Pregnancy Hormones Broken Down by Trimester
From the moment you become pregnant, your body is on a hormonal rollercoaster. As a result, you can experience symptoms that you have never had to deal with before you in your life. Here’s what you can expect from your hormones in every trimester of pregnancy. The First Trimester Hormones Progesterone A hormone that is…
10 Ways to Relieve Pregnancy Back Pain
One of the biggest complaints many pregnant women have is back pain. As your body makes room for the new life growing in your tummy, things tend to get pushed out of the way. Your pelvis tilts forward, your lower back can curve, and your muscles can stretch and everything feels like it’s expanding. All…
How Do I Get My Baby To Latch Better?
A deep latch can be kind of challenging for a new parent and for a new baby. Latching refers to the seal between your baby’s mouth and the breast or chest, allowing them to transfer milk with no discomfort for the mom. A deep latch helps baby grasp more breast tissue which helps the milk…
Body Confidence During Pregnancy
Contributing post by Joyce Lim, Founder and President of Sprout Collection, a maternity clothing rental subscription company based in Toronto. Most first time mamas don’t realize that a rapidly blooming belly is just one of the many changes your body will go through during pregnancy. Engorged breasts and enlarged hips, butt and thighs are…
Women of Influence: Dr. Sarah Mickeler
Oona started as a dream — a faraway thought, really. Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought we’d be where we are today. In the span of two years we’ve opened two clinic locations, one in Toronto and another in Newmarket hired a roster of incredible staff and helped hundreds of women through…
What Are The Symptoms Of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction?
One of the most commonly talked about side effects of being pregnant and giving birth is the possibility of incontinence or difficulty controlling your bowels, otherwise known as pelvic floor dysfunction. Because of the way it’s portrayed in the media, we seem to think that pelvic floor dysfunction is an inevitability of motherhood and therefore…
Pelvic Floor Disorders
What Are Pelvic Floor Disorders And How Can They Be Treated? Leaking a bit of pee when you cough, laugh, sneeze or jump, or just not making it to the bathroom on time is common in pregnant women and new moms, but it’s not normal! Our patients tell us all the time that they only…
Life After Birth
As much as we may try to prepare, there is really nothing that can truly prepare you for what life will be like after your baby is born. There is life before baby and then there is life after baby. While things may look more or less the same to an outsider, life after having…
A Beginners Guide To Prenatal Yoga
Yoga has been practiced for thousands of years for its uniquely healing and calming potential. Yoga puts you more in touch with your body and your mind, giving you time to unwind, relax, stretch, and strengthen the connection between what’s going on in your head and what’s going on in your body. Yoga can be…
10 Questions To Ask During Your First Doula Appointment
Many parents to be are turning to doulas as a crucial component of their birthing plans. A birth doula is essentially a birth support worker who provides constant physical, emotional, and mental support just before, during, and just after labour. Postpartum doulas provide the same support, but for after your baby is born. Unlike a…
Random Acts Of Pastel’s Ultimate Guide To Preparing For Birth
Preparing to become a new mom can be a daunting and challenging undertaking. Not only are mamas prepping for their labour and delivery, the stroller purchase (that’s always a hot topic around here), and then thinking about postpartum care and recovery, but there’s also the reality that bodies change so much – and so quickly!…
