Prenatal and postnatal pelvic health with pelvic health physiotherapist, Clare Bourne

This week on the podcast I am joined by Clare Bourne, a pelvic health physiotherapist with a passion to support women and men throughout their lives. She believes in talking openly about taboo topics and ensuring everyone feels comfortable to get support even for problems that may feel embarrassing. Clare has a particular passion in supporting women during pregnancy and after birth, helping them to seek treatment for any pain or pelvic floor dysfunction they experience. Clare is also a mum of 2 and having lived pregnancy and the postnatal experience she knows what a precious but also vulnerable and sometimes lonely experience it can be. Clare joins me today to talk all about pelvic health, from pelvic floor exercises to painful sex. Plus answers all your questions! If you had questions from my chat with Charlie from Bumps and Burpees that we didn’t answer they are answered within this podcast with Clare! General Topic: General pelvic health - what is it, what do we want, how do we want it to feel? Questions: Prenatal Pelvic girdle pain Had hip pain in last pregnancy and etc again - best ways to protect against this? 2nd pregnancy - need to do perineal massage? Pain during sex - under discussed topic Can a strong pelvic floor hinder pushing phase in labour? Could I ask solutions for back pain? I heard the belt is not always the best option? I’m rubbish at remembering - does doing a couple pelvic floor exercises here and there still have benefits? I have pelvic floor pain quite bad at 29 weeks will me labour likely be worse because of this? Or after it?

Postnatal Is there any way to minimise the c-section pouch of skin? C- section exercises to get rid of lip over scar? Diastasis recti: treated and is now less than 1cm but still looks awful what can I do? Prolapse Heavy dragging feeling? Had third degree tear. Pregnant with 2nd. Chance it will happen again? Can I opt for a c section? I have a pretty good pelvic floor my little boy is 9 months old but trampolines are a no go. Any tips or advice? Get a dull ache in my vagina while on my period. I had a 3rd degree tear 1 year ago - still under a physio. Post birth when I get up out of the bath I cant control the need to wee! No other issues, what to do. Starting to leak urine, almost 3 years postnatal. Help! Why is purple pushing coached so much when it can damage the pelvic floor?

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