Pregnancy
When you're expecting a baby, it can be difficult to know what you should and shouldn't do to care for you body. Managing aches and pains. Trying to get strong or stay fit. Learning the best way to prepare your body for birth. These are all ways that I work with moms during pregnancy.
Birth Prep
What is the best way to prepare your body for birth? Learn how the body functions during labor and delivery and how you can prepare your body to optimize this experience. From learning how to push, to what positions are beneficial during different stages of labor, you can improve your chances of having a labor and delivery you are satisfied with.
Pregnancy Pain
Often times with pregnancy comes aches and pains. This is due to your body being stretched and strained to the max. Some common areas of pain during pregnancy are low back pain, pubic symphysis pain, round ligament pain, upper back pain, neck pain, and nerve pain. Although, many of these will resolve after giving birth, there are things you can do now to minimize the discomfort.
General Pregnancy Complaints
Your body is changing everyday and you may not know what to do about it. Some common issues that can be addressed during pregnancy include: leaking urine, tight pelvic floor, ab separation, posture changes, and weakness. Addressing these issues during pregnancy can not only make you more comfortable in the short-term, but decreases the chances of having long-lasting symptoms.
Fitness
Exercise during pregnancy can be challenging. What exercises should you avoid? How and when do you modify? Are there certain exercises you should focus on during each trimester? Whether you want to just have a healthy pregnancy or you are wanting to continue working out throughout the trimesters, you need to understand how to protect your body and what is safe to do. Labor and delivery require a lot of strength and endurance and you should be prepared.
How You Should Prepare for Baby
Pregnancy is a time when your body is maximally focused on growing a baby and preparing to be able to safely delivery this baby. Although, in many ways it is a natural process and your body will adapt to what it needs, there are many things you can, and should, be doing to help this process along. Just like you spend time getting the nursery ready for baby, you should spend time getting your body ready too.
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So whether it's dealing with pregnancy aches and pains, learning how to relax your pelvic floor for delivery, or knowing what to expect through each trimester, every mom should see a pelvic floor therapist during pregnancy.