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Welcome to the blog, here you will find a lot of information about birth, pregnancy, fertility, real stories, days we commemorate, among many other topics. If any of them you feel important to share, please feel free to tag us as @bebomiainc or #LearnWithBeboMia.

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Can we just move past new Barbie’s looks?

Jan 29, 2016
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New Barbie

Last Updated on August 3, 2023 by Bianca Sprague  New Barbie, New Body!  The new Barbie bodies Mattel launched yesterday has everyone talking! As if we have not been discussing Barbie’s body and her unrealistic proportions for decades now, the conversation is continuing, and at least shifting slightly. Mattel has been slipping down the ranks…

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Turn These 3 Household Items into a Pregnancy Test

Jan 26, 2016
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Last Updated on September 1, 2023 by Bianca Sprague With the price of home pregnancy tests running at about $20 a pop, planning your baby can end up costing a pretty penny. Well, we love a DIY challenge, so the bebo mia girls started researching other options… heck, women had to figure out if they…

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Leaving my job to become a doula

Jan 14, 2016
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Life as a doula

Last Updated on September 25, 2023 by Bianca Sprague Luck is when hard work meets opportunity! Sometimes I can’t believe how lucky I am. I am a fitness instructor, turned visual effects artist (oops), turned fitness instructor again, turned doula, turned pre and postnatal fitness instructor. I get to work everyday with some of the best women…

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A Doula’s Story: How the heck did I end up in a doula training?!

Jan 13, 2016
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Last Updated on September 19, 2023 by Bianca Sprague The broken path that led me to my doula training.  When I trace my steps back to how I got here, my path was so unpredictable and tumultuous, it could almost be a movie. Starting at the beginning… After a cervical cancer scare in 2005, I was…

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Letting Go of My ‘Small Christmas’ Guilt

Dec 22, 2015
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Christmas Guilt

Last Updated on September 12, 2023 by Bianca Sprague Last week this blog post went viral. A mother was made to feel guilty (surprise!) by the number of gifts she had piled around the Christmas tree…and the fire place, and the sofa. As soon as she posted her Christmas photo she was told she was materialistic and…

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No one in this house is getting sick! Essential oils to keep you well this winter

Dec 14, 2015
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Essential oils

Last Updated on December 14, 2015 by bebomia Oils to keep little ones healthy over the winter season with essential oils: When it comes to wellness, few things rate as high on the parental scale as keeping ourselves and our little ones healthy over the winter season. Everywhere we look there are people sneezing and coughing and…

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Easy holiday ornaments that don’t look half bad!

Dec 1, 2015
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holiday ornaments

Last Updated on July 4, 2023 by Bianca Sprague Easy holiday ornaments I have to say, I’m not at all a DIYer, not at all. So when my daughter’s school asked me to make a craft for her winter fair fundraiser, I kinda wanted to cry. Like any good(ish) mom I surfed the pages of Pinterest…

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6 Easy Steps to Laid-back Breastfeeding

Nov 30, 2015
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Last Updated on August 10, 2023 by Bianca Sprague Let’s get you laid-back breastfeeding When I support a new mom or a mom having challenges with breastfeeding, one of the first things I suggest is laid-back breastfeeding, also known as biological nurturing. It’s an easy concept: lay back, relax and get comfortable with yourself and baby and…

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Is Pineapple Safe During Pregnancy?

Nov 25, 2015
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'is pineapple safe during pregnancy

Last Updated on June 22, 2023 by Bianca Sprague Pineapple is one of those words (or fruits) that makes a pregnant woman’s ears perk up. There are so many conflicting opinions that even a quick ‘is pineapple safe during pregnancy’ search on Dr. Google doesn’t quite help.  Let’s try to answer this question today! Is pineapple safe in pregnancy?…

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Aromatherapy for labour : Taking the Blahs Out!

Nov 24, 2015
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Last Updated on November 24, 2015 by bebomia Image Courtesy of: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/208896736/oil-burner-essential-oil-burner-copper Whether you have chosen to have a home birth or give birth in a hospital, whether you are going for a natural birth without intervention or can’t wait to get that epidural, whether this is your first time to the rodeo or you have season passes to…

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