Monthly Archives: June 2010
Keeping Your Body in Balance: Squats and Pelvic Floor Strength
A few weeks ago, I read an article on the Mama Sweat blog about pelvic floor strength and not doing Kegels. Mama Sweat interviewed Katy Bowman, who is the director of the Restorative Exercise Institute. The article was fascinating, discussing why traditional Kegels can actually do more harm than good. A lot of people were [...]
Advanced Kegel Exercises
Lots of doctors, midwives and birth professionals often recommend women do Kegel (a.k.a. the pelvic floor, the PF, the pubococcygeus muscle or the PC muscle) exercises during pregnancy and the postpartum period. Here are a few compelling reasons why they do so. Kegels can help shorten labor Kegels can prevent incontinence Kegels can prevent or [...]
Cloth Diaper Review: Fuzzi Bunz
Fuzzi Bunz diapers are the diapers I originally bought when I had my first baby. I did not try any other diapers before buying them, but simply invested in them based on friends’ recommendations and online reviews. Now days, parents have the option of buying a fitted diaper from Fuzzi Bunz called the Perfect Fit [...]
Cloth Diaper Review: Kushies Classic
During the nine day study I participated in, the other type of cloth diaper I got to try was the Kushies Baby Classic diapers. Kushies Baby Classic Diapers These diapers are an All-In-One (AIO) cloth diaper. That means that there are no inserts like the pocket diapers. Essentially, they are the most like disposables in [...]
Cloth Diaper Review: Rump-A-Rooz
A few months back, my youngest son and I participated in a infant feeding study. During the last nine days of the study, we were required to collect stool samples from every diaper he wore. The study provided cloth diapers that had been washed in a special soap for these nine days, so I had [...]
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