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Pregnancy | Birth | Postnatal | Pelvic Health Our focus is on prevention and we teach our clients how they can ultimately help themselves.

The Mama's Physio exists to serve women by helping them optimize their pelvic health from their childbearing years right through to the peri-menopause phase of life. We treat pelvic pain, incontinence, s*xual dysfunction, pelvic girdle pain, pelvic organ prolapse, pregnancy or post-partum related issues, core dysfunction and orthopaedic conditions. We are passionate about seeing women flourish in every aspect of their lives and living the way they were designed!

02/19/2026

One of many ways to decrease the chance of tearing during delivery is...

HYDRATION! 💦

Water is an incredibly powerful force signalling health, life, flow, and vitality.

DURING PREGNANCY here’s what you can be doing to hydrate your body from the inside:

☕️ Every day most pregnant women need to intake 10-12 cups of fluid for themselves and baby. Drink lots of fluid: water, flavoured water, teas, soups, smoothies, coconut water, juices, blended watermelon, and bone broths.

♨️ If your environment is dry, run a humidifier in your home, at your workstation, and by your bedside overnight.

👌 Do prenatal perineal massage. Manipulating your perineum is hydrating because it increases in blood flow to the area and warms up the tissue. Use a warm 100% natural oil like jojoba, olive, or coconut oil over your perineum. (Big bonus - perineal massage is actually brain training.)

DURING LABOUR keep your body hydrated:

🚿 Get in the shower/tub during labour and warm up your body and perineum - your skin absorbs water and is more flexible when warm and hydrated. Consider birthing in water.

🥤 Every hour of labour, try to drink a total of 1-2 cups of something nourishing (herbal tea with some honey, light broth, etc). Take a sip after every wave/contraction. (Big bonus - staying hydrated helps decrease pain of contractions and cues you to go p*e every hour meaning you get up, move, and sit on the toilet which automatically cues you to relax your pelvic floor.)

⚪️ Ask in advance for your midwives or nurses to use a warm compress over your perineum as your baby’s head is about to be born. So much great research evidence with this tip.

01/29/2024

If you live in or near London and you have babies or children in your life, please consider registering for an infant/child CPR and first aid workshop a that I'm arranging.

This is also great for grandparents or babysitters to take - anyone who needs to learn how to resuscitate a little one if an emergency were to happen.

Please check https://hesedbirth.com/infant-and-child-cpr/ for more info and to register. Deadline to register is by the end of this week!

These life saving skills are too important not to have, especially if you have littles.

03/21/2023

I am so excited to be speaking again this year at bloom women’s conference. Registration is now open!!

Posted • ➖ Ibukun Afolabi ➖

Ibukun Afolabi is a holistic women’s health physiotherapist, childbirth educator, and doula. She serves in the area of pelvic floor health, pregnancy, birth, and postnatal. Over the past 15 years Ibukun has helped thousands of women heal, trained health and birth professionals locally and internationally, spoken at large and small events, and provided leadership in the pelvic health community. Ibukun owns a physiotherapy practice, The Mama's Physio, is also the owner of Hesed Birth Prenatal Classes, and The Birth Shoppe. Ibukun lives in London, Ontario where she and her husband are raising 5 beautiful children (ages 2 months to 9 years old) who keep her heart full and her life fun.

Session sneak-peak:

All parts of our bodies are amazingly designed - including our pelvic floors. The pelvic floor is a small but mighty set of muscles at the bottom of your pelvis. And those muscles play many roles: they keep you dry, they support your pelvic organs, they have a role in s*xual function, they play a part in childbirth, they are part of a strong core, they support your overall health and vitality, and more.
Even though the pelvic floor is such a key part of women's health and wellness, many women are not familiar with that part of their bodies. They do not know how to connect, and they live with leaking, pain, weakness, and other pelvic health problems. They may have even been told these symptoms are normal.
During this session, you will learn what the pelvic floor is and how it works. You will understand signs and symptoms that indicate that your pelvic floor may need to be checked. You will learn simple tips and tricks to keep your pelvic floor happy and healthy from youth to postmenopause. And most importantly, you will begin to reconnect to your body through a few simple exercises.
We will have some time for Q&A at the end - no question is off the table.

11/21/2022

Posted • Pain Neuroscience Education APPLIED to Childbirth‼️⁣
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There are many pelvic health physiotherapists who now identify as "experts" in the prenatal and postnatal space.⁣
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We educate our patients on pelvic health issues, prep for childbirth as well as recovery in the 4th trimester. 🤰⁣
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But how many of us actually do pain neuroscience education in the Childbirth space❓⁣
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Ibbie Alofabi, a VERY biopsychosocial pelvic health physio, a certified doula and and a certified birth educator does just that!⁣
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Curious❓⁣
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👉🏻 If you ask any woman who is about to give birth what their biggest fear is, they will tell you it is the PAIN of childbirth. How will they manage it?⁣
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Understanding pain and how to approach pain in childbirth is one of the best tools that we can use to empower women in this space.⁣
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✨Ready to challenge your understanding of pain during childbirth?⁣
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✅ Join Ibbie () on November 30th for a VERY special 3 hour class you will not want to miss!

