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Posted @withregram • @mamastefit The # 1 Thing You Can Do to Support Postpartum The top thing you can do to support your postpartum healing is REST! Why?? Because of the placenta! When the placenta detached from the uterine wall, it left a fairly large internal wound that we need to focus on healing after birth! Prioritizing rest the first few weeks postpartum can optimize your healing and improve your lifelong function and health! Many cultures prioritize rest for the first few weeks or months postpartum, but there is not always this same emphasis in North America. Min 1 week for a vaginal delivery and min 2 weeks for a c-section. At this time your only activity should be feeding your baby and yourself. It is a great time to catch up on your favourite Netflix series or read that book you have been wanting to read. Your body will thank you for it!

Posted @withregram • @mamastefit Here’s 7 Prenatal Prep Movements to Help Baby Engage or Enter the Pelvis! Follow @mamastefit for more tips on prenatal fitness and birth prep! Our expertise is pelvic biomechanics! There are two main movement patterns we want to be accessible to help baby engage or enter the pelvis: 1) External rotation of the femurs (wide knees) 2) Pelvic movement from front to back We can do exercises throughout pregnancy to prep for opening the pelvis; we don’t need to wait til birth! Watch the reel for 7 movements: 1) Squats 2) Pelvic tilts (all fours, lumbar focused) 3) Childs pose 4) Supported Squat 5) Cross legged pose 6) Seated pelvic tilts 7) Hip flexor and lat stretch Learn more preparation exercises for birth in our prenatal fitness program and yoga classes. And check out our upcoming labor biomechanics webinar on Tuesday June 21st at 730pm EST. This webinar will be recorded and available for download! Register at mamastefit.com/webinars

Posted @withregram • @kellyibclc There are so many treatments for clogged ducts that you can do at home. ☀️Caster oil compress: place a warm caster oil soaked cotton cloth on the clog in between feeds. Place another towel on top and a heating pad over that. Leave on for 1-2 hours if you can. ☀️Gentle Massage Away from the Nipple (and toward armpit): Pressure should be like petting a cat or dog. Moving inflammation toward the lymph can allow the clog to flow. ☀️Breast Gymnastics: This is a breast movement coined by and invented by the amazing IBCLC, Maya Bolman. When doing breast gymnastics, you move your breast slowly in every direction (up, down, left, and right) holding and getting a good stretch in every direction. Then move in a circle clockwise and counterclockwise. ☀️Supplements: There are many herbs, homeopathics and nutritional supplements that can help clogged ducts. I recommend some in person individually that I don't feel comfortable mentioning on insta, but two that I find are helpful are: - Happy Ducts ( @wishgardenherbs ) - Choline - (dosage depends on diet and what you are already getting in other supplements) ☀️Try some new breastfeeding positions: Your baby may not be draining certain ducts well. Sometimes changing the way your baby is facing can help that.