When can you go running postpartum? When can you start wearing a postpartum belly band or working on your core and pelvic floor? Is pain during sex a pelvic floor issue? In today's episode, I'm really excited to answer your questions above (and more) about postpartum fitness and recovery.

In this episode, Certified Nurse Midwife Hilary Carpenter is here to talk all about what normal labor looks like, the differences between midwifery and obstetrics, and what happens when labor and birth don't go as planned.

In today's episode, I'm covering some of my most asked questions about postpartum rehab. How do you start? Where do you start? What's safe and most effective? I'm diving into all of it.

While the general guidance looks like waiting until your 6 week check up with your midwife or OB and then waiting until around 12 weeks, I don’t think that that is good enough.

“The number one rule I have for new moms (ok, for ANY woman who is trying to jump/double under/etc without leaking urine) is NO LEAKING URINE.”

This is a question that I get in my office. A. LOT. I am very blessed to work with a very active population, and when that population gets pregnant (or gets referred to me once they are pregnant!) it’s no doubt that they want to KEEP MOVING. But, what they hear and see can be counterintuitive.

As every new mom knows, there is a LOT of equipment that comes with a new baby. While I’m not trying to add to the clutter of gear that is taking over your once organized home, there are a few items that I have found most beneficial for new moms

This article is my attempt to familiarize you with this technique and help you put it into practice to save your pelvic floor… ESPECIALLY if you are pregnant!

The key is starting small and grooving the pattern for a habit of movement can grow and grow. I have included some very doable examples for new mamas to get moving more.