Postpartum Depression Myth: “Time Heals All” The Baby Blues: Not The Same As Postpartum Depression Look; many women get what is referred to as the “baby blues,” a feeling of dis-ease emotionally in the days, and sometimes weeks, after birthing a baby. Estimates from reputable sources such as the Mayo Clinic and Johns Hopkins Medicine […]
Information Overload Anxiety During Pregnancy Pregnancy and Postnatal Information Sharing Is Good Practice As a licensed health care professional working with the pregnant population, I often help women and families by providing information. This information could be links to studies, reputable web links, or suggestions of topics for further investigation on their own. We even […]
Postpartum Myth: Incontinence Is Unavoidable And Will Last A Lifetime Is It True There’s Nothing You Can Do For Postpartum Incontinence? Of course, like most myths, this myth is really just not true. Firstly, not all women end up incontinent after a every pregnancy. And, for those that do wind up with incontinence issues, the […]
Perhaps The Worst Pregnancy Myth So Far? There are so many myths about pregnancy, but this one is particularly insidious. Why? Because it is untrue and damaging. Unless there’s a medical reason, a pregnant person should always be getting their fair share of daily exercise! It’s actually really important. And, this isn’t just my opinion. […]
Postnatal Massage NJ Postnatal Massage Sweeps New Jersey! The Story. Why wasn’t Postnatal Massage as popular in the past in the state of New Jersey as it’s become now? It’s all about one word: DEMOGRAPHICS Right now, the number of New Jersey residents who are of Asian ancestry is steadily rising. New Jersey is a […]
Do Postnatal Massage and Breast Massage Increase Production Of Breast Milk? Postnatal Massage and Breast Massage definitely work to increase breast milk production, and various health studies performed around the world support this assertion. I can say that the answer is affirmative based on both my experience as an LMT focusing on postnatal women, as […]
Can A Breastfeeding Postnatal Patient Eat a Keto Diet? This question is asked of me quite frequently. This is what I have to say. Prescribing Is Outside My Scope of Practice Of course, I am a Certified Lactation Professional and Licensed Perinatal LMT, so prescribing is outside my scope of practice. I can suggest […]
Just this week, an article published on the Pregnant and Postnatal Women’s Learning Center Online Portal discussed the topic of pushing during labor. The learning center is an online resource with answers to questions that are important to pregnant and postnatal women. The information on there is probably quite different than most other perinatal resources. […]