Social - All Things Birth & Beyond by Melody Robinson

Supporting your baby's first feed after a caesarea

Supporting your baby's first feed after a caesarean birth:
Your baby is born with a survival instinct...
... to 'find food' 😉
you can support this by
---> keeping your baby skin-to-skin with you before
they've had a cuddle with anyone else
---> asking your birth partner to support your baby into
a comfy position (even over your shoulder!)
---> ensuring you have someone to help you get into a
comfy position once you're out of the theatre ❤️
our DMs are always open if you have any questions xx
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#caesareanbirth #caesarean #caesareansurvivalinstinct #caesareanbirthsupport #skin2skin #support #supportingbabyfirstfeed #help #helpme #birthpartner #birthing #birthinglife #birth #birthday

💕 Breastfeeding can be a beautiful thing - and

💕 Breastfeeding can be a beautiful thing - and an incredibly challenging one, too
🌻 Getting the right support, at the right time, is SO important...
🙌 ... our lived experience, specialist training, and commitment to empowered parenting means we're here for no matter how you feed your baby
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#breastfeeding #breastfeed #breastfeedingisbeautiful #breastfeedinginpublic #breastfeedingproblems #breastfeedingproblems #feedingproblems #help #support #supports #supportive #supportiveparents #supportiveparenting #positiveparenting #baby #b

🤔Top Tip for Breastfeeding... 👉 if you're s

🤔Top Tip for Breastfeeding...
👉 if you're struggling and don't want to stop...
👉the RIGHT support at the RIGHT time is key 🔑
😵 80% of parents who started breastfeeding and stopped within the first 6 weeks... didn't want to stop 😔
GET SUPPORT!!
Lots of options in the linktree 🌳
Our DMs are always open xx
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#Breastfeeding #breastfeedingsupport #breastfeedingstruggles
#supportmums #womensupportingwomen
#helpisavailable #postpartum #postpartumstruggles #newbornfeeding #breastfeedingmom

Please don't let your pelvic health become an issu

Please don't let your pelvic health become an issue...💔 leakage 💔pain 💔 prolapse are NOT normal. We're here to protect and support you ✔️. If you have ANY questions then just get in touch. Our DMs are always open!
#teamATBAB #incontinence #pelvicpain #pelvicfloordysfunction #postpartum #pelvicfloorhealth #pregnancy #postnatal #pelvicfloorexercises #pelvichealth #pelvicfloorphysicaltherapy #motherhood #fitness #womenshealth #core #fitmom #endometriosis #pelvic #getmomstrong #postpartumbody #postpartumfitness #maternalmentalhealth

Think 'targeted training' We need to find and iso

Think 'targeted training' We need to find and isolate our pelvic floor muscles! Instead of squeezing our glutes, quads, or any other muscles .. we need to find and CONNECT with our pelvic floor muscles Sometimes this is 'easier said than done'
SAVE this for when you need a gentle reminder xx
#teamATBAB #incontinence #pelvicpain #pelvicfloordysfunction #postpartum #pelvicfloorhealth #pregnancy #postnatal #pelvicfloorexercises #pelvichealth #pelvicfloorphysicaltherapy #motherhood #fitness #womenshealth #core #fitmom #endometriosis #pelvic #getmomstrong #postpartumbody #postpartumfitness #maternalmentalhealth

We thought we'd share a little bit of knowledge wi

We thought we'd share a little bit of knowledge with you today since it's Friday 🤩🎉
Pelvic health is one of the most important aspects of overall health for women. Many women are not aware that they can experience serious pelvic health issues and never know it—or they may feel ashamed to discuss them.
But pelvic health is just as important as heart health or brain health. There's nothing to be ashamed of, and there are so many resources out there that can help you get on track!
We believe that you deserve a safe place to discuss your most personal questions and concerns, and we hope you'll get in touch with us if we can help.
#pelvichealthphysicaltherapyassociation #pelvichealthphysicaltherapistassociation #pelvichealth #pelvichealthphysicaltherapy #pelvichealthphysicaltherapist #pelvichealth

