Give Your Postpartum Symptoms the Middle Finger
Literally pissing my pants without a rhyme or reason…
Ready to double middle finger my leakage, prolapse & hip pain…
I found something I wrote back when I was a little over 3 years postpartum from our youngest…
Take a listen & let me know if you feel me.
What to do when you have leakage postpartum
Screw this…or not…
You’re super pumped to be back in class & not even 10 seconds into the warm up you’ve peed your pants…
Should you ignore it, storm out in tears or take my advice on how to get a little werk in without losing your workout joy…
Which adventure do YOU choose?
Is Your Postpartum Programming a Mess?
Is your search for answers a hot mess?
Are you saving all the posts, the tips, and trying to patch work your rehab back to running without success?
Where’s my take on why the DIY scrounging approach will never get you the answers that you’re looking for.
😣Feel like I’m calling you out a little bit?
You worked with the trainer.
You saw the PT.
Forget running, we’re talking quality of life here right now.
You don’t want to waste any more time, money & you just want answers
Here’s my take on online programs & what you really need to move forward with less symptoms…
Are online programs appropriate for your pelvic floor issues?
Don’t know what to do anymore?
You paid for the online programs without results.
You worked with the trainer.
You saw the PT.
Forget running, we’re talking quality of life here right now.
You don’t want to waste any more time, money & you just want answers
Here’s my take on online programs & what you really need to move forward with less symptoms…
Does a Perfect Birth Exist?
“I had a natural birth.” “I wanted a natural birth but I had a c-section.” “I’m planning for a natural birth.” I hear the term “natural” a lot from women coming to my office. What they mean by “natural” is an unmedicated, vaginal birth. But there is A LOT of unpacking that needs to happen […]
Do high-waisted pants cause prolapse?
Your pants giving you prolapse?
My argument for why this is a myth…
But my explanation for why some people think it’s a thing…
What do you think?
Getting the Right Level of Care in Postpartum
Did you get put in the wrong bucket?
Here’s my theory…
1/3 of women will do just fine postpartum
1/3 of women would benefit from basic postpartum care
1/3 if women need high level expertise for complex issues or won’t respond to basic care
We don’t triage women well.
Women get put in the wrong bucket (dictated by insurance), don’t get better & blame themselves since they have nowhere else to go.
You get put in the right bucket from the start, the process is faster, cheaper & less mom guilt.
What do you think?
Pelvic Floor Health and Childhood Activities
What sports did you play?
What instrument did you play?
Were you a singer?
Find out why I asked all my clients these exact questions and how this relates to their pelvic floor.
Is diastases recti really that bad?
It’s misinformation time again…
A story on @gmanews about #ashleytisdale began as a story about how hard it is to navigate postpartum & ended with misinformation about #diastasisrecti
♦️It’s not painful
♦️It’s not preventable
♦️Sit ups are not damaging
♦️You aren’t broken with DRA
Instead, can we update what we DO know:
🟢All women have DRA in pregnancy
🟢Cat/cows aren’t enough
🟢DRA isn’t a sentence for lifelong inactivity
🟢Pain may mean hernia NOT DRA
🟢Surgery is a LAST resort
🟢Physical Therapy 1st
I might be a little passionate about this one.
Why?
I was a victim too back when we didn’t know any better.
Now we do.
What have you been told about DRA?
Getting stuck in the minutiae | Postpartum Pitfalls
The pendulum is swinging again…
In the process of trying to understand #allthethings for postpartum return to run, are we bogging our moms down with things that don’t matter?
Are physical therapists who work with postpartum women actually capable of doing a gait or strength screening that’s advanced, relevant & not a relic from what they learned in entry level?
Team minutiae or team big picture?
If you’re a mom or pro, what’s been your experience & what’s YOUR preference?