Happy World Breastfeeding Week 2024 World Breastfeeding week is always near and dear to my heart, but this year has even greater significance as it marks 8 months of exclusively breastfeeding my twins! Breastfeeding was always important to me with my singletons, and after getting pregnant with twins I feared I wouldn’t be able to […]
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Postpartum is the absolute most rapid body change you will ever experience in your life – from the hormone shift to the physical changes to the emotional and mental changes. It’s also the time when many women stop focusing on and caring for themselves. At Life Changes Physical Therapy, we are here to change that!
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Although it is not common, physical therapy during pregnancy should be a MUST for every mom-to-be! Physical therapy performed by a Doctor of Physical Therapy trained in pregnancy and pelvic floor rehab has MANY benefits and cannot only resolve pregnancy pains but can be preventative for many dysfunctions including pelvic floor dysfunction, perineal tearing during
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Happy National Twin Day from Life Changes Physical Therapy! As a new twin mom, I could not let this day pass without celebrating my two newest little loves and the body that carried them for 37 long weeks to arrive safe and healthy into the world! As I reflect back on my twin pregnancy, I
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Let’s talk belly massages! When I found out I was expecting twins, one of my first concerns was how the heck is my stomach going to be able to stretch that far?! I knew I had to be proactive to assist my body and skin with the major changes ahead so I adopted a belly
Anyone else at the “beached whale” stage of pregnancy? No, I’m not making a dig on my pregnancy weight gain. I am extremely proud of the weight my body has put on during this pregnancy to adapt and accommodate the needs of two growing babies. Rather, I am referring to that stage of pregnancy where
Woo hoo! You’ve made it to the second trimester! But second trimester with twins means more need for more support. Here are a few of the products I used to support myself and my pregnancy during the second trimester! *Disclaimer – I have no conflict of interest and am not sponsoring any of these products.
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Soooo, many of you have been asking about my 30 week twin pregnancy yoga routine that is helping tremendously with improving my back pain, breathing, and mobility 😜 But real note, this routine is an easy way to work on diaphragmatic breathing, abdominal and pelvic floor stretching, spinal and full body mobility throughout pregnancy! Because
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The second trimester – also known as the honeymoon phase of pregnancy – hits a little differently during twin pregnancy. For me, the nausea and complete lack of energy resolved slightly but unlike my previous pregnancies, new second trimester symptoms awaited. Here are a few of the symptoms I dealt with during the second trimester
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Well folks, it happened. The pregnancy-related back pain took me down. I’m talking the can’t stand up straight, feels like someone is sticking an ice pick in your back, feels like your legs may fall out from under you at any second kind of pain. It began after my nesting drive insisted I try to
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