When you’re expecting a child, you always have to think about their safety and wellbeing along with yours. Exercise is a big part of keeping you and the baby healthy, but there are limits to what fitness and recreational activities a pregnant woman should participate in to avoid unnecessary strain or injury. While that doesn’t mean you must become inactive (unless advised by your doctor), these are the six activities pregnant women should avoid for […]

A new alternative therapy is growing rapidly in popularity to help with the various stages of pregnancy as well as the experience of childbirth and adjustment to motherhood — hypnosis. And this isn’t the dangling pocket watch you may be imagining! Hypnotic techniques and methods can help you feel your best and help reduce anxiety as you prepare for your baby and beyond. There is a specialist branch of hypnotherapy, called hypnobirthing which has become […]

Pregnancy is a time of great physical, mental and emotional changes and not just for the future mother. Fathers-to-be also experiences a huge shift as they prepare for the arrival of their child while also taking on the role of partner and supporter during this journey. So don’t worry future dads, we haven’t forgotten about you! Here are 10 ways to make your wife’s pregnancy a smoother, more enjoyable time for the both of you […]

Abdominal separation is a painful condition that can affect women during the late stage of their pregnancy and greatly impact comfort and mobility in the early days of motherhood. Thankfully, there are things you can do to prevent it from occurring and encourage healing and strengthening if it does. Also known as diastasis recti or diastasis recti abdominis, abdominal separation occurs when the two large panels of the abdominal muscles, which run parallel to each […]