Only around 20% of women know how to locate and activate their pelvic floor, and most often the pelvic floor is only mentioned to women around childbirth and postpartum.
Women mostly discover this very important muscle after birth as they start their pelvic floor reeducation which should really be renamed a pelvic floor EDUCATION since most women were unaware of it and its usefulness before their first birth.
Strengthening and working your pelvic floor should be a constant all your life, not only around childbirth and this muscle needs your constant attention.
We believe this is high time for women to appreciate this secret weapon and start a pelvic floor revolution.
There should be much more awareness around this key muscle and it should start early with school-age children as it’s one of the most important act of self care for women.
Why so much mystery around the pelvic floor?
The pelvic floor is surely the biggest kept secret around pregnancy and womens’ health. And despite its importance, the pelvic floor remains a mysterious part of the body.
Why so much mystery around it? That’s likely a combination of the complexity of the pelvic floor system and the simplicity of sexism.
The pelvic floor is a highly integrated structure requiring organs, muscles and nerves to work together, hidden under pelvic bones making it physically inaccessible, but pelvic floor problems can significantly affect a woman’s quality of life.
The secret around the pelvic floor comes also from the fact that for centuries medical science mostly cared about male anatomy. This goes along with the whole history of underfunded medical investigations that primarily impact women.
How working your pelvic floor before being pregnant is a great practice for labour?
Nowadays taking care of your pelvic floor still remains taboo. However, preparing the perineum for childbirth has always been done since Antiquity, in societies giving an important place to women.
A good pelvic floor preparation before giving birth allows women to access a secret and sacred feminine part of their body and trust their ability to give birth.
It brings a sense of confidence to pregnant women that arrive much more relaxed for the delivery feeling like they control their bodies and that they know that the tissues around the pelvic floor are supple.
How to look after your pelvic floor all your life?
The pelvic floor plays an important role in supporting all internal organs and viscera within our abdominal cavity.
Poor nutrition or digestion, bloated abdominals, impaired breathing, or a bad posture may cause disorders in this area and eventually overwhelm the pelvic floor muscles, as they become less able to relax and contract.
That’s why pelvic floor strengthening is so important, not only for pregnant women or mothers but women of all ages, and men too!
