Nursing twins

Hi everyone

I just had the visit of one of my patient who was expecting twins with her babies that are now 13 days old. It brings back such memories for me to see these little babies!! It seems like yesterday I had my twins in my arms, tiny little chicken like I used to call them. The mom was visiting me to consult on nursing her twin babies.

Nursing twins brings many challenges but it is doable. With a good support system!!! Moms can do it. How many time have I heard you will not be able to nurse your babies !! One of the tricks that worked for me was to nurse them together. It made it alot easier with a good twin breastfeeding pillow. Moms of twins are tired but I say it is like a marathon take one day at a time and you will get there. It can only get easier from here. Try to have two naps at the beginning, one in the morning and one in the afternoon so that you can cope a bit better with the sleep deprivation. Accept that you can not do everything alone and you need help.

The best thing you can do to help parents of twins is to bring them food, offer to clean the house and or change a diaper, give the baths to the babies. Let the mom nurse the twins and feed them.

On my web site you can find an article that talks about nursing twins www.chirofamilial.com feel free to go visit it and print it.

Twins are special to me obviously and I just wanted to share a few tips with you today. Next time you see a twin mom nursing don't tell her "how do you do it" but congratulate her! It will go a long way to encourage her.

Valerie

What do chiropractors treat?

Hi everybody

So it has been a few weeks since I wrote on my blog. Life has been busy here with activities, school and sports.

Today I wanted to talk about what we treat. I have had 3 clients in the last few weeks shocked to find out that we treat knees, elbows and extremities. Chiropractors are trained to treat any thing that relates to your musculoskeletal system. That means anything that has to do with the spine, muscles and nervous system. So we can evaluate any conditions and decide if we are able to treat or we need to refer out.

So the main conditions we help people for are headaches, neck pain, back pain, sciatica, bursitis, tendonitis, knee pain, elbow pain etc....

Also do not forget that when you end up having pain, usually the issue has been there for a while and now your body is telling you to take care of it!! So you can come and visit a chiropractor even before you have pain. We will make sure things are moving well before the inflammation sets in.

So I hope you are not surprised anymore with the fact that we do treat extremities i.e. knees, ankles, shoulders, elbow and wrists so do not hesitate to tell your chiropractor if you have any parts of your body that gives you problem!!

Hope that clarified a few things!!

Valerie

My summer challenge!

Hi everybody

So today I wanted to talk briefly about my summer challenge that I had given myself 3 months ago!! In May, I had a talk with myself and decided that the time had come to get back in shape. My kids were growing up and were sleeping through the night. I had more energy then I had in a long time. So I thought no more procrastination now is the time!!

So I decided to start using my treadmill for more then a close hanger!!! I started to run for 10 min and walk 1 min and run 10 min and walk 5 min. I started doing that 3-4 times a week. I realized quickly that I really enjoyed running to music so here I was on Itunes updating my running lists. A few girlfriends real runners pushed me to try running outside and that was it, I was addicted!!!

So with the help of these girls, I thought could I train to do a 10km race in september at the Marathon de Montreal!! The challenge was on! I ran in the heat, in the rain, practice some cross country trails. I did a 10 km trial race to see if i could do it. I passed the test and signed up with my girlfriend for the Montreal marathon. I was addicted to the racing aspect of running. The adrenaline before the start is high and the reward at the end is big.

So here, I was sunday morning after 3 months of training ready to try my best time and do my 10km under an hour. I ate pasta the night before, went to bed early, ate my breakfast ( 2 toast orange juice and a banana) and I was ready!

We were lucky because the weather was perfect, cool and sunny a bit windy but that was fine.

In the end, I did great!!! I ran alot faster then I would normally in training. Around the 8th km I got a bit tired but I knew I was almost done so at around 9km I increased my speed and sprinted at the end. The feeling when you come in the Olympic stadium was quite something. I stepped on the mat and my time was 59' 59''. I did it!!!! That is all I could say!!!! My actual chip time was 59'43''.

I was so happy at the end to get my medal around the neck. That is what I had worked for!!! I had a big smile on my face all day after!!

I was happy about my accomplishment!! I worked hard, challenged myself and I did it. This comes from a girl who used to say could not run!! Now I will keep running and keep improving and find more races to do.

So I challenge you! What will be your challenge? Is it sport related, career or family? It is good to have something to work towards. It is good to push yourself and see what we can accomplish. A goal gives you a direction, a focus and such a great feeling at the end.

Here is my photo before the race. I am with my friend Sophie who helped me keep going. I should thank my other running partner Nathalie.

So find your challenge and go with it, you never know where it will take you!!!!

Valerie