“Under conditions of stress many persons go into labored breathing reminiscent of breathing at birth…in fear or anxiety one of the first functions to be affected is breathing.”- Touching: The Human Significance of the Skin by Ashley Montagu Baby’s response to stress Our body’s natural response is to organize for safety during times of crisis. … Continue reading »
How Belly Wrapping Can Help Your Body Find Its Natural Shape Again
Did you know that a 36 foot long piece of unbleached cotton wound tightly around your body can create such a transformation in your shape? How To Get Your Pre-Baby Body Back With Belly Wrapping The belly wrap will help re-align the rectus abdominis muscles by putting them together towards center thus correcting a diastisis. … Continue reading »
Are There Exercises That I Can Do To Prepare For Childbirth?
Going through labor exerts stress on particular muscles and joints. You can practice some exercises to help your body for the demands of labor. The following exercises can help reduce labor time, decrease the risks of medicalinterventions and quicken your postpartum recovery. 1. Kegel exercises have long been prescribed as a method to strengthen pelvic … Continue reading »
How To Handle A Crying Baby
As adults, we don’t often differentiate emotional crying from physical crying because we can have the benefit of words to give voice to our feelings and our needs. Babies don’t have the luxury of language, but they do have a vocabulary of body cues and noises that allow them to express themselves. How Babies Communicate … Continue reading »
What is a Diastasis? Getting Your Pre-Baby Body Back After Childbirth
“What the heck is going on with my belly? Why is it still round and sometimes pointy?” 7 months after I had my second child, I asked myself these questions. I would look down and evaluate it everyday. Hmmm…the Dr said it would go away but here it still is. I had worked out in … Continue reading »
