive lifestyle. Buying natural remedies, healthy food and cloth diapers usually costs more than typical mainstream products. In the case of cloth diapers, it requires an investment that can sometimes be hard to come up with even though cloth saves money over the long-term… For some people it’s easier to spend the $20 every few weeks on disposables.

If all of this feels familiar to you then you just may be headed for a miracle…. Miracle Diapers that is. Miracle Diapers is a cloth diaper charity that sends families cloth diapers to use on their babies or toddlers. There are no income minimums or maximums so even if you don’t fit typical low-income guidelines don’t hesitate to apply. You simply give them your financial information and describe your personal situation to them. Then they determine which families can participate in the program.

Cloth diaper recipients are asked to pay for postage, sign and agreement and return the diapers when they are done. At that point, if you need to size up, Miracle Diapers will re-evaluate your situation and then send you the next size diapers. You can even get instructions on how to cloth diaper with your package.

Truly an amazing program. Miracle Diapers accepts all kinds of donations. Even cloth diapers that are in need of repair can be donated. If you want to cloth diaper or maybe need to for financial reasons but are having a difficult time with the initial investment, visit Miracle Diapers and fill out their easy online application. Applications are accepted every other month so don’t wait, visit the application page to see if you can apply this month.

If you’d like to donate new or used cloth diapers, Miracle Diapers would be glad to accept your donation and you’ll be helping them to ‘cloth diaper the world, one baby at a time.’

A perineal massage is a time of relaxation, attunement to your body and sweetness between you and your partner. Olive oil is a nice nourishing oil for your skin, so you can use a fresh bottle for this massage. Add drops of lavender or rosewood if you would like for a nice smell. Read more…

These affirmations came from the midwives I had with my first homebirth and I used them myself. If you desire a natural birth, these are the affirmations you should use. You are only suppose to use these after 36 weeks since they do work. You can copy and paste all of these labor & birth affirmations into a word document then print them out on your computer; tape the birth & labor affirmations to a mirror in the bathroom or another place where you will see them often and read them aloud and to yourself. By the time you go into labor you will probably have the affirmations memorized so you can keep using them during your birth whether you are at home or in the hospital, these will help you achieve a natural birth. Read more…

Below are natural remedies and recipes to cure common ailments and relax a stressed body. These particular recipes were developed by Primavera and are designed to be used with their pure, organic products. Read more…

Sciatica and lower back pain are common complaints among pregnant women and many others. Use this mixture on the back and body for a natural stress reducing cure to body pains.

50 ml Jojoba
2 drops Jasmine
5 drops Mandarin Red
1 drop Rosemary
1 drop Juniper

Massage the lower back and other parts of the body or use the blend for a warm compress.