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When Can I Start Working Out Postpartum: Your Comprehensive Guide
Bringing a new life into the world is a transformative experience, and the postpartum period is a crucial time for your body to heal and recover. As a postpartum mom, you may be eager to get back into shape, but it’s essential to prioritize your health and well-being during this delicate phase. One of the […]
How Long Does Postpartum Last? The Postpartum Duration Demystified.
Becoming a parent is an exhilarating journey filled with first smiles, sleepless nights, and a whole lot of confusion. Among all the baby books and well-intentioned advice, there’s one phase that often gets less attention than it deserves – the postpartum period. And there’s one question that’s at the top of every mom’s mind: how […]
Running After Pregnancy: When Can New Moms Start Running?
Running for moms is so much more than just running! For moms, running is freedom, exercise, health, mental sanity, an emotional outlet, sacred alone time, and just plain fun. Take away a running mom’s ability to run and she will end you. So for an avid runner, when it comes to running after pregnancy, it’s […]
How To Tell If You Have Diastasis Recti
Hey there, awesome new moms! Welcoming your wonderful new baby into your life is an incredible experience, but let’s be real—pregnancy and childbirth can leave some lasting marks on your body. One of the common postpartum concerns many mothers face is diastasis recti, a condition where the abdominal muscles separate during pregnancy and often fail […]
2 Weeks Postpartum Exercise: How to begin workouts after birth
Hey there, new moms! Congratulations on your beautiful journey into motherhood. It’s an incredible experience, but let’s be real – it can really take a toll on your body. And for those of us moms who loooove fitness and an active lifestyle, it’s totally normal after giving birth to want to regain your pre-pregnancy fitness […]
The new, better way to heal diastasis recti
Until recently, most of the research surrounding the way to heal diastasis recti has centered on the goal of closing the abdominal gap. Similarly, the primary objective of many postpartum exercise programs was to reduce or eliminate this gap as a means of recovery from diastasis recti. Historically, these exercises concentrated on physically coaxing together […]
Is belly breathing the right way to heal Diastasis?
I got a lot of great questions in our free AlphaMamas Facebook group this week. It’s a question that comes up A LOT, so I’m answering it here! 1) “Aren’t you supposed to “belly breathe?” I’m working on breathing through my ribs/back as instructed but saw somewhere that it’s better to breathe in your belly.” 2) “Should I […]
Why some moms “snap right back” after pregnancy and other don’t
Why, oh why, do some moms heal diastasis like it’s NBD and I’m over here stru-ggu-ling??? Have you ever wondered, or worse, googled why some moms “snap right back” after pregnancy and other don’t? It’s super unfair, but it absolutely happens. Here’s the truth – you cannot control the speed at which your body heals […]
Does Breastfeeding Affect the Postpartum Healing Timeline?
Let’s talk about breastfeeding and postpartum healing, and how they may or may not go hand in hand. This is a definite “it depends” topic! I got a great question in our free AlphaMamas Facebook group this week. It’s a question that comes up A LOT, so I’m answering it here! “I am 5 months pp and breastfeeding. After […]