by Libby Trausch | Jun 26, 2018 | Parenthood, Pregnancy and Postpartum
By Katie Kelly, former babywearing educator with Babywearing International of Central Iowa. So you’re interested in babywearing? It’s a long tradition in much of the world to wear your baby close and visible at all times. But sometimes the terms and carriers used can...
by Admin | Jan 9, 2018 | Postpartum, Pregnancy and Postpartum
If baby is 6 months old and you’re back to your pre-baby weight, but still look pregnant, or if you’ve been doing ab exercises but don’t seem to be getting anywhere, then a Diastasis Recti Abdominis (DRA) might be to blame. To start re-building your abs after baby...
by Admin | Jan 2, 2018 | Parenthood, Pregnancy and Postpartum
Question… When you think about the experience of giving birth, what words or images come to mind for you? Did your answer happen to include: My hope is that perhaps some of those adjectives came to your mind. More commonly when I ask this question in the first unit of...
by Admin | Nov 2, 2017 | Parenthood, Postpartum, Pregnancy and Postpartum
Transitioning to parenthood can be a bumpy ride whether you are doing it for the first time or the fifth. For over a decade I’ve been working with families that are going through the postpartum phase – experienced it twice myself – and I have compiled a list of tips...
by Admin | Oct 16, 2017 | Parenthood, Pregnancy and Postpartum
by Erin E. Huiatt, CPD. Midwest Mom & Wife, LLC According to Postpartum Progress “postpartum depression is the most common complication of childbirth, putting American families at risk each and every year.” If you stop to think how our society functions daily,...
by Admin | Aug 2, 2017 | Physical Therapy, Pregnancy and Postpartum
Every woman should have their pelvic floor and core evaluated by a trained physical therapist after delivering a baby. Even if it was a cesarean, because let’s face it, carrying an additional 25-50 lbs (or more!) for a couple of months can put some real pressure on a...
