Infos — postpartum RSS

There are still some functions and natural occurrences in our bodies that carry a taboo. We are beginning to talk more openly and comfortably about certain things and especially natural bodily functions, however, some of them we still cloak in embarrassment and pretend aren’t happening to us and don’t end up talking about the issue, or the shame that surrounds it, and this is the case with bladder leakage. This cloud of taboo embarrassment can also then cause many conditions of bladder leakage to go undiagnosed a lot longer than they need to. Bladder leakage affects 1 in 4 women! Yes, 1 in 4. And it affects twice as many women as men! It’s time we started deciphering the condition...

The books tell you what to expect when you’re expecting, they tell you what size fruit your growing baby is today, they tell you what to buy, what to eat. They tell you about labour & delivery plans and your ‘how to prepare for your preferred birth plan’. They even tell you what to expect once your expected baby arrives, the noises, the colours of poop and all of the glorious ins and outs of a new born. But what about you? Your body has housed, nourished, protected, grown and delivered a baby. Despite what some social medias may lead you to believe, you’re not made of elastic and the repercussions of pregnancy and labour will take time to recover....