I had a pelvic floor therapist share the most helpful thing I’ve heard postpartum. There are many things that are common, but they are not normal. Incontinence is common post birth, but it is not normal. And there are a lot of practitioners that are there to help. We don’t have to live this way.
It is normal because of the possible damage to the perineal nerves in a vaginal birth. All the specialists I spoke to recognised that 1 in 5-10 mothers will experience urinary incontinence and 1/20 will experience faecal incontinence. That's why a women's health physio is vital; to reiterate the importance of rest and to give mothers personalised guidance to strengthen the weakened muscles x
I had a pelvic floor therapist share the most helpful thing I’ve heard postpartum. There are many things that are common, but they are not normal. Incontinence is common post birth, but it is not normal. And there are a lot of practitioners that are there to help. We don’t have to live this way.
It is normal because of the possible damage to the perineal nerves in a vaginal birth. All the specialists I spoke to recognised that 1 in 5-10 mothers will experience urinary incontinence and 1/20 will experience faecal incontinence. That's why a women's health physio is vital; to reiterate the importance of rest and to give mothers personalised guidance to strengthen the weakened muscles x