WHEN Were They Going to Tell Us?
Myths Busted, Truths Shared
Rethinking Postnatal Care: Beyond Baths and Quick Fixes
You’ve probably heard the solution to life’s problems is having a bubble bath – especially for post-natal care. If your joints ache, your feet have grown, and your pelvic floor feels like it has checked out, a bath’s warm water and bubbles is the remedy.
A post-baby wardrobe crisis isn’t just about squeezing back into your favourite jeans. Imagine stepping into your shoe closet and finding that none of your beloved shoes fit. Your feet have gone up a size permanently. Welcome to the less discussed, yet significant world of postnatal body changes.
When AI Meets Advocacy: A Cautionary Tale of Misinterpretation and Baths
Diving into how an AI became an unwitting sidekick (and sometimes saboteur) in my mission to reshape conversations around women’s health. Here’s the scoop: I’m not just a health professional; I'm the founder of a nonprofit focused on women's health, and I moonlight as an accidental scribe in this digital age. Also, I have dyslexia, which means my attempts to type ‘postnatal recovery’ might unpredictably morph into ‘postnatal discovery.’ It keeps things interesting, to say the least. Naturally, I lean on AI to straighten out my sentences—a real lifesaver, until, well, it decides to go rogue.
The Menopause Conspiracy: Pill Yes, Pause No?
So, here we are, staring down the barrel of menopause, armed only with a fan and society’s baffling double standards. “Take the pill, avoid the pill,” they preached for years. But suggested hormone therapy to ease existential inferno of menopause? Suddenly, it’s, “Whoa Nelly! Isn’t that a bit much?”
Postnatal Sit-Ups: Separating Fact from Fitness Fiction
Strap in, new mums, welcome to the whirlwind world of postnatal fitness, where myths masquerade as advice, and the quest to reclaim your pre-baby body can feel as bewildering as deciphering baby sleep signals. At the heart of this chaos? The great sit-up debate. Amidst a sea of well-meaning but often misguided fitness 'tips' from Instagram gurus to well-intentioned neighbours, we're cutting through the noise to tackle the biggest myth of all: the supposed necessity and safety of rushing into sit-ups after childbirth. Buckle up for an honest, no-holds-barred exploration of what postnatal recovery truly should entail.
Estrogen: The Hormone with a Day Job (and a Night Shift Too)
Who knew? Estrogen, the hormone we've all pigeonholed as the mastermind behind the monthly rollercoaster and baby-making machine, has been moonlighting. And here we were, thinking it was just about sex and babies. Turns out, estrogen has been keeping secrets bigger than your hidden stash of emergency chocolate.