Mama’s Herbal Home

10/31/2025

10/25/2025

Wow! Look at God! Today's donations and picked up items for A Thyme for Mama's Needs. ♥️

Please contact us if you are a new mama in need or if you know of a mama in need and we can get these to you/her! If we don't have it, we'll find it for her. ♥️

"O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth." Isaiah 25:1

10/05/2025

I’m so excited to officially welcome Juliana Gagliano to the A Thyme As This Birth Services team as my doula assistant! Juliana is a beautiful soul — a wife, mama of 4, and fellow believer who serves families with such gentleness and grace. She’s based right here in Alabaster, and her nurturing heart for mothers shines through everything she does.

If you invite us into your birth space, you’ll gain two women who will walk alongside you in faith, prayer, and hands-on support. Together, our goal is to help you feel seen, safe, and surrounded in love as you bring your baby earthside.

Join me in welcoming Juliana🙌🙌 I’m so grateful for her heart and the way the Lord continues to weave together this calling to serve mamas.🙌🙌

08/27/2025

✨ Your Pelvic Floor Neighborhood ✨

Something I often see in pelvic health patients is a kind of “disassociation” between the bladder and the bowels. For example, if someone is leaking urine, they may zoom in on the bladder and completely ignore what’s going on with the bowels.

But anatomically, the bladder, uterus, and re**um are all next-door neighbors — and we want them to be friendly neighbors! When there’s pelvic floor dysfunction, it rarely affects just one house on the block. It can create trouble for the whole neighborhood.

When stool builds up in the re**um, it can put pressure on the bladder and irritate the pelvic floor nerves. This often shows up as:

• Urgency: Sudden, strong urge to urinate
• Frequency: Needing to go more often than normal
• Urinary incontinence: Leakage, especially urge-related
• Incomplete emptying: Feeling like the bladder isn’t fully emptied
• UTIs: Higher risk since stool and incomplete emptying can affect the urinary tract
• Bedwetting in kids: Very common link — treating constipation often improves nighttime accidents

💡 Remember! Pelvic health is about more than “just” kegels or leaking urine. It’s the total picture of pooping, peeing, passing gas, pain, and pleasure. If you’re having pelvic floor symptoms, we can help ID all the culprits.

Picture provided by myPFM 💚

08/13/2025

Stress can feel relentless, but a new study reveals that just 40 minutes after ingesting a standardized Holy Basil extract, cortisol levels drop by 36%, making this adaptogen a fast-acting stress solution.

Researchers attribute this rapid cortisol reduction to bioactive compounds like eugenol, rosmarinic acid, and ursolic acid interacting with the HPA axis to dampen overactive stress signals. Controlled trials with 500 mg doses showed measurable hormonal shifts within 40 minutes.

Incorporating Holy Basil tea or capsules ahead of high-pressure meetings, workouts, or deadlines could reset your stress response and enhance emotional resilience. Mood support, sleep improvement, and proven cortisol control make this adaptogen poised to redefine contemporary stress management routines.

Disclaimer: This news is shared for journalistic and informational purposes only. Please consult your physician before making any medical decisions.