CAESAREAN BIRTH MAMAS📢 I've been following @as

CAESAREAN BIRTH MAMAS📢
I've been following @askjanette for a few weeks and her month ling summit is amazing.
1 - Diastasis exercises after caesarean birth ✨
#diastasisrecti occurs along your #lineaalba
Your linea alba is on your #rectusabdominis
Your rectus abdominis is part of your abdominals
Your abdominals are a part of your core
Breathing is part of #corecontrol
Therefore - PLEASE get comfortable breathing into your belly after abdominal surgery 🙏
This can start on day one after #csection if it doesn’t increase pain 👍
#bellybreathing can be cued In many different ways, especially when you might be afraid to move your belly. Help reconnect with your belly in as many ways as possible!
What cues/techniques worked for you, especially when you were scared?
Let’s help out other new #cbirth mamas here 💪
WOMEN'S HEALTH PHYSIO IS SO IMPORTANT 📢
However you birthed your babies 💫
#diastasisrecti #diastasisrectiexercises #diastasisexercises #Momssupportingmoms #womensupportingwomen #maternalhealthmatters #postpartumbody #postpartumfitness #mummytummy #postpartumjourney#caesareanawarenessmonth #cesareanawarenessmonth #cesareanbirth #cesarean #postpartumabs #csummit #csectionrecovery #proactivemoms #caesarean #csectionmom #caesareanbirth #csectionmommy #perinataltherapy #perinataltherapist
Reposted from @askjanette

As women, there are a lot of things we're expected

As women, there are a lot of things we're expected to be able to talk about openly and freely and we want you to know that you don't need to meet anyone else's expectations—you can decide what's open for discussion, and what's not.
If you're not comfortable talking about your pelvic health, that's totally fine!
But just because it's not your favourite topic of conversation doesn't mean it shouldn't have a place on your health radar—especially if you feel your pelvic floor is giving you trouble, it might be time to make an appointment.
My DM's are always open, feel free to get in touch. ❤️
#pelvichealth #pelvicpain #womenshealth #womenphysio #womenphysiotherapist #pelvicalgia #pelvicfloor #pessary #pessaries #womentherapist #womenhealers #health #healthy #healthyliving #healthyliving #health

Trying to activate your pelvic floor muscles? The

Trying to activate your pelvic floor muscles? The trick is to breathe and relax... when we strain, bear down, or push down or hold our breath when working on our pelvic floor health... We need to be sure we're not PUSHING DOWN on the pelvic floor muscles which can actually weaken them If you're struggling with this, DM for personalised support xx
#motherhood #postnatal #teamATBAB #incontinence #getmomstrong #pelvic #pelvichealth #core #fitmom #pelvicpain #pelvicfloorexercises #fitness #postpartum #pregnancy #pelvicfloorphysicaltherapy #pelvicfloorhealth #pelvicfloordysfunction #womenshealth #postpartumbody #endometriosis #postpartumfitness #maternalmentalhealth

These issues can occur at any life stage... ... b

These issues can occur at any life stage...
... but are often present during pregnancy and the postpartum period.
😬Bladder and bowel symptoms.
😬Tummy muscle gap concerns.
😬Pelvic floor issues, including leakage and prolapse.
😬Pelvic pain syndromes.
😬Sexual pain and concerns surrounding returning to intimacy.
😬Post-surgery pain.
😬Endometriosis concerns.
If you're experiencing any of these challenges, or just want to find out a bit more about pelvic health, feel free to DM and book a FREE clarity call with our women’s health physiotherapist Helena, at #teamATBAB 😁
#endometriosis #postpartum #postpartumbody #fitmom #core #womenshealth #teamATBAB #motherhood #pelvic #pelvicfloorphysicaltherapy #pelvicfloordysfunction #fitness #postnatal #pelvicfloorhealth #pelvicpain #pelvichealth #incontinence #pelvicfloorexercises #pregnancy #getmomstrong #postpartumfitness

🧐 Don’t cheat! Most people cheat by contracti

🧐 Don’t cheat! Most people cheat by contracting other muscles. Toe-curling is a favourite! 🦶 We need the other muscles to be quiet whilst we isolate our pelvic floor. Just ONE quality contraction of just the pelvic floor is better than quantity. Does this help?
#postpartum #postpartumbody #fitmom #core #womenshealth #teamATBAB #motherhood #pelvic #pelvicfloorphysicaltherapy #pelvicfloordysfunction #fitness #postnatal #pelvicfloorhealth #pelvicpain #pelvichealth #incontinence #pelvicfloorexercises #pregnancy #getmomstrong #postpartumfitness #maternalmentalhealth

