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Do You Pee When You Sneeze? Timing Matters!
Your birth educator or doula may have told you about pee leaks resulting from pregnancy and birth. Most of us, myself included, tend not to pay much attention to the warning in favor of more exciting or positive aspects of the parenthood experience. I will admit that...
Top 6 Sleep Hacks: for babies and toddlers
Holy moly, life got crazy these past few weeks -- didn't it!? Never would I ever have thought things could change so abruptly. All that to say, I hope you and your family are well and adjusting to the "new normal". During these past crazy weeks, I’ve been thinking a...
Pregnant During A Pandemic
Seven Tips for Staying Calm and Focused (whether you’re pregnant or not) For the last two and a half years I’ve partnered with our local hospital to bring mindfulness tips to new and expecting parents. Being 9 months pregnant myself during such an uncertain time, I...
Baby Strains on Your Veins
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10 Essentials for Your Postpartum Care Kit
As you prepare to give birth, you’re likely nesting, setting up the nursery, reading books on parenting and packing your hospital bags. While you prepare for the days before and during delivery, don’t forget to plan for the first week or so afterward as well. Your...
Top 5 Ways to Power Up Your Posture in Pregnancy!
If I could grant every expecting parent one thing, it would be the ability to listen to their body. Your posture in pregnancy is a clue to where our attention is. And so often, our attention is on something or someone else! I hope to convince you that you are...
7 Questions to Ask When Choosing a Breast Pump
When it comes to choosing a breast pump, we know there are lots of different pumps to pick from. And having so many good options to choose from can be very overwhelming and hard to know what pump would be best for you. Here are seven questions to ask yourself when...
How can I get my baby to sleep? Do I need a sleep consultant?
With all of the free information available online, not to mention from friends and family members, What can a sleep consultant offer you that you can’t get yourself? Truth be told, if a book or a website works to get your little one sleeping through the night, you...
How the Right Birth Team Changed My Birth Experience
I wish I had known. The birthing class at the hospital didn't prepare me for the birth of my daughter Gaby. I expected the birth to be a textbook birth, but it wasn't. Instead, I was told I needed to be induced. It led to an emergency and delivery via forceps. An...