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By the time I was pregnant, I'd been supporting pregnant moms for nearly a decade and researching the topic for almost 15 years. But, of...

Trust the process. I was walking with another woman at the dog park one day and she said, "Dogs are like children. You don't get the one...

I, thankfully, loved pregnancy. Until week 36, it was been pretty uneventful for me. I steadily gained about 1 pound per week (I very...

So many women told me how wonderful the second trimester is. And just like that, I joined them! For me, it was SO EASY. My appetite came...

That first trimester is something, eh? Mine was comparably not very difficult, but it sure was interesting. I found it much easier to...

I've been reading pregnancy and perinatal books for many years now thanks to my near obsession with the topic. It started when I started...

When you're pregnant, a lot of the prenatal prep is focused on labor and delivery. While this stage can be intense and require lots of...

By now you've probably heard someone talking about how important collagen is. Although I knew it was important and ate it occasionally,...

In 2013, The College of Family Physicians of Canada published an article titled, Optimizing pain relief during pregnancy using manual...

The four most common vital signs that are used to determine a person's state of health are body temperature, pulse rate, respiration rate...

Remember when we were told that you should only continue the same exercise you were doing prior to pregnancy and not start anything new?...

Chiropractic care is non-invasive, natural and has very, very few adverse side effects (and lots of beneficial ones!). Here are five...

"I drink a lot of water but I'm still having muscle cramps!" "My muscles are sore no matter how much I stretch." Can you relate to either...

It's estimated that upwards of 50% of women will experience low back pain during pregnancy. This can result in sleep disturbances,...

If you've ever had low back pain or pain running down the back of your leg, you may have suspected sciatica. Sciatica is specifically,...

I recently had a patient mention that her mid back was sore after holding her friend's new baby. Now, imagine doing that all day every...

When it comes to growing another human being, there are foods that will help to provide baby with the building block to be healthy and...

Pregnancy is such an incredible process. You are literally growing another human being. Like all things, having quality raw materials can...

Beth reached out to me when she moved back to Winnipeg for the summer asking why I didn't have any information on fertility on my...

Polycystic ovary syndrome, more commonly known as PCOS, may affect upwards of 20% of the female population in the western world. What's...