Lets talk about your pelvic floor and why it is important. Ever had back, hip or pelvic pain? What about pain with intercourse, inserting a tampon or cup? Have you had a pregnancy or given birth? Ever sneezed, coughed or jumped and peed yourself??

You are not alone. These are all things that can be related to your pelvic floor. So lets talk about ten pelvic floor exercises every woman should do. 

Your pelvic floor makes up the bottom of your pelvis. It is responsible for supporting your organs, (bladder, bowel, and uterus) and when pregnant, supports your growing baby. Insufficiencies related to the pelvic floor can result in pelvic pain, pain with intercourse, low back pain, hip pain, or incontinence. Improving your pelvic floor does not always mean performing kegels. Did you know, not everyone knows how to perform a kegel?

How often have you heard that after having a baby you just need to do kegels? The lack of information and help that women have postpartum is severely lacking. So let me tell you a tip, kegels aren’t the answer immediately postpartum. Your body is healing and your muscles need some rest and care before trying to strengthen them with kegels. 

Here’s what you can start doing, diaphragmatic breathing. Regaining coordination following birth is essential to progress back to your everyday and recreational activity. Diaphragmatic breathing can be performed seated or standing. 

Seriously, how often have you heard and believed that pregnancy is painful and that’s just the way it is? The idea that pain during pregnancy is normal is outrageous.

We have been conditioned over time to believe pregnancy pain is normal. When you’ve brought up your pain to your provider they told you it’s normal; take this medication, it’ll get worse the further along you get or the more pregnancies you have. I hear all the time from mommas how they thought their pain and suffering was normal and they just had to deal with it.

The pelvic floor is often not discussed much during pregnancy and it plays a vital role throughout pregnancy, labor and birth. A lot of women are not even sure where or what their pelvic floor is and the role it plays. So let’s dive in….

As a pelvic floor coach and mom of two, if you were to ask me about my breastfeeding journey, it may not be what you expect. With my oldest, I was a naive first time mom who had no clue what to do and it deeply affected my supply and our journey. I didn’t have a wearable breast pump that supported my milk supply...

Pelvic floor physical therapy is beginning to be a thing that is talked about more. However, there are still some significant misconceptions regarding what it is. Oftentimes providers and women think that the pelvic floor is, “just do kegels.” This is not true. Let’s break it down.