Pregnancy & Your Pelvic Floor

Are you thinking about starting a family or you are already waiting patiently for Mr Stork's life-changing delivery? We are sure that you are well aware that pregnancy cannot be described as 'easy' but we can help you make sure that your body is fully prepared and ready for the challenge that is birth! Here at Kegel8 we can help you every step of the way!

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Fertility Superstitions Around the World

Periods causing flowers to die? Bird poo is good luck? It’s safe to say we’ve had a LOT of weird superstitions throughout time. To some they are ludicrous, and to some they’re habit – but what’s clear is that a lot of them concern women. Most commonly, women were (and still are) faced with a ton of bizarre superstitions throughout pregnancy. That’s why Kegel8 have gathered our most favourite, weird and downright crazy fertility superstitions across the world...

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Are New Mums Discriminated Against in the Workplace?

More than 1 in 2 pregnant women and mothers feel they are discriminated against when it comes to climbing the career ladder and pay rises, according to a recent survey by The Mummy MOT. 84% of women become pregnant during their lifetimes, meaning women are more than likely to fall pregnant during pivotal times in their career.

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Physiotherapist, Emma Brockwell, describes how your body, including the pelvic floor, changes following childbirth.

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Clio Wood - Postnatal Fitness and the Pelvic Floor

"I'm always surprised at the scant amount of consistent information women receive about their pelvic floors... Many women don't realise that they don't have to leak when they sneeze!"

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20% of all women experience some sort of pelvic floor disorder with this figure rising to 50% in those who have had more than one child according to studies in Johannesburg. [link in biog] According to Dr Preena Sivsankar from The Urology Hospital, Pretoria, many women in developing countries do not disclose this condition due to stigma or lack of health services, yet research shows these pelvic floor disorders often impact negatively on women’s self-esteem, relationships with their partners an

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Pregnancy loss or the death of a baby is a tragedy that affects thousands of people every year. This Baby Loss Awareness Week, the city of Hull will be one of many coming together to try and break the silence around pregnancy and baby loss. [link in bio] @tommys_thebabycharity @sandscharity @heynhs @babyloss . . . #Kegel8 #BabyLossAwareness #BabyLossAwarenessWeek #BLAW2018 #BabyLoss #BabyLossSuppport #Charity #RaiseAwareness #BLAW #15BabiesADay #PelvicFloorExercises #PelvicFloor #Incontinence #P

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#DontSufferInSilence 10% - 20% of women who give birth develop some form of mental illness. New mothers being left alone to cope is described as a ‘National Scandal’ by @guardian’s health policy editor, Dennis Campbell. Perinatal mental illness can have a severe and lasting impact on everybody involved. Suicide being a leading cause of maternal death reflects this. The NHS plans to spend £365m by 2021 to address this glaring gap in services. The NHS has many priorities, but in this case two peop

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All new mums are recommended to incorporate #PelvicFloorExercises into their recovery. But what should you do if pelvic floor exercises are not helping? In this article, Amanda Savage explains the common pelvic floor problems new mums suffer with, and what to do if you feel pelvic floor exercises are not working to resolve them.” #TogetherWeWillBeStronger