Stronger: The honest guide to healing and rebuilding after pregnancy and birth

by Megan Vickers

'Full of stuff I wish I'd known. Should be on every mother's bedside table.'- Emma Redding, Buggyfit FounderPregnancy and birth can stretch our bodies to their limit and beyond. Incontinence, birth injuries and birth traumas have been a taboo topic for far too long, and, until now, this has prevented women from fully regaining their strength. Stronger is the must-read guide to the bodily changes encountered by all women following pregnancy, with explanations, exercises and friendly, accessible advice to protect, stabilise and rehabilitate. It's time to treat what we pretend not to see, to let the help in and to grow stronger. Let's start now.

273 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 27, 2021

Reviews

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow, first review! No pressure, right? I really, really wish I would have had a resource like this when I gave birth to my son. Instead of still dealing with issues years later (and repeatedly being told to just do kegels), maybe things would be back to the way they are supposed to be. How come no one ever talks to you about how to rebuild after pregnancy? We are just told that things will get back to normal if we do some gentle exercise and kegels. This book flips that on its ear by showing us what we really need to do to help our bodies get back to normal. I am excited to share this with other moms I know, and feel like it will be an indispensable tool as I work forward to rebuilding my body. She gives good examples and guides of how to do the exercises she is describing, although a few more pictures would have been great in my opinion. I also like that she gives us a lesson in anatomy first, helping us understand how our pelvic floor works so that we understand why we need to do what she is telling us to do later in the book. I gave the book 4 stars because of her chapter on sex. My views and her views do not mesh, and I don't appreciate how she approached the topic. Other than that, I loved the book, and in spite of that, I will still be recommending this book to all moms looking to rebuild after pregnancy.

Thanks to NetGalley for a copy to review!