By Dr. Nicole Cozean, Founder of PelvicSanity in Orange County, CA Painful intercourse after a baby is common, but not normal, and not something you “just have to bear.” Resuming sexual activity after a baby can be intimidating. More than half of women report pain with intercourse following childbirth. This occurs with both vaginal and C-section deliveries. This isn’t something that typically resolves on its own either – 40% of women report ongoing pain with sexual activity even six months after delivery. Many women may have already been experiencing some discomfort or pain with ...
Understanding stress in the body
If you’re more than a little sleep-deprived, chances are your body is producing extra cortisol—the stress hormone—and it’s probably making you feel more anxious than usual. Have you heard of the cortisol hormone? Think of it as nature’s built-in alarm system. It’s your body’s main stress hormone, working with certain parts of your brain to control your mood, motivation, and fear. Your adrenal glands—triangle-shaped organs at the top of your kidneys—make cortisol. It’s best known for helping fuel your body’s “fight-or-flight” instinct in a crisis, but cortisol plays an important role in a ...
How New Mom School works
Register for prenatal classes ✅ Register for postnatal classes….. If that second item left you scratching your head a little, that’s okay! We’re here to explain it all. It’s common for parents-to-be to enrol in prenatal classes to prepare you for the birth of your little one (and because everyone tells you to do that, right?!), but what happens once baby has arrived? Who answers all your questions then? Who addresses your worries after you’ve gone down the Google rabbit hole and come up overwhelmed with more concerns than you started?! WE do! Our Newborn Class Series ...
