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How a Children’s Book Is Encouraging Mums to See a Pelvic Floor Physio
🪴Wet your plants, not your pants.
Now obviously I love it when the kids enjoy reading my book, but gee when I get feedback from a mum that said the book encouraged her to organise a women’s health physio appointment – it’s just EXTRA FREAKING AMAZINGLY, WONDERFULLY COOL! And also… it’s kind of the whole idea!
💡 After writing the story and then realising the title – My Mum Wets Her Plants, I knew I had to sneak a little health promotional message in there. I’m a nurse and a big believer in that prevention is always better than a cure.
About My Mum Wets Her Plants
Published in September 2023, My Mum Wets Her Plants is actually a children’s picture book that’s storyline has nothing to do with pelvic floor exercises. It’s a rhyming story that follows a mum and her baby through their garden as they water the plants.
If you’re a mum in your plant lady era, chances are that you will enjoy reading this one with your babies. It mentions all the plant-mum favourites like the fiddle-leaf-fig, succulents, herbs and of course – the flowers.
The story is dedicated to the mums reading it [as well as my son who inspired me to give this whole author-thing a go] and serves as a gentle reminder for these mums to look after their pelvic floor health.
So much more than just the pelvic floor
I was fortunate to involve a Women’s Health Physio (WHP) in my own pre and postnatal care for both my pregnancies and postpartum. I hope that one day, access to such specialised services will become standard practice in our health system so all mums-to-be can be supported with expert advice, when our pelvic floors need it most.
Below are reviews of my book by some wonderful WHP’s – some of which stock my book in their clinics. Be sure to give them a follow on their socials, so you can get a glimpse of what a WHP is all about and how they can help you during pregnancy, postpartum and beyond.
Spoiler alert…
… Women’s Healthy Physio’s are SO much more than just the pelvic floor 💁🏻♀️
Women's Health Physio Mackay
Lauren Neil
•Founder of Women’s Health Physio Mackay
•Women’s Health Physiotherapist
•Mother
amazing book that spreads a light on a taboo topic that women might think is normal. REMEMBER - FRIENDS DON'T LET FRIENDS WET THEIR PANTS!
Pelvic Fix Physio
Mischa Bongers
•Founder of Pelvic Fix Physio
•Women's & Men's Pelvic Health Physiotherapist
My mum wets her plants always gets a double-take when clients spy it sitting on the bookshelf in our clinic - we love the story of a mum and toddler spending quality time together in nature. We particularly like the shout-out to mums to remind them to prioritise their health and recovery [from birth] by attending their women's healthy physio review postpartum. Here's to wetting our plants- and NOT our pants!
The Restore Clinic - Townsville
Nicole Sorbello
• Co-Founder of The Restore Clinic, Townsville
•Women's Health Physiotherapist
•Mother
My Mum wets her plants is such a great little book that my kids love to read! even better, Birchy's books cleverly weaves in an important message about incontinence after childbirth! as a women's pelvic health physiotherapist, i love how much Birchy's books is championing the message that while incontinence is common, it doesn't have to be the norm!!
Pelvic Physio Co - Townsville
Rachael Boniface
•Founder of Pelvic Physio Co - Townsville
•Women's Health Physiotherapist
•Mother
'every day my mum wets her plants' - my favourite quote from the sweetest book I've ever read. This sits in my waiting room and is read by many women as a gentle reminder to get help if you are 'wetting your plants'
Alina Fillipe - Women's Health Physio
Alina Filipe
•Senior Women's and Men's Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist
I have this book in the clinic for anyone who would like to read it... Courtney has created a book that normalises that incontinence exists and reinforces that need for treating it - written in a compassionate and very light way
My Mum Wets Her Plants
You can find and follow all of these wonderful Women’s Health Physiotherapists on their Instagram pages where they often share valuable tips! 👇
- @pelvicfixphysio
- @pelvicphysioco
- @womens.health.physio.mackay
- @the_restore_clinic
- @alinafilipe.physio
Article by Birchy’s Books
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Every time I see your book around the house I do a pelvic floor exercise
This has got to be up there as one of the best comments I have ever received about my first children’s book – My Mum Wets Her Plants.
A children's book with a message for the mums...
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