Category: Postpartum
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Postpartum Wrist Pain {Postpartum Struggles & Solutions Series}
I do some postpartum/child health education sessions with Mommy Connections Mississauga and one thing I am frequently asked about is how to manage certain postpartum ouchies, concerns, and postpartum wellbeing overall. Those are some BIG questions and I think these questions come up a lot because of the gap in postpartum care. Although postpartum care…
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My Experience with Postpartum Anxiety
I am now over a year postpartum, which is crazy to me. It still feels like I gave birth a few weeks ago! Thankfully not in a physical or emotional sense, just in a nostalgic way. I am going to do a full update on being one year postpartum and my fitness journey like I…
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What to Expect At Your 6 Week Postpartum Appointment (And Why Postpartum Care Needs To Be Better)
I hit 6 weeks postpartum on Friday. As I always say, time flies sometimes. I still feel like I was pregnant yesterday and I can’t believe James is 6 weeks old and we’re officially discharged from midwife care. I always find the 6 week appointment bittersweet – it’s exciting because it means we’re moving forward…
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Don’t Forget to Ask Mom How They’re Doing (5 Weeks Postpartum Update)
I meant to do this last week but having two kids is busy! Plus I am trying to soak in my time with my baby while he is still little and tiny as much as I can during the day. I said in James’ one month update post that I would provide an update on…
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He’s Here! James’s Home Birth Story (Read It or Listen to it on the Podcast – NEW EPISODE!)
FYI: I have covered the story of my birth in more detail on the podcast – NEW EPISODE NOW AVAILABLE ON ALL MAJOR PODCAST PLATFORMS. I will also make a separate written post about home births in Ontario and prep/procedure. Check out the episode here! Well, I didn’t make it to 41 weeks as I…
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Taboo Topics: Things No One Really Told Me About Postpartum
I remember hearing the typical things about what happens after you have the baby – “it’s hard to lose the weight“, “your boobs never look the same after breastfeeding” (which, I actually talked a bit about in my last post in the breastfeeding myth series I just finished up), “you’re tired all the time“. Yada,…
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