Cuppa with a pro #03 Amber - Physiotherapist 
- All about the pelvic floor and women’s health

Hey hey,  Welcome back to another episode of Cuppa with a pro where I interview professionals that work within the pregnancy, birthing or parenting space to chat about their expertise.  In today’s episode, I am chatting with the lovely Amber who has previously come to the podcast to share with us the birth story of her first born.  In this episode we chat all about  ✔️what is the pelvic floor, what its function are and how our breath works in relation to the pelvic floor muscles  ✔️what a pelvic floor lift should feel like and the importance of both learning to strengthen and relax the pelvic floor muscles  ✔️when is the best time to get a pelvic floor assessment to check on overall health  ✔️integrating pelvic floor exercises into your normal exercise routine so then it becomes part of your daily life too  ✔️what real time ultrasound of the pelvic floor is, how it is done and what is measured  ✔️how a physiotherapist’s assessment can help you to assess overall health, meet your goals and achieve what you want to do  ✔️the benefits of Telehealth when it comes to physiotherapy/exercise physiology and the benefits they provide  ✔️debunking the myth that having a c-section means you don’t have to worry about rehabbing your pelvic floor postpartum  ✔️caring for a caesarean scar, scar mobilisation, what it is, who can help and how to get started  ✔️the importance of core muscles in order to be able to do exercises correctly and not feel pain anywhere else  ✔️regressing exercises when returning back to exercise to ensure correct activation, engaging core muscles and having good technique  ✔️considering the lack of sleep/interrupted sleep during the postpartum period and how that might impact our recovery when returning back to exercise  If you want to listen to Amber’s birth story for her first born, you can find it here https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/021-amber-physiotherapist-van-willebrand-disease-hypnobirthing/id1663704129?i=1000622853589&l=en-GB  You can find Amber on her socials at https://www.instagram.com/amberhanrahan.physiotherapist/  To be sure to be notified when a new episode comes out please subscribe to the show on your listening platform. If you would like to support the show, I would really appreciate it if you could leave a 5-star review on your podcast listening platform or Apple podcast.  If you would like to come on the show and tell your own birth story please get in touch through this link here https://forms.gle/YCCP5dMg8bYSXuAYA  This podcast is available on Deezer, Spotify, Apple podcast, most other podcast listening platforms and Youtube  Follow me on social media for more content  Facebook: www.facebook.com/cuppawithadoula  Instagram: www.instagram.com/cuppawithadoula  If you would like to see my offerings including doula work, birth and parenting education classes head over to www.triskwell.com  Thank you for listening and I hope you enjoy this episode!  Alicia :)