As a pelvic PT, I get asked the same questions a lot, so I thought I'd record an episode talking about the most common things postpartum people ask me.
So, here's what I want you to know about your pelvic floor:
- It needs time and rest to heal during the first 6 weeks postpartum
- A happy pelvic floor lives in a calm and rested body, so why are we so resistant to rest?
- Leaking pee is not normal (and while I'm at it, a word about the word "normal)
- Painful sex is not normal
- Constipation is not normal
- Prolapse happens, and it doesn't have to be scary
We don't know our pelvis very well, due to lack of information and proper education... and unfortunately we humans tend to fear what we don't know. The purpose of my career, and this podcast, is to educate people. Because education is the antidote to fear and anxiety. Sure, we can be in a crappy place, but if we understand why and how to get ourselves out of it, we're ok. I want you to feel confident and empowered to take your postpartum healing into your own hands, ask for what you need, and find the team to support you, so you can ride off into the sunset like the badass mother that you are.
Additional resources:
EWG Healthy Living app
Come As You Are - Emily Nagoski
Reviving Your Sex Life After Childbirth - Kathe Wallace
Constipation, Gut Health and Melatonin episode 76 of The Funk'tional Nutrition Podcast
Get in touch with me!
www.fullbloomwellness603.com
Instagram and Facebook @fullbloomwellness603
Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Want to be a guest on the show? Email me at thepostpartumrevolutionpodcast@gmail.com
As a pelvic PT, I get asked the same questions a lot, so I thought I'd record an episode talking about the most common things postpartum people ask me.
So, here's what I want you to know about your pelvic floor:
- It needs time and rest to heal during the first 6 weeks postpartum
- A happy pelvic floor lives in a calm and rested body, so why are we so resistant to rest?
- Leaking pee is not normal (and while I'm at it, a word about the word "normal)
- Painful sex is not normal
- Constipation is not normal
- Prolapse happens, and it doesn't have to be scary
We don't know our pelvis very well, due to lack of information and proper education... and unfortunately we humans tend to fear what we don't know. The purpose of my career, and this podcast, is to educate people. Because education is the antidote to fear and anxiety. Sure, we can be in a crappy place, but if we understand why and how to get ourselves out of it, we're ok. I want you to feel confident and empowered to take your postpartum healing into your own hands, ask for what you need, and find the team to support you, so you can ride off into the sunset like the badass mother that you are.
Additional resources:
EWG Healthy Living app
Come As You Are - Emily Nagoski
Reviving Your Sex Life After Childbirth - Kathe Wallace
Constipation, Gut Health and Melatonin episode 76 of The Funk'tional Nutrition Podcast
Get in touch with me!
www.fullbloomwellness603.com
Instagram and Facebook @fullbloomwellness603
Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Want to be a guest on the show? Email me at thepostpartumrevolutionpodcast@gmail.com