You've probably heard that they're "not safe". You've probably ALSO heard that they are perfectly safe. Welcome to the wonderful world of the internet, black-and-white guidelines, dichotomous thinking, total lack of nuance and contradicting opinions… In this blog post, I'm going to ATTEMPT to discuss this topic as neutrally and objectively as I can, looking at it from a few different angles. First of all, check out this video that I made on planks on Instagram: You can also w

This might seem like a strange topic, and it may not seem that important, BUT, establishing good toilet habits is incredibly important for safeguarding your pelvic floor during pregnancy AND the postpartum period. Healthy Toilet Habits: What to Consider Going to the toilet is a great opportunity to practice relaxing your pelvic floor muscles (which is really important birth preparation) - but it’s also a great opportunity to create unnecessary tension in the pelvic floor musc

When we talk about pregnancy exercise, we usually create false dichotomies around "safe" exercises and "unsafe" exercises. The truth is, it's more of a continuum. Pregnancy is dynamic, and requires modifications throughout to account for the physiological and anatomical changes. These changes don't happen overnight, they are imperceptible from one day to the next. So many women are fearful when they enter their first trimester - the assumption is that there are certain exerci