For the Expectant & New Mommy
Whether it be at the hospital or at home, Belly Pilates provides a wide array of services to help prepare you for birth and those first precious days with baby. In the comfort of your own home, our experienced staff offers expectant and new mothers:
- Pilates-Based Movement
- Birth Doula Support
- Postpartum Doula Support
Pilates Fitness For the Prenatal / Postpartum Mommy
We understand that moms are busy from day to day. With work and family responsibilities, it can be challenging to find the time to nurture yourself.
All at home sessions are scheduled on Fridays. Please call to make an at home appointment.
Prenatal Fitness: We offer gentle exercise options for moms who are restricted to the bed (or the couch). YES! There are movements that can be performed sitting and laying down that are beneficial to the expectant mother. * In most cases, safe and mild movement is encouraged and can even help with labor and delivery.
Postpartum Fitness: With our 4th Trimester Rehabilitation Program, you DO NOT have to wait the 6-8 weeks to start to significantly rejuvenate & reactivate your body’s muscles. *With an uncomplicated vaginal delivery, you can begin within hours of giving birth. All of the exercises provided are mild yet effective. For those women who have had a cesarean section or who have other physical considerations, exercises will address diastisis and/or C-section scars through original Belly Pilates rehabilitative techniques. Most movements can be practiced without ever leaving your bed or couch.
Remember, the sooner you start the sooner
your body will respond with toner, stronger muscles.
Belly offers 1/2 hour and full hour in-home instruction. Regular rates apply plus travel time and mileage. Rates available upon request. Please contact Belly at 610.608.5883 for more information or to schedule an appointment.
* Consulting with your Health Care Provider before beginning any exercise routine is fully encouraged & highly recommended. Belly will provide a list of exercises that can be reviewed by your physician prior to starting a formal program.
Basic Labor Doula Package includes:
- 2 prenatal visits in your home or the location of your choosing
- Access to our lending library
- 4-week exclusive 24/7 on-call period 2 weeks before and 2 weeks after your estimated due date
- Unlimited availability to your doula via email for the duration of your prenatal period
- Continuous support through active labor and the immediate postpartum period
- An in-home postpartum follow-up visit 1-2 weeks after the birth
As well as:
- Assistance with your birth plan
- Counseling in effective support techniques for partner or other birth team members
- Comfort Measures for labor
- Massage & relaxation techniques
- Guided relaxation techniques
- Review of postpartum needs prior to the birth
- Referrals to local service providers as needed
Please call 610.608.5883 for rates and to schedule your Complimentary “get to know you” appointment.
For a new family, the immediate postpartum time can be exciting and joyous, but also overwhelming. Extended family, friends and well-wishers may be plentiful in the first week or two after the birth, but soon things settle down and the demands and routines of life begin to resurface. Many partners don’t have the luxury of taking extended time off from their jobs to support the mother as she makes the transition to her new role as caregiver. Those first days and weeks going it alone with her newborn can be overwhelming and exhausting, particularly if the mother has had abdominal surgery. For the mother who already has children at home, meeting everyone’s needs as well as the baby’s can be a real challenge. In these types of situations, postpartum support services can be the short-term solution that helps everyone make a smooth transition to life with baby.
- Newborn Care Support
- Sibling Care
- Meal Preparation
- Light Housework and Local Errands and Shopping
- Infant Massage Techniques
- Emotional & Moral Support
- Access to Extensive Lending Library
- Referrals to Resources and Professional Support as Requested
Arrive home and be greeted by one of the experienced Belly doulas. We will give you the personalized attention and support you need in the first weeks after labor and childbirth. Our kind and caring doulas will support you with the experience, knowledge and care you need to be the best mom you can be during those first precious weeks at home as a new family.
Hourly Rates: $25/hour (daytime)
Please call 610.608.5883 for rates and to schedule your Complimentary “get to know you” appointment.