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Mar 22, 20212 min read

Prenatal Fitness and the Pelvic Floor - How Does it Effect Labour and Delivery?

Myth: You shouldn’t exercise too much during pregnancy or your pelvic floor will become too tight to give birth. Truth: While athletes...

Feb 25, 20211 min read

A Posterior Tongue Tie?!

Posterior tongue ties. They are such a mystery and can cause so much confusion for breast/chest feeding parents and care providers alike....

Dec 21, 20201 min read

Newborn Sleep: How Prolactin & Melatonin Play a Part

Parents often say the biggest shock they experience when their baby is born, aside from sleep deprivation, is the lack of control they...

Nov 10, 20203 min read

Using Artificial Nipples

I recently sat with a new mom and her newborn baby as she told me about her breastfeeding struggles in the first week of her baby's life....

Sep 9, 20202 min read

Tools for Breast Engorgement

When you're about 16 weeks pregnant, your body begins to make colostrum, the first milk your baby will receive when they are born. Once...

Aug 27, 20202 min read

Inconsistent Labour Patterns and What They Mean

I often see inconsistent patterns of contractions in folks who are labouring - mostly during their first labour. I usually pick up on it...

Aug 27, 20202 min read

Myth: If Your Waters Break Before Labour, You'll Have a "Dry Birth"

Have you ever heard the term "dry birth"? If your amniotic fluid releases at 37 weeks and beyond, this is considered Term PROM...

Jun 8, 20204 min read

Will I Have Enough Milk?

It is a common concern amoung new parents who plan on breastfeeding their baby. "Will I have enough milk?" "My grandmother said she...

Oct 7, 20197 min read

It's Not Just Loss

My family is happy and healthy. We are busy with homeschooling, extra curricular activities, work, birthday parties, holiday dinner...

Oct 2, 20192 min read

Sugar-Free Labour-Inducing Muffins

There is evidence that dates can help ripen the cervix to help labour begin, gently increase dilation during labour, decrease the need...