Coning During Pregnancy: What It Is and How to Fix It
Coning is when the center connective tissue of the abdomen, the linea alba, protrudes outwards beyond the rest of the abdominal wall. This tends to occur due to diastasis recti, or the normal occurring separation of the six pack abs during pregnancy.
Acronyms Related Pregnancy and Birth 5 Categories
Common Acronyms What are some common birth related acronyms?? There are a lot of two or three letter words being thrown around in social media posts or comments, it’s easy to get lost in the birth slang! Here are the common terms we tend to come across that are birth related! We will continue to […]
Mobility: How to Approach it?
Approach To Mobility When we feel pain or discomfort, we must approach to mobility and we may try to stretch or massage the location of our discomfort to attempt to relieve the pain. But, what if I told you that where we feel pain is maybe not the source of your pain? When our tissues […]
Shaking After Birth??
After your baby is born, most folks report uncontrollable shaking or shivering. This can be really startling if you weren’t expecting it, and even more so if no one is reassuring you that this is completely normal!
Birth: 7 Questions to Ask When Making a Decision
Families that report having a positive birth experience tend to have a few things in common. They felt that they were able to make the decisions throughout their entire birth experience; they felt supported and heard by their birth team (providers, nurses, staff, doula, partner, etc); and they felt educated on their options.
“If you don’t know your options, you don’t have any.”
So, how can you feel empowered in your birth to support a positive birth experience?
Baby’s Position: Finding Balance to Support Baby’s Position During Birth
Baby’s positions in utero are not random; babies tend to fit where there is space available for them! All of the surrounding structures influence the uterine shape (baby’s home), and can support baby’s position, as well!
So, You Want a Pelvic Floor PT Referral?
If you are pregnant or have given birth, we recommend seeing a pelvic floor physical therapist, even if you aren’t having any noticeable issues. You spent 10 months pregnant, increasing the demand on the pelvic floor and forcing your core stabilization system to adapt in its function; you should be seeking some rehab from pregnancy!
Or, better yet, you gave birth!! Whether you had a vaginal birth or a c-section, both require some serious healing. Why wouldn’t you see physical therapy? You would get a referral after most surgeries or injuries. What makes postpartum, a time of healing, any different?
Pelvic Pain or Discomfort? Here’s 5 possible solutions
During pregnancy or as a recovering postpartum, sometimes you may experience pelvic pain or discomfort. This pain may be the result of too much movement happening in the pelvic joint thanks to the hormone relaxin. Too much movement happening in a joint is known as instability.
so, what are some possible solutions to approaching pelvic pain during pregnancy or the postpartum?
C-Section Pain Relief 3 Options
These will be great options to discuss with your provider or anesthesiologist to help you manage pain after your c-section!
Core Muscles: How Can We Activate them?
By: Kelly Peterson PT, DPT & Gina Conley, MS, CD(DONA), MamasteFit It’s not about what CORE exercises you do but HOW you do them that matters. You need PROXIMAL stability for DISTAL mobility when it comes to CORE STABILITY. This means that your CORE muscles should activate from the point of attachment or close to your […]
3 Birth Mapping: Plan for Birth in an Informed Way
Birth mapping Birth mapping is a new way to approach how we plan for birth. It was developed by Catherine Bell and is a document that is created over several weeks throughout pregnancy to help families have informed decision making during their births. Birth is unpredictable. We cannot concretely predict or plan how birth will […]
Homebirth vs Hospital Birth: What is The Best Choice?
Homebirth vs Hospital Birth You can give birth in multiple locations, such as a hospital, homebirth, freestanding birth center, or in a place maybe you didn’t expect such as your car in route to the hospital. It is important to note that no location is necessarily better or worse than the other!! Both, Hospital and […]