The first two weeks after a vaginal birth is a really critical healing period for the pelvic floor and perineum. When done right, it will set you up for a more successful, faster recovery, and eventual rebuilding of your abdomen, pelvic floor and overall physical health. Learn about the R.I.C.E.+E. principle to optimize healing.

If you are a physical therapist, personal trainer, or any other physical health professional working with pregnant and postpartum women, Dr. Sarah Duvall’s Pregnancy and Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist 2.0 (PCES) course is a must. Read more to learn why this course is so brilliant and should be a requisite to working with the perinatal population.

As a parent, witnessing your baby experiencing discomfort can be distressing and frustrating, especially when it comes to issues like infant reflux. Infant reflux is a common condition in which stomach contents flow back into the esophagus. In this article, we will explore the basics of infant reflux and delve into how manual osteopathy can be a valuable and gentle approach to alleviate symptoms and support your baby's well-being.

If you’ve been here before you know how much I love the Perifit pelvic floor trainer. Well, much to my surprise the folks at Perifit have recently launched a new trainer called the Perifit+. It’s newly designed for better comfort AND training in various positions and with movement. Oh my! You better believe I put it to the test! This is my full review of the new Perifit+

Torticollis does not always present simply as neck tension that limits your baby's motion. It is often related to breastfeeding issues (ie poor latch), reflux, and general fussiness.

I was diagnosed with a mild pelvic organ prolapse (a urethrocele) during my third pregnancy. This is how I rebuilt and healed.

A video review of the Perifit Kegel exerciser + my personal experience with using Perifit postpartum to heal my pelvic organ prolapse.

These are my 5 favourite exercises to do early postpartum. Waiting for the six-week discharge appointment to begin rebuilding is not optimal for healing. These exercises get you started (as soon as you are ready!) on rebuilding from the inside out after birth.

June is Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) Awareness Month! This is your guide to POP. What is pelvic organ prolapse? What are the symptoms? Does it heal? And so much more. I hope it informs, normalizes, and helps empower those living with a POP diagnosis.

My number one blog post over here continues to be this one all about strengthening your glutes after having a baby (or anytime you’re feeling a little flat in the derrière department). This tells me two things: 1. you care about your tush strength and/or its appearance, and 2. you’re always looking for more strength ideas to help this area out. These are both great things! Your glutes are super important (one of the most important in my books). Here are 5 (more) great glute exercises that you can do AT HOME.

Life is not normal these days. This global COVID-19 pandemic is affecting every one of us in ways we never thought possible. This is so true for anyone, especially mummas, who are trying to heal and rebuild without direct, hands-on, access to the physical therapy that they need and deserve. And while I don’t have all the answers, I hope this helps in some small way. Here is my review of the PeriFit pelvic floor trainer.

The fact is, most of us don’t get off scot-free during pregnancy. We ache, we pain, we compensate, we stretch (your rectus ab muscle will stretch 115%!), we weaken. And then, we are supposed to do the most extraordinarily, physically demanding thing we’ve ever done: GIVE BIRTH! Here’s the good news: these body-altering events can be made easier.

We all do it. Until our spines start crying out louder than the baby. I like to call that achy, tight, tired, slunched-up, mid-back soreness related to crappy nursing posture Breastfeeding Back (BB). You may not find this term in any medical text books, but any mumma who has breastfed her babes knows that this exists. It's for real. 

The 2019 Canadian Guideline for Physical Activity throughout Pregnancy was released in October. Hopefully this new guideline dispels any doubt that exercise during pregnancy is either bad or simply not necessary. On the contrary, exercise during pregnancy is a must. The health benefits for mother and baby are many.

Fact: labour and delivery are synonymous with pain and fear. Every pregnant woman knows this (feels this!). Especially for a first time mumma, the fear factor is usually pretty strong. And rightfully so - you're venturing into completely unchartered waters. There is no trailer, no dress rehearsal, for labour and delivery. And society (TV, movies, etc) loves to show us just how painful birth is. The fear factor is real. But it doesn’t have to be. This is how to prepare for a fearless birth.

Pregnancy can suck. And exercising during pregnancy can suck even more. Especially during the late stages of the longest nine months of your life when your joints are revolting and you're pretty sure it's pee not amniotic fluid that leaks every time you sneeze. I have one word that will make everything better.

Did your booty shrink post-partum? There is no medical term for this condition, but I call it Postnatal Flat Ass Syndrome. It is a real thing, with real scientific backing. Dear mummas, today is all about getting your postnatal booty back, and finding out exactly why it disappeared in the first place.