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 | Jan 19, 2017 | Postpartum, Pregnancy
Shake That Body! I know there are lots of excuses not to exercise when we’re pregnant. My favourites were: I’m too tired, my legs are swollen, my belly gets in the way, I have reflux, I have to pee every 15 minutes, I’m already sweating enough as it...
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...
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...
by Sylvia Otvos | Feb 10, 2016 | Postpartum
Baby’s Umbilical Stump – WTF!? (What’s That Funk?) ‘Eeeew.’ ‘Disgusting.’ ‘It gives me the heebie-jeebies!’ ‘Can you clean it?’ I wouldn’t be exaggerating when I say that most new parents are freaked out by their brand new baby’s belly button – or...
by Sylvia Otvos | Nov 13, 2015 | Postpartum
It all started at a wedding. I had just given birth to my first baby a few months before and was looking forward to some grown-up time with friends – without all the children. When the music began to play, the gang all joyously got up at once to dance. Just like we’d...
