Parents 2 B

11/12/2025

11/12/2025

thank you for highlighting the importance of pram safety for summer ☀️

10/12/2025

Part 2 of 3: Pelvic Pain in the Postnatal Period: Common, But Not Something You Need to Put Up With with P2B resident Womens Health Physiotherapist Alison Jeffrey from The Pelvic Health Collective @⁠
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How Women’s Health Physiotherapy Helps⁠
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A personalised assessment allows us to understand why your symptoms are occurring and how best to support your daily movements as a mum.⁠
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Treatment may include:⁠
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• Gentle pelvic floor release or strengthening⁠
• Core and postural muscle retraining⁠
• Early, safe abdominal wall activation⁠
• Education and early intervention for DRAM (abdominal separation)⁠
• Perineal or C-section scar mobilisation⁠
• Guidance on bowel health and constipation prevention⁠
• Feeding, carrying and lifting strategies that protect your body⁠
• Nervous system down-training and pain-science education⁠
• A realistic, structured rehab plan that fits your life and fatigue levels⁠
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Most mums feel clearer, calmer and more confident after receiving this support.⁠
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When to Seek Help⁠
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Reach out if:⁠
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• Pain isn’t improving within 6–8 weeks⁠
• S*x is painful or uncomfortable⁠
• You return to exercise and symptoms flare⁠
• You feel heaviness or dragging⁠
• Your bladder or bowel habits have changed⁠
• Constipation or straining is ongoing⁠
• You feel unsure about what is normal⁠
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There is no threshold you must reach before asking for help. Your comfort matters.⁠
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Tomorrow is the last post in this edition. ⁠
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For the full blog please visit www.parents2b.com.au

08/12/2025

A big thank you to P2B resident Womens Health Physio Alison Jeffrey from for sharing her knowledge with the P2B community.

Pelvic Pain in the Postnatal Period: Common, But Not Something You Need to Put Up With

Becoming a mum changes everything—your routines, your sleep, your identity, your relationships, and yes, your body. While some early discomfort can be expected, ongoing pelvic pain is not something you have to accept as your “new normal.”

I see mums every single week who tell me they thought their pain was “just part of having a baby,” and they often wait months – sometimes even years - before seeking help. If that’s you—you are not alone, and you absolutely deserve support.

This guide will help you understand why postnatal pelvic pain happens, what signs to look out for, and how targeted women’s health physiotherapy can help you move, hold, lift, feed and live more comfortably again.

Why Pelvic Pain Happens After Birth

Your postnatal body has undergone enormous physical, hormonal and emotional changes. Common contributors include:

• Pelvic floor muscle trauma, tension or overactivity
• Perineal stitches, tearing or scarring
• Caesarean scar sensitivity or adhesions
• Coccyx or p***c bone trauma
• Postural changes from feeding, carrying and lifting
• Core and glute weakness reducing support
• Hormonal fluctuations
• Sleep deprivation, stress and nervous system sensitivity

None of these mean something is “wrong.” They simply mean your body needs calm, specific, early support.

Signs and Symptoms You Don’t Need to Ignore

• Pelvic, vaginal or perineal pain
• Tailbone or p***c bone aching
• Pain with sitting, walking, rolling out of bed or lifting your baby
• Pain with s*x (early or persistent)
• Abdominal pulling or C-section scar discomfort
• Hip, groin or lower back pain
• Sharp, burning or dragging sensations
• Difficulty emptying your bladder or bowels
• Constipation or straining
• Heaviness or pressure (possible pelvic floor or prolapse signs)

Common does not mean normal. These are signs your body is asking for support—not signs to push through.

Check out tomorrows post for more or visit www.parents2b.com.au

08/12/2025

For those expecting in 2026 .... 🩷

08/12/2025

Love my postnatal visits ... today was full of laughter with one of my dads telling me I was better than Tiktok!!

Being a new parent can be hard with all the social media noise.

Find your person

Find your village

Who or what is your go to for all things parenting??

03/12/2025

So today I thought I’d share my thoughts on ditching the dummy to Santa!⁠
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Please respect that these thoughts and recommendations are based on my many years experience of working with babies and toddlers. You may agree with me. You may disagree with me. And either way that is OK.⁠
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P2B isn’t keen on ditching the dummy via Santa. It can work (and many have tried and been successful) however I caution parents for the following reasons:⁠
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For your toddler to understand what Santa represents they are generally over 2 years of age. Being 2+ and still using the dummy highlights that the dummy is a well ingrained sleep association, in most cases, one they have used for their entire life to date!⁠
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Ditching the dummy therefore may cause some distress (and let’s be honest, if it was going to be easy parents would have ditched well before this point!)⁠
So leaving the dummy out for Santa and having your toddlers dummy “disappear” on what should be an exciting and magical day may make Christmas day be…. well, not so magical.⁠
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Let me explain.⁠
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That present left behind from Santa in exchange for the dummy, isn’t a dummy. The novelty of that new toy will wear off in maybe 1 hour, maybe 2 (if you are lucky) BUT your toddlers ever reliant dummy memories will linger on for much longer than a few hours. That present isn’t a dummy!⁠
Your toddler will, at some stage, start looking for their much loved dummy – during the day and /or that night so the transition of the ditch may not go as smoothly as expected.⁠
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The first few days without their dummy is HUGE. Especially at night.⁠
Imagine taking your coffee away from you. You need to be prepared for a few tough days and nights ahead.⁠
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Keep Christmas day and night magical and maybe rethink Santa taking those dummies ….. especially if it’s been a big day or like me, plan to have a wine in hand after the kids go to sleep. Do you want to be settling a toddler without their dummy?⁠
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Just keeping it real and offering you some food for thought.

03/12/2025

When a family continues to grow and you are still part of their village ... what a privilege ❤️

01/12/2025

Over the next few days P2B is going to tackle the early morning wake up - toddler edition!

#1 consideration for parents:

If you are putting your toddler to sleep (aka feeding – breast or bottle, rocking in arms or in the chair, sitting in the room until they are asleep, lying with them in their bed or next to the cot until they are asleep, bouncing them to sleep on the fit ball or maybe driving them around in the car until they are asleep at night or … all the above depending on the day, then heads up – you are putting your toddler the sleep!

When your toddler then wakes in the wee hours of the morning, they will be looking for that same sleep association.

To help with the early morning wake ups, you need to address this if you are wanting to stop those early morning wake ups.

If your little one is already self settling, keep an eye out tomorrow for the next instalment for consideration.....

27/11/2025

PSA 🤣

24/11/2025

Just a reminder....

To streamline my services / support P2B moved to email correspondence earlier this year.

For any enquires or support please email michelle@parents2b.com.au

Please do not phone or text.

I promise you I will get back to your email as soon as I can. For those who have worked with me know, I am very responsive to messages (unless consulting or after hours).

Your support on this is very much appreciated

❤️ Michelle

21/11/2025

A great desert before bed is P2B hulk icecream: frozen avocado, frozen banana and peanut butter (same parts of each).

It makes ice-cream! Or a banana chia pudding made on coconut cream. Both are full of fat & protein and on a side note banana contains natural tryptophan.

Tryptophan is needed for the body to produce serotonin. Serotonin is used to make melatonin, a hormone that helps to control your sleep and wake cycles. Other high tryptophan foods include nuts, seeds, tofu, cheese, red meat, chicken, turkey, fish, oats, beans, lentils, and eggs.

Jump on line and join P2B Little Foodies Facebook community for more food inspiration.