Hi, my name is Beth McKenzie. I’m an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and I see clients in the clinic at West End Mamas Toronto. I also see clients in their homes in the West End of Toronto. Today, I’m going to talk to you about engorgement. Engorgement is very common in the first few […]
Hi everyone, my name is Safire Naranjo. and I am here today to talk to you a little bit about EFT tapping or emotional freedom techniques. So I’m going to talk a little bit about what it is, how you can use it and to lead everyone through a group tap. So basically, emotional freedom […]
Hi guys, my name is Dr. Alima, and I am a pediatric chiropractor at West End Mamas in the downtown location in Toronto. And I’m here to talk to you about tongue tie. So what is it? Tongue tie is a condition that some babies are born with that affects the movement of their tongue. […]
Hi mamas. I’m Olivia. I am one of the chiropractors at West End Mamas. I just wanted to go through quickly why lying with your legs up against the wall is actually super beneficial. So we know that in pregnancy a lot of women are experiencing sciatic discomfort, low back pain, pelvic pain. You may […]
Text Transcription Hello, West End parents. My name is Taya Griffin, and I’m an Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant. I teach the prenatal breastfeeding classes at West End Mamas, and I also see many moms at home. I’m here to talk to you a little bit about silicone pumps. I have here in particular, the […]
There's a lot of confusion, a lot of mixed information out there on the internet about this subject. Lactation consultant, Rose Le Blanc, from West End Mamas, discusses the proper way to store breast milk.
Alison Ribeiro educates us about one of the products that we carry called the coregeous ball. The coregeous ball here is something that we highly recommend to those individuals who have had a C-section, more so to help mobilize the scar tissue and any of the underlying connective tissue in and around the area.
Alison Ribeiro, one of the pelvic health physiotherapists at West End Mamas, discusses how long after giving birth should one attend a pelvic floor physiotherapy appointment.