Baby & Child motor development Primitive Reflexes From birth, your baby already has a set of “primitive reflexes”. It means they perform movement automatically without thinking about it (an example for adults: we remove automatically our hand when we burn ourselves). These reflexes can be triggered by different stimuli:
Number 2: how does it work? Everybody goes to the loo (even princess!), but do you know how does it work? How does your body can on command hold on for hours and empty when the appropriate time appears? Continence First let’s see why we are not force to
#1 Bridge on a ball Feet and calf are in contact with the Swiss ball. The hands are on the sides to help stabilizing As you breathe out (belly in and tilting your pelvis backward), engage your pelvic floor muscles, then raise your buttock for 30cm (not too far
Constipation Treatments In our Blog Posts and Videos, we often mention constipation as it is a very common issues and it can have bad repercussion on your pelvic function impairing both your urinary and digestive system… For more details on what are the symptoms, cause constipation and how to
Don’t wait to have urinary issues to have a healthy life style! Start Today with these 10 easy tips to keep your bladder happy! #1 Drink approximately 1,5/2 liters of fluid per day More if you are breastfeeding or exercising, Drinking too much can also cause bladder issues (like urgency,
Introduction to Elvie! Elvie is a trendy connected toy used to enhance your ability to perform your pelvic floor exercises. It is marketed as improving “core strength, control, and even better sex”, but before to see what it does exactly and in which cases it is actually useful, let’s
Pelvic floor rehabilitation around the world The following review is based on my experience. Consequently, it’s subjective, not an absolute truth, nor exhaustive and at the end of the day only my personal opinion! It is a review of what I saw around the world, I don’t intend to determine
Obviously, everybody love massage and pregnant women even more! But how? As an expecting woman, between your job, organizing everything for the baby, taking care of your older kids, it is a challenge to find time to take of yourself! However, in various cultures, massage is an important part of
First let’s speak about taking time to take care of yourself. You may feel guilty to not spend every minute you can with your baby, but remember to have a happy baby, you need to be happy with your body and yourself… By taking this time, you’ll be able to
Pessary Cube Do you have urinary issue while performing an effort like running? Or do you have prolapse limiting your possibility to do sport? Yet you would like to keep active? Are you pregnant and start to feel heaviness in the lower part of your belly? Or you just want
Last week, we saw how to build a Urination Calendar and how to interpret it. So you should have changed your bad habits regarding how and what you are drinking. Now let’s see how to have good habits in terms of how many you go to the loo by learning
Micturition Time Chart (Urination Calendar) In our Videos, we speak about Micturition Calendar. Let’s explain what it is exactly! You (or your partner!!) thing you spending way too much time going to the loo. Or in a more objective view, you either: Need to go more than
“ Zero pressure Gymnastic” Before to start these exercises, we will need to: Check if you are fit to do them Understand zero pressure gymnastic breathing techniques and its aims (for more details click here) Are you fit for Zero Pressure Gymnastic? Check the scar of c-section if there is
Start these exercises by gently working on your abdomen and breathing: #1 Fast contractions, Lying on your back (to take weight off the muscles) Keep your spine neutral (neither arched or flattened) Keep your shoulders relaxed Start by establishing low slow breathing While breathing out, squeeze your pelvic floor: 10*
Biofeedback in perineal rehabilitation French moms (or the one who did their pelvic floor rehabilitation in france) will tell you part of the treatment was about to play a video game by contracting their pelvic floor muscles! They are speaking about BiofeedBack. Before to speak about this pelvic
Prolapse One woman out of 3 over 50 years old has a prolapse, often minor and symptomless. However, prolapses worsen and become symptomatic, especially pass 60 years old. Women describe a vaginal ball, a sensation of something going down or/and of heaviness. Before to explain what a prolapse is, it