Jojo The Pelvic Pro

Joanna Bierlein-Lodewyk, PT, DPT • just a women's pelvic & OB Physical Therapist navigating motherhood beyond the textbook.

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*overhearing conversations with a #toddler*

My husband: “What would you like for lunch? We have chicken nuggets, Mac & cheese, PBJs…”

Our son: “I want an ice cube.”

My husband: “That’s not enough lunch. Choose something else.”

Our son: “No. I just want 1 ice cube.”

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*me coloring with my niece*
her: “I color Minnie’s bow purple!”
me: “oh, that’s so pretty!”

*me coloring with my son*
him: “I color Donald’s butt!”
me: “oh…”
him: “haha silly butt butt”

#BoyMom

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Everyone always lists “giving birth” and “passing a kidney stone” when talking about higher levels on the pain scale.. but where’s the “getting nipple chomped by a teething breastfed baby”? That one’s gotta be on the list somewhere…
#Breastfeeding #WorldBreastfeedingWeek

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[Me changing the baby’s diaper, hearing my toddler in the bathroom, thinking to myself “oh good, he remembered to wash his hands after he peed.”]

No no - he was actually filling his shoes with water & putting them in the bathroom drawers.

This is only a 5 min snippet of today.

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On today’s episode of “what my toddler snuck in the washing machine when I wasn’t looking”:
•a football
•Mama’s Apple Watch

At least they’re both clean now.

#HappyMothersDayWeekend

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My son just tried flushing a football & multiple tubes of toothpaste down the toilet. What fun things did your toddler do today?!

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Trying to enjoy a bowl of Raisin Bran while my son crawls all over me to pick the raisins out really is parenthood in a nutshell.

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Ah, nothing like making 4 meals a day for a mini human who just throws them all on the floor. It’s like, c’mon lil dude - how would you feel if every time you drew Mama a picture, I looked you square in the eyes and threw it on the floor?! #Motherhood #Toddlers

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You know your #baby has officially become a #toddler when: you find cans of tuna in his dirty clothes hamper & he yells incoherently at you when you tell him to take them back to the pantry. #Motherhood

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I now understand why moms get sick when their kids get sick. It’s not from kissing them, rocking them, or breathing their same air. It’s because, regardless how we teach them to use #kleenex, they use us #moms as their tissues. #BoogerSweater #SnotGarment #MucousPants

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Little #baby grunts might be one of the cutest sounds I’ve ever heard. My son is trying so hard to reach something and I’m not even gonna help him because I’m enjoying the tiny grunts so much. 🥰 #Motherhood

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Well. It happened. I found a baby #turd just sitting in the middle of the living room rug. Why is it not inside his #diaper? Are there more? When.. how.. why..? #LifeWithABaby #BoyMom #Poop #NowIGetWhyPinkEyeHappens

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My son just climbed INTO the tub of #legos and proceeded to just walk around on them like he’s invincible. Meanwhile, I step on a single #lego on the carpet and slip swear words left and right. #SuperHumanBaby #Motherhood #Parenthood

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Today I sat and watched my 1 year old sitting in his crib, awake from his nap, staring at the door where I usually come in.. 🙊I let him sit for 5 mins while I sat in a quiet room eating dry #Cheerios because sometimes #Mama just needs a break. #Guilty

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Am I the only one who struggles to get the mouthpiece lined up between the handles of #sippycups so my #kid isn’t trying to drink with a handle in the middle of his forehead? I call it “the crooked #unicorn.”
#MomFail #Motherhood #TommyTippee

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Those days when you’re so exhausted you think “I’m gonna take a #nap when baby naps” only to lose track of time while #baby is actually napping & hear baby wake up as soon as you lay down in #bed. 😑 #Nevermind #Mom #Motherhood

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The irony of being relieved to put #baby to bed so I can have a #mom-break only to spend large portions of said break watching baby sleep on the #babymonitor. 🥺 #IJustWantToHoldYou

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Ahh the joys of getting to #poop in peace on Saturday morning because the #husband is home to handle the nonstop mini human. 😏☕️🚽🧻

#baby #mom #motherhood #parenthood #SquattyPotty