Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) doesn't only happen to older women, and it happens more than you might think. In fact it is estimated that 50% of women of childbearing age will experience some level of Pelvic Organ Prolapse. Sadly though it is rarely discussed, frequently dismissed as 'just the way it is after you have [...]
FittaMamma creates activewear to help pregnant and postnatal women feel and look good whilst staying active. We recently tried out their range during a MUTU System Program and we were seriously impressed. They have kindly written a guest blog for all you MUTU Mamas. Medical experts recommend that all healthy pregnant women should aim for 30 [...]
I was delighted this week to be contacted by Women’s Health Physiotherapist at La Femme Physio in Kingston upon Thames, Claire Rutherford, who wrote: "...I am a clinical specialist in Women’s Health Physiotherapy and have been reading the great work you’ve been doing and all the sound advice you’ve been giving to women. It’s great [...]
A quick overview of Diastasis Recti aka Abdominal Separation A picture is worth a thousand words, which is why we made the Diastasis Recti 101 infographic for you. Diastasis Recti (also known as abdominal separation) is important to understand so feel free to share this far and wide- help another mama out! Share it, pin [...]
We don’t talk about wee leakage much with our girlfriends. It’s not really thought to be a topic of ‘polite conversation’. But we really should, because despite the apparent taboo, 1 in 3 women aged 35 and over suffers from light bladder leakage. If we talked about it, perhaps we would do more about it! [...]
Keep Moving During Pregnancy! There is a school of thought that once you become pregnant, your body is no longer your own. Mother Nature herself is (quite rightly) biased towards caring for your baby from that point on; taking all the nutrients it needs to grow, even if that leaves you short. and [...]
Pregnancy and weight loss are jarring concepts because you can’t deny your body food when you have a baby depending on you for its nutritious breakfasts, lunches and dinners! The ideal is that you start pregnancy at a healthy weight and maintain that over three trimesters, gaining up to around 35 pounds, steadily, as your [...]
Diastasis Recti | The Muscles Diastasis Recti is the separation of the 2 parts of the rectus abdominis muscle as the collagen tissues of the Linea Alba and Linea Semiluniaris (mid-line connective tissue) are stretched and weakened. This image shows what happens to your abdominal muscles when diastasis recti occurs. Diastasis recti muscle [...]