I’m over at World Moms Blog today to talk about the perineum.
Yup, that’s right – the perineum – and my own experience of being shuffled through the excellent French healthcare system in the quest to have perineums of steel.
7-minute perineum.
Six-pack perineum.
I’m joking, I’m joking. Do you even know what a perineum is? Click here to find out.
And, um … sorry for any potentially unwelcome imagery.
(Dad, you can probably skip this one).
I really wish all women get to experience the French healthcare system 🙂
I envy you being in France, it is the Mecca of preventative medicine and I miss it. England is like a great big black hole when it comes to post-partum re-education and child health.
I know, I know – my husband’s colleague drove back to France with his 2 kids after they had had a fever for more than a week and the doctors were still not worried! But what England lacks in healthcare, they make up for in education. (I’m American, but a friend of mine who lives there now said her kids have blossomed in ways they never did in the French school system – she’s not sure how they’re going to manage when they have to return).
I like a woman who can talk about her perineum with a straight face. 😉 I? Cannot.
Oh no, there was plenty of blushing and giggles Missy! 🙂
I was amazed when I heard about French follow-up care after childbirth. In the U.S., you get your 6-week follow-up appointment and that’s it!
Heading over now … Should I do a round of Kegels before reading?
I skipped it!
This post was actually QUITE helpful and informative for me. I surely cannot sneeze, run, or even walk fast with confidence or anything close to abandon. It’s a major quality of life issue (and one of the reasons I’ve not worked out in five years, that and laziness, but still.)
First, I know what a perineum is.
Second, I can’t wait to hear what you have to say (having shared my episiotomy story last week).
Third, I love your dad. Skipped it. 🙂