Author: meeirkat
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Climbing, pregnancy, and your pelvic floor: A guide to exercise, suggestions, and mindset shifts for the pregnant climber
Written by Dr. Kat Hamblin I didn’t begin climbing until the age of 35. After moving to Chattanooga, TN and making a bunch of climber friends, I thought I would just jump on the bandwagon, hang out with my friends, and get stronger. I had no idea what I was…
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Roundtable Topic: Surviving the first month
Q: What are some tips/hacks for surviving the first month or so with a newborn? Hannah: Liz: What they didn’t tell me was that after that 23 hour labor I’d go right into being a mom who was up every 3 hours breastfeeding and recovering from labor trauma. Allow yourself…
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Roundtable Topic: Health & fitness resources
In this roundtable topic, we’ll hear from multiple contributors about resources that helped them stay healthy and in shape both prenatal and postpartum. Want to add your voice to this discussion? Contact us or leave a comment below. Becca: I met virtually with Joy Cox (@climbingwithjoy) who I had known from Chapel Hill…
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Roundtable Topic: Climbing during & after pregnancy
In this article, we’ll hear from multiple contributors about how they approached climbing both during pregnancy and postpartum. Want to add your voice to this discussion? Contact us or leave a comment below. Q: How did your relationship with climbing change throughout pregnancy? Meira: I wanted to stick to bouldering…
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Labor & Delivery Beta for Erlanger East
Note: In Chattanooga, if you are wanting to have a hospital birth, you will need to choose from Erlanger East, Erlanger Downtown, or Parkridge East. Each hospital has its pros and cons. I won’t be getting into that in this article, but will provide some information about what to expect…
Baby Beta 