After talking to hundreds of clients about birth, reading books like Ina May Gaskin’s Guide to Childbirth and of course, going through my own homebirth, I’ve come to a realization. We are afraid of pain. No shit, right? Who wants to deal with pain? We should avoid it at all costs, right? Well, yes. I agree that generally we want
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If you know me, you’ll know that I did everything humanly possible to set my body up for a home birth from working with a prenatal support team to utilizing my knowledge in fitness and nutrition to prepare for the best outcome. My approach to this birth was that I wanted a home birth, but would be smart enough to go
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The Maternity Clothing Predicament Maternity clothing is tough to justify buying because you’re only pregnant for so long. So how do we choose what we need and what we can do without, without breaking the bank? We want clothing that fits our body and feels comfortable as our bodies grow and change. We want something that we can continue to
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As I write this, I’m 27 weeks pregnant and feeling very lucky to be feeling as great as I do at this point in my pregnancy. I’ve got a fair amount of energy, and aches and pains are minimal, with nothing chronically bothering me. My wonder is… how much does luck have to do with it? In North America, we
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As I write this, I’m 18 weeks pregnant and can’t believe I’m almost halfway there. over the last 4 months, my body has changed a bit, my mood changes constantly, but what has changed the most is my ability to recognize what I need, when I need it, and advocate for myself to make it happen. It’s like now that
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When you google what foods to eat and what foods to avoid during pregnancy, you will find all the same stuff. Avoid large fish high in mercury, anything raw, deli meats, hot dogs, soft cheeses, coffee, alcohol and anything that is unpasteurized. These are a great starting point, but its important to figure out what we need in order to
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Going through pregnancy is no easy task. You carry an ever-growing little human, AND an organ (the placenta) that your body creates to nourish that new life. This creates a lot of strain on your pelvic organs, muscles, bones and tissues. There are many things that can happen throughout pregnancy and during childbirth that you will have to recover from
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One thing that never ceases to amaze me is how few women know that they have an abdominal separation in their abdominal wall, and more so that they have never even heard that it exists! Abdominal separation is known as Diastasis Recti, and is a condition where your Rectus Abdominis (or 6 pack muscles) separate from the Linea Alba (or midline) to allow
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