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After giving birth, the area around your vagina needs special care.   Find advice … to relieve pressure on your bottom. Do pelvis strengthening exercises (Kegels). DID …
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… Overview Kegel exercises make your pelvic floor muscles stronger. These … Age, being overweight, pregnancy, childbirth, and surgery are all things that can … prolapse . Doing daily Kegels during and after pregnancy may prevent or help treat …
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… For the first while after giving birth it may be difficult to pee. You may also find it hard to tell when your bladder's full.   Here's some advice that … trampoline can make this happen. Doing pelvic strengthening exercises (Kegels) can help to …
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… Overview Follow instructions from your physiotherapist or other health professional for stretching and strengthening exercises. Stretching exercises … pain, slow down or stop the exercises. After the pain has decreased and your
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… Overview Stretching and strengthening exercises can help a child who has juvenile … Muscle strength is an important part of your child's ability to exercise effectively. …
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… into labour, you may not be able to control your surroundings. Many pregnant people write up a birth plan, also known as birth wishes, for … than an episiotomy and neither if possible After the birth, we would like to have the …
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… Topic Overview What is a vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC)? If you have had a … C-section) before, you may be able to deliver your next baby vaginally. This is called … and Delivery . Medicines for starting or strengthening a trial of labour As the end of …
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… on vaccines, immunization schedules, after care, and vaccine-preventable diseases … a week. For assistance, call 8-1-1 . Keep your child safe. Get all vaccines on time. By … Who should get the hepatitis B vaccine at birth? Babies receive the hepatitis B vaccine …
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… a little nervous or worried. If this will be your first child, you may even feel … exercise, the following stretching and strengthening exercises are well suited to … may be less as the uterus grows up out of the pelvis. Common symptoms you may experience …
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… types of childbirth, or the first 6 weeks after childbirth (postpartum), see: Pregnancy … the end of the third trimester of pregnancy, your body will begin to show signs that it is … is not far off. The baby may settle into your pelvis. Although this is called dropping, or …