Livfit Mumma's

Two weeks of this block left mummas! I will be opening class times soon for our next block! Keep an eye out… TWO new classes coming :) DM or text me to lock in your spot - New block starts Monday October 5th

Lounge Room Legends! Day 3: Reverse Lunges 🥰🥰

Lounge Room Legends - Glute Bridge! Beginner version first, keep watching for intermediate level (adds some SPICE 🌶️)

Lounge Room Legends are back!!! Because there are no classes this week here some MumSafe squats you can do at home 🥰 try 3 sets of 15 and let me know how you go in the comments 👇

Is your Trainer MumSafe?

MumSafe™ trainers provide Safe and Effective Exercise at every stage of motherhood”.

As a MumSafe™ Trainer I genuinely care & am committed to providing individual exercises specific to your needs as a mum.

I know that every woman is different and I will take the time to learn about you, to individualise your training and help you to understand what is right for you at every stage of your journey.

To learn more about training with me at LIVFIT Mummas in Cooran or a MumSafe™ Trainer in your area head to www.mumsafe.com.au

Not all trainers have the same training or experience and when it comes to supporting mums after birth trauma, that matters.

Swipe through to see what makes working with a MumSafe Trainer different.

Because telling a mum to “just get back into exercise” without understanding her birth experience isn’t good enough.

We start by getting to know you and your story. Every mum completes a pre-exercise screening so we can understand what’s happened and what support might be needed before we even think about programming.

From there, we work with you at a pace that feels right for your body and your circumstances. If something doesn’t feel right, we help connect you with the right professionals and support team.

If you’ve been wondering whether exercise is right for you after birth trauma or whether a trainer would understand what you’ve been through, feel free to send me a DM or find a MumSafe Trainer near you at mumsafemovement.com

When people hear the term birth trauma, they often think about what happened during labour and birth, but for many mums, the impact doesn't end there.

It can affect how you feel in your body, your confidence, your relationships and even how you go about everyday life.

It might be why returning to exercise feels overwhelming, why you second-guess yourself or why things that once felt easy now feel much harder.

That's one of the reasons I chose to become MumSafe trained.

I've been educated to understand not only the physical effects of birth trauma, but also how it can influence recovery, movement and confidence afterwards.

So when we work together, it's about meeting you where you're at and helping you move forward safely.

If parts of this feel familiar, send me a DM or comment ❤️ below.

During Birth Trauma awareness week I feel it’s important for me to share my Story. Not to create fear fear, but awareness.

It’s ironic that i sit here writing this now, 8 years later, experiencing PTSD as i’m experiencing some symptoms that are flashing me straight back to a horrific time in my life. I have a dragging in my pelvis, worse at the end of the day, Just this feeling has me reeling with anxiety and fear, even Though I know I’ll be okay, I’ve booked my Woman’s Health Physio appointment and i know what to do. Goes to show the impact Birth Trauma can have.

This is a long story, so buckle in!

I had a really bad recovery from my First birth, My episiotomy was so painful, it took 10 months and numerous gyno visits to not be in pain anymore.

Fast forward to my second birth, a very rough/painful pregnancy had me dealing with depression and anxiety even before the birth.

After i gave birth va**nally I remember having a horrendous sensation in my back passage, I literally asked them if they’d stuffed it with something or stitched through. They hadn’t. The feeling remained. I was in excruciating pain post birth, i could barely stand on my feet and needed to rock Hunter all through the night feeling like everything was “falling out”

Fast forward 12 days later when i was straining in the toilet (because i wasn’t educated to know i shouldn’t) and there was a pop, then what felt like a mini golf ball in my va**na. I went straight into panic mode. I knew about prolapse, but i thought it only occurred to woman in there 60’s.

After seeing my GP who couldn’t diagnose clearly, i was referred to a Woman’s Health Physio and informed I had a bowel, bladder and uterine prolapse. The bowel was the “golf ball”.

I felt broken, I felt like my “sexiness my womanhood” was taken away from me.

It was a horrible time, I wish i’d known more, I wished i was able to find more woman talking about it, I felt so alone.

At that stage I couldn’t even stand without feeling like everything was “falling out” I was extremely active and terrified I’d never run or lift weights again, I felt like i’d lost my identity.

I did allllllll the Physio but unfortunately for me (which is definitely not the case for many) i couldn’t only improve my bladder not the others, well nowhere near enough.

My mental health took a huge decline, I moved in with my mum leaving my husband and 4 year old for 2 weeks to get 24hr support while i trialled antidepressants that ended up almost sending me to the GP asking to be admitted to a mental health facility. Luckily after seeing a psychiatrist and changing drugs, our whole family staying with my in laws through the week while my husband was at work, after a few months we were able to move home and i started to improve. Well my mental health did.

3 years later I had a Hysterectomy and bowel wall repair. But even with this there’s a high chance the surgery will fail within 10 years.

So, that’s my Birth trauma story. It’s why i do what I do, to create awareness, to aim for education and prevention, and to help woman feel less alone and know a prolapse is NOT the end of your active lifestyle. 💕 I’ve since ran a Half Marathon and continue to strength train and do pilates.

Birth Trauma isnt normal but it’s far more common than most people realise. 1 in 3 Australian women describe their birth as traumatic, that statistic used to feel abstract to me. Now I know exactly what it means.

It’s one of the reasons I became a MumSafe Trainer, because I know firsthand how much it matters to have support from someone who understands what your body has actually been through.

If this resonates with you, I’m here. Comment ❤️ or send me a DM.

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