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The Pregnancy Coach, 18 balliniska Road, Derry (2026)

26/03/2026

What's your dream birth?

And how would you feel if you achieved what you fully deserve?

This mum felt she failed the first time round, emergency CS a number of years ago.

For years she felt it was her fault, but she still knew it wasn't what she wanted.

Birthing her own children was something she truly wanted, and from the comfort of her own home, in the pool.

The vibe, the energy, the environment all under her control.

But there was still the fear, looming over her shoulder of her first experience and being rushed to theatre...

So we got to work on the things we can control as a team and what strengths to build and weakness to enhance.

From starting working together from the first trimester, we had it all mapped out. Week by week, trimester by trimester, with the end goal of having her dream birth.

And what a journey it was

To see this photo when i woke up being shared with me, meant a lot.

The process, the roadmap it all worked perfectly

But most importantly she got the birth story she fully deserved

24/03/2026

You might connect to one of these.. or more?

CS scar health is slowly getting the time and attention it deserves, more so online knowledge.

Still a long place away from optimal postpartum CS care.

But these stats are just a few of many, and it highlights the importance of scar health and the impact it can have on other areas.

What's it connected to, what effect is this having else where and what working on your scar may boost elsewhere.

One of the most reassuring points to scar health is time and cost.

You can do it at home in as little as 5-10mins per day with an ointment of your choice.

Of course certain ointments get better results at different time, but massaging is free

In a few week you will be glad you started, when you see that scar look and feel healthier.

Do you relate to any of these stats?

23/03/2026

Is your lower back starting to feel the pull as your bump grows?

When your center of gravity shifts forward in later pregnancy, it is common to lose that connection to your glutes and hamstrings.

This is why I use feet-raised hip hinges with all our clients once they hit the second and third trimesters.

Do they still have strength workouts yes! But it's important to work on everything, not just strength.

Remember you need balance, strength, mobility, alignment, stability, load management, recovery..

Have you noticed your posture changing as you get closer to your due date?

Elevating the toes is a simple way to shift that weight back into your heels where it belongs. It helps you find a deeper stretch in the hamstrings without straining your spine and creates more stability when your joints feel a bit looser.

This is also why so many stop working out. They don't know how to alter themselves to be safe and still strong during their pregnancy.

And also why my members are working right up to the final weeks & days of their pregnancy.

19/03/2026

Traumatized. Failure. Self blame.. 💔

That's how mums usually feel after having a CS when it wasn't their preferred birth mode.

And this mum was no different.

She worked with me from as early as 12 weeks, active, regular gym goer, healthy eating, lifting weights. All the things research says will increase vaginal deliveries and reduce CS.

Which is true

But what happened next she wasn't expecting.

After getting to 9cm with no pain relief, it was all going according to plan, vaginal birth number 4, never in doubt.

Then things changed, babies HR drops and emergency CS.

Everything went south from 9cm, the CS was never a thought, the recovery she never did before, the infections were massive setbacks...

I continued to reassure her, if she completes A and B this week as an example, shes doing enough to heal, grow and strength.

And so she did. Every week A and B were being ticked off, we added in extras, continued to grow, infections were gone, scar was healing, core was strengthening and she was starting to feel like herself again.

While others would have quit.

This mum of 4 didn't.

What she also doesn't realise, is the 6 months of pregnancy work. Helped her recovery massively, having laid solid foundations and promoting a quicker recovery than others.

Show her some love & support below👇🏼 👇🏼

16/03/2026

Induction of labour 🏥

Approximately 1:3 births in the UK, America & Australia are reported to have started with an induction process.

Whether it was successful or not, 1:3 have intervention to begin with.

But how would you rate your induction process, was it positive?

15/03/2026

A vaginal birth with twins...

Something you don't hear of every day and i was extremely happy to play a part.

We started working together from around 25 weeks of her pregnancy, an experienced gym goer, active this pregnancy, however there was no plan in place, no direction, just "staying fit"

The goal was to have a vaginal birth..

So of course we put a plan in place, focusing a lot on rib mobility to create space, core strength to reduce or prevent back pain in the final trimester and pelvic stability, being able to feel strong in positions she may want to birth in..

That was the 3 main focus points..

Fast forward 12 weeks and her dream birth happened.

One she thought she could never do, was told she shouldn't & as a first time mum, listened to all the advice she was being given

But her body had other ideas, her body knew she was strong enough and could do it

Her consistency of showing up, working out, sticking to the plan laid a solid foundation for when the time came.

And when it came she was correct, she was stronger than she ever thought, she proved she was capable and she showed that programming increases your chances of having a vaginal birth...

Its why we have a 93% success rate of vaginal birth for all our members

Building individual programs that follow guidance and research.

Evidence based, no guess work

Are you guessing your way through pregnancy or are you going to take one of our slots available and let me take control of your pregnancy workouts?

11/03/2026

Rate your CS scar out of 10 🖊️

10 being one that causes you no pain, blends into your skin tone and is almost visible...

That's a healthy scar and one you should aim for.

You can either do one of two options

Let your scar heal alone and have a good scar, or do 5-10mins of scar work daily and achieve a great scar.

Most of you are not that far away from achieving a great scar.

And one important part of scar massage is ointments.

Some are good for new scars, others for older ones.

Some have incredible ingredients to keep scars hydrated others work perfectly for changing colour tone.

But it's the little things like that that make the difference between a good scar and great.

This is currently week 6 into this mum's 8 week postpartum recovery program..

When should we do our next programme?

10/03/2026

The Strong evidence we now have, should empower your pregnancy

I understand that years ago research was vague, and accurate when you look back now for a lot of things

But with the amount of research we have now, how strongly it showed the benefits of being physically active during pregnancy.

And you should use this to empower your pregnancy experience.

many stop or reduce exercise, fearing miscarriage

But now we know that's not directly linked.

If working out is something you enjoy and want to continue or start.

For 99% of you please do and your body will thank you later

Imagine you got the results above in your pregnancy?

What would you do to have a pregnancy you love?

How would that make you feel?

09/03/2026

What has everyone got in common here?

And you might say they're all active. That's true but it's not just that.

They all believe in their body.

They all trust in their own strength

And they all are continuing with their gym workouts through pregnancy.

Many have adapted their training but they didn't quit or stop.

They know the importance of working out and the huge success it can bring through pregnancy for themselves and their little one.

They maybe professionals in their own field, but the foundations remain the same as you.

Working out shows the following success rates

1) lowers gestational diabetes by up to 76%

2) reduces preterm birth by up to 38%

3) reduces CS rates by up to 55%

4) reduces excessive weight gain by up to 30%

And every single year research is getting stronger and stronger

So if you're missing out on workouts, you're missing out on the possibility of the success above.

How would your pregnancy experience be improved if you achieved these results?

08/03/2026

Happy International Womens Day.

There shouldn't just be a single day to show your appreciation for women

But today is a reminder of how incredible women are, lets be honest the majority of households are held together by women.

Calenders, reminders, birthdays, events are usually always remembered by women, their thoughtful brain doesn't forget.

Sons and daughters leave home dressed cool, colour coordinated, hair combed combed correctly and matching, usually because the women did it.

We appreciate women under more stressful situations, stats show women are better at maintaining a stable, methodical approach, us men are prone to take high risk or recklessness choice.

Women are better at performing tasks that require empathy and communication, men can be impulsive with very little thought.

Women have so many positive traits, powers & skills that we should appreciate them more and more.

Because as you can see above, without them us men would struggle a lot

Happy International womens day 🌺

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