I am sharing books, podcasts, online summits, websites, apps and other resources that I personally used during my journey. My goal is to create a clearinghouse of information so you don’t have to make it up as you go along.
Podcasts
Surrogacy:
I Want to Put a Baby In You
The Georgian Surrogacy Podcast
Parenting:
Boob to Food
Securely Attached
The Aware Parenting Podcast
Aware Parenting Stories Podcast
The Go Diaper Free Podcast
The Thriving Mamas Podcast
Cosleepy
The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast
The Nurturing Parent
Websites
All Paths Family Building - free support groups on many topics related to egg donation, surrogacy, alternative family building
Peaceful Parent Happy Kids - parenting courses, articles and resources
Tinyhood - infant and parenting courses
Go Diaper Free - elimination communication
Nurture Neuroscience - book and resources about the importance of nurture in the early years
Marion Rose Aware Parenting - articles, courses and resources about Aware Parenting
Conscious Baby with Eliza Parker - Aware parenting, sleep support, infant movement expert
Raised Good - resources for natural parenting
Cosleepy - resources for cosleeping
Mama Natural - week by week support for pregnancy and infancy
Newborn Parents - education and resources for new parents
books
Children’s books about surrogacy and egg donation by Kimberly Kluger-Bell
Spirit Babies: How to Communicate with the Child You are Meant to Have by Walter Makichen
The Secret Life of the Unborn Child by Thomas Verny MD
Healthy Kids Happy Kids by Elisa Song
Raising a Secure Child: How Circle of Security Parenting Can Help You Nurture Your Child’s Attachment, Emotional Resilience, and Freedom to Explore by Kent Hoffman
Elevating Child Care: A Guide to Respectful Parenting by Janet Lansbury
The Emotional Life of Babies: Find Closeness, Presence and Sleep for You and Your Baby with this Compassionate Approach to Crying by Marion Rose
Attachment Play: How to Solve Children’s Behavior Problems with Play, Laughter, and Connection by Aletha Solter
The Nurture Revolution: Grow Your Baby’s Brain and Transform Their Mental Health Through the Art of Nurtured Parenting by Greer Kirshenbaum
Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child by John Gottman
Hunt Gather Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us about the Lost Art of Raising Happy Helpful Little Humans by Michaeleen Doucleff
In addition, many of the above websites and podcasts have books associated with them
APPs
Pregnancy Plus - 3D models to track your baby’s development in utero
Peanut - online community of mothers
Environmental Working Group - look up items (food, personal care products, baby items) to see safety and toxicity levels
Be Ceremonial - free ceremony templates
Hope is a thing with feathers
That perches in the Soul
And sings the tune without the words
And never stops at all.
~ Emily Dickinson