Hi, my name is Jody. I’m the proud mum of two beautiful children 👩👧👦and the founder and head trainer of MumaBubs - Fitness Specialist For Mums 💪🤰🤱👩👦💕. And, I have a Pelvic Organ Prolapse...Yes, it is minor compared to many other women, but, it is still something that I have to be mindful of every day.
For years, I didn't even know that I had a prolapse. Actually, until I started working with pregnant and post-natal women, I didn't even know what a prolapse was - and I've been a fitness professional since 1999!
When I found out a few years after the birth of my second little one, I then I blamed the delivery of my first child as contributing to symptoms I have to deal with.
Then, I started to blame myself, thinking it was the way my second little one was brought into the world - at home without medical intervention because I hadn't listened to my body when it was in labour.
But recently, the symptoms I have felt take me back to the way my body felt at times before I had children - a feeling of heaviness in the back part of my pelvis, which used to make me feel so self conscious and anxious.
So, now, I wonder, did I have a prolapse before I had children? And, am I to blame because of something I did? 🤷♀️ But, I have learnt that 1 in 3 women who have had children will suffer from some form of incontinence and most of them think it’s normal. It is common but not normal, and in most cases, it can be fixed.
Furthermore, I discovered that 50% of women who have had children will have some kind of prolapse at some point in their lives.
I also realised that no one talks about it!
I consider myself lucky 🍀 because I used this experience as a motivation to help others.
And that was how MumaBubs was born.😊 I am so passionate about why I do what I do. It's time to start educating and empowering women so they can keep themselves safe during the entire journey of becoming and being mum. 👊
With knowledge, mums can make the best decision for their fitness, health and wellbeing and really appreciate and love their after baby body! 💕
Imagine if we could accept and appreciate our bodies, rather than comparing and criticizing… what a gift we would give ourselves.
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Imagine if we could show our children that we love our bodies no matter what size they are, rather than voicing in front of them all of the changes we wish to make and all the things we don’t like about our bodies….what a gift we would give our children
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It does not mean that we can’t strive to be a healthier, fitter, stronger version of ourselves, but imagine if we could love where we are right now in our bodies while we are on our journey to an even better version of our beautiful selves 💖
