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Fitness for pregnancy
We provide a variety of health and well serverices to support your individual needs on your pregnancy journey.
During pregnancy your body will undergo a few changes.
- Laxity in ligaments causing spinal and pelvic instability
- A weight increase causing muscle tightness
- Increased pressure on your pelvic floor and core muscles
These changes may lead to problems, such as:
- Incontinence
- Low back and pelvic pain
- Abdominal muscle separation
- Muscle cramps
- Sciatic pain
We recommend utilising some of the services below to combat these changes:
Physiotherapy
What can your physiotherapist do to help manage these problems?
- provide you with a supportive belt or leggings to improve your pelvic stability and decrease pain
- use heat or ice to decrease pain or swelling
- teach you abdominal stabilising exercises and advise pregnancy pilates
- pilates
- retrain correct posture and advise positions of comfort
- massage and release tight muscles and/or mobilise stif joints
- educate you on positions that will not aggravate your sacroiliac joints
Pregnancy Massage
We use specially designed pregnancy belly pillows, which allow you to lie safely and comfortably on your belly and back through to full term.
- muscle tension
- pain
- headaches
- leg cramps
- stress and fatigue
Our qualified Physiotherapists bring years of experience to deliver a relaxed, tailored massage experience suited to your specific requirements.
Dietitian
A healthy balanced diet during pregnancy can have a positive efect on your
health and the health of your baby for correct foetal development.
Pre-pregnancy, there are:
- nutritional requirements to ensure a healthy baby and prevent complications
During pregnancy, there are:
- increases of certain nutrients at key times during the prgancy
- important food safety considerations to be aware of
- guidelines for appropriate weight gain
- strategies to manage diet related conditions, e.g. gestational diabetes
Post pregnancy, there are:
- safe and effective nutrition plans for postpartum weight loss
- individual requirements for breast feeding
Our dietitian will advise you through an individually tailored, evidence-based, healthy pregnancy in a safe and practical manner.
pilates
Pregnancy pilates is an individually tailored program, following a comprehensive assessment with a qualified physiotherapist.
It focuses on:
- strengthening your core and pelvic floor muscles
- stretching and relaxation
- general muscle strengthening, including your spinal and hip muscles
- postural awareness and correction
- During pregnancy, there are:
And aids in:
- improving endurance during labour
- increasing energy levels during pregnancy
- reducing low back, pelvic and postural pain during and after your pregnancy
- preventing separation of abdominal muscles
After Birth the effects of pregnancy remain for some time, meaning you are still at a high risk of back and pelvic pain, incontinence and pelvic floor weakness.
Therefor we advise:
- to immediately begin your pelvic floor and core muscle exercises
- to return to a gentle exercise class focusing on core and pelvic floor strength as soon as your medical professional advises (normally approx 6 weeks)