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Rooted in Wellness

Rooted in Wellness is a blog for expecting and new parents with honest answers, advice, stories, and articles around growing your family.

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Blocked Milk Ducts: What to Do While You Wait for an Appointment

A blocked milk duct can be painful and worrying. Learn what you can safely do while waiting for an appointment, what to avoid, when to seek medical care, and how therapeutic ultrasound may help reduce inflammation and discomfort.

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New Family

Toilet Learning Challenges: Can Pediatric OT Help?

Toilet learning involves much more than simply knowing when to go. Sensory sensitivities, body awareness, motor skills, communication, routines, and anxiety can all affect a child’s progress. Learn when a pediatric occupational therapist may help, how occupational therapy differs from pediatric pelvic floor physiotherapy, and when to seek additional support.

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New Family

What Is Infant Mental Health? Understanding Your Baby's Emotional Development

Discover how infant and early childhood mental health supports secure attachment, emotional development, and healthy parent-child relationships during the first years of life.

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New Family
Wellness

Babywearing Fitness in Ottawa: Stay Active with Your Baby by Your Side

Stay active with your baby by your side in our supportive baby-wearing fitness class in Kanata, Ottawa. Designed for postpartum parents, this workout combines low-impact movement, strength training, and community connection in a flexible, baby-friendly environment.

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New Family

Little Ones, Big Questions: A Practical Guide for Navigating Your Child’s Health in the Early Years

Fevers at midnight, mystery rashes, and playground bumps can leave any parent wondering what to do. This practical workshop helps you understand what’s normal, what to monitor, and when to seek medical care so you can feel confident navigating your child’s health.

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New Family
Wellness

C-Section Awareness Month: What No One Tells You About Life After a Cesarean

Recovering from a C-section is about more than healing your incision. Learn what postpartum recovery really looks like after a cesarean and how support in Ottawa, from pelvic floor physiotherapy to newborn care, can make a meaningful difference.

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New Family
Wellness

Core Strengthening in Pregnancy: Build Strength, Reduce Pain, and Prepare for Birth

Build strength, reduce pain, and prepare for birth with our prenatal core strengthening class in Ottawa. This chiropractor-led program helps support your core, relieve pelvic and back discomfort, and keep you moving safely through every stage of pregnancy.

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Pregnancy

Prenatal Pelvic Floor Class in Ottawa: Preparing for Labour and Postpartum Recovery

Learn how pelvic floor physiotherapy during pregnancy can support labour preparation, reduce common pregnancy symptoms, and promote postpartum recovery. Discover what to expect in our prenatal pelvic floor physiotherapy class in Ottawa and Kanata.

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Pregnancy

Sleep in the Fourth Trimester

Newborn sleep in the fourth trimester can feel unpredictable and exhausting. Learn what is developmentally normal, why babies wake frequently, and when gentle sleep support may help.

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New Family

Electrolytes for Labour and Birth: Hydration and Energy Support

A nourishing look at why electrolytes matter during labour and birth, how hydration and energy impact endurance, and a simple whole-food electrolyte drink recipe to support your body through labour.

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Pregnancy
Wellness

Family Yoga in Kanata: A Fun and Mindful Way for Ottawa Families to Connect

Family Yoga at Rooted Family Wellness Centre in Kanata offers Ottawa families a playful and supportive way to move, breathe, and reconnect together. Designed for families with children ages 2 to 10, this monthly class builds emotional regulation, body awareness, and joyful connection through mindful movement.

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Wellness
New Family

Pelvic Health During Pregnancy: How Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy Can Support Your Body

Pregnancy brings many changes to the body. Pelvic floor physiotherapy can support pelvic health, ease discomfort, and help prepare for birth and postpartum recovery.

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Pregnancy
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