Scar massage is probably the biggest thing you can do to help your recovery after a c-section. Lots of women report numbness, sensitivity, soreness, swelling or pain in the area, years after their c-section(s). Starting some massage early on can help prevent these sorts of issues. What happens during a c-section? A c-section birth
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If you had a c-section, whether it was planned or unplanned, the postpartum period can be challenging: After all, you’re not only caring for a newborn, but you are also healing from abdominal surgery. C-section recovery feels different for every mom—and can even feel different from one birth to the next, however a c-section is
“When can I go back to my gym class and running after having a baby?” is a common question women have after giving birth. Often what is expected in response is a specific time (like after your 6 week check with your GP), however when your body is able to take the impact of running/jumping/crossfit
Do I Really Need to Do Pelvic Floor Exercises?? If you are reading this and you are pregnant or have had a baby then the answer is definitely YES. If you have carried or are carrying a baby the resting tone in your pelvic floor is more often than not decreased, so that means that
For many women the pelvic floor muscles can be difficult to find at the best of times, and so after birth it can feel like a real challenge to even know if you are squeezing the right thing. If you still feel that you can’t feel your pelvic floor muscles or they are not lifting
“I can’t feel a thing”, “I am not sure I am doing them right”, “I don’t know if anything is happening” These are common responses I get from women when asking them about their pelvic floor muscle exercises. Although we can’t see them, the pelvic floor muscles play a number of vital roles in women’s
So last week my husband was away and my 18 month old decided 5.30am was a great time to start the day. This along with work, creche drops and collects, laundry, ensuring everyone was fed and house was semi tidy was enough to send me back in to mombie (mom zombie) state! On one of
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