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01/04/2022

This is a great opportunity to learn an other way to connect and enjoy time with your baby while you benefit his health and mood.

Join us for a 5 week course that will teach you how to massage your 0-12 month old baby.

05/18/2021

We’re all doing the best we can. Emotions may be unpredictable from moment to moment, but work through those thoughts with compassion and kindness - like you would for someone you love.

03/13/2021

Katie is a health coach and one of the moms that I had the privilege to support during her pregnancy and birth. Sharing this transformational experience with such an amazing couple is a gift and a pleasure.
Here she shares her birth story.

‎Show The Real Raw You Podcast, Ep 031: Leo's Birth Story: A Natural Birth - Dec 22, 2020

10/18/2020

Postpartum comes with huge physical, emotional and spiritual changes. Here Aviva Romm shares some common physical symptoms you can experience.

Pregnancy, birth, babies. All the curated instagram images make it look so sexy and romantic. And then there are the things no one prepared us for - the blood sweat and tears - literally!⁠
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The shift into postpartum leads to the most significant hormone changes we experience in our lives, all in a matter of 72 hours, and with that, some ‘weird’ symptoms can manifest.⁠
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Below are some of the normal things nobody tells us about. Hopefully knowing will prevent you from thinking you’re totally dying or in the least, that something’s really wrong:⁠
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〰️ Shaking: Immediately after birthing, intense shaking and chills are common due to shifts in adrenaline as your body ‘comes down’ from the birth experience.⁠
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〰️ Baby blues: Different from postpartum depression, the baby blues are a common and normal period of weepiness, anxiety, and irritability in the first 5 days after birth, and can last hours or days. It’s due to massive hormone shifts - especially a plummet in estrogen and progesterone - that occurs after birth, and is aggravated by fatigue and low blood sugar. If you feel down for longer than this period of time, or find that the sadness is interfering with your ability to care for yourself and/or your baby, please talk to your practitioner.⁠
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〰️ Night sweats: many new mamas are alarmed to find themselves drenched in sweat the first couple nights postpartum - don’t be! Your body releases fluid volume naturally accumulated in pregnancy (and from IV fluids in labor). Sleep on a towel, have a change of jammies nearby, and an extra blanket layer on your bed if you feel chilled from sweating.⁠
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〰️ Fear of going to the bathroom: Fear of p*eing and pooping post vaginal birth, especially with a tear/repair or after cesarean, are common. If your yoni is tender, use a squeeze bottle with tepid water as you p*e; for pooping, eat fiber, take deep breaths, and take it slow, knowing it’s safe to let go - and go.⁠
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〰️ Mood swings: Hormone fluctuations can lead to wild mood shifts from intense moments of elation and gratitude to rage or sadness. This intensity will pass, though mom-feelings are still intense. Learn to ride the waves and have tools for inner calm.

06/02/2020

03/26/2020

Hi, I want to share 5 tips you can do to feel supported in your pregnancy while social distancing.

Aviva Romm, MD

03/19/2020

If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, worried mom or just looking for good information about COVID-19. Aviva Romm, MD is my favorite source of good information. She created a dedicated page for articles related to this topics. Let’s avoid fake news and look for good sources of information.
http://avivaromm.com/category/covid-19
She also has a podcast with a lot of this new information Natural MD Radio.

I’ve been watching the COVID-19 map from Johns Hopkins daily. We started out at 2 cases in the US about 10 days ago, were up to 505 cases this past Monday, 808 yesterday morning, and we’re at 1039 as of this morning. I know how confusing - even terrifying - a global virus can feel, so I want to share a new page on my blog I’ve created specifically about COVID-19 to support you through this time: https://avivaromm.com/category/covid-19/
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This is an evolving hub, and on this page I have already posted 3 articles for you on COVID-19. Each day or two I’ll post another article to include:⁠
•Pregnancy, breastfeeding, and COVID⁠
•Commonsense approaches that REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE.⁠
•COVID-19: How Dangerous Is It⁠
•What You Should Be Doing to Protect Your Immunity⁠
•How to Prepare for COVID in Your Town - and Home⁠
•What Natural Approaches Do - and Don’t Work ⁠
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My goal in creating this page is to share with you the best of what’s known about COVID-19, reasonable use of natural therapies with an honest appraisal of what we know about them and COVID, and yet what you can reasonably do for home care. Please keep in mind that unlike many herbalists and wellness physicians - I’m not trying to sell you ANYTHING for COVID-19. Just wishing to provide you and your family some reassurance, calm, safety, and glimmers of light in this very crazy time.

https://avivaromm.com/category/covid-19/
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03/19/2020

Use these simple practices to keep your baby as healthy and “stress-free” as possible.

03/18/2020

Hi, I want to share with you 5 things you can do to take care of you and your baby during pregnancy specially in this time of social uncertainty.