Birth Prep

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As a certified Body Ready Method ® Birth Pro, Pelvic Floor Occupational Therapist & Personal Trainer, I can help you prepare for your desired birth. 

I provide personal training using an evidenced based performance training approach specific for the perinatal population. This will help support the changes that occur in a woman's body during pregnancy, improve strength, flexibility and balance for an easier pregnancy, birth and recovery. As a Birth Pro, I can also prepare you for a smoother birth and recovery. This includes teaching your partner how s/he can play an active role during labor to support you!  The Body Ready Method ® will give you the skills you need to get ready for birth! It is a whole body approach to prepare the body for pregnancy. It goes beyond the basic prenatal "what to do" information and gives you tools to help your body be more balanced and ready for birth by learning birth positions, educating you and your partner about how to team up and know what to do during the laboring process, what tools to utilize during unexpected delays and more.  The  Body Ready Method ® may be provided as a separate service or you may choose to learn Body Ready Method ® together with my fitness program which will compliment one another!

  It is best to start preparing your body during the second trimester for optimal outcomes. This will give sufficient time to practice the exercises needed to get your body ready for birth and build the skills you need so you can stack the cards in your favor for better outcomes!  However, if you just found out about Body Ready Method ® and are already in your last trimester don't hesistate to call! You can still learn tools from the Body Ready Method ®  and various birth prep techniques and exercises to support your desired birth and labor!  

Services are provided in person and can also be provided online!

Birth Prep Services Includes: 

• tools specific for your body to support your pregnancy and your desired birth and labor 
• breath work and how to prepare your pelvic floor
• birthing and pushing techniques 
• prepare your body efficiently for VBAC or Cesarean Birth as well as vaginal birth with or without epidural
• exercises to improve birth outcomes and create more balance in the pelvis for baby to engage 
• learn how to prevent stalls so baby can maneuver easier through the pelvis 
• create balance in the pelvis and lessen your chances of being induced 
• strategies to prevent severe diastasis recti, pelvic floor weakness, tearing, prolapse and pain.  
• preparation & education to help eliminate fear so you  feel more confident and relaxed to birth 
• exercises to strengthen your body properly while  managing the changes that comes with pregnancy
• Birth prep also includes teaching your partner how s/he can confidently & actively help you during labor and birth!