Pregnancy is a unique period of time and you can choose to live in a positive or negative frame of mind. It’s a period of growth, reflection, education, and opportunity to gain inner strength. These are the five most important things that I learned through my own...
Pregnancy
The truth about first trimester fatigue
Once you get a positive pregnancy test, nothing will quite prepare you for the fatigue that is about to take over your body and mind. Be aware, the level of fatigue you experience is highly individual. Johns Hopkins Medicine* is always one of my trusted sources when...
The truth about diastasis rectus abdominis
A healthy pregnancy, a sustainable pregnancy, a fit pregnancy, a pregnancy without complications… what does your pregnancy “wish list” look like? Becoming pregnant and maintaining a pregnancy can be tedious in itself. But once you get into the thick of pregnancy and...
What is your pelvic floor? Common problems, therapy options
What is the pelvic floor? “The pelvic floor is 3 layers of muscles that sit at the base of the pelvis,” Molly Bachman, DPT, explained. Are certain people more prone to pelvic floor issues? Pelvic pain can present itself and be a little difficult to determine its...
Five things to know before starting infertility treatment
I had the opportunity to interview Harvey Kliman, MD, PhD, a physician scientist at the Yale University School of Medicine, who has an inside perspective to infertility. What does he want you to know as you navigate infertility? #1 “Research and find a reproductive...
Woman suffers 7 pregnancy losses, goes on to carry and birth 4 children
Meet Soley, she lives in Iceland, and had been through the ringer with pregnancy loss. Not only with her body, but her experience with those who had treated her during the losses. The best decision she made was to find the right, most qualified and compassionate...
1 million pregnancy losses suffered annually in United States
If you were curious if anyone else is struggling to maintain a pregnancy or has even a clue of everything you have gone through, Harvey Kliman, MD, PhD, a physician scientist at the Yale University School of Medicine, sheds much-needed light on the subject. “Pregnancy...
How chiropractic care can help during pregnancy
Chiropractic care can be beneficial through all stages of life. In this interview, Dr. Mandi McCoy focuses on its benefits during pregnancy. When asked the top 3 areas in a pregnant woman’s body that can find pain relief from chiropractic care, she stated: Lower...
Impact of miscarriage multi-faceted
It’s amazing to learn that as many as 40% of women trying to conceive end up having a miscarriage; in some cases, more than one. It’s very common, but not commonly discussed. “Loss of pregnancy still remains a heavily stigmatized taboo subject, and its impact on a...