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'Full of stuff I wish I'd known. Should be on every mother's bedside table.'
Emma Redding, Buggyfit FounderPregnancy and birth can stretch our bodies to their limit and beyond. Incontinence, birth injuries and birth traumas have been a taboo topic for far too long, and, until now, this has prevented women from fully regaining their strength.
Stronger is the must-read guide to the bodily changes encountered by all women following pregnancy, with explanations, exercises and friendly, accessible advice to protect, stabilise and rehabilitate.
It's time to treat what we pretend not to see, to let the help in and to grow stronger.
Let's start now.
List of contents
Introduction1. Our bodies: My favourite parts
2. Posture: Strike a pose
3. The pelvic floor: You didn't know how good it was until it wasn't
4. Birth injuries: Those that you can't put a plaster on
5. Abdominal birth recovery: Healing what we cannot see
6. Prolapse: The silent epidemic
7. Pelvic pain: Re-centring the keystone to strength
8. Tummy recovery: We've fixed the floor, but what about the walls?
9. Breathing: Firing up your engine
10. Fuelling your journey: What goes in must come out
11. Sports and exercise: For body and mind
12. Intimacy: Pleasure, connection and sex
13. Hormones: The good, the bad and the monthly
14. Preparing to go again: Strength enough for your hopes and dreams
15: Goals: Move, feel, live stronger
References
Further reading and useful links
Acknowledgements
Index
About the author
Megan Vickers has been a physiotherapist for 15 years and a specialist in women’s health, back and pelvic pain for more than 10 years. She is the co-founder of a busy clinic and Pilates centre in South London, Four Sides. www.foursideslondon.com
Summary
'Full of stuff I wish I'd known. Should be on every mother's bedside table.'- Emma Redding, Buggyfit Founder
Pregnancy and birth can stretch our bodies to their limit and beyond. Incontinence, birth injuries and birth traumas have been a taboo topic for far too long, and, until now, this has prevented women from fully regaining their strength.
Stronger is the must-read guide to the bodily changes encountered by all women following pregnancy, with explanations, exercises and friendly, accessible advice to protect, stabilise and rehabilitate.
It's time to treat what we pretend not to see, to let the help in and to grow stronger.
Let's start now.
Foreword
An empowering, accessible and practical guide to physical recovery after pregnancy and birth.
Additional text
This is the book I wish I had had after my pregnancies. It contains so much essential information about our recovery and how we can feel strong and energised in motherhood.
