Almost half of women suffer with incontinence after becoming a mum
Do women get enough postnatal care down there?
8 years ago
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‘It has really changed my life’: Danielle Lloyd on post-partum incontinence
She’s undergone a procedure to tackle the issue.
9 years ago
A mother swears by her unusual cure for incontinence
Would you get it done?
9 years ago
Bye bye trampoline: the lowdown on pregnancy incontinence
That awkward pregnancy moment when you laugh, cough, sneeze and pee all at the same time. During the nine (long) months of pregnancy, women’s bodily functions undergo many significant changes and the urinary system is sadly no exception. The uterus, which rests on the bladder, dramatically increases in size and weight over the 40 weeks. In […]
9 years ago
The ugly truth: 8 times I’ve completely pissed myself since giving birth
Since giving birth to my second child (current nickname: Boobface) I have been almost continually COVERED in …. *shiver*… fluids. Fluids of all descriptions. So much fluids that at one point I posited the idea that I might start an artisanal breast milk ricotta company. Yum. Would vegans be able to eat breast milk ricotta? […]
10 years ago
Dr Nina Byrnes: 6 Things You Probably Need To Know About Pelvic Floor Weakness
Pelvic floor weakness, the not-so-pleasant side-effect of childbirth, is probably one of Irish women’s best-kept secrets. We caught up with Dr Nina Byrnes, the spokesperson for Innovo, a new pelvic floor weakness device, the first treatment of its kind to be launched in Ireland, and this is what she had to say: “The symptoms of pelvic […]
10 years ago