by Heather Marr | Nov 21, 2018 | Postpartum
How are you preparing for your postpartum? If you’re pregnant, and doing your homework, you’ve likely been doing lots of prep for the big day: packing your birth bag, attending prenatal yoga classes, practicing for the intensity of labour and birth. If you’re really...
by Sylvia Otvos | Nov 13, 2018 | Postpartum
Are you prepared for postpartum? Welcome to Doula Dialogues, our Facebook Live Show! Today on Episode #3 of Doula Dialogues, Birth Doula Sylvia Otvos and Postpartum Doula Jenny Bee share their experiences when it comes to preparing for postpartum before giving...
by Mika Rock | Oct 29, 2018 | Postpartum
Giving birth is transformative As a birth doula and postpartum doula at Rock the Cradle, I get to meet families that are going through a huge life event: BIRTH. Yes, birth is transformative on so many levels to all involved: mother, baby, partner, and the community...
by Jenny Berthiaume | Apr 25, 2017 | Postpartum
Do you have an ab separation / diastasis recti? I found out I had an ab separation (aka diastasis recti) when I was in a Pilates class and the teacher went around to check us all out. We were all new moms, and four out of five of us had an ab separation and we...
by Sylvia Otvos | Nov 30, 2016 | Postpartum
Your perineum may need some tender loving care! Hello, lovely moms and moms-to-be! Sylvia here, from Rock the Cradle. Today we’re talking about how to heal your perineum—yes, you heard me, your perineum—after giving birth. As you can imagine, your perineum and your...
by Jenny Berthiaume | Jul 13, 2016 | Postpartum
In our Birth and Parent with Confidence Prenatal Classes, the question of perineal tearing during the pushing stage always comes up. Of course, we never want to tear. Sometimes women do, and sometimes they don’t. What happens if you do tear? Here’s a great...
