When I first “cracked the code” on stabilizing and reversing prolapse, and wrote and published Saving the Whole Woman, I set up this forum. While I had finally gotten my own severe uterine prolapse under control with the knowledge I had gained, I didn’t actually know if I could teach other women to do for themselves what I had done for my condition.
So I just started teaching women on this forum. Within weeks, the women started writing back, “It’s working! I can feel the difference!”
From that moment on, the forum became the hub of the Whole Woman Community. Unfortunately, spammers also discovered the forum, along with the thousands of women we had been helping. The level of spamming became so intolerable and time-consuming, we regretfully took the forum down.
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Christine
February 26, 2006 - 9:37pm
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Who knows?
Hi Suzanne,
It looks to me like someone hitchhiking on the same old drivel, but with new buzz words like “poochy bellies.”
How the “core muscles’ can be “frequently lost to pregnancy” is a mystery to me and reflects a viewpoint that either doesn’t understand or place a lot of trust in the basic design of the female body.
Christine
MeMyselfAndI
February 27, 2006 - 1:48am
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Hmmm
As soon as you see the words 'fees' You know to leave. Christine has never had a penny off me - Yet I feel happy to donate or whatever when you are not being 'charged' for help
This is why I feel that Christine wants to help help help and not just take take take money!
Look - I think I am her new No1 fan - lolol ;)
*EDIT*
$125 an hour - eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek
*Faints*
zandria72
February 27, 2006 - 8:17am
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lost core muscles?
Well "lost" seems a bit extreme, but isn't it safe to say that abdominal muscles are weakened after pregnancy? I know my abs are in bad shape, and I'm afraid to do anything really difficult, for fear of making the prolapse worse. I feel like I should know what to do (being in the fitness field) but I have no idea what exercises are good and which ones are bad! Very frustrating.
I thought that the class sounded promising, "poochy belly" comments notwithstanding. LOL There are other things addressed. But it doesn't take your more holistic approach. ;)
KathyG
February 27, 2006 - 8:29am
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"Lost" was probably the
"Lost" was probably the wrong term but I am almost a year post partum and my upper ab muscles are still split. My lower ones (transverse) I believe I have not been exercising correctly my whole life. I think correcting ab problems/wrong exercisers like me is what these women are hoping to achieve. I hope so at least because this is part of what I am working on with my own PT.
For more info on transverse muscles check out that forum in Bodywork.
Christine
February 27, 2006 - 8:47am
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Yes, exercising the obliques
Yes, exercising the obliques and transverse abs is important for all postpartum women...even those of us wa-a-ay past babies. She may have a very good program, it's impossible to know. It's just that my hair stands on end when I hear this Pilates-influenced "core" stuff as well as flat belly. It's the antithesis of what we need. It sounds like her major influence has been Diane Lee, who has a tape for sale at www.dianelee.ca that some of the pp moms here have found useful.
KathyG
February 27, 2006 - 9:31am
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And to think I started with
And to think I started with Pilates as soon as I could after I delivered. Oh, if I only knew then what I know now. I am pretty sure the tennis with the pilates on top of all the damage I sustained during my first delivery are the reasons why I am here right now.
Of course every post partum woman wants to strenthen their core - or whatever - but not at the expense of my pelvic floor!!!!!!! Arghhh!!!!!
UKmummy
February 28, 2006 - 11:37am
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I got the Diane Lee video
I got the Diane Lee video and yes it does sound similar to this. I have to say it is a little complicated to follow but perhaps that is just me. I will take it a long to the physio on Thursday and see if it is something she does.