How you lift and carry your baby’s car seat is very important for keeping your own body happy and healthy. An average car seat is about 15 pounds, and when you add in the weight of your baby, things start to get heavy! Here are a few tips to protect Read more…
When I got pregnant the emotions were overwhelming! Becoming a mom was something I had dreamed about for years and now, here I was about to become a first-time mom, and I was beyond excited. I knew pregnancy would change my body in many more ways than just physically. Of Read more…
As I babysat my new niece this week, I was quickly reminded of just how much babies love being held and rocked, like… at all times:). Constantly standing and soothing a baby can be extremely tiring and hard on a new mother’s healing body! Often when we stand holding a Read more…
Viparita Karani / Legs up The Wall The pelvic health physiotherapist and the yoga therapist in me agree: our all-time favourite pose for postpartum women is Viparita Karani. In Sanskrit, viparita means “reversed”, “inverted” or “opposite”, and karani means “doing” or “making”. After childbirth, I believe this is just what Read more…
*Squats are one of the best exercises to work on while you are pregnant!! Here are 5 great reasons why: 1. The squat is a great labour and delivery position. From a squat position, you work with gravity to help bring your baby down towards your birth canal. Squatting also Read more…
When can I start running again??? I’m a physiotherapist, and I am ALWAYS getting this question from new moms! Unfortunately, guidelines are vague, and there are reasons for this! Each woman enters pregnancy with a different level of fitness, maintains a different level of activity throughout pregnancy, and has a Read more…