Pregnancy Support Belts and Postpartum Belly Wraps- what works and what doesn’t

Pregnancy Support Belts and Postpartum Belly Wraps- what works and what doesn’t

Wraps and Belts and supports, oh my! In general, we don’t recommend too many products here at Oh Baby! Fitness—we think babies need a place to sleep and some food to eat, but not much beyond that, and we never want to tell new moms “you must buy this one magical product, or else!” That said, there are two products that we get asked about a ton and recommend for some clients- the pregnancy support belt and the postpartum belly wrap. These may seem similar, but are actually very different products that can help with very different conditions. Here’s a primer:

ACOG releases new guidelines on Pregnancy and Exercise

ACOG releases new guidelines on Pregnancy and Exercise

Pregnant women should get moving! That’s the clear message in the newest guidelines released by the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), a group that advises doctors what to tell their patients when it comes to pregnancy and health. See what exercises are recommended and which are NOT OK.. you might be surprised.

Oh Baby! Fitness Mom & Baby Exercise App Featured in Kiwi Magazine

Oh Baby! Fitness Mom & Baby Exercise App Featured in Kiwi Magazine

Our “Mom and Baby Weekly Workout” app was featured in Kiwi magazine’s June/July issue. Kiwi encourages Moms to get “App Happy” with the Oh Baby app packed with 6 months of weekly postpartum fitness routines. The Mom & Baby Exercise app offers equipment free workouts that include your child. Each regimen is a dynamic hybrid of Yoga, Pilates and strength-training exercises. $4 iOS

Start Working Out Today! Download an Oh Baby! Fitness Exercise App!

Start Working Out Today! Download an Oh Baby! Fitness Exercise App!

Oh Baby! Fitness has three great exercise apps available on iTunes that you can download to start working out now! We’ve designed 3 mobile apps to help Moms get in shape during pregnancy and after and also to teach you how to push your baby out easily and effectively with NO FEAR! Download today!

Ask the Expert- C-Section Recovery

Ask the Expert- C-Section Recovery

Dear Kathleen- I am having a scheduled C-section, so I already know that my post-delivery recovery time will be several weeks. When can I expect to be able to really exercise again? When will I be able to just go on a walk around my neighborhood? Any tips for recovering my pre-pregnancy shape as soon as healthily possible? What’s the best way to deal with getting my belly back to its normal size?