Birthing By Heart

A Bellycast, or Bellymould, is a plaster cast taken of your pregnant belly, that you can then decorate, and display as a keepsake of your pregnancy.
Casting Kits are available to buy all over the internet, or you can gather the materials you need for one yourself. A good one is available here with a lovely CD [...]

A blessingway, or mother blessing, is the non-commercial “equivalent” to a baby shower. It’s a ceremony for a pregnant woman, to honour her transition into motherhood.
Traditionally, a South American ceremony, marking the transition of Maiden to Mother, blessingways are an opportunity for a mother to be surrounded by close friends and family who she trusts [...]