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Stroll Her Strong™: Bumpin' Along
Check out these 8 moves for a full body, booty kickin’ workout perfect for expecting mommas. Do each for 1 minute with a 15 second rest. Completing 3 rounds - plus your 5 mins warm up - gets you to ACOG’s recommendation of 30+ mins for the day. Remember to work to your own pace and ability.
New Mother's Thumb: Ouch! My Wrist Hurts!
About 50% of new moms experience pain in the thumb side of their wrist. This is often from the way they hold their hand when nursing or picking up their baby. New Mother’s Thumb, or de Quervain’s, can be painful but their are non surgical things that you can try first.
Preventing Hip Injuries in Birth
This is one for moms, doulas, and all birth workers!
Does your hip hurt after you pushed your baby out? Did someone “help” you by pushing your legs back for you? OR! If you are getting ready to have your baby, this may be the source of your pain!
Delayed Cord Clamping
Have you heard about Delayed Cord Clamping (DCC)? You may be wondering what the big deal is. After all, the baby is born… so, let’s cut that cord! But wait just a minute.. or maybe even three minutes! There is increasing evidence to support the trend of delaying the cutting of the cord immediately after birth and here is why…
5 Things for Pubic Joint Pain
Ouch! Do you struggle with that pain in the pubic joint during pregnancy or know someone who does? Here are 5 things that may be of help to them.
How to Freeze your Breast Milk
A common question for new moms is “how do I freeze my milk?” For 4 easy steps and a tip about Haakaa’s… Read on!
Stroll Her Strong™ | Legs, Arms, and Core Galore
Grab your stroller and your baby and let's get moving!Check out these 8 moves for a full body, booty kickin’ workout. Do each for 1 minute with a 15 second rest.Complete 3 rounds in addition to your 5 minute warm up and that gets you to ACOG’s recommendation of 30+ mins for the day.
10 Tips for Doulas and Birth Partners
10 tips for Doulas and Birth Partners to shine and provide better support.
Stroll Her Strong™ | Total Body Burnout
If you have 30 mins, a band and just your body weight, you’ll have a kicker of a Stroll Her Strong™ workout for you to get that total body burnout!
Stroll Her Strong™ | Lower and Upper Body Burnout
8 exercises to kick your backside and get a great sweat on. Suitable for pregnant and postpartum moms. Pop your little one in the stroller and move your body!
The Poop Scoop
What’s your poop trying to tell about you? Check out more about the Bristol Scale, color, size, constipation, diarrhea and all that jazz.
Got the Shakes?
What the heck? Did you shake like crazy after the birth of your baby? Here are a few tips for you…
Your Butt is Winking...huh???
Does your pelvis tuck under when you squat? Did you know this is called Butt Winking and is often due to tight hamstrings or glutes. Check this blog out for solutions.
What is a Chemical Pregnancy?
You have all the signs of pregnancy including a positive pregnancy test but then you get your period. What is going on? It feels very confusing, doesn’t it? A Chemical Pregnancy is a very early pregnancy loss before the 5th week of pregnancy.
What the heck! My hair is falling out!
You just had a baby and now your hair seems to be falling out in clumps. What's that about? Well, it's about hormones...
Implantation bleed or is that my period?
Do you the difference between an implantation bleed and your monthly period? Read on!
Why do I Doula?
Did you have a doula? Do you feel that your doula enhanced your birth experience? Do you think that every birth can be sacred and intimate no matter what the course of labor and birth is?
Placenta Tour - Just The Basics
If you are at all squeamish, this might not be the blog post for you. But for the “Placenta Curious”, this is your place to learn! There are two sides to every story and the placenta is no different.
Getting Back to the Gym-- Through the Eyes of a Personal Trainer
4TFM instructor, Felecia Thurman, shares her story of her struggle as a personal trainer and expectations of recovery after her second baby.