Pelvic Floor 101: What Every New Mom Needs to Know with Dr. Jessica London
Show Notes:
[0:47] Our guest today is Dr. Jessica London, a doctor of physical therapy, pelvic floor therapist, pre and postnatal coach, podcast host of "What about Mom?" and founder and owner of Your Postpartum PT.
[1:48] Jessica's background
[4:14] "Pelvic health doesn't even start. It starts before pregnancy. Oftentimes, what we see is problems being exacerbated by pregnancy or the childbirth itself. A lot of times people think, 'Oh, I'm only going to have pelvic floor issues once I have a child and I'm pregnant and I am postpartum.' But we have a lot of women that also struggle with leakage or prolapse or pain with intimacy, even prior to ever bearing a child or becoming pregnant."
[5:24] Heavy feeling in the pelvic area after giving birth
[7:49] When to start preventative exercises
[9:34] "I find that you get the best outcomes and the best support if you start in pregnancy, but also just to validate it's never too early and it's never too late. Whenever you start is divine timing too!"
[10:20] Pelvic prolapse
[12:29] What to do when you get that feeling of fullness
[15:12] Kegels
[19:07] How to prepare for postpartum recovery
[19:43] "Moms that leak consistently beyond 12 weeks postpartum, if there's no intervention, studies have shown that they're still leaking at five years postpartum. So this is not actually something that just goes away on its own. We actually have to intervene and do correction to the nervous system, to the musculoskeletal system, education on bracing strategies and, you know, the core components of that as well and managing pressure appropriately."
[23:04] The biggest myth is that you need to do Kegels to strengthen your pelvic floor. Strength is important, but also optimal full range of motion and function of the pelvic floor is what comes before building up strength in the muscle tissue.
[24:39] How does Jessica's program work completely online?
[28:42] How soon do you see results? You need to have the right mindset for healing and the support and you can absolutely make significant progress and changes in as little as four months.
29:52 - Where to find Jessica
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