Postpartum Health

Self Check for Diastasis Recti. I am about to show you the simple, at-home test to see if you have diastasis recti. To heal DR, you need a comprehensive program that covers

5 Best Pelvic Floor Exercises for Women After Childbirth. As a mama myself, I know the challenges you face after childbirth to re-gain trust in your body to function how you want it to. Here are the best 5 pelvic floor exercises you can do at-home, in privacy to stop embarrassing leakage and to reg-gain your body confidence.

I want to make it easy for you to understand how to do pelvic floor exercises after childbirth. In this video I chat about Pelvic Floor Exercise Cues After Childbirth.

Post Pregnancy Pelvic Floor Exercises. Pregnancy pelvic floor exercises are also commonly called Kegel exercises. They are exercises that you can do to make the muscles of your pelvic floor stronger.

Listen to this incredible Podcast as we interview Rebecca on all things Postnatal Depression to help new Mothers around the world.

Pelvic Floor Recovery Post-birth. PregActive’s Women’s Health Physiotherapist Beth Scott discusses Postnatal Pelvic Floor Recovery. Did you know that the muscles in your pelvic floor become stretched during pregnancy and birth? As a result, the weight of your baby, hormones that loosen your tissues, and the efforts of labour all put pressure on this part of your body.

New Mother Weight Gain Linked to Increased Risk of Type 2 Diabetes. A study that appeared in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes) found that obese women who gain just 5kg after gestational diabetes are 40 times more likely to develop full-blown type 2 diabetes.

How to Sit in Chair with Baby. Incorrect Position to Sit With Baby. Slouching with no support from chair or cushions. 2. Strain on lower back. 3. Leaning forward or backwards. 4. Sitting for long periods at a time without moving. 5. Continually looking downward.