Two out of three pregnant women will experience abdominal separation in pregnancy. It’s where the external abdominal muscles – your six pack muscles – split down the centre to make room for the baby. The best way to check if you’ve got abdominal separation is to lie on your back with your knees bent and lift your chin to your chest. Touch along the centre of your abs where your belly button is and you’ll either be able to feel a gap or nothing at all, which would suggest yours are together Women’s health physiotherapists can do an assessment to determine the extent of your separation and give you specific advice about what you should and shouldn’t do to assist your recovery. 59764944

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About one-third of women experience pain during sex. Pelvic pain in women is an “umbrella term” that includes a range of pain in various areas, including the external genitals, vaginal muscles, pelvic muscles, tailbone or coccyx, and bladder, among others. Though many women experience pelvic pain, it is poorly understood rarely discussed. If you would like to seek treatment please call reception on 59764944 to discuss treatment or book in with a Women’s Health Physiotherapist. http://www.wbur.org/commonhealth/2010/10/08/pain-during-sex-a-new-treatment-option-focuses-on-the-pelvis

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New motherhood comes with its share of ups and downs. Changes down there can come as a real shock to new and first-time mums. Research shows that one in three women who have ever had a baby will wet themselves, and unfortunately many mothers accept this as their new normal.   https://www.womenshealth.com.au/how-to-reduce-postnatal-incontinence  

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