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Pelvic floor training during pregnancy: The best tips for everyday life.

Your pelvic floor is a group of muscles that you might not think about very often, but if they aren’t strong and flexible, they can sorely impact your quality of life. This area of the body fulfils many important functions, as it is directly connected to our abdominal, back and respiratory muscles. The pelvic floor…

Babywearing tip: wear against plagiocephaly

Plagio… what? Only a few of you probably know something about this term. Some of you might know what’s behind it, or at least have heard of it. If not, a little tip: it has something to do with the shape of your child’s head. Well our babywearing consultant Mieke will explain the rest to…

Breastfeeding Advice: Milk blisters on the nipple

Why can breastfeeding be painful? Breastfeeding can have some of the weirdest side effects, as Sandra, our lactation consultant, knows all too well. Unfortunately, pain is also part of it and unfortunately the reason is not always as clear as if the baby is teething. Some mothers also complain about the formation of white blisters…

There are so many ways to be a dad – Father’s Day is for us all

My kids are five and one and I have carried and “worn” them both perhaps more often than your average dad. That’s partly because I am a transgender man and had the privilege of giving birth to them. It’s also partly because I’m a solo parent by choice, so if someone needs carrying, look no…

How to deal with your fears about birth – and why it’s so essential that you do

How to deal with your fears about birth – and why it’s so essential that you do   We have a brilliant guest blog for you today from birth coach Rachel Quickenden. Rachel is a mum of two little boys and lives in Kent. She is a birth coach, teaching hypnobirthing and antenatal courses and supporting…

Ask the Expert | The 4th Trimester

Ask the Expert | The 4th Trimester Explanations and Tips for the Months After Birth   This week is European Babywearing Week, and the theme is “4th trimester and beyond”. But what’s behind the term “4th trimester”? Isn’t a pregnancy actually 9 months long, which is 3 trimesters (1 trimester = 3 months)? Thankfully, our midwife and…

Self-Care in the Fourth Trimester

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Originally posted on ergobaby.com Abby is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Psychotherapist at Burd Psychotherapy in San Diego, CA. She specializes in Perinatal Mental Health, which includes mood and anxiety disorders, trauma and loss. In her free time she occasionally blogs at Baby Bird’s Farm and Cocina, where she shares adventures in natural parenting,…