This week we have a wonderfully honest blog. A previous client shares her experiences of getting back in shape after having her second child with a lovely mention for Natus Physiotherapy along the way. I expect many people will be able to relate to this honest mum's experiences.

Slow Motion Fitness

I managed to do a workout yesterday. I was sat on, hit with a ball, smacked in the teeth (yes, a slight bleeding lip) but I DID a workout. And I did it laughing. I did a workout with the boys pl...

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The below is a recent blog article I wrote for 'The Baby Care Company' www.thebabycarecompany.co.uk about when to resume exercise postnatally.

Early postnatal exercise has many positive effects on our bodies including: increasing confidence, toning weakened muscles like abdominals and pelvic floor, giving you more energy and releasing feel-good hormones. For a lot of new mums, after looking after baby and getting some sleep, returning to exercise is often high on the agenda, but when is it sa...

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This week we have another guest blogger, Eilish Saba who runs ‘The Baby Care Company’. Eilish has met many new mums who have been successful in their careers, but who became unstuck in those early weeks with their baby. Her mission is to make mums feel happy and confident in those first few months, giving pregnant women the knowledge, skills and wisdom to thrive. Today she talks to Natus Physiotherapy about feeding baby.  

 
Eilish, when should you feed a new baby?

The baby’s s...

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Recommencing your sex life after having a baby can be a very apprehensive time.  Not only are you probably feeling tired, but there is the worry that things may be painful, or not feel like they use to ‘down there’ for you or your partner. The reality is that most of these concerns are unfounded. There are no hard and fast rules on how long you should wait following childbirth, although allowing time for some pelvic floor recovery after your baby is useful, and also dependant on what sort...

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Last year I was interviewed for 'Ready Steady Mums' regarding certain types of pregnacy and postnatal women's health physiotherapy advice. The full article can be obtained from this link http://readysteadymums.blogspot.com/2011/11/advice-from-womans-health.html In the mean time though, here is an exert from it.

....This most common complaint during pregnancy has various possible causes, many of which can be avoided with simple changes to lifestyle. The hormone relaxin is released during pregn...
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