The First Six Weeks
Begin your gentle journey to postpartum recovery and wellness.
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Start here when you arrive home from the hospital or jump in whenever you feel ready.
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If you’ve given birth vaginally, view this module. If you had a C-Section, skip.
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Tutorial for creating DIY bulk padsicles for home usage to soothe pain and irritation after birth and delivery.
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If you delivered via C-section, view this module. Otherwise you can skip to the next module.
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The dreaded postpartum poop! Is it necessary, or can we avoid this awful milestone?
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Most people know how to hold a baby. You’ve probably done it. But have you been doing it properly? Our guide can help you avoid back pain and posture-related issues.
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Don’t wait 6 weeks to figure out if something is okay! Our OB-GYN uses her professional experience to let you know some of the reasons you might need an earlier visit, or more urgent care.
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A very gentle start to the easiest yoga / mindfulness practice. Works for anyone with two arms, the ability to lay down, and eyelids. :)
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Take a deep breath and enter the second week of recovery!
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Our resident EMDR-trained psychotherapist gives you a special look inside mental health during this transformative, yet fragile, time.
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Become intimately acquainted with your pelvic girdle… and other things you probably never wanted to know (but needed to!).
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The diaphragm’s connected to the… pelvic floor? That’s not in the song! It’s definitely a connection, and an important one, at that.
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Even more guidance for many of the ways you’ll retrieve your sweet bean, in a way that doesn’t do damage to your body.
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Baby needs to eat! What do you do? We’ll let you know the best SOP.
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These yoga poses are designed to be a gentle way to ease back into stretching and strengthening your lower body.
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In these times, when you’re knee-deep in diapers and feedings and burpings and… well, you get the idea. Week 3 is the hump day of the fourth trimester!
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Something you probably never learned about in school. Luckily, your instructor sure has…
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“But what’s wrong with how I’m getting up already…?” It’s not wrong, per se. There is just a better way.
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Improve your blood flow, mental health, weight management, digestive health, and bring your baby. No down side!
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Oof. It’s rough. We know. Our psychotherapist throws you a life raft!
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Improving your mental health also improves your ability to provide quality care for your newborn. Improved outcomes are our bread and butter! So, when do you need a therapist?
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A full body scan practice so you can check in with yourself and actually feel your feelings. Mindfulness and understanding are key to feeling good.
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Easy yoga for your spine. Cats, cows, child’s poses? All of the above.
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2/3 of The First Six Weeks is complete! Revel in this, while getting ready to resume activities. But are you ready? If not, we’ll help!
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Introducing the mini-series to affirm the changes your body has gone through, how to handle and understand them, and signs you may need more advanced in-person healthcare appointments.
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“Oh, my aching back!” Are you part of the 75% of birthing parents who experience back pain postpartum? If so, look to this video for guidance!
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As it should - it did a bunch of work during the gestational phase, including building an entire human being!
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Even if you had a C-section, there was still vaginal involvement! It always feels different. Why? We have answers.
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If they look or feel weird, that’s understandable. Learn about your abs, so you can tackle any changes (and fixes?) with confidence.
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All of your abdominal muscles are important (not just the 6-pack!). Learn how to engage, build, and breathe into them!
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Stop, drop, roll, and twist, and bend, and swerve…
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One Blanket Back Bend to the rescue! It’s not complex or difficult, but it is monumentally helpful.
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Whew, almost to the home stretch! Postpartum check-up expectations and beginning to talk about sex…
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Will it be scary? Sad? Uncomfortable? We’ll give you a step-by-step for structure and expectations around your visit.
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Pt. 2 - What to Expect from Your Postpartum Checkup
OB-GYN walking you through the process? Yesssss!
OB-GYN walking you through the process? Yesssss!
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(after) baaaybeee. Let’s talk about you (and me?). We know you’re doing a little 90s nostalgia dance right now…
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We’re not biased, or anything, being a group of PTs - but to be honest, if you’ve ever gone through the pregnancy process, it’s not a bad move!
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What do active bridges and windshield wipers have in common? Hip mobility! Start this module to learn the connection.
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COMING AROUND THE HOME STRETCH!!!
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Well, most of us have the thought “sex got me into this mess!” at some point. And in this case, it’s true! We hope by now it feels a lot less messy, and we can talk about resuming our bedroom life — or — maybe transforming it?
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Food for thought, and myths will be dispelled…
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Crash diets are never the answer. And you’ll notice we didn’t say weight loss…
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Do I have to change my diet, or be hungry all the time since I’m not “eating for two” anymore? Suprise!
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Ease back into a little bit of exercise. But when?!
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Can you run a marathon immediately after birth? Sorry, there’s a waiting period.
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Most of us are concerned about exercise. SOME of us are anxiously awaiting the day we can return to deadlifting our weight, times 10.
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This is our very last Yoga module. Mecum omnes plangite, my friends! On the plus side, you’re graduating!!!
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