Suggestions and Recommendations

As a mom, I give suggestions all the time.You can't sleep during pregnancy? Try a Snoogle.Your little one is teething? We use Punkin Butt teething gel.Your boobs are spraying everywhere? My favorite nursing pads are Hey Mama or Bamboobies.These are suggestions.  They're just friendly options for you to consider.  But as a clinician, I make recommendations, which are meant to be taken more seriously because they directly impact your health.  I will suggest that every new mom go see Dr. Raney for a pelvic floor assessment and treatment, but for some of my patients, I am recommending this practice.  The difference is that as a general rule, seeing a pelvic floor physical therapist (who is trained in Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization and isn't just going to recommend Kegels and cinched half sit-ups for your postpartum recovery) is a GREAT idea.  But some of my patients actually REQUIRE pelvic floor PT.  They respond well to chiropractic and the various manual therapies I offer, but they need more input directly to their pelvic floor, and that's where Dr. Raney specializes.  This is when a suggestion turns into a recommendation.I've been expanding my recommendations.  I used to suggest the BIRTHFIT Postpartum Series to my new (and seasoned) moms.  But I'm seeing issues recurring for those who choose not to partake in the series (and I end up seeing patients more frequently if they *haven't* taken the series compared to those patients who take the series and become more self-sufficient in their self-care).  I get it: it requires time, money, and effort to get to a class.  But during regular office visits, we don't get to implement the things that are necessary for you to fully recover postpartum the way that we do during the BIRTHFIT Postpartum Series.I can recommend that you adequately retrain your posterior chain to help balance out the center of gravity shift that occurs during pregnancy and then returns postpartum; I can recommend that you do the Functional Progression twice daily and establish intra-abdominal pressure; I can recommend that you practice belly breathing intentionally at least four times per day.  I certainly hope that these recommendations are taken seriously, as they directly impact your health.  I am making these recommendations for your benefit and hoping that you're following through.  But in the Postpartum Series, we actually implement these things.  You get to fully understand what the heck I'm talking about when I say "engage your posterior chain" during a box squat.  You learn the implementation of the BIRTHFIT four pillars into your daily routine.  And during that time, you're meeting other moms and gaining friendship, establishing a safe (and honestly fun) workout routine, moving your body in an intentional and intelligent way to enhance your overall health, learning new information, and allowing yourself the space and time to recover mentally, physically, and emotionally from the HUGE life event that is giving birth to another life.  (And as a bonus, that precious life can come with you rather than you scrambling to find childcare!)The BIRTHFIT Postpartum Series is a recommendation that I give to any woman who has given birth, not merely a suggestion.  I recommend you take this because it is vital to your overall health as a postpartum woman.The next series begins on 1/30 and you can still register.  I strongly recommend that you do.