women’s menstrual cycle has different phases; the menstrual, follicular, ovulation and luteal phases, which is often broken down more broadly into just the follicular and luteal phases. First comes the menstrual phase, when you get your period and her levels of hormones estrogen and progesterone drop. This typical lasts 3-7 days but can vary between individuals. This also kicks off the follicular phase, which begins on day one of your period and continues until you ovulate, a

What puts more pressure on the pelvic floor - an Abdominal Crunch or Standing up from a chair? Did you know that an abdominal crunch, lifting a new born child above your head, climbing stairs and walking on a treadmill (4-5km per hr.) are all less pressure on the pelvic floor than simply standing up from a chair? And how many new mothers have been told NOT to do crunches or avoid excessive lifting of their toddler/child because of pelvic floor issues, but continue to go from

I am not a massive fan of resolutions and the cliché of starting a fresh in January. In the first few years of motherhood, life is difficult enough without having to re-define a ‘new you’. We often feel pressure to write a whole list of things to complete which neither serve our best interest or any meaningful purpose. A global pandemic complicating life at the best of times and just magnifies these pressures. For many of you, the things you had planned for your maternity le