Empowered Pregnancy

Ready for some juicy support?

Ready for some juicy support?

Are you experiencing:

  • Leaking during pregnancy?

  • Low back pain, Pelvic Girdle Pain, Symphysis pubis dysfunction (SPD), and Sacroiliac Joint (SIJ) Pain?

  • Round ligament pain? 

  • Rib pain?

Or are you wondering about:

Exercise during pregnancy?

YES you can keep running and strength training if you like and also, it is important to know what exercise is best suited for your individual needs and goals. I can help you come up with an individualized plan that is customized to your pregnancy, your needs, and help you navigate any hiccups along the way like injury and low energy.

Birth Prep?

Yes, mama, no matter what you have been through, your body was made for this! And also, there are so many things you can do to help prepare your body for birth. I can help you tune into your body and tap into your intuition so that you feel fully empowered and prepared to birth your sweet babe.

You WANT to:

  • Enjoy your pregnancy and feel amazing as you get the nursery ready and dream of cuddles with your new baby 

  • Maintain fitness and build strength for motherhood so you feel confident for birth and know you have the strength to carry ALL the baby things

  • To honor this season and your body while still functioning in your job, your relationship with your partner as you become parents together, and your community 

  • To feel prepared and confident for an empowered birth that embodies your values and choices

But you feel overwhelmed by…

✘ All the horror stories you have heard about birth (or maybe just have been haunted by the birth depictions you've seen in movies and TV)

✘ All the “do’s” and “don’ts” you have read on the internet about exercising during pregnancy

✘ All those pelvic floor problems like leaking, pressure, prolapse, and diastasis recti that you’ve heard about from other moms during pregnancy and postpartum 

✘ Conflicting advice about what to do about preparing your pelvic floor for birth 

✘ A nagging low back pain that makes you wonder if you should stop working out until the baby comes

✘ All the books/instagrams/tiktok advice you are hearing about the best way to birth/sleep/parent your baby… and you’re still just trying to decide what color to paint the nursery. 

Guess what mama!!

You aren’t alone!

That all IS very overwhelming , but you deserve to feel GOOD during pregnancy - physically, emotionally, ALL of it. 

The good news is feeling GOOD during pregnancy is totally possible for you with the right support.  

Hi! I’m Dr. Jackie Roelofs

I am a pelvic floor physical therapist and pregnancy & postpartum coach based in New Orleans. I firmly believe that you don’t have to suffer through low back pain or just “deal with” leaking until baby comes, and you deserve to have support for ALL the aspects of this very special season of bringing a baby into the world.

Whether this is your first or you are a seasoned mom (and finally “feeling” those nagging pelvic floor issues that didn’t bother you much last time),

You deserve support during your pregnancy and postpartum journey so you can understand and trust your body, and embody that juicy feminine power to grow, birth, and nurture your baby.

My pregnancy and birth preparation services are perfect for you if: 

  • You are a first time mom who wants to know ALL your options for birth and how to have and empowering birth experience (with or without pain meds)

  • You had a C-Section before and want to have an all-natural VBAC - but know you need to prep mentally and physically. 

  • You have been told you just have to “deal with” aches and pains during pregnancy and you know that’s not true, but you aren’t sure where to start. 

  • You had nagging pelvic floor issues or low back pain from the last pregnancy and you want to prevent them this time around.  

  • You’re leaking urine when you sneeze (or during your badass Crossfit workouts)

All while preparing and training for an empowered birth 

  • Dr. Jackie was wonderful to work with. She was flexible in accommodating my schedule for an appointment and was very thorough in helping me prepare for birth. Will be utilizing her post baby as well! Would definitely recommend!

    Jordan

  • After initially working with Jackie for vaginismus and pelvic floor tightness, I was able to have a vaginal delivery! Dr. Jackie was warm and caring. She was able to relate on a personal level and truly cared about my whole being.

    A.C.

  • As a Crossfit athlete, I was struggling with leakage during exercise in my second trimester of pregnancy. I worked with Jackie and learned the impacts of the pelvic floor on so many aspects of my daily life. During and after my pregnancy, I can feel and work my pelvic floor more effectively. We also worked on preparing for birth, which made me feel confident in my body!

    Morgan

Is this you?

Whether you’re pregnant for the first time or the 4th time…

You’ve probably been told that aches, pains, and leaking are inevitable.

BUT

I want you to know that you deserve to feel good throughout your pregnancy

AND it is 100% possible to come into birth feeling confident and prepared, so you can have an empowered birth and an embodied, gentle postpartum recovery. 

With my trauma-informed, full-body approach to the pelvic floor in pregnancy and birth, you can move from an empowered pregnancy into you can rock the newborn days with grace and tap into your juicy mom intuition, with a clear plan for a full recovery and embodied postpartum experience as you complete your transformation into a mother.

I am here to help you nurture your body AND the juicy, fierce mama spirit within you.

My JUICY approach will help you go FROM feeling powerless and pained as you navigate the uncertainty of pregnancy, labor and birth, TO embracing intuition and joy as you unlock your feminine power to grow and birth your baby while honoring and nurturing yourself in the process.

Joy

stay connected to what brings you joy, savoring the life stage you are in now WHILE waiting with hopeful anticipation for the vision you have for your family and your life so you can feel completely free to continue going on your evening walks with your hubby, and going on coffee dates with your friends throughout your pregnancy.

Understand

your body’s physiology so you have all the knowledge you need (and none that you DON’T- no more Google black holes!) to nourish your body with foods that support your body and growing baby, while also nourishing yourself with a juicy movement and exercise plan that honors your femininity, your baby, AND your badass goals so that you can have complete trust and confidence that you are doing everything you (and your baby) need and nothing you don’t.

Intuition

Befriend and trust your body (and the Divine plan for your story) as you tap into the secret sauce for birth, and nurturing a newborn baby - your intuition - through a trauma-informed, nurturing approach to physiological, emotional, and spiritual healing from the inside out, so you can navigate the inherent uncertainty of pregnancy and birth, and find empowerment in the wisdom of your body’s design.

Clarity

Get clear on on the most efficient, plan for YOU (instead of wondering which Instagram tips are helping or not), know exactly what you can do to stop peeing your pants when you sneeze, which exercises will help with that nagging pubic pain and strategies that are best suited to your body and its unique needs for birth so you can feel good throughout your pregnancy and go into birth feeling resilient, no matter what challenges arise.

You

Nurture YOUR vision for motherhood while simultaneously tapping into who YOU are aside from any other identity so that you can embrace every step of your journey, grow through the process, and remain rooted in your own feminine power no matter what your path to motherhood looks like.

Here’s what to expect:

Step 1: Schedule your initial virtual or in-person session.

We’ll discuss your vision for birth, identify any barriers getting in the way, and develop an individualized strategy for you to prepare your body and your pelvic floor for birth, feel great throughout the rest of your pregnancy, and build the strength and endurance you need to conquer birth like the boss you are.

Step 2: Build Your Strategy

Then we’ll build a plan for you to work on at home so you can continue to build confidence as you approach birth

Step 3: Follow-Up

Finally, we’ll collaborate on a follow-up plan so you can have all the juicy support you need to go into birth feeling prepared, confident, and at peace that you have done everything you could to embody your vision for birth.

Check out my other programs:

Fertility, Hormone & Pre-Conception

For the wannabe mamas, the ladies who are feeling cursed by their periods and for those who want to optimize their health as they prepare to start a family.

Embodied Postpartum Care

For any mama who is feeling the aftereffects of birthing their babe and wants to get back to feeling at home in their body.