The Devoted Mamas' Pregnancy, Birth & Postpartum Blog

Belly wrapping is an Ayurvedic practice that supports a mother’s core/belly restabilization as a means to re-balancing the Vata dosha....

Body oiling, (abhyanga) is an Ayurvedic practice of massaging the entire body with large amounts of warm oil. Isn’t just the sound of...

Squatting is an essential part of postpartum repair and recovery. We squat hundreds of times every day – getting out of bed, going to the...

When we are unsure of how things are going to turn out, we hesitate. Hesitation can be the difference between deciding to run with your...

We’ve worked with hundreds of women over the past decade, and time and time again, the challenges women face when starting to exercise...

The postpartum time is like no other time in your life. Your life (and body) have been turned upside down and it’s easy to feel...

The abdominal canister breath is THE most important exercises you will do in your postpartum repair. If you have time for only ONE...

We all seem to get the notorious “mom butt” postpartum. And it’s really a thing – our posture shifts during pregnancy and our tailbones...

I know this picture can be shocking to see, but may also be vaguely familiar if you’ve been pregnant. When I first posted this photo on...

We like options. And we are pretty sure you do too. Telling you to stop running, lifting heavy weights or jumping with your kids because...

Prolapse is a common result of pregnancy that most women think is normal and something we ‘just have to live with’. (It’s not!) I sat...

We can’t tell you how many women we’ve spoken to about pelvic floor PT who had no idea it even existed. This, a therapy that should be...