My Personal Journey with Thyroid Health: Navigating Fertility, Pregnancy, and Postpartum
Thyroid health is a critical aspect of a woman’s overall well-being, particularly when it comes to fertility, pregnancy, and the postpartum period. As a perinatal fitness trainer and birth doula, and currently pregnant with my fourth child, I have firsthand experience in understanding and managing thyroid health. This journey has shaped my approach to pregnancy […]
Thyroid During Pregnancy: Fertility, Birth & Postpartum
In my journey, I’ve dealt with hypothyroidism, or an underactive thyroid–and you’d be surprised how impactful your thyroid is on your fertility, pregnancy, and more! Your thyroid during pregnancy can also impact your baby’s development–so it’s a big deal! In my own experience, I had an uncomplicated first pregnancy–but then suffered from recurrent miscarriages between […]
Relax Your Pelvic Floor for Birth: Our Top Tips for Release
The pelvic floor is a big focus when it comes to birth preparation! If you’re like me, you didn’t even know what a pelvic floor really was until you were pregnant… and suddenly you needed to figure out what you were supposed to do with it for birth. You may be curious if you are […]
Get Better Sleep: Prenatal Anxiety and Insomnia Relief Tips!
Sleep is crucial for our health, but it can feel elusive during pregnancy with pregnancy insomnia, having trouble finding a comfortable position, and then feeling anxious that you’re not getting enough sleep. Many of us will need to wake up at least once during the night to pee, as we have increased fluid volume (and […]
Birth Prep Workout: Top Exercises to Open the Pelvis and Release Pelvic Floor Tension
As you near your third trimester, you may be wondering what exercises you should be to doing to prepare for birth. And there are a LOT that you could be doing–so I can totally understand that it may be overwhelming to figure it all out.
Top 10 Tips for Navigating Labor Induction
Are you preparing for or worried about an induction? Then you’re in the right place! In this blog, I will be sharing our top ten tips for labor induction based on our experience as a birth doula and labor nurse/student midwife! Roxanne and I have supported hundreds, maybe even thousands, of births, many of which […]
Pelvic Floor and Hip Mobility Workout for Pregnancy
You may think that the BEST exercises for your pelvic floor are deep squat holds and butterfly poses. It’s commonly promoted that wide-legged positions stretch the pelvic floor–and while this is true, it doesn’t stretch the ENTIRE pelvic floor! We need to incorporate different types of hip movements to target the various quadrants of the pelvic floor.
Pregnancy Sleeping Tips: Get Comfortable and Relieve Pain!
Pregnant and struggling to get a good night of sleep?? In this blog, we are going to be breaking down several sleeping positions, sleeping aids, and how to move in bed pain-free!
Our Favorite Electrolytes Review
Electrolytes are essential minerals in our body that conduct electricity to help our nervous system communicate on a cellular. Our nervous system sends messages through out body using nerve impulses that require electrolytes like sodium and potassium to work!
What Is Pitocin? Contractions, Risks & Your Birth Options
In this blog, we’re going to be talking all about Pitocin. What is it? Why may you need it? And then also what to do if you’re feeling really anxious about Pitocin, because it is something that a lot of us have some anxiety about because normally we hear Pitocin is this really horrible, painful way to go into labor. But it doesn’t have to be this way. We’re going to discuss everything that you need to know about Pitocin.
Week 24: What to Expect + Gina’s Pregnancy Update
Welcome to week 24 of your pregnancy! There is a lot going on with you and baby, so in this blog we are going to break down what to expect! Baby is the size of an eggplant (or Mr. Potato Head) Baby’s lungs are continuing to develop with the production of surfactant + their nostrils […]
Navigating Unsolicited Prenatal Fitness Advice: Stay Strong and Confident with Your Workouts
Something about pregnancy makes you a beacon for unsolicited advice–from strangers to well-meaning family members, everyone feels obligated to tell you exactly what you are doing wrong during your pregnancy.