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8 Important Changes in Baby Before Labor Starts
As long as you and your baby are healthy, it's almost always better to let labor begin on its own. Yes, you're uncomfortable. Yes, you can't sleep. Yes, you're over being pregnant! But just think about all the things that are happening inside of your body. There's...
9 Foods That Can Increase Your Milk Supply
Many new moms have real challenges producing enough breast milk to feed their new babies. There are a variety of factors that can affect a woman's ability to produce enough breastmilk to feed her baby: Infertility issues can also lead to being unable to make plenty...
Evening Wind-Down Yoga Flow
This is an easy yoga flow from my Yoga Janda YouTube Channel. You can either wind down at the end of your day to get ready for bed--time. Or you can do this any time of day to give yourself a little time to de-stress and re-energize. Look for more of my Prenatal...
Postpartum Recovery Exercises & Stretches – 20minutes
Congratulations on the arrival of your new family member. For this postpartum yoga class you will need a chair and a mat. Make sure to get your care providers "okay" to exercise. These exercises and stretches are appropriate for 4-12 weeks postpartum. But it's...
Hip Opening Yoga Practice
Enjoy this hip opening yoga practice with Liza Janda Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher, Childbirth Educator, and Lactation Educator Counselor. If you sit at a desk or drive a car a lot or just sit a lot, you probably have some tight hips. This yoga class is a great...
Guided Relaxation to Prepare for Labor
Yoga – 11 Minute Quick Stretch
This is a Quick Yoga Stretch for Prenatal Yoga or Postnatal Yoga. Take 11 minutes and reduce stress, stretch, energize, and relax. It's a great way to re-energize whether you are pregnant or not pregnant.
5 Steps to Changing Care Providers Mid-Pregnancy
Got second thoughts about the doctor or midwife or physician group you chose early in your pregnancy? You Are Not Alone In the 25 years that I’ve been teaching childbirth classes, I have yet to have a class during which at least one student did not change...
Nourishing Bone Broth for Pregnancy and Labor
Nourishing Broth - nutritious fluids to drink or a soup base This bone broth is super nutritious to drink all during your pregnancy. But it also helps keep you fed and nourished during labor. Plan on bringing it with you to give you energy. You can drink this...
6 Steps to Prepare for Your Non-Stress Test
You’ve probably got a busy schedule, and now your doctor prescribed a non-stress test. Just add that to your list of things to do before the baby comes. What’s the Purpose of a Non-Stress Test? The main purpose of a non-stress test during pregnancy is to check on the...
