Postnatal : 7 Posts

Diastasis Recti – A Book We Love

Diastasis recti, the separation of the abdominal muscles, is a symptom of a whole-body problem. Your abdominal muscles bend, twist, and support the spine. They contract and release to help you breathe, cough, talk, and sing. They stretch to accommodate pregnancy, haul your lower body towards your upper, and protect your abdominal organs. They should

Let me introduce you to your pelvic floor

I can say the words pelvic floor until I am blue in the face and people will still look at me with this look that says, yeah yeah I know what you are talking about. But if I ask them, ‘do you know what I’m talking about?’ they shake their heads. It’s one of those things.

Breastfeeding: A Pain in the neck

On Wednesday I could feel the headache coming, the niggle was moving up my upper back and into my neck. By Wednesday evening I had a full blown tension headache that lasted two days. I get annoyed with myself when this happens because I know have left things go way to far and I should

The Witching Hour

IMPORTANT ADVICE for new moms courtesy of Aoife Burke who may have changed my life! I know it’s dramatic but some will understand the torment – so Aoife was asking how I was getting on and I replied grand apart from the stress of bedtime with an 2 month old and 3 year old …

12 thing you should know about your pelvic floor

The pelvic floor is a group of muscles that are part of your core. They are part of the support system providing strength and stability for your spine and pelvis.   The pelvic floor is deeply affected by pregnancy, labour and childbirth and needs a period of rehabilitation postpartum. Read More …

Running when you’re pelvic floor isn’t strong enough

Recently, I had the pleasure of working with a early Post Natal client with a Diastasis (tummy gap), Pelvic Floor issues, back pain and who also experienced urinary incontinence on impact….who, towards the end of our first session together uttered one of  the top Post Natal fitness questions:  ‘So, how long before I can get