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What Your Mother Never Told You

Speaking at a new moms group it is a constant surprises how secretive women can be when it comes to talking about all the wonderful changes Mother Nature creates in our body postpartum. It really...

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The Role of the Pelvic Floor

It is hard to know that your pelvic floor is there since you can’t see what it is doing. It’s not like someone will come up to you and say, “Hey your pubococcygeous is really cut!” Nevertheless, this...

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Reconnecting Postpartum

What you thought your body would look and feel like post-pregnancy and the reality of it are two completely different things. Words such as “disconnected,” “lost” and “unmotivated” will sum up those...

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How to Measure Postpartum Recovery

There’s one question many moms are desperate to answer: Am I fixed yet? Postpartum recovery is a strong focus for moms, which is great. But sometimes the places moms look for answers fail to give them...

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How New Dads Can Support New Moms

Bringing home a new baby can be overwhelming for parents, in particular for dads who are unsure of how to care for their new child and also how to best support their partner. Most new dads are unsure...

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ALL ABOUT DOULAS!

Historically, women have always had doulas at their births. The word “doula” is a Greek word loosely translated today as “mother’s servant or helper,” and it is used in a birth context in today’s...

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Why You May Be Gaining Weight After Baby

Well we certainly can’t accuse anyone of saying motherhood is easy but the realization that losing the baby weight would be this hard somehow got lost along the way. However, what I can guarantee is...

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Pilates for Your Pelvic Floor: A Quick Must-do Exercise Routine for New Moms

Before any mom hits the gym or gets antsy about losing baby weight, a crucial first step is strengthening what pregnancy has weakened. First and foremost would be your pelvic floor. Whether you had a...

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Selecting Safe and Effective Exercises Postpartum

Exercising after giving birth is necessary to rehabilitate the postnatal body and strengthen key areas that support the demands of motherhood: The upper back must be strengthened to support...

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Mothering the Mother

Why Caring for New Mothers Matters Finding inspiration in postpartum care traditions around the world, plus ideas to create our own When I think back to the time after my first baby was born, it was...

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