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

The Importance of Postpartum Nutrition

Growing, delivering and caring for a newborn is both physically and emotionally demanding. When a new mother feels drained and depleted, she's often told that it’s normal and part of the course simply because it’s so common. The notion of self care is often cast aside and shadowed by the ongoing tasks of feeding, cleaning and tending to the child’s needs. Energy falters, moods suffer, and physical ailments can appear.

What is Acupuncture?

You may have heard about different forms of acupuncture, or needle use as a therapeutic modality. There are three main ideologies for therapeutic needling: traditional Chinese acupuncture, electrical stimulation, and dry needling.

Chiropractic Care During Pregnancy

Chiropractic adjustments throughout pregnancy can help with back and hip pain, and regular treatment can help optimize space in the pelvis for the baby to grow and develop. Prenatal pelvic adjustments using specialized techniques are a great way to help alleviate some of this pain and make sure that the pelvis is functioning optimally throughout each stage of your pregnancy.

What Is a Naturopath and How Does Naturopathic Treatment Work?

Doctors of Naturopathy are primary care providers and have similar training to conventional medical doctors. While Naturopathic doctors are more prone to using supplements and more natural, less invasive therapies; they are also able to prescribe and use pharmaceuticals.

Pelvic Health and Pregnancy

The prenatal period is a time in any birthing parent’s life that is full of ups, downs, and unexpected twists. It can be a time where we have our noses in dozens of parenting books, learning about everything from sleep strategies to what’s the best baby wrap for your sweet little bundle. But did you know it’s also the perfect time to see a pelvic health physio?

7 Reasons You Should Visit a Pelvic Health Physiotherapist

Pelvic health physiotherapy is a unique, and often overlooked aspect of physiotherapy care that has a long list of benefits! It was once the perception that it was reserved only for new parents who have just given birth and are recovering in the postpartum period. While this is a population that we can treat, we have a great deal more to offer.

What To Do About Sore and Painful Nipples While Breastfeeding

Within the first few days, your nipples may feel sore or tender which can happen just as baby latches, but it should go away within the first minute and eventually stop. However, pain that is severe or continuous (you are cringing and your toes are curling!) and doesn’t go away is a sign that there is a problem.

What You Should Know About Prenatal Vitamins.

This blog explains how optimal nutrient intake during this time period is critical to avoid deficiencies that can impact the long-term health of both mother and baby and why you may need more than just a prenatal supplement.

Debunking 5 Chiropractic Myths

Chiropractic care has been around for over a hundred and twenty years and helps many people all over the world with pain and body function. If you haven’t seen a chiropractor before, you may not fully grasp the breadth of this modality and the many benefits of chiropractic care. There are many unknowns and even myths surrounding this type of care. Below we debunk a few myths that are common so that you can better understand the advantages and scope of services that our chiropractors offer.

Prenatal massage, is it right for you?

Pregnancy can come with a mix of emotions from excitement to fear and anticipation of what the next few months will bring. Growing a baby (or babies!) can also bring with it body pain, muscle aches and even swelling which can impact movement, sleep and your day to day activities. Do you know about the benefits of prenatal massage?

What is Reflexology

Reflexology is a natural and holistic non-invasive therapeutic method based on the principles that our reflexes map to other parts, glands and organs of our body. Through the application of pressure on these reflexes found on your feet, hands, ears or face, reflexology can enhance relaxation, improve your circulation, encourage lymphatic action and reduce pain. The aim of reflexology is to bring the body back into a state of balance. Reflexology can help by allowing energy to flow smoothly, supporting or accelerating the recovery from stress, pain, surgery or injuries.

Navigating the Realities of Newborn Sleep

There is no bigger transition in our lives than having a baby. Adjusting to the needs of a new little human can bring its challenges and learning curve. As a Postpartum Doula for the past 10 years, most of the families I have worked with end up needing some type of support around sleep. Not only are new parents navigating their baby’s changing sleep and feeding patterns, they are also figuring out their new normal and how they as parents can get the amount of sleep they need to function.

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