Honouring your body is a practiced art. Honouring your body is something many women struggle with throughout all stages of life (whether you’ve been pregnant or not). I believe learning to honour your body after giving birth, is a rite of passage on its own and a stepping stone to feeling empowered as both a woman and a mother.
Honouring your body is a practiced art. Honouring your body is something many women struggle with throughout all stages of life (whether you’ve been pregnant or not). I believe learning to honour your body after giving birth, is a rite of passage on its own and a stepping stone to feeling empowered as both a woman and a mother.
If you’re reading this, chances are that you’re expecting, recovering from giving birth, or preparing to bring a new being into the world. Or maybe you have a loved one embarking on this life-altering journey, and you want to help them uncover the often hard to find information about herbal remedies for maintaining opt
Having a new baby is great, right? Having a post-pregnancy body not so! Learn the truth from top to toe - stretch marks, belly, breasts, skin, and more...
Honouring your body is a practiced art. Honouring your body is something many women struggle with throughout all stages of life (whether you’ve been pregnant or not). I believe learning to honour your body after giving birth, is a rite of passage on its own and a stepping stone to feeling empowered as both a woman and a mother.
A Facebook group that I am an Admin for has ‘Lives’ on pregnancy and birth topics every Monday evening (click HERE for details of the group!). Last Monday, Amelia Parkinson from Wonder Birthing and I spoke about the benefits of being active in labour and the best positions for birth. Th
YOU DID IT. After 9 (long) months of pregnancy, labor, and delivery, you’ve done the hard (and amazing!!!) work to finally meet your baby! Now begins the new journey of the 4th trimester of recovery and healing. It seems there Read More
Society tends to want to look at a sanitized, ‘perfect’ version of reality on social media. However, life is anything but. And if you want the truth, the real truth, you’ve got to be prepared to see all the various shades of it without shying away.
Amy Schumer and Christy Turlington Burns are among the more than 250 women who submitted their photos to the Life After Birth project
Some brave and beautiful women are sharing photos of their bodies after giving birth to their kids. Bored Panda has collected some of the most inspirational and raw photos of postpartum bellies to show you that there’s absolutely no reason to be ashamed of your body after the miracle of birth. Upvote your fave pics, and share how childbirth affected your bodies in the comment section below, dear Pandas.
The 6 best books to read during pregnancy that I’ve found. They support a natural pregnancy, birth, postpartum and breastfeeding your baby.
Given all the feminist trails Barbie has blazed over the decades, it's no surprise Barbie's major motion picture debut is bursting with girl power.
I don't recall anyone really talking about postpartum when I was pregnant, and I didn't consider it until the last couple weeks of pregnancy. It was then that I ran across a few Pinterest posts
Do I need a postpartum belly wrap? Ideas on why you might want a postpartum girdle for after birth. Best tips on when to start wearing a postpartum belly wrap or abdominal binder. Find out does a postpartum girdle really work? Including the 5 benefits of a postpartum belly wrap. Did you also know that you might be be able to get a Postpartum Belly Binder Covered By Insurance? Can the belly wrap help flatten your stomach after pregnancy? after c section,Results, Before and after
If you've ever given birth, you may have thought you'd 'snap back' as fast as instagram might have you believe, but for many (if not most) women, this is absolutely not the case.
Read this post to find out what to expect the first 6 weeks after having a baby, from the perspective of a postpartum nurse and mom of 2.
Those early postpartum days can be foggy, messy, beautiful, tiresome, we are over the moon in love, meeting all our baby’s needs… so much so that we often forget the incredible marathon our body has just endured. Pregnancy and birth require all our strength and energy. And so, to acknowledge and honour that we must be gentle with ourselves and embrace a slow postpartum - an opportunity of healing, rest, rejuvenation. Yet in these modern times, rest is often overlooked and underestimated.
Welcome to our series: Real Motherhood. Here, we share first-person stories from our community on various topics we all go through pregnancy and motherhood. Real Motherhood elevates different perspectives and experiences on motherhood to foster conversation, connection and to celebrate the sisterhood of motherhood.
The BRAIN acronym tool helps a new parent make good, informed decisions in a high stress environment - labor and delivery.
Real mom, real life.
Real mom, real life.
Those early postpartum days can be foggy, messy, beautiful, tiresome, we are over the moon in love, meeting all our baby’s needs… so much so that we often forget the incredible marathon our body has just endured. Pregnancy and birth require all our strength and energy. And so, to acknowledge and honour that we must be gentle with ourselves and embrace a slow postpartum - an opportunity of healing, rest, rejuvenation. Yet in these modern times, rest is often overlooked and underestimated.
Use these 5 tips to prepare for a natural birth and have the labor and delivery that you want! You will be surprised by tip #5!
If you've ever given birth, you may have thought you'd 'snap back' as fast as instagram might have you believe, but for many (if not most) women, this is absolutely not the case.
Your uterus starts to contract as soon as your deliver your baby and the placenta due to homrnal changes.But here are a few things you can do to help your uterus shrink back after birth
When it comes to vaginal birth recovery tips, it's important to be realistic as labor can be both physically and emotionally draining. There are a couple of
You should never have to suffer during sex when there is an option. I truly hope this makes a night and day difference for you, because it did for me!
Looking for an easy postpartum diet plan to follow after birth? Learn what to eat postpartum for healing, breastfeeding, and weight loss so that you can thrive during motherhood.
Just because you COULD doesn’t mean you SHOULD – postnatal. Honouring your postpartum recovery journey with tips and advice from an expert.
When I saw this image of a naked mother, breastfeeding her baby, just weeks after giving birth, these words came to mind: Raw. Powerful. Bold. Brave. This…
You can find TED Talks on just about every need in life, which is why it's only natural we went there for TED Talks about pregnancy and birth. These are our favourites that will challenge your thinking and help empower your pregnancy and birth experience.
Learn about the 3 mistakes to avoid immediately after birth for a better experience for mom and baby. Your baby only gets one birth!
How to Have a Natural Hospital Birth Here are ten very effective ways to prepare and empower you to have a natural hospital birth
Photos of women in the mass media don't seem to leave much room for women who don't match its heavily Photoshopped concept of beauty, but photographer Jade Beall provides a healthy counterweight, using her photography to highlight just how beautiful the bodies of mothers truly are.
Many new moms trying to lose weight consider a postpartum diet that cuts or eliminates carbohydrates. But cutting carbs might do more harm than good. Aim for a mix of healthy proteins, fruits, veggies, carbs, and fats.
YOU DID IT. After 9 (long) months of pregnancy, labor, and delivery, you’ve done the hard (and amazing!!!) work to finally meet your baby! Now begins the new journey of the 4th trimester of recovery and healing. It seems there Read More
You're pregnant. You're about to have a baby. But what happens after birth? In the books and movies, they conveniently leave out the not-so-great parts of what happens to you once your baby is born. They tend to focus only on the amazement of the new baby, the smiles, the joy, the gratitude. This is all good, of course, but that's not all that happens. Alas, there are a few unpleasant things that come after the delivery. You may be lucky and experience only a few. You may be normal and experience them all. Secrets No One Tells You About
Healing postpartum is something we obviously want to happen as FAST as possible... these are great ways to speed up postpartum recovery!
Learn about the 3 mistakes to avoid immediately after birth for a better experience for mom and baby. Your baby only gets one birth!
Looking for products to survive the fourth trimester (postpartum)? Here is 19+ Best Amazon Products to Help You Survive the 4th Trimester! Read more!
Everyone always talks about what it will be like when the baby comes, but they forget one thing. What it will be like for you matters too and there's a lot to know...
These OUTSTANDING Bengkung Belly Binding Before and After results speak for themselves! Unina Bengkung Belly Binding is innovative
After giving birth, sex may be the last thing on your mind. Or perhaps you're eager but a bit nervous to get back in the sack.. Postpartum sex can be....