Women’s Health Physiotherapy has been shown to b

Women’s Health Physiotherapy has been shown to be hugely effective in treating pelvic health issues, and Helena’s aim is to assist and empower women to live their lives free from the restrictions of these conditions.
#pregnancy #pelvic #fitness #motherhood #pelvicfloorhealth #pelvicfloorexercises #core #postnatal #pelvicpain #fitmom #getmomstrong #postpartumfitness #postpartum #pelvicfloordysfunction #pelvicfloorphysicaltherapy #womenshealth #postpartumbody #incontinence #pelvichealth #teamATBAB #parenting #maternalmentalhealth

Healthy pelvic floor muscles …. Correctly cont

Healthy pelvic floor muscles ….
Correctly contract
Completely let go
Are active at the right times
Are relaxed at the right times….
Have you tried to watch your pelvic floor muscles when you squeeze? Use a mirror!
The easiest way for most people to activate their pelvic floor muscles is by squeezing their anus.
#pelvicpain #incontinence #pelvic #prazer #postpartum #pelvichealth #pregnancy #womenshealth #pelvicfloorphysicaltherapy #postpartumfitness #pelvicfloorexercises #pelvicfloordysfunction #getmomstrong #core #fitness #postnatal #postpartumbody #fitmom #pelvicfloorhealth #motherhood #pelvicfloormuscles #postnatalfitness #prolapse

🎉Meet Helena 🎉 I qualified as a Chartered

🎉Meet Helena 🎉
I qualified as a Chartered physiotherapist in 2002. I am a mum of 8 and am a specialist women’s health physiotherapist, supporting women through each unique life stage. I offer treatment for prolapse, bladder and bowel issues, pelvic floor problems, tummy muscle separation, pregnancy and postpartum conditions, lactation concerns, pelvic pain, and post-surgical treatment. I am a certified Mummy MOT physiotherapist and also offer a bespoke perimenopause/menopause assessment. I am fully registered with the HCPC.
#teamATBAB #pelvicpain #incontinence #pelvic #postpartum #pelvichealth #pregnancy #womenshealth #pelvicfloorphysicaltherapy #postpartumfitness #pelvicfloorexercises #pelvicfloordysfunction #getmomstrong #core #fitness #postnatal #postpartumbody #kegels #fitmom #pelvicfloorhealth #repost #motherhood #pelvicfloormuscles #postnatalfitness #prolapse #health #endometriosis

• BIRTH MINDSET • @sacredbirthdoula ~HAVE YO

• BIRTH MINDSET •
@sacredbirthdoula ~HAVE YOUR BABIES WHERE YOU MADE THEM~
Look at this powerful melanated Goddess having a beautiful birth, undisturbed, as nature intended. 🌹
Only if most wombmen knew that birth is MENTAL and requires a complete quantum leap. With this knowledge, I manifested a 3 hour freebirth. That's the power of the mind. 🙏🏾
SWIPE👈🏾
We MUST take back birth.
We MUST birth at home if we can.
We MUST reclaim our divine right to bodily AUTONOMY.
But, if you choose to give birth at a hospital, you can DM me for more details on how to obtain a copy of the Rights Over My Birth legal package specifically for your state that I created for you to effectively and legally navigate the medical system without fear.
Do you know that birth requires you to go fully within?
It requires you to hold on to NOTHING.
Let fear dissipate for there's nothing to resist if there's no fear.
Fear in birth is what those in power/religion taught you in order to CONTROL one of the most empowering experiences a wombman could ever have.
Just BREATHE and RELEASE.
That narrative does NOT belong to you. 💫
Submerge your beautiful pregnant body in soothing warm water and as you feel the powerful waves of your womb bringing your baby closer and closer to meeting you, remember to empty your mind.
Although it may feel intense,
remain the observer...unmoved.
Feel yourself surrendering into the arms of infinite wisdom and let it have its way.
Loosen your grip...You are SAFE.
Be formless.
This is your divine body working for YOU through YOU.
Be shapeless...
like WATER.
Now, if you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle... put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot.
Water can flow, so be water, my dear siStar and JUST FLOW.
You are the SACRED VESSEL and it knows best.🙏🏾
ASÉ.
A powerful reflection that I learned to apply to EVERYTHING in life...from a legend named Bruce Lee and another one named Mooji @mooji.official
#birth #waterbirth #naturalbirth #vaginalbirth #homebirth #lotusbirth #blackbirth #blackmamas #doctors #hospitals #advocacy #pregnancy #delayedcordclamping #birthwithoutfear #blackwomen #pr

