Postpartum Myth: Incontinence Is Unavoidable And Will Last A Lifetime

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 […]

Prenatal Myth: You Shouldn’t Exercise During Your Pregnancy

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 and Breast Massage Increase Production Of Breast Milk According To Study

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 […]

Pushing During Labor: Not As Simple As You Think

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. […]