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Healing From Within: Foods for Post-Birth Recovery

The journey into motherhood is a monumental physical and emotional transformation. Your body has performed the…

Red Flags: Identifying Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in Sport

Returning to the sports you love after having a baby is an empowering milestone. Whether you…

5 Signs Your Body Is Telling You It Needs a Mummy MOT

You have recently welcomed a new baby into the world, and your life has likely become…

Flying with a Baby: 2025 Safety and Health Protocols

The prospect of flying with a baby often brings a mix of excitement for the journey…

Mother’s Day Self-Care for New Mums: Why Your Postnatal Recovery Matters

Mother’s Day is a beautiful milestone, yet for many new mums, it arrives during a season…

The Post Baby Secrets Every Mum Needs to Know

This week, Jo and Sally are joined by Kirstie Simpson, Chief Operating Officer of Mummy MOT…

Your Postpartum Health Guide

Congratulations on your new arrival! The postnatal period is a transformative time, filled with joy and…

Beyond the Bump: Understanding Skin, Hair, and Hormone Havoc

Becoming a new mum is an incredible journey filled with joy, challenges, and profound changes. However,…

The Hidden Continuum: Postnatal Recovery into Perimenopause

Motherhood is a beautiful journey—yet it can be overwhelming, especially when considering the physical and emotional…

Postpartum Recovery, Pelvic Health & The Truth About Healing After Birth with The Mummy MOT®

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Fast-Tracking Postnatal Recovery: CT Medical + Mummy MOT

Giving birth is one of the toughest physical feats a body can go through—and it deserves…
Kegel Exercise

‘It’s not just Kegels’

‘It’s not just Kegels’ Since their introduction by Dr Arnold Kegel in the 1940’s, Kegel exercises…

Diastasis Recti: Everything You Need To Know

What is it? Diastasis Recti is the medical term for a separation of the abdominal muscles…

Why pelvic floor muscle training is so important

Urinary incontinence affects one in three women. So why are we so unwilling to talk about…

Maria Elliott Nominated For ‘Woman of the Year’ Award

The Active Pregnancy Foundation Awards – Public Vote Opens! The shortlist for Women of the Year…

Iron Deficiency in pregnancy and postpartum

What is iron deficiency? Iron is the most common nutrient deficiency and not surprisingly, more present…
Breastfeeding tips from Physio

When To Seek Help From A Women’s Health Physiotherapist For Breastfeeding?

Do you know all the ways your Women’s Health Physiotherapist (WH Physio) can help you and…

A New Way of Looking at Prolapse

The traditional way that prolapse is described is a ‘falling’ or ‘slipping down’ of the pelvic…
The Mummy MOT Checkup

Postnatal Recovery Road Map

ALL MUMS HAVE A BIRTH PLAN, SO WHY NOT HAVE A POST BIRTH RECOVERY PLAN? Many…
Postnatal PTSD

Postnatal PTSD What we can do to help

Postnatal PTSD What we can do to help – By Fiona Nicolson – an award-winning, professionally…

A life less ordinary – after a birth trauma that resulted in a colostomy

It’s Birth Trauma Awareness Week.  Gillian Castle @stomachameleon gave birth to her son Sam in October,…

Postpartum PTSD – What it is and how it can be treated.

Award-winning cognitive hypnotherapist Fiona Nicolson addresses this increasingly common disorder often experienced by new mums and…

Living with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome – and how Pilates has changed my life.

Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) is an inherited connective tissue disorder that causes joint hypermobility. Physiotherapist Helen…

Self-care: the buzz word that covers a whole variety of things.

Osteopath Gemma Dawson talks about taking her own advice when it comes to self-care. When it…

Physiotherapist has stepped up to be a frontline worker amid the Coronavirus

Women’s health physiotherapist Suzanne Carney has stepped up to be a frontline worker amid the Coronavirus…

Why not to rush back to running after having a baby

Rosie Cardale, Bristol-based musculoskeletal physiotherapist and Mummy MOT practitioner talks about the importance of getting a…

Q&A with Lulu Adams

Lulu is a women’s fitness coach, offering strength-based fitness programmes that embrace the whole picture of…

I’ll be seeing you…

Ellie Wright, mum, and physiotherapist who specialises in looking after new and expectant mums talks about…

Anna Williamson: Breaking the stigma of peri and postnatal mental health.

Awesome mama of two little ones, bubbly presenter and talented author Anna Williamson chats to The…

TV Star Believes The Mummy MOT® Should be Part of Every Woman’s Postnatal Health Check

and we couldn’t agree more … TV’s Gemma Atkinson recently had a Mummy MOT in Manchester…

Let’s Talk Postnatal Vaginas! What’s normal?

Does something feel odd down there? So you joined the NCT, did the breathing exercises, wrote…

TV’s Gemma Atkinson confirms she’ll be having a Mummy MOT®

Earlier this month on Instagram, TV’s Gemma Atkinson, confirmed she’ll be returning to exercise following the…

Diastasis Recti After Pregnancy

All pregnant women will develop a degree of abdominal separation (Diastasis Recti) during their third trimester…

Survey reveals over half of pregnant and working mothers feel discriminated against in the workplace.

A new survey by The Mummy MOT® reveals that over half of pregnant and working mothers…

Why every mum needs a Mummy MOT

This blog post was written by Davina Gordon and originally featured on her blog mum of…

Mummy MOT & Natracare – an organic partnership

We’re pleased to announce that we’re working with Natracare – the Bristol-based company best known for their organic…
PelviPower

MummyMOT® and PelviPowet™ Partnership 2019

Watch our new video and find out about the exciting developments happening at Mummy MOT® Central…

12 Hard Facts of Childbirth and 3 Reasons Why All Women Should Have Post-Natal Rehab.

There’s a reason why we do what we do as Mummy MOT® Practitioners – and that…

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Top Tips for Postnatal Recovery: How to Start Your Day

Your focus may be on your baby in the postnatal period but don’t forget to look…

The Ultimate Guide to Pelvic Pain Recovery

May is Pelvic Pain awareness month. It can’t be a coincidence that it’s also mental health…

The Mummy MOT® and Ear Plugs – A Guest Blog by Karl Monahan

Some things in life are just meant to be – Gin and Tonic, Ben and Jerry,…

‘My Mummy MOT’ by a dad!

Although I have been there every single step of the way I cannot, in any way,…

The Mummy MOT for Abdominal Separation

This blog post has now been updated and can be found here: https://themummymot.com/diastasis-recti-after-pregnancy/   Separation of your…

The ‘ideal birth’ and what happens when it goes wrong

Shame, loneliness and disappointment: the hidden burden of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after childbirth A lovely,…

THE MUMMY MOT – the new little black dress.

Every woman should have a Little Black Dress (LBD) in their wardrobe (or at least that’s…

Mummy MOT® and Holistic Core Restore® Partnership

I’m so thrilled that once again the Mummy MOT® Professionals Course this weekend was such a…

Core Restore Exercises for Post Natal Rehab

Video detailing core restore exercises for post natal rehab.

Post Birth Sex Pain – A Game Changer.

It’s sex, Jim, but not as we know it… Did you enjoy sex before having your…

The French System

A la Française In France, all new mums’ post natal care includes a full abdominal check-up…

Why do all Mums know about their pelvic floor exercises and not about their RDA (tummy gap) ?

What is a tummy gap (aka Diastasis Recti or Rectus Diastasis Abdominis (RDA))? A tummy gap…

Running shorts to feel safe in – from leaks that is!

Amazing weekend in Walsall, Birmingham at the Women’s Health Summit organised by Gerard Greene and Michelle…