✨ Only change something if it’s not working fo

✨ Only change something if it’s not working for you✨
"If you feel that things are not working, the best place to start any changes is the first nap of the day. For example if your little one is now getting too heavy to be rocked to sleep you can gently change this but by starting with the first nap it means that it will be easier for baby to accept. "
What are your thoughts? Leave it in the comments below 🙂
#parenting #naptime #parentlife #mother #maternalmentalhealth #holistic #wellbeing #routine #teamATBAB #parentsupport #sleep #advices #holisticsleepcoach #baby #bedtime #recommendations

✨What is holistic sleep support? ✨ I take a f

✨What is holistic sleep support? ✨
I take a full history when working with a family, this means looking at your pregnancy and birth. You would be surprised how these things can impact your little ones sleep, particularly a birth trauma that may not have seemed a problem but has left an imprint for your little one.
I take into consideration their personality, temperament and how they are as an individual, we all have individual sleep needs, holistic sleep support is not a cookie-cutter process
I look at nutrition, rule out any underlying causes including allergies or intolerances.
I look at development, are they hitting a big leap of development, babies are learning so much and processing happens in sleep. A big one like crawling or walking can be a biggy when it comes to sleep
I take into consideration their personality, temperament and how they are as an individual, we all have individual sleep needs, holistic sleep support is not cookie cutter process
I also look at supporting you, how are you coping with lack of sleep, and support you too. I put attachment first and will not make you do anything that will affect that.
I also look at supporting you, how are you coping with lack of sleep and support you too
There is so much to look at, I also look at the environment and external factors.
Holistic sleep support considers responsive care and parenting, it doesn’t believe in leaving babies to cry.
It is not sleep training where we just try to fix the sleep problem, holistic sleep support finds the root cause.
My unique 6C’s approach to holistic sleep support is kind, gentle, and bespoke to your situation.
It gives you clarity, helps the whole family to calm and connect, caring solutions that are bespoke to your family, creating your unique sleep story so that you can parent with confidence and your way.
Feel free to DM me if you want to find out more 😉
#parenting #naptime #parentlife #mother #maternalmentalhealth #holistic #wellbeing #routine #teamATBAB #parentsupport #sleep #advices #holisticsleepcoach #baby #bedtime #recommendations

💤✨hink rituals rather than routines ✨ Tell

💤✨hink rituals rather than routines ✨
Tell us about your bedtime rituals 🙂your little ones sleep can help baby to understand that sleep is coming. This may include a bedtime ritual of a bath, a story, and a feed. During the day you may do a smaller version of the bedtime routine, using white noise, singing the same lullaby, or using the same sleepy phrase can all be so helpful"
Tell us about your bed time rituals 🙂
#parenting #naptime #wellbeing #holistic #sleep #mother #teamATBAB #bedtime #maternalmentalhealth #parentsupport #advices #routine #holisticsleepcoach #parentlife #baby

📚📖My favourite books for EXHAUSTED parents 📖📚
📚Let’s talk about your new family’s sleep - Lyndsey Hookway @lyndsey_hookway
📚Still awake, responsive sleep tools for toddlers to tweens- Lyndsey Hookway @lyndsey_hookway
📚Sweet sleep, nighttime, and naptime strategies for the breastfeeding family - la Leche league international @la.leche.league Margot Sutherland
📚Why love matters, how affection shapes a babies brain - Sue Gerhardt
📚Love letters for new mothers - @blossomandberrybabymassage Blossom and Berry
Link in bio to FREE ebook to support your family 🙌
🤔 what's your favourite #parentingbook?
#parenting #naptime #wellbeing #holistic #sleep #mother #teamATBAB #bedtime #maternalmentalhealth #parentsupport #routine #holisticsleepcoach #parentlife #baby #parentingbooks #bookinsta #recommendations

💜Get outside Getting out in the fresh air is g

💜Get outside
Getting out in the fresh air is great for both you and your baby. The release of serotonin can be amazing for you and daylight can help with the development of a baby’s circadian rhythm. 💜
Claire
#baby #holisticsleepcoach #teamATBAB #advices #parentsupport #wellbeing #holistic #sleep #mother #parenting #naptime #routine #bedtime #parentlife #maternalmentalhealth

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