The Birth Lounge Blog

Diastasis Recti and What You Need to Know [This is also an episode of Friday Free Talk on The Tranquility Tribe Podcast on iTunes. Listen  here .] Hey Tranquility Tribe!  As always, thanks for joining us for the Tranquility Tribe podcast!  In this episode, Hehe talks to Lisa Marie Ryan, who opens up about her struggle with a postpartum difficulty that affects the majority of pregnant women. Lisa is the mother of two boys, ages four years and seventeen months.  Before her first pregnancy, she was also an avid CrossFit competitor who trained for two to three hours a day, six days a week.  When Lisa got pregnant with her first son, she decreased her training to an hour a day, five days a week. At first she welcomed this more relaxed training schedule, which gave her the ability to take a break from her busy life.  However, she noticed that she started to feel winded much more quickly during her workouts, and by around 35 weeks it got to th...

Exploring "Nap Time Jobs" [This is also an episode of Friday Free Talk on The Tranquility Tribe Podcast on iTunes. Listen  here .] Hey there, Tranquility Tribe!  Welcome to this Influencer Moms episode of the Tranquility Tribe podcast!  In today’s episode, supermom Megan Loftin talks to Hehe about her fascinating “naptime job” and how she manages to find balance in her busy life.   Who is Megan? Among many other things, Megan is a businesswoman, wife, dog-owner, and mother of a three-year-old boy.  In addition to her full-time day job, Megan runs a business called Bootstrap Boutique, where she sells products and makes YouTube videos to document her journey and support other individuals who are also interested in getting involved.   Did you know that most of the products you buy on Amazon are not actually sold by Amazon??  It’s true!   Many Amazon products are actually sold by third-party sellers and then are shipped by Am...

Squatting to Pee is Killing Your Pelvic Floor [This is also an episode of Friday Free Talk on The Tranquility Tribe Podcast on iTunes. Listen  here .] My partner and I are avid travelers. So, with that, I often find myself in public restrooms. I’m no new cowgirl to that rodeo. Just recently, I traveled every single weekend for 5 consecutive weekends and began to notice that when I went to the bathroom my lower back was hurting. As I noticed this twinge of pain, at first I was shocked because “ I’m only 27!” I thought to myself! What’s next?! Grey hairs?! Then I Realized, It was self-inflicted! I think we are all guilty of squatting while we pee at some point or another, but what happens when it becomes more of a habit rather than a every once in a while thing? Let’s explore the impacts of hovering over the toilet! Protecting Your Ladybits When you squat to pee, your pelvic floor muscles can’t fully relax! You’re sending the message to your body that it ne...