Six tips for a better healing after you've had a c-section

If you’ve had a C-section or scheduled for one. You know after you’ll be in pain and you’ll spend a large chunk of your time in bed as your incision heals.

SELF CARERuth Martin-GordonJuly 17, 2019csection, csectionmom, abdominal breathing, workout after csection, scar tissue, c-section scar, childbirth

Your Guide to Vaginal Birth and Delivery

Pregnancy and childbirth is an overwhelming experience, and if you’ve recently given birth, you might agree.

WHAT TO EXPECTRuth Martin-GordonJuly 10, 2019vaginal, vaginal tears, vaginal birth, vaginal bleeding, expectant moms, what to expect after childbirth, postpartum mom, massasge, Warm Oil Massage

I Could Have Died’: The Dangers of Postpartum Pre-eclampsia.

Five days after giving birth to her second child, Lauren Lowrey woke up feeling cheerful. By the standards of a woman recovering from childbirth while caring for a newborn and a toddler, she was feeling energetic, too.

POSTPARTUMRuth Martin-GordonJuly 3, 2019

How to Use a Peri Bottle for Postpartum Pain

You're about to give birth, congrats! But although it's an exciting time, you should also know what happens after you welcome your little bundle of joy. We're not going to sugarcoat it: Your vag will be sore.

POSTPARTUMRuth Martin-GordonJune 19, 2019peri bottle, what to expect postpartum, buying a peri bottle, lochia, vaginal tears, vaginal birth, ice packs, witch hazel, sitz bath, dermoplast sprayComment

The Invisible Workload of Motherhood is Killing Me

Ask any mom about the invisible workload of motherhood and she knows exactly what you’re talking about. It’s the things we do for our families that are necessary but go completely unnoticed.

WHAT TO EXPECTRuth Martin-GordonJune 12, 2019motherhood is hard, motherhood AF, invisible load of motherhood, mom no days off, mom chores, mom self care, mom burn out, mom struggles, mom struggleComment

Changing The Way We Approach Childbirth

At some point in time, women stopped feeling empowered about giving birth. Childbirth became a medical procedure versus one of the most physically connected experiences a woman can have.

POSTPARTUMRuth Martin-GordonJune 5, 2019childbirth, after childbirth, doula, postpartum doula, birth doula, childbirth experience, labor companion, doula process, labor contractions, labor massageComment

Natural Ways to Treat Sciatica Pain

Sciatica, is pain tingling or numbness running down, your buttocks and thigh. In pregnancy it's cause by pressure of the uterus on your sciatic nerve.

SELF CARERuth Martin-GordonMay 29, 2019sciatica and pregnancy, sciatica pain, piriformis, essential oils, Essential Oil Massage, warm bath soak, seated squats, back lunges, butterfly stretch, seated hip abductor, Bound Angle Pose, cold and hot packComment

Your Vagina After Birth: 10 Things to Expect

Having a baby, is no joke—it usually involves hours of labor and then suddenly you’re responsible for a little human being. And then there’s the fact that, in many cases, this baby actually came out of your vagina. The reality: It doesn't snap back into place immediately after delivery.

WHAT TO EXPECTRuth Martin-GordonMay 22, 2019vaginal birth, vaginal bleeding, after pains, childbirth, sex after pregnancy, what to expect after childbirth, motherhood and birth, vaginal tears

What’s Normal (and not) After You Give Birth? When to see your doctor + when to chill

From magic to mayhem: Giving birth to a baby is an experience unlike any other. But as magical as it is, your body might end up feeling like a war zone. (It’s OK to complain a little. Or a lot. We get it.

WHAT TO EXPECTRuth Martin-GordonMay 14, 2019birth experience, childbirth and labor, childbirth, childbirth and cervix, sitz bath, postpartum bleeding, after pains, after childbirth, vaginal tears, episiotomies, get help after childbirth, incontinence, postpartum care, postpartum healing