by Courtney Weick | Mar 12, 2024 | Healthy Pregnancies
There are many changes that occur to your body throughout pregnancy, some good and some that we should be aware of. If you start to experience intense itching without a rash on your hands and feet, it may be time for a trip to your health practitioner. Cholestasis is...
by Courtney Weick | Feb 19, 2024 | Healthy Living, Healthy Pregnancies
During pregnancy your abdominal muscles shift to accommodate your growing baby. After delivery and during your postpartum period your abdominal muscles can remain widened and weakened. DRAM can be observed by a bulging or sagging abdominal midline and can predispose a...
by Courtney Weick | Feb 12, 2024 | Healthy Pregnancies
Even before you begin labour your infant has begun positioning themselves ready for delivery. During labour your little one is moving through what is called the 7 cardinal movements of labour. These are positions they move through to be able to exit the pelvis. By...
by Courtney Weick | Jan 22, 2024 | Healthy Pregnancies
Weight training, such as Olympic and power lifting for women has gained in popularity over the last 5 – 10 years. These individuals can lift significant weights and have trained for this over a long period of time. In this blog, we’re asking the question is it still...
by Courtney Weick | Dec 19, 2023 | Healthy Living, Healthy Pregnancies
Caesarean sections are a major abdominal surgery that involves multiple layers of skin, muscle and abdominal fat being cut. Up to 15% of mothers may experience persistent pain following healing for a c-section (Williams, E 2023). Though your obstetrician will try...
by Courtney Weick | Nov 20, 2023 | Healthy Pregnancies
Braxton Hicks also known as “false labour pains”, are the body’s way of preparing you for true labour. They are normally felt in the second and third trimesters. Women have likened them to menstrual cramps or a specific tightening of the abdomen that comes and goes....
