by Sylvia Otvos | Oct 28, 2018 | About Us
GOOD MORNING! Are you a fan of brunch? We love the easiness and yumminess of brunches, of sitting down for a few hours on a Saturday or Sunday with family and friends, sipping mimosas, and chatting about everything from motherhood, work, kids, trips, to school and the...
by Sylvia Otvos | Feb 23, 2017 | Childbirth
Do you watch birth on TV and in the movies? I am seeing a lot of birth on TV these days, in shows such as ‘Jane the Virgin’, ‘Offspring’, Grey’s Anatomy and The Mindy Project. And of course there are classic birth scenes that come to mind like Rachel’s in...
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 | Nov 3, 2015 | Childbirth
Last summer, I attended a birth during the NHL season playoffs. The Montreal Canadiens, my home team, were playing, so there was a lot of excitement in the air. At one point during the evening, we heard a lot of commotion down the hall. Yelling, cheering, angry...