11/16/2022

Beyond excited for this!!! ❤️

Posted • Evaluating Confirmation Bias': Pain in Childbirth 🤰⁣
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Does what you believe influence your patient's outcomes❓⁣
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I didn't ask you whether what your patient believes influences their outcomes..... I asked you whether or not what YOU believe influences your patient's outcomes.⁣
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The simple answer is YES!🤯⁣
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There is a lot of research that substantiates that in persistent pain as well as acute pain. ⁣
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A very interesting study was done with dentists. When dentist's know that they are giving a powerful pain killer but patients don't know whether it is a placebo or the "real deal" patients do better when the dentist knows which treatment group the patient has been randomized to participate in. That is why we need to do double blind studies.⁣
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Let that sink in for a moment!⁣
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What you believe influences your PATIENT'S outcomes!⁣
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👉🏻 Don't you owe it to your patients to examine your confirmation bias' and align them with CURRENT pain science?⁣
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How does this apply to childbirth❓Do we believe that childbirth pain is inevitable❓Can we change our own/our patient's experience of pain during childbirth❓⁣
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✅ Join Ibbie Alofabi () on November 30th for a mind-blowing look at pain neuroscience education aimed at childbirth. Limited spaces available!

10/03/2022

✨SO excited for this!!!!✨

On Oct 28th Ibukun Afolabi () will be joining us and Carolyn Vandyken () for the FINAL session titled 'Addressing (Back) Pain in Labour and Delivery' of the webinar series.

Physiotherapists play a key role in helping women understand how to manage their pain during labour and delivery, especially when they have concurrent lumbopelvic pain.

Pregnant people are worried about the pain that they will experience during labour and delivery.

Women with PGP and LBP have a heightened sense of worry and fear of fragility.

You will learn how to apply pain neuroscience education to this special patient population in order to empower the next generation of mothers.

🔔 The webinar is now full and a waitlist has been started.

📢 We will also be streaming the webinars to our YouTube channel and will leave them streaming for 48 hours.

09/15/2022

✨Exciting NEWS - Belly, Body & Birth Prep Class✨

When: Tuesdays at 11:15am. Starting September 25th virtually!

Who: Ideal for expectant mamas in their 2nd or 3rd trimester.

Learn About & Practice: Pelvic bowl and uterine alignment, a movement and exercise routine to carry over to birth and postpartum, the balance between a supple and strong pelvic floor, playing with the perception of pain, brain-body connection in preparation for birth, postpartum pelvic, abdominal, and perineal care, pushing principles, internal and external tissue training, pelvic health products/tools for birth and beyond, and more.

themamasphysio.com/classes-and-groups/

08/30/2022

But what about when it doesn’t? 😔

What about if it hurts? What if it’s never been good? What does good even mean?

and course pulls back the layers of all of these questions. A pelvic floor physiotherapist and registered psychotherapist unpacking the “why” and the “where do we go from here”.

Got questions? Our DMs are always open!

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08/15/2022

We are here to reassure you that it's not all in your head.

There is so much that you can do to overcome s*xual pain and truly enjoy your s*xual experiences.

Our resolving pain & pursuing pleasure course will go over:
👉🏽 the physical dimensions of painful s*x
👉🏽 the emotional and psychological elements underlying painful s*x
👉🏽 physical tools for turning down pain
👉🏽 psycho-emotional tools to decrease pain
👉🏽 how to pursue pleasure
👉🏽 shifting to co-creative s*x
👉🏽how to talk to you healthcare team
👉🏽 and SO.MUCH.MORE

We can’t wait for you to experience the fullness of this course! Check it out by following the link below 🎉

learn.themamasphysio.com/s*x-resolving-pain-pursuing-pleasure

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08/09/2022

There are so many misconceptions about s3x and s3xuality in seemingly every culture. It’s had a devastating impact for a long time. 😔

By bringing awareness to the multifaceted nature of s3x - as it pertains to our minds, bodies, and emotions - we provide the opportunity for healing in those who are experiencing pain. This is why we created the Resolving pain & pursuing pleasure course with 💕

Our hope is that through busting some of the myths around s3x and helping women understand their s3xuality, that fewer women experience s3xuality pain. 🌸

If you are a woman who has faced the realities of painful in*******se - then this course is a must for you! Check out the link below to purchase today 👇🏾

learn.themamasphysio.com/s*x-resolving-pain-pursuing-pleasure

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08/03/2022

It’s finally hereeeeee!! ✨Sex: Resolving Pain, Pursuing Pleasure✨

Join psychotherapist and our owner & pelvic floor physiotherapist Ibbie, for this long awaited online course 🥰

In this course you will get expert tips from both Amie and Ibbie in order to resolve s*xual pain and pursue pleasure! You’ll learn how the body & mind impact your experience because s*x IS supposed to feel good!

To learn more and begin today, follow the link in our bio ☝🏾

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