Treating headaches during pregnancy can be a real pain (pun intended đ). Some women experience new or worsening headaches during pregnancy, which may be related to changes in bodies. Read on for some non-medicated remedies for headaches during pregnancy. IMPORTANTâď¸âď¸âď¸If you have any of the following symptoms with your headache, you should talk to your …
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Want to learn about leg cramps and pregnancy + treatment? Read on! Youâre walking along and, BAM, leg cramp! Or possibly even worse, you wake from your precious sleep because youâre legs are spasming. ARGH. All you want to do is STOP THE MADNESS that are leg cramps. So whatâs a woman to do? AM …
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Looking for a pregnancy workout? Read on for 6 functional moves for a full-body workout đď¸ââď¸ The Why Behind the Workout Every good workout, especially every good pregnancy workout, should help people reach their goals. In the case of pregnancy, women want to be able to labor well and then return to doing the things …
Read on for three of my favorite stretches for an easier labor and pregnancy. I was inspired to write this post after talking to some nuns in NYC while visting my sister. Well, technically they are sisters, not nuns, but I didn’t know the distinction before now either! But whatever you call them, a lot …
Pregnancy Prehab: training aimed at preventing pregnancy injuries before they occur What if I said you could improve your postpartum recovery by learning a little bit about your body before even getting pregnant? I’m going to tell you a little bit about what I’m terming “pregnancy prehab.” And it starts not with exercises but with …
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If you’ve done much reading around the postpartum world, you’ll notice talk about healing Diastasis Recti. But what is Diastasis Recti and why should you care? In simple terms, Diastasis Recti occurs when the tissue that helps maintain the tension between the two sides of the abdominals, called the linea alba, gets overstretched. When this …
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Intentional, early postpartum recovery can start as soon as day one. It can help get you back to doing the things you love (or need to get done) sooner. But it’s important to start with the basics so you can improve your chance of easier recovery. In fact, this exercise can help you no matter …
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Maybe youâve heard some chatter about pelvic floor anatomy while reading about pregnancy or postpartum and want to know what all the fuss is about. Or maybe youâve tried to become a kegel-queen but just canât quite connect to the pelvic floor. Or maybe youâre a bit of a nerd like myself and want to …
Know the feeling when youâre bee-bopping along and all of a sudden you really gotta go – and then maybe you do, just a little. Or how about when youâre doing your best to follow through on that promise to yourself that this time you WILL finish (or start!) that workout, but the idea of …
Kegels & The Important Muscles You Might Not Be Exercising Read More »
If you follow the Fixer Upper family at all, you know they recently added a new baby to the mix. Because I grew up as a child in Texas and Oklahoma, I, of course, loved HGTVâs Fixer Upper as soon as it hit the air. While Iâve certainly gleaned some designs tips from the inimitable …
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