Care

Movement guidance

Ways to sit, sleep, lift and carry, shown in person and written down to keep.

Dr. Lofton watches how you move through a day and shows you changes you can try at home. It is general guidance, not a prescribed exercise program.

What to expect

What a visit includes
Dr. Lofton watches how you sit, stand, get up from a chair and lift, and shows you changes to try. She writes them down so you can use them at home and share them with a doula.
Pillow positions for sleeping and resting
Ways to sit while feeding a baby
Ways to lift a car seat and carry a baby
How long and how often
One visit may be all you want. Some people come back as their needs change. Dr. Lofton does not set a number of visits.
What we do not claim
We do not claim that any movement or position changes how a pregnancy or a birth goes. Movement guidance is general. If you want a prescribed exercise program, ask your OB or midwife about a physical therapist.
See your OB or midwife first
Ask them before you start anything new, especially if you have been told to limit your activity. Call them first, or go to an emergency room, for bleeding, leaking fluid or a change in your baby's movements.
How it is paid
At the visit or through your plan, depending on how you pay. How fees work explains insurance, receipts and the written estimate we give before the visit.

Both. Guidance is part of every visit, and you can book one visit for guidance alone.

Dr. Lofton shows you ways to sit, sleep, lift and carry. She does not write exercise programs.

Yes. Bring them, and she will show them too.

One visit can be enough. Tell us what part of your day you would like to change.

A sudden severe headache or neck pain, dizziness, trouble speaking or seeing, new weakness or numbness, numbness in the groin or saddle area (between the legs and buttocks), or new bladder or bowel trouble needs emergency care now. Call 911 or go to an emergency